Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
32044:Communication Skills 2 (SD) 2022 Fall Fri1 College　Of　Economics ANDERSSON SHAWN 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia405

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 2 is to provide language structures fundamental to communication in university, work and community life, and is a continuation of Communication Skills 1.Classes will consist of collaborative activities either completed using manaba + R, Zoom or a socially distanced physical 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 or through video. The instructor will provide feedback in the physical classroom, on manaba + R or through Zoom, depending on the activity.

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・more fluently ask and answer questions about relationships, occupations, technology, movies, and intercultural communication
・more fluently use everyday and specialized expressions to describe experiences, give opinions and request information
・more fluently 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
・more fluently conduct two 4-minute presentations on the topics given using the various presentation strategies learned throughout this course and the previous course

Recommended Preparatory Course

Communication Skills 1

Course Schedule

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

Class Introduction & Course Orientation

2

Unit 1 (Technology)

Innovations

3

Unit 1 (Graded Discussion)

Innovations

4

Unit 2 (Careers)

Career Change

5

Unit 2 (Graded Discussion) & Poster Presentation Preparation

6

Presentations (Poster Presentation)

7

Presentations (Poster Presentation) & Short Course Survey

8

Unit 3 (Love)

What Is Ideal?

9

Unit 3 (Graded Discussion)

What Is Ideal?

10

Unit 4 (Movies)

Movie Review

11

Unit 4 (Graded Discussion) & Unit 5 (Intercultural Communication)

Effective Communication

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 (Final Course Survey)

Class Format

【BCPレベル1～2の場合】
・この授業は全授業回を対面で実施します。
・授業詳細については、授業科目のmanaba＋Rでお知らせします。
・新型コロナウィルスに関わり、既往症や基礎疾患等により対面授業に出席できない方は、あらかじめ担当教員に申請してください。必要に応じて対面授業のライブ配信や録画データのストリーミング配信などを行います。
 
【BCPレベル3～4の場合】
・すべての授業をメディア（ライブ配信が基本）を利用して実施します。
・授業方法の詳細は、授業科目のmanaba＋Rでお知らせします。

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 (activities via face-to-face or Zoom), manaba + R activities (reading course news, turning in assignments, contributing to discussions in manaba + R,) and other methods required by your teacher. Due to the current Covid situation, please contact your teacher early if you are unable to join face-to-face or Zoom classes. 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.

Textbooks

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

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

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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