スポーツ健康学部Faculty of Sports and Health Studies

Learning English for active communication and understanding in the international environment.

First of all, you will develop reading skills by dealing with texts written on a variety of topics. Furthermore, your speaking skills will be enhanced by participating in a variety of activities, such as pair & group work, delivering a presentation and practicing parroting. There will also be listening exercises, as well as short writing assignments based on the topics discussed in each unit. Through these exercises, you will become more familiar with the active use of language and gain higher word consciousness of vocabulary used in context.
Comments and explanation about assignments and answers to questions from students are given at the end of each class.

This course aims to develop the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) by placing special emphasis on reading abilities. You will practice and learn to understand written text, as well as to express effectively your ideas which will help you become more active and confident communicators in the global society.

By the end of the course, students should be able to make presentations confidently.

ディプロマポリシーのうち、「DP1」に関連

英語 / English

This course will be conducted mainly in English. First of all, you will develop reading skills by dealing with texts written on a variety of topics. Furthermore, your speaking skills will be enhanced by participating in a variety of activities, such as pair & group work, delivering a presentation and practicing parroting. There will also be listening exercises, as well as short writing assignments based on the topics discussed in each unit. Through these exercises, you will become more familiar with the active use of language and gain higher word consciousness of vocabulary used in context.
Comments and explanation about assignments and answers to questions from students are given at the end of each class.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※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。

Week 1[対面/face to face]：Introduction

Explanation of course requirements, tasks and goals; Review of the main points studied in the spring semester

Week 2[対面/face to face]：Unit 6 The way I see it (listening and speaking)

Listening and speaking practice: talking about appearance and personality, pair work; Grammar: comparatives and superlatives

Week 3[対面/face to face]：Unit 6 The way I see it (Reading and speaking)

Reading and speaking: multicultural London; Vocabulary: synonyms and antonyms; Writing assignment: The town where I was born

Week 4[対面/face to face]：Unit 7 Living history
(listening and speaking)

Explaining requirements for presentation No. 1 (parroting);
Listening exercise: Frieda Hoffmann – archaeologist and writer; Grammar explanation and practice: present perfect

Week 5[対面/face to face]：Unit 7 Living history (reading)

Reading: Living history; Vocabulary review; Listening and speaking: a family history

Week 6[対面/face to face]：Unit 8 Girls and boys (listening and speaking)

Listening and speaking practice: talking about famous people; Grammar: have to, should, must

Week 7[対面/face to face]：Unit 8 Girls and boys (reading and speaking)

Reading and speaking: families with all boys or all girls; Group work: things to wear

Week 8[対面/face to face]：Presentation No. 1

Students’ presentations No. 1: parroting; Explaining requirements and introducing topics for presentation No. 2

Week 9[対面/face to face]：Unit 9 Time for a story (reading and listening)

Reading and listening exercise: Aesop’s fable; Grammar practice: narrative tenses and conjunctions

Week 10[対面/face to face]：Unit 9 Time for a story (reading and speaking)

Reading and speaking: describing a story; Writing exercise: writing about a book or a film

Week 11[対面/face to face]：Unit 10 Our interactive world (listening and speaking)

Listening and speaking exercise: inventions; Grammar: passives

Week 12[対面/face to face]：Unit 10 Our interactive world (reading)

Reading with comprehension: Five Internet firsts; Speaking: talking on the phone, pair work

Week 13[対面/face to face]：Presentation No. 2

Students’ presentations No. 2 on the chosen topic

Week 14[対面/face to face]：Course wrap up

Final test; Watching an old Japanese tale; group discussion: expressing your opinion

Class preparation, vocabulary review, homework, preparation for presentations.
University guidelines suggest preparation and review should be around an hour a week for a one-credit course.

John and Liz Soars: New Headway Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book with Oxford Online Skills (Fourth Edition), Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-19-476759-0

English to English dictionary:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Further references will be provided by the instructor during the class.

Students are expected to actively participate in class, prepare two presentations, complete writing assignments and homework and pass the final test.

In principle, no more than 3 absences will be permitted per semester for the student to receive academic credit in the course.

Your work will be evaluated as follows:
- Active participation in class: 20%
- Writing assignments, homework, tests: 40%
- Presentations: 40%

There are no student comments that would require major changes to the course.
The instructor is always happy to receive feedback on how to make learning more enjoyable and effective.

Textbook. Please bring also a notepad and pencil/pen to write notes, instructions, writing assignments, etc. when requested.

The content of lessons may differ from the syllabus depending on the needs and language level of the students taking this class.
Communication is the key. Please don’t be afraid to communicate. It is OK to make mistakes.
積極的に英語でコミュニケーションができるように一緒に頑張りましょう。