Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
52552:[2025 Fall]Academic Reading (B2) 2025 Fall Tue2 College　Of　Business　Administration FUISTING BJORN 2

Campus

OIC

Class Venue

AC432

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

This course is designed to prepare students for academic reading, placing emphasis on both extensive and intensive reading skills to enhance learners’ reading fluency and reading comprehension.
この授業は対面で実施します。

【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第1回で実施予定）
Students should do the +R VOD lesson BEFORE the first class.

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course students should have:
- improved their reading fluency in English
- developed their reading strategies
- expanded their vocabulary
- practiced reading strategies through intensive reading
- built and practiced an extensive reading habit

Recommended Preparatory Course

Students should have completed 1st year English courses and passed the minimum TOEIC ® L＆R Test /TOEFL ® Test scores for taking the course.
Students should have an interest and willingness to read books in English.

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Introduction to the course: orientation and goal setting (VOD class)

Introduction to online Intensive and Extensive Reading

2

Unit 1: Sports and Fitness; Analyzing Infographics

Introduction to Xreading

3

Unit 1: Sports and Fitness; Scanning for Specific Information

Extensive Reading

4

Unit 2: Skin Deep; Analyzing a Writer's Claims

Extensive Reading

5

Unit 2: Skin Deep; Summarizing the Main Idea of Paragraphs

Extensive Reading

6

Unit 3: Animals in Danger; Determining the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words

Extensive Reading

7

Unit 3: Animals in Danger; Annotating a Reading Passage

Extensive Reading

8

Unit 4: Violent Earth; Summarizing a Text

Extensive Reading

9

Unit 4: Violent Earth; Analyzing Infographics (2)

Extensive Reading

10

Unit 5: Islands and Beaches; Summarizing Details on a Map

Extensive Reading

11

Unit 5: Islands and Beaches; Identifying an Author's Opinion

Extensive Reading

12

Unit 6: Global Addictions; Identifying Pros and Cons

Extensive Reading

13

Unit 6: Global Addictions; Understanding Transitions

Extensive Reading

14

Final test

Final feedback and reflections on the course
Advice for future academic reading

Class Format

対面授業

Recommendations for Private Study

・Students must be prepared to read outside of class.
・Students will need to read a minimum of 6,000 words per week outside of class.
・Students must be prepared to spend approximately three hours for study outside of class.
・Check Manaba+R regularly for information about the course.
・Students should do all assignments to the best of their ability and complete them to the deadlines set by their instructor.
・All assignments given as homework must be prepared before the next class.
・If you miss a class, you are responsible for finding out what happened in class and homework. Ask your classmates and/or your instructor.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written) 0

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Active participation 30%
Extensive reading tasks 30%
Quiz/quizzes 20%
Homework, class tasks, final quiz, etc 20%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

・If you are in any doubt about anything to do with your class, please contact your instructor before a problem arises.
・Active participation in all class activities is required. If you participate actively, you will learn more in this class. Please do your best!
・Attendance is part of your grade.
・If you miss classes, it will lower your grade.
・Students need to attend 10 or more class sessions to pass the course.
・Students who attend less than 10 sessions will receive a grade of F.
・If you miss a class, contact your teacher and explain why you missed the class.
・Remember that you are responsible for any information you miss if you are absent.
・Late homework may not be accepted in some cases.
・Please check you understand the rules on academic honesty as contained in the 経営学部外国語学習のてびき.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

・The key to doing well in this course is being organised and preparing carefully outside of class.
・If you are not sure or do not understand something, please ask.
・Students will require a digital device (smartphone, tablet, or laptop) in EVERY class.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Reading Explorer 3 Nancy Douglas & David Bohlke National Geographic Learning 9780357116272
Xreading VL Paul Goldberg XLearning Systems 9784865390698 This is an access card to the Xreading site

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Students will need to buy the textbook and access card to Xreading BEFORE the first class.

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

Students will need the textbook every class and need to by both the textbook and the X-reading access card BEFORE the first class.
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