国際文化学部Faculty of Intercultural Communication

English Application is an integrated 4 skills communication skills course with a focus on an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) or English for Specific Purposes (ESP) content area. Through pair work and group activities, students will converse on such topics as world knowledge, personality traits, animal testing and gun control.

The goal of English Application is to give Post-SA students a forum to continue to use and enhance their English Communication skills. The aim of this application course is to acquaint students with certain social/global topics and for the students to communicate their thoughts on the topics with their peers.

国際文化学部のディプロマポリシーのうち、「DP1」「DP3」に関連。

英語 / English

When the university's Action Policy (Conduct Guideline) Level is 2, this class will be conducted online in principle. Details will be communicated via the Learning Managing System.

All classes will be student-centered and designed to maximize students' speaking opportunities. Through pair work and group activities, students will learn to converse about such topics as world knowledge, personality traits and travel experiences. Each class period will be divided into five parts: (a) pair work practice of a preassigned conversation, (b) Fact Sheet questions and answers (c) a question-answer session on a specific weekly topic, (d) a news item pair work reading and listening, and (e) a task-based pair work activity. Students' progress in pair work activities will be assessed by short weekly tests. Participation in all speaking exercises is compulsory. Students' attempts to use English to communicate will be regularly monitored in class. 20% of the students' final grade will be based on active class participation. Students will receive feedback and comments on homework assignments and in class activities throughout the term.

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[オンライン/online]：Class Orientation: Student Selection & Class Overview

Brief English lecture on course content, students’ responsibilities, and grading criteria.

Week 2[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Money & Shopping’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘What personality type are you?’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #1
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion –Topic: ‘Money & Shopping’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #1

Week 3[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Single Life’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘Some artists are misunderstood!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #2
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Single Life’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #2

Week 4[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Age and Youth’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘History is my best subject!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #3
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Age and Youth’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #3

Week 5[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘What if…?’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘I’m against animal testing!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #4
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘What if…?’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #4

Week 6[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Children’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘I’ve finally given up smoking!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #5
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Children’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #5

Week 7[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Cities’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘The 60s counterculture!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #6
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Cities’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #6

Week 8[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘University Life'

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘After all, it’s only a game!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #7
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘University Life’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #7

Week 9[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Cellphones’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘Test my knowledge of geography!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #8
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Cellphones’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #8

Week 10[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Travel’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘Does capital punishment work?’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #9
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Travel’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #9

Week 11[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Teenagers’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘My Cat is Cool!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #10
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Teenagers’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #10

Week 12[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Home’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘Staying Fit’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #11
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Home’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #11

Week 13[対面/face to face]：Topic: ‘Time’

Part 1: Pair work Conversation Practice: ‘No more cluttered bookshelves!’
Part 2: Pair work Question & Answer Session – Fact Sheet: Week #12
Part 3: Small Group Question & Answer Discussion – Topic: ‘Time’
Part 4: English task-based vocabulary building pair work activity: Word-up Level 3: Set #12

Week 14[対面/face to face]：Examination/Comments

Examination/Comments

Students are required to practice all assigned conversations before class so they can be spoken fluently. All questions and answers from the Fact Sheet must be practiced similarly.　The standard preparation and review time for this class is four hours per week: 2 hours preparation and 2 hours review.

There is no required textbook for this course.

Students are expected to consult grammar texts and dictionaries prior to the weekly conversation and the questions-and-answer session.
This course will also use some online English News and Study Materials.

・Final Exam – 30%
・Weekly conversation/Expression Sheet/Question-Answer tests – 40%
・Class Participation – 20%
・Word-up Tests – 10%
Based on the grading criteria set by the instructor, students that successfully achieve 60% or more of course goals will be able to earn a passing grade for the course.

N/A