立命館大学シラバス

授業科目名	年度	学期	開講曜日・時限	学部・研究科	全担当教員	単位数
12712:[2025 秋セメスター]IR18‐CB102 Academic SkillsⅡ(Proficient)(RE) § 12713:RUIR-1102 Academic Skills II (Proficient)(RE)	2025	秋セメスター	水3,金3	国際関係学部	奉鉉京	4

キャンパス

衣笠/衣笠

授業施設

恒心館KS203号教室/恒心館KS203号教室

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

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The aim of Academic Skills II is to develop students' academic writing competence together with related skills such as critical thinking, autonomous learning, research and referencing, team work and IT skills.

Students will examine contentious issues in International Relations, identify key questions and construct well-supported, logically sequenced arguments to address these questions. They will familiarize themselves with conventions of academic writing, expand their academic vocabulary and increase their control over complex grammar.

Class activities may include group discussions and oral presentations, sentence, paragraph and essay-level writing, as well as academic skills training such as paraphrasing, citing and referencing. The focus of this course is on developing students' research skills, power of argument and support, written expression, and awareness of writing conventions.

Formative evaluation is performed through class participation, including small quizzes and assignments as well as one or more essays, papers, and presentations, based on a rubric that targets each skill.

受講生の到達目標

<<<<< Attainment Objectives >>>>>

1. Students will be able to analyze, compare and evaluate a range of current issues in law, politics and economics with a view to their local, regional and global impact, and discuss different viewpoints from a variety of stakeholders in a well-informed, coherent manner.

2. Students will be able to plan, draft and revise a research essay or academic paper on a relevant topic following APA style conventions, share their findings in the form of an oral presentation, and provide, receive and integrate feedback from their peers.

3. Students will be able to comprehend and manipulate language at an advanced level of proficiency, demonstrate confidence in both independent learning and group work, and display an awareness of diversity and multicultural environments, developing skills transferable to future contexts in core programs, study abroad programs, and international job placements.

<<<<<Upon completion of this course >>>>>
Students will be able to read academic research papers critically and to discuss which area (s) they are interested in or what global issue(s) they’d like to pursue further. That is, students will be able to
(1) Analyse, evaluate, and summarise academic research papers in English
(2) Form questions (learning to clarify what you don’t know and what you do know after reading academic papers in English or listening to lectures in English).
(3) Discuss and express their own opinions and perspectives on the issues in English.
(4) Present idea/opinions on the issues (discussion questions) in English.
(5) Describe basics concepts and terms of International Relations in English
(6) Summarise academic research papers by making a poster presentation or writing a resume (a summary) (power-point or keynote).
(7) Through engagement in these activities, students will be able to produce an well structured essay (approximately 2000 words), showing evidence of further reading and not rely upon the textbook (A list of references-APA style- should be included, and demonstrating not only that they have understood the key concepts discussed in the course but also need to show that they have formed their own opinion which must be supported by reasons and examples and expressed clearly.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

You must be familiar with the guidelines on writing essays and avoiding plagiarism:
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/ir/ir-navi/common/pdf/gogaku/gogaku_text_01.pdf
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/ir/ir-navi/common/pdf/gogaku/gogaku_text_08.pdf

