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LANe200LA(英語 / English language education 200)
English 3 I
English Communication & Conversing

Robert DURHAM

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school ILAC Course
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Year 2021
Class code R2075
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Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 金3/Fri.3
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
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Grade
Credit(s) 1
Notes 文(哲日英)2年:上級/英語/世界の中の日本
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Optional/Compulsory
Category (2018~) 2017年度以降入学者
ILAC科目
200番台 外国語科目
4群[選択必修]外国語(英語)
Category (2017)

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Outline and objectives

This is a Spring semester ONLINE English course for Second Year students who have chosen English as their main Second Language. This class will assist students to further develop their English proficiency, by shifting to more content-based English-learning.
During this Spring Semester/Pandemic, we will be using 'ONLINE Learning' to study together, via Skype/Zoom. Cameras might not be used, to protect privacy...and to save Internet Bandwidth/speed. Please prepare your computer/Wi-Fi/headset/microphone/FREE Skype/FREE Zoom accounts; & please test them WELL, long before we meet.

Goal

Students will learn about cultures & social practices from around the English-speaking world; and will also learn how to explain Japanese culture to English-speaking people in this Global Society. Students will have to learn how to think critically [in-depth] about important Global Issues; and will have to effectively express their own thoughts and opinions in English.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

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

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

Students will be challenged to integrate their skills in English listening, speaking, reading, & writing in an advanced manner, via exposure to authentic English materials such as English News videos & audio, and inspirational video/audio talks (including TED Talks). Students will then be required to practice their English communication skills via pair practice conversations with their classmates & professor.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

第1回:[NOTE: All SCHEDULE items are tentative...& might change, depending on class level(s); student abilities; & recent world events.] + INTRODUCTIONS, in smooth, natural, friendly English.

Students will learn how to introduce themselves to new people, in English, in social situations.

第2回:News video #1/TED Talk video #1.

Introduction vocabulary; & 'EQ' responses thereto. + Students will be asked to express English opinions, re: News video and/or TED Talk #1.

第3回:News or TED video #1, part 2; & using the Future tense in English, to explain your Golden Week plans.

How to say your own opinions, in English...and how to EXPLAIN them. + Using the Future tense in English, to explain your Golden Week plans. Active English spoken expressions, re: Golden Week future plans.

第4回:Actively explaining your Golden Week activities, in spoken English; and Past tense.

Actively speaking about Golden Week, in spoken English, using the Past Tense. News video/TED Talk #2.

第5回:''How are you?''

Pairwork will be used to practice many, various ways to reply dynamically in English, to questions such as ''How's it going?'' News video/TED Talk #2, part 2.

第6回:Expressing your opinions about Current Affairs News videos/TED Talks, in active, dynamic spoken English.

Pair practice: speaking your opinions about News videos/TED Talks, in active English.

第7回:Video documentary or News clips, with questions about it.

Students will learn how to speak their opinions (in English) to classmates, about a Current Affairs topic.

第8回:News or TED Talk video #4, part 1.

Pair practice in spoken English, to explain student opinions about the topics raised by the video.

第9回:News or TED Talk video #4, part 2.

Explaining, in spoken English, student opinions about the topics in the video.

第10回:Use of many different English adjectives, to explain opinions and comments.

Students will explain their opinions about many current topics to classmates, in smooth, Modern English.

第11回:News or TED Talk video #5, part 1.

Students will watch the News or TED video clip...and will be asked to discuss (& give opinions about) that video, in smooth, spoken English.

第12回:News or TED Talk video #5, part 2.

Students will watch the News or TED video clip; will be asked to answer questions about it; and will then discuss (& give opinions about) that video, in smooth, spoken English.

第13回:Review of Exam topics

Review & practice of topics studied and discussed during the Spring 2021 semester.

第14回:Speaking exam.

Speaking exam. Students will be asked to reply, in smooth spoken English, to questions about the topics that we learned & practiced in the Spring semester.

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Please do homework well before the deadline [NOT ''ichiyazukke'']; please learn to wake up early, and to arrive in class ON TIME [not late]; please don't work at part-time jobs excessively; and please keep a weekly notebook/binder for this class, using pen.
University guidelines suggest preparation and review are around four hours a week for a two-credit course and around an hour a week for a one-credit course.

Textbooks

A textbook might be chosen, depending on students levels & requirements. Also, some handouts will be distributed to students. In addition, some News videos & TED Talks may be assigned as in-class or at-home viewing (with questions about those videos).

References

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Grading criteria

Tentatively, grading may depend on in-class responses (approximately 25%); speaking exams spoken replies (approximately 25%); attendance/on-time arrival (approximately 15%); class participation/motivation (20%); and homework (15%).

*IMPORTANT: A MAXIMUM OF THREE ABSENCES IS ALLOWED...& ONE LATE IS EQUIVALENT TO HALF AN ABSENCE. *

Changes following student comments

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Equipment student needs to prepare

Students will need 'ONLINE Learning' equipment: a computer;FAST HOME Wi-Fi (NOT cafe Internet); FREE downloads of Skype & Zoom; computer microphone; AND headphones/earphones. [Cameras might not be used, to protect privacy...and to save Internet Bandwidth/speed.]
Please prepare your computer/ FAST HOME Wi-Fi/ headphones/ microphone/ FREE Skype account/ FREE Zoom accounts; & please test them WELL, long before we meet.
Please set up your FREE gmail address with a 'Romaji' name such as 'KenTanaka@gmail.com', so that we can use Google Classroom. [Yes, you CAN set up a SECOND, free, 'Romaji' gmail address: it's easy.]
Please e-mail your teacher, LONG before our class starts, at tonydur2020@gmail.com.

Others

Please participate ACTIVELY in class; and please speak together with your classmates, using lots of 'small talk', and good 'EQ' ['kokoro no chinoshisu']. If you're not sure about how to answer, please speak up and GUESS...instead of reflexively answering ''I don't know''.
* A MAXIMUM OF THREE ABSENCES IS ALLOWED...& ONE LATE IS EQUIVALENT TO HALF AN ABSENCE. *