Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
34342:[2025 Fall]Comprehensive Skills 2 (SQ) 2025 Fall Fri1 College　Of　Economics YAMAZOE TAKAO 1

Campus

BKC

Class Venue

Rarcadia310

Language

English/Japanese

Course Outline and Method

The emphasis of the English program is REACH which stands for Responsibility, Environment, Awareness, Collaboration, and Humanitarianism. In Dual Language course, you are to learn another foreign language in addition to English. You take two English courses in each semester. This course is designed so that you can develop your reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar, while listening and speaking are covered by Communication Skills 2. You are supposed to prepare for each class, submit assignments, and take quizzes and exams in accordance with your teacher’s instruction. Your teacher will provide feedback in the physical classroom, on manaba+R, depending on the activity.このクラスはPIレベルのクラスで、成績評価はPIレベルの評価基準が適用されます。
【＋R授業】詳細はmanaba+Rを参照（第10回で実施予定）

Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
・understand classroom English
・understand basic English grammar for communication
・improve your vocabulary

Recommended Preparatory Course

Comprehensive Skills 1

Course Schedule

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

Orientation, Unit 7 Mind's Eye

Reading A: Understanding Dreams

2

Unit 7 Mind's Eye

Reading B: Seeing the Impossible

3

Unit 7 Mind's Eye, Unit 8 Animal Wonders

Video: Parasomnia, Reading A: A Penguin's Year

4

Unit 8 Animal Wonders

Unit 7 Quiz, Reading B: Do Animals Laugh?

5

Unit 8 Animal Wonders, Unit 9 Building Beauty

Video: Amazing Narwhats, Reading A: A Love Poem in Stone

6

Unit 9 Building Beauty

Unit 8 Quiz, Reading B: The Great Dome of Florence

7

Unit 9 Building Beauty, Unit 10 Forces of Nature

Video: Brunellesch's Dome, Reading A: Wild Weather

8

Unit 10 Forces of Nature

Midterm Exam, Reading B: When Weird Weather Strikes

9

Unit 10 Forces of Nature

Unit 9 Quiz, Video: Tornado Terror

10

Unit 11 Giants of the Past

Unit 10 Quiz, Reading A: The Mammoth's Tale

11

Unit 11 Giants of the Past

Reading B: Monsters of the Deep

12

Unit 11 Giants of the Past, Unit 12 Technology

Video: Ichthyosaurs, Reading A: The Robots are Coming!

13

Unit 12: Technology

Unit 11 Quiz, Reading B: How Will We Live in 2045?

14

Unit 12: Technology

Video: A Social Robot, Wrap Up, Unit 12 Quiz, Final Exam

Class Format

All classes will be conducted in person.

Recommendations for Private Study

Students are expected to:
- check announcements from the instructor posted in the Course News.
- come to class prepared.
- work on assignments and submit by the deadline.
- ask questions and make comments through the Threaded Discussion Forum on manaba+R.

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

60% Continual Assessment (SPARK included)/30% Midterm & Final Exams /10% Extra Work

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Your overall English proficiency is assessed by CASEC which you are required to take in December. Taking the test is essential! If you do not take CASEC or if your score is lower by 100 points or more than the previous time, you will lose 15 points from your final grade. English classes in 2023 will be reorganized based on your CASEC score. Active participation in class activities is required. Participation includes in-class activities, activities via manaba+R (reading course news, turning in assignments, contributing to discussions on the bulletin board), MyELT and other methods required by the teacher. Please remember you are responsible for any information you miss if you are absent. Keep track of when your assignments are due: no (and late) submission will lower your grade.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Reading Explorer Foundations Nancy Douglas, David Bohke Cengage Learning 9798214085616 Use one the second half of the textbook

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Most learning activities are based on the textbook, which will be used in most every class. So make sure to buy one before the first class and bring it to every class. The accompanying audio files will also be used regularly and for extra activities.

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 Comments

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