市ヶ谷リベラルアーツセンター（ILAC）ILAC Course

This course is designed to consolidate basic communication skills in English and to further foster critical thinking skills, learning to summarize ideas and generate arguments in English independently. Activities will be balanced across the 4 skills designed to improve both the receptive and productive skills in discussing course topics, centering around contemporary and current issues.

The goal of this course is to focus on developing learners’ four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking for general communication-the four foundational skills of language learning and will be a combination of both content-based as well as task-based activities, with a focus on specific information through communicative and cognitive processes. In addition, the course aims to improve learners’ fluency with English; learners’ ability to engage in meaningful communicative interaction, and also further learners’ knowledge of the formal aspects of the English language, such as vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. At the same time, learners will engage with a variety of content topics and themes, developing their ability to discuss issues and think critically.

各学部のディプロマ・ポリシーのうち、以下に関連している。法学部・法律学科：DP3・DP4、法学部・政治学科：DP1、文学部：DP1、経営学部：DP3

英語 / English

It will be discussion based and in-class activities will mostly have an emphasis on discussion and listening, with reading and writing being done at home prior to the following class. I will also be doing dictoglosses which is an intensive listening which will help to facilitate your listening, vocabulary, accuracy and discussion skills. I want to make this class as interactive as possible, so it is student-centered.

Students are expected to be active participants in class discussion and activities. I expect that our class sessions will consist of active discussion, debate, critique, and exploration. For this format to be successful, it is critical that students read and think about the weekly readings before coming to class sessions. Follow-up discussions to each reading/research assigned will be done in the following class and students will receive feedback and comments on homework assignments and in class activities throughout the term.

This is an online class, and all weeks will be taught on ZOOM. Please see HOPPII, the university's Learning Management System for details.

あり / Yes

なし / No

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Week 1：Summer Break Discussions/News and Views

Summer break catch up/News Headlines/discussion

Week 2：Conversation Strategies

Solicitors

Week 3：Dictogloss

Stress Factor

Week 4：News Article

Correct Japanese English

Week 5：Video Report

How to Make Stress Your Friend

Week 6：News and Views

News headlines/presentations

Week 7：Mid-term project/presentations

Pre-assigned group presentations

Week 8：Conversation Strategies

Expressing Opinions

Week 9：Dictogloss

Stop Hate for Profit

Week 10：News Article

Ecocide an International Crime

Week 11：Video Report

Try Something New for 30 Days

Week 12：News and Views

News headlines/presentations

Week 13：Review and Follow-up

Activities to review previous material covered

Week 14：Final project/presentations

Pre-assigned group presentations

"University guidelines suggest preparation and review should be around an hour a week for a one-credit course"

Preparation, review and assignments are required. There will readings(news articles), reports and research for class class discussions. Students are expected to complete weekly reading assignments to be ready for class discussions. Approximately 1-2 hours a week will be needed for preparation, review and follow-up.

I will be using news reports/articles/dictations-which will lead into class discussions.

None required

Discussion, debates, participation, and attendance (60%)
Mid-term presentation (15%)
Final presentation (25%)

"In principle, no more than 3 absences per term are allowed."

Not applicable

English-English dictionary
Computer with camera/mic
Headset
ZOOM

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