Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
15533:EnglishⅠ(Pre-intermediate) (22) 2024 Spring Tue2,Thu1 College　Of　Law GARNETT KATE ALICE 2

Campus

KIC/KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS403/ZONSHINKAN　ZS403

Language

Language

Course Outline and Method

Students in this activity-oriented, integrated-skills course shall be inspired as entry-level members of the academic community and become an independent learner of and through English. More specifically, students shall build onto their communicative English proficiency and acquire the skills listed as “Student Attainment Objectives".
Feedback on quizzes and assignments will be given in-class and/or via manaba+R.

Student Attainment Objectives

(1) Listening
- Be able to understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated.
- Be able to identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents, etc. where the visual supports the commentary.
(2) Reading
- Be able to understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high-frequency everyday or job-related language.
- Be able to identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters such as letters, brochures and short newspaper articles describing events.
(3) Spoken interaction
- Be able to interact with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations, provided the other person helps if necessary.
(4) Spoken production
- Be able too give a simple description or presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes, etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list.
(5) Written production
- Be able to write very short, basic descriptions of events, past activities and personal experiences.
- Be able to write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple connectors like and, but, and because.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

UNIT 1: PEOPLE

UNIT 1A; Introductions (Section 1A: Activities) (S&L); Be (am/is/are)
possessive ’s and possessive adjectives

UNIT 1B; Reading, and Expansive Response (R&W)

Week 2

UNIT 1: PEOPLE, continued

UNIT 1C: Reading, and 1E Writing (R&W)

UNIT 1D: Section 1D&1E (S & L)

Week 3

UNIT 2: POSSESSIONS

Section 2B: Quiz, Reading, Prepositional Writing) (R&W); Prepositions of place
plural nouns

Section 2A: Activities (S&L)

Week 4

UNIT 2: POSSESSIONS, continued

Section 2C: Quiz, Reading, Critical Writing (R&W)

Section 2D&E: Buying and Selling (S&L)

Week 5

UNIT 3: PLACES

Section 1 Quiz
UNIT 3: Section 3A: Car-free Zones, Quiz, Reading, and Opinions) (R&W); Simple present

Week 6

UNIT 3: PLACES, continued

Section 3B: Places (S&L)

Section 3CE: Writing workshop (R&W)

Week 7

UNIT 3: PLACES, continued

Section 3D: Directions Video, Quiz, and Assignment; Directions in Practical Situations (S&L)

Midterm project

Week 8

Unit 4: FREE TIME

Section 4AB: Quiz, Reading, Writing (R&W); like/love + noun or -ing form; adverbs of frequency

Section 4C: Expansion & Discussion) (S&L)

Week 9

Unit 4: FREE TIME, continued

Section 4D: Reading and Responding to Emails (R&W)

Section 4E: Abilities, Interests Intentions (S&L)

Week 10

UNIT 5: FOOD

Section 5B: Quiz, Reading, Writing (R&W); countable and uncountable nouns

Section 5A: presenting and describing (S&L)

Week 11

UNIT 5: FOOD, continued

Section 5C: The Seed Vault, Quiz, Reading, Opinion, and Recommendation (R&W)

Section 5D: Dining Out (S&L)

Week 12

UNIT 5 & 6

Section 5E: Practical Instructions (S&L)

Section 6A: Quiz, Reading, Writing (R&W); simple past regular
and irregular verbs, negatives, and question forms

Week 13

UNIT 6 PAST LIVES

Section 6B: Discussing the Past (S&L)

Section 6C: Read, Critical Response Writing (R&W) ; Quiz

Week 14

UNIT 6 PAST LIVES, cont.

Section 6D: Work on final project

Section 6D: Work on final project & presentation skills

Week 15

Presentation and Discussion

Presentation Workshop and Discussion) (S&L)

Class Goodbye Activities

Section 6E: Thanks!

Class Format

All class sessions will be face-to-face.

Recommendations for Private Study

Please keep up with all the assignments and tests. To do this, you need to set aside between one and two hours for each lesson at home. You will need an English/Japanese dictionary and a notebook to successfully do the homework assignments. Please bring them with you when you come to classes. The dictionaries can be electronic. The teacher will provide a list of self-study materials and resources in class.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

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

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

Final Test (10%)
Presentation (10％)
Midterm project (10%)
Writing Assignment (20%)
Quizzes (30%)
Homework and class participation (20％)
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TOTAL: 100%。

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Students are required to attend at least two thirds of the classes.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Life 2 (American English), Second Edition, Student Book with Web App National Geographic 978-1-33-790563-3

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

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 who do not successfully complete this course are required undertake the relevant credit recovery classes.
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