Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
35360:Communication Skills 1 (SA) 2024 Spring Wed3 College　Of　Economics COLLINS MICHAEL 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia301

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of this program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. The Dual Language stream is comprised of English courses over a year and a half along with courses in another foreign language. The goal of this stream is to prepare students for business and social interactions in which fundamental skills for comprehension as in reading, listening and communication will be needed. The aim of Communication Skills 1 is to provide language structures fundamental to communication in university, work and community life. Classes will consist of collaborative activities either completed using manaba + R or in the classroom. Students will work through various assignments in their textbooks either independently or with classmates. Many assignments make use of multimedia such as video and internet links. Students will also complete presentations which will be performed in front of class. The instructor will provide feedback in the classroom or on manaba + R, depending on the activity. The level of this class is Upper Intermediate (UI).

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・ask and answer more detailed questions about family, food, personal finance, sports/health/fitness and travel
・use everyday and specialized expressions to describe experiences, give opinions and request information
・ask more detailed follow-up questions, clarification questions, asking-for-more-details questions and summary clarification questions in range of the topics discussed in class
・conduct two 4-minute presentations on the topics given using the various presentation strategies learned throughout the course

Recommended Preparatory Course

None

Course Schedule

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

Class Introduction & Course Orientation

2

Unit 1 (Family)

Balance Family

3

Unit 1 (Graded Discussion)

Balance Family

4

Unit 2 (Food)

Describing Food

5

Unit 2 (Graded Discussion) & Poster Presentation Preparation

6

Presentations (Poster Presentation)

7

Presentations (Poster Presentation) & Short Course Survey

8

Unit 3 (Personal Finance)

Budgeting

9

Unit 3 (Graded Discussion)

Budgeting

10

Unit 4 (Sports / Health / Fitness)

Exercise, Diet, Life-Style

11

Unit 4 (Graded Discussion) & Unit 5 (Travel)

Best Destinations

12

Unit 5 (Graded Discussion) & PowerPoint Presentation Preparation

13

Presentations (PowerPoint Presentation) (Final Course Survey)

14

Presentations (PowerPoint Presentation) (Final Course Survey)

15

Final Test

Review, Final Course Survey

Class Format

All classes will be conducted in person.

Recommendations for Private Study

You are expected to come to each class prepared. Thorough preparation should make the in-class communication activities easier for everyone involved. You will be required to study at least 60 to 90 minutes before and after each class to be a successful student. For almost every class, you will have homework assignments due. Please be sure to do all assigned tasks before we discuss them in class. If you have questions about anything, please come to class ready to ask your classmates or your instructor about them.

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

30% Classroom Activities, Homework Assignments & Graded Conversations /30% Presentations (Poster Presentation 15%, PowerPoint Presentation 15%) /20% Final Test /20% Active Participation/

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Active participation in class activities is required. Participation includes classroom activities, manaba + R activities (reading course news, turning in assignments, contributing to discussions in manaba + R,) and other methods required by your teacher. Please remember that you are responsible for any information you miss if you are absent. Late homework may not be accepted. Contact your teacher should you have any questions or if you are unable to come to class.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Communication Skills I (In-house Publication)

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Physical copies of the textbook will be handed out in the first day of class. The textbook will be used in almost every class as the contents of the topics covered in this class and activities are written in the textbook. Students will use the textbook to learn new knowledge, acquire new skills, develop brain storming techniques, conduct individual and group activities as well as perform top level presentations.

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)

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

Other Comments

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