市ヶ谷リベラルアーツセンター（ILAC）ILAC Course

Instructors will teach this course using communicative English language pedagogy and classroom practices common in English as a Second Language (ESL) programs at universities in English-speaking countries. So students are expected to advance all their language skills, however special emphasis will be placed on academic listening and speaking skills.

Building on what was studied in English Communication classes in the first and second-year, the goal of the course is to develop students' English language skills and academic abilities to interact successfully in an all English-speaking university environment. Students will work on expanding on their general knowledge of intercultural communication and the sociolinguistic communication skills used in an English-speaking academic context.

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。国際文化学部：DP1

英語 / English

Various discourse themes related to life and study in the English-speaking world will be explored in depth. Students will be expected to not only participate in classroom activities, but also find and analyze information from various forms of English media independently. Special emphasis will be given to academic listening and speaking skills. Generally, feedback on student tasks will be provided by email.

If the university's action policy level is set to 2, this class will be taught online as a rule. Details will be announced via the Learning Management System.

あり / Yes

なし / No

※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。

1：Orientation/Guidance.
Sample presentation.

Today, we will spend some time to get to know each other. All students are expected to introduce themselves. Japanese are known for making a very poor self-introduction. Make sure you speak well enough so that your classmates will fully know your personality.
You will be briefed on how and what you will learn from this class, and the evaluation system. The teacher will also show you a sample presentation so that you will have some idea how you should prepare from next week.

2：-Textbook: 1. Urban Challenges
-Video: Urban Solution: Farming on Rooftops
-Student presentation.

We will read/listen to and discuss the theme story of the textbook. Students are expected to explain the topics introduced in the story. We will also try to answer the questions given in the textbook.
Then we will watch the video, answer the questions, and discuss the messages of the video contents.
Two students will prepare a Powerpoint slide and make a presentation on the cities or tourism destinations of the countries you were supposed to study abroad.

3：-Textbook: 2. Protecting the Wild
-Video: Hope for the Mugger Crocodile
-Student presentation
-Practical English TipsClass will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous class.
In “Practical English Tips”, students will learn small English skill that were not taught at school, but necessary in living, studying or working in a foreign country. Today this topic is “numbers.” Students will learn how to say numbers.

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous class.
In “Practical English Tips”, students will learn small English skill that were not taught at school, but necessary in living, studying or working in a foreign country. Today this topic is “numbers.” Students will learn how to say numbers.

4：-Textbook: 3. Beauty and Appearance
-Video: Skin Mask
-Student presentation
-Practical English Tips

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous class.
In Practical English Tips, you will learn more about how to say numbers in English.

5：-Textbook: 4. Going Global
-Video: Sherpa Lives
-Student presentation
-Practical English Tips

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous class.
In Practical English Tips, you will learn how to say “time” in English.

6：-Textbook: 5. Migration
-Video: Wildebeest Migration
-Student presentation
-Practical English Tips

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous class.
In Practical English Tips, you will learn about units for numbers used in English.

7：“Easy” debate

Debate is an organized argument where participants discuss a topic from two opposing sides. It has certain rules that participants must strictly follow. But in our class, we will forget about those rules, but will try to express our opinion and explain why we are correct. We will discuss and decide the topics.

8：-Textbook: 6. Tradition and Progress
-Video: Preserving Endangered Languages
-Student presentation

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous classes.

9：-Textbook: 7. Money in Our Lives
-Video: Bitcoin: The New Way to Pay
-Student presentation

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous classes.
Two students will make a presentation.

10：-Textbook: 8. Health and Technology
-Video: Biking in the City
-Student presentation

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous classes.

11：-Textbook: 9. The Mysterious Mind
-Video: Memory Man
-Student presentation

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous classes.

12：-Textbook: 10. The Future of Food
-Video: Farming the Open Ocean
-Student presentation

Class will proceed according to the class format shown in the previous classes.

13：Final Presentation 1

Today, each student will make a five-minute presentation on their view of any of the topics we read in the class. Audience students will evaluate the presentation.

14：Final Presentation 2

Continuation to the previous class, each student will make a five-minute presentation on their view of any of the topics we read in the class. Audience students will evaluate the presentation.

本授業の準備学習・復習時間は、合わせて1時間を標準とします。/University guidelines suggest preparation and review are around 4 hours a week for a two-credit course and around an hour a week for a one-credit course.
Before the class, the students should read, if possible watch the video, and understand the topic of the class. Importantly, students should be prepared to present their idea on the topic.

Pathways 4: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking, Second Edition
Becky Tarver Chase, Christien Lee, Paul MacIntyre, Kathy Najafi, Cyndy Fettig
Publisher Cengage/ National Geographic Learning. http://cengagejapan.com/elt/ListeningSpeaking/
Full Book (10 units) with Online Workbook Access Code ¥3270

No reference books will be used.

Participation (how positively students voiced their opinion/responses.): 40%
Presentation (how clearly and positively students performed their presentation.): 40%
Quizzes: 20%
In principle, no more than 3 absences per term are allowed.

This course is offered for the first time.