授業スケジュール

授業回数/ 担当教員（複数担当の場合）	テーマ
授業回数/ 担当教員（複数担当の場合）	キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1	Orientation (Syllabus & Academic Skills) & What is Critical Thinking?
1	Account of Assignments: Reading Assignment, Presentation Assignment, Writing Assignment ( Essays, research papers, reports, summaries of articles, and so on).
2	Critical Thinking Skills I: Self-Assessment (in class handouts - manaba)
2	Introduce yourself based on the self-evaluation result of your critical thinking skills and how to improve your critical thinking skills
3-4	Critical Reading Test 1: Reading Strategies
3-4	Self-Assessment and Evaluation Diagnostic Test I
5-6	Getting Started I-III: Key Terms and Sources:
5-6	--Discussion Topic: What is IR? International Relations?, Global Studies? Social Science, -Academic Writing: Various Paragraph types (Academic paragraph, Definition type, Descriptive type, Compare & Contrast,/...)
7-8	Introduction: Global Issues, sociological paradigms, sociological methods
7-8	--Various types of Sources.. --Various types of Research papers Secondary Research Paper is...
9-10	Deviance, Crime, and Social Control I
9-10	Source/Background information Checking , Outlining - Analyzing and Organizing, Summarizing, and Evaluating - Presentation & writing Practice
11-12	Deviance, Crime, and Social Control II
11-12	Source/Background information Checking , Outlining - Analyzing and Organizing, Summarizing, and Evaluating - Presentation & writing Practice
13-14	Deviance, Crime, and Social Control III
13-14	Source/Background information Checking , Outlining - Analyzing and Organizing, Summarizing, and Evaluating - Presentation & writing Practice
15-16	Deviance, Crime, and Social Control IV
15-16	Source/Background information Checking , Outlining - Analyzing and Organizing, Summarizing, and Evaluating - Presentation & writing Practice
17-18	Deviance, Crime, and Social Control V Putting it together
17-18	Assignment : Critical Analysis/Review Essay
19-20	Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination I
19-20	Source/Background information Checking , Outlining - Analyzing and Organizing, Summarizing, and Evaluating - Presentation & writing Practice
21-22	Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination II
21-22	Source/Background information Checking , Outlining - Analyzing and Organizing, Summarizing, and Evaluating - Presentation & writing Practice
23-24	Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination III
23-24	Reading to Write I : Topic & Thesis Statement Topics & Sources (primary vs. secondary) and Structure, and Organizing
25-26	Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination IV
25-26	Reading to Write II: Essay Writing Drafting & Revising
27-28	The Finals
27-28	Final Part I: Poster/Oral Presentation Final Part II; Written Presentation - 2000 words essay

授業実施形態

All classes are to be conducted face to face; however, in the case of an emergency, the instructor may elect to provide online (live-streamed) classes. Please note that the maximum number of online classes must be less than 1/2 of the total number of classes for the specified course. If an instructor does conduct a live-streamed class, then the link will be posted on Manaba+R.

授業外学習の指示

Though no particular prior study is required, daily consultation of international media of several countries, political persuasions and levels of depth is strongly recommended. Besides browsing headlines, reading of investigative journalism and reports is essential in order to understand the background of an issue. Finally, purposeful comparative reading/watching (e.g. Japanese vs. American views on a controversial issue) should become a habit.

成績評価方法

種別	割合(%)	評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）
レポート試験（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）
上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）	100	Questions/Quotes/Participation/Discussion (20%) Quizzes/Presentation practices (20%) Writing Assignments (40%) Formal Presentations (20%)

成績評価方法(備考)

Formative evaluation is performed through class participation, including small quizzes and assignments as well as one or more essays, papers, and presentations, based on a rubric that targets each skill.

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

(1) Be responsible for your owning learning (Responsibility/Self Management);
(2) Keep up with the assignments and do not fall behind (Meeting the deadline/Time Management);
(3) Read (understand) the designated readings in the textbook thoroughly (Preview).
(4) Make vocabulary notes and terminology notes (Organizing Skills).
(5) Make notes on quotes that you do not understand, and form questions or explain why you find it difficult to understand or unsure in 2-3 sentences. (Preview, Critical Thinking Skills)
(6) Type/copy quotes from the reading that either you are interested or you really disagree with. (Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Communication Skills)

教科書

書名	著者	出版社	ISBNコード	備考

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

書名	著者	出版社	ISBNコード	備考
Student Research and Report Writing : From Topic Selection to the Complete Paper	Gabe T. Wang and Keumjae Park	Wiley Blackwell	978-1-118-96391-3
Basic Steps to Writing Research Papers	David Kluge, Matthew Taylor	Cengage Learning ELT	978-4-86312-308-3

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

Reference books will be available in the library for students to further develop their written presnetation skills according to their specific needs.

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話,その他(教員より別途指示）

備考

Note: This syllabus is subject to change based on the needs of the class.

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