市ヶ谷リベラルアーツセンター（ILAC）ILAC Course

The aim of Academic Literacy B is to provide students with opportunities to review and to improve their academic reading and oral communication skills, think critically, and present their opinions effectively in discussions, written responses, and two research projects. This course is designed to help students further develop transferable academic skills necessary for success in a university setting.

The course textbook, University Success Reading, Transition Level, “helps students successfully work with challenging and engaging authentic content provided by top professors in their academic fields.” There are five major subject areas (Sociology, Economics, Biology, Humanities, and Environmental Engineering). Each unit has three parts: Part 1 and Part 2 focus on the fundamental and critical thinking skills most relevant for students preparing for university degrees; Part 3 introduces students to extended practice with the skills. Academic Literacy B focuses on fluency and accuracy, reading and research skills, and visual presentation and discussion skills.

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。経営学部：DP3、人間環境学部：DP2

英語 / English

This is an online class with no face-to-face classes in the Spring semester. Classes will be held in real time in Zoom or through on-demand lectures in Google Classroom. Active participation is essential. There will be a brief lecture about academic reading and oral communication skills introduced in the textbook and an analysis and discussion of reading passages each class. Students will improve their academic reading skills and oral communication skills through participation in pair and group activities, lectures, reading and writing assignments, class discussions, and two research projects. Homework will be given each week to prepare students for the following class. The interactive textbook and online learner lab (MyEnglishLab) provide additional ways to introduce authentic texts and review fundamental skills and critical thinking skills.

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なし / No

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Week 1：Introduction
Review Skills
Unit 3 Biology

Explanation of the course, class expectations, and grading criteria.
Understand and recognize patterns of cohesion: cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem /solution
Use outlines and graphic organizers

Week 2：Review Skills
Unit 3 Biology

Evaluate evidence and argumentation
Recognize and deal with faulty rhetoric
Understand extended metaphor
Identify and use expressions of function and purpose

Week 3：Unit 4 Humanities
Part 1

Fundamental Skills:
Develop and increase reading fluency
Tolerating ambiguity
Recognize and use rhetorical techniques
Understand nominalization

Week 4：Unit 4 Humanities
Part 2

Critical Thinking Skills:
Synthesis information from several sources
Understand multiple perspectives
Evaluate the credibility and motives of sources
Understand and use direct and indirect quotations
Appreciate hedging

Week 5：Unit 4 Humanities
Part 3

Extended Reading and Lecture:
Cultivation of the Educated Person
Passage: The Cultivation of Higher Learning
Thinking Critically and Visually
Thinking about Language
Research Project

Week 6：Preparation of Research Projects

Students conduct research and prepare a research project related to a variety of philosophies and theories in education today. Students are encouraged to present a biographical portrayal, model debate, or persuasive speech.

Week 7：Group A: Presentations about Research Projects

Students from Group A present research projects about notable educational philosophers and theorists of the last 150 years.

Week 8：Group B: Presentations about Research Projects

Students from Group B present research projects about notable educational philosophers and theorists of the last 150 years.

Week 9：Unit 5 Environmental Engineering
Part 1

Fundamental skills:
Interpret visuals
Understand text references to visuals
Interpret the information in visuals
Refer to visual data within and beyond a reading
Recognize and learn multiword vocabulary items

Week 10：Unit 5 Environmental
Engineering
Part 2

Critