科目ナンバー

EC-EN1-12aX

履修条件・関連科目等

　特になし

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

＜学位授与方針と当該授業科目の関連＞
この科目は、問題解決力（外国語とコミュニケーションの能力及びコンピューターを利用した統計・情報処理と分析の能力を用いて、科学技術及び社会の急速な変化に対応しながら、さまざまな問題を解決することができる）の修得に関わる科目です。
＜概要＞
This is an oral communication course with a focus on discussing various issues in English. The aim of this course is to encourage students to become critical thinkers who can use this ability to discuss important issues in English. The other main skill to be developed is the ability to find or generate information from a variety of sources and to present opinions related to that material.

For each topic covered in the course, students will do the following activities:
1. Ask and answer questions with a partner about the topic;
2. Look at the important vocabulary for the topic;
3. Listen to an audio clip about important issues related to the topic and identify main points and supporting details contained in the audio clip;
4. Read the transcript of the audio clip to check answers and practise pronunciation and intonation;
5. Talk again about the topic using more difficult and more contentious questions;
6. Focus on the language used in order to develop discussion skills;
7. Carry out a discussion-oriented extension task related to the topic;
8. Write a paragraph about the topic and share it with other students in the class.
9. Do the online homework activities related to the unit.
10. Do the online assessment activity related to the unit.

科目目的

The main focus of this class is speaking and listening. The main goals are:
1. To give students many opportunities to converse and discuss difficult topics with others.
2. To give students opportunities to make (informal) presentations.

到達目標

1. Students will be comfortable exchanging opinions with others on difficult topics.
2. Students will be able to make clear and logical presentations without relying too much on written notes.

授業計画と内容

The schedule below is tentative and subject to change. If the English level of the students and their performance is high, it should be possible to cover six topics in the semester. If not, five topics will be covered.

Week 1. Course introduction & explanation, choosing topics, introduction to the textbook.
Week 2. Unit 1 - Vacations, Part 1 (Warm up discussion, vocabulary preparation, listening for main points and details, reading to check answers and to practise pronunciation, follow-up discussion.)
Week 3. Unit 1 - Vacations, Part 2 (Language focus for discussion skills, extension task, shared writing task, Study Centre homework for Unit 1.)
Week 4. Online assessment for Unit 1. Unit 2 - Movies, Part 1 (Warm up discussion, vocabulary preparation, listening for main points and details, reading to check answers and to practise pronunciation, follow-up discussion.)
Week 5. Unit 2 - Movies, Part 2 (Language focus for discussion skills, extension task, shared writing task, Study Centre homework for Unit 2.)
Week 6. Online assessment for Unit 2. Unit 3 - Dating, Part 1 (Warm up discussion, vocabulary preparation, listening for main points and details, reading to check answers and to practise pronunciation, follow-up discussion.)
Week 7. Unit 3 - Dating, Part 2 (Language focus for discussion skills, extension task, shared writing task, Study Centre homework for Unit 3.)
Week 8. Online assessment for Unit 3. Unit 4 – Part-time Jobs, Part 1 (Warm up discussion, vocabulary preparation, listening for main points and details, reading to check answers and to practise pronunciation, follow-up discussion.)
Week 9. Unit 4 - Part-time Jobs, Part 2 (Language focus for discussion skills, extension task, shared writing task, Study Centre homework for Unit 4.)
Week 10. Online assessment for Unit 4. Unit 5 - Learning English, Part 1 (Warm up discussion, vocabulary preparation, listening for main points and details, reading to check answers and to practise pronunciation, follow-up discussion.)
Week 11. Unit 5 - Learning English, Part 2 (Language focus for discussion skills, extension task, shared writing task, Study Centre homework for Unit 5.)
Week 12. Online assessment for Unit 5. Unit 6 - Hopes and Dreams, Part 1 (Warm up discussion, vocabulary preparation, listening for main points and details, reading to check answers and to practise pronunciation, follow-up discussion.)
Week 13. Unit 6 - Hopes and Dreams, Part 2 (Language focus for discussion skills, extension task, shared writing task, Study Centre homework for Unit 6.)
Week 14. Online assessment for Unit 6. End-of-semester conclusion activities.

授業時間外の学修の内容

指定したテキストやレジュメを事前に読み込むこと／授業終了後の課題提出／その他

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Students will required to do homework, mainly in the form of completion of follow-up exercises in the 'Study Centre’ website and sometimes research of the topics covered in the class. The homework will be important in helping students to be prepared for the assessment in following class.

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

・毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり１時間の学修を基本とします。
・毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり２時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

Absences and lateness will result in a reduction in the total percentage. There is an absence limit of 30% of classes and lateness limit of 20 minutes.

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間内で講評・解説の時間を設ける／その他

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

Feedback will also be given via the ‘Study Centre’ online website that forms a part of the course textbook.

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

PBL（課題解決型学習）／ディスカッション、ディベート／グループワーク／プレゼンテーション

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

授業におけるICTの活用方法

その他

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

Computer use, Internet-based research. Use of LMS website the ‘Study Centre’.

実務経験のある教員による授業

いいえ

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

テキスト・参考文献等

The English Course – Discussion Book 1 by Gary Ireland and Max Woollerton. Published by The English Company (2017) ISBN 978-4-9902962-5-4

その他特記事項

Students who want to know more about this course may contact the instructor at the following email address: chuo2024@woollerton.com.

参考URL

www.theenglishcourse.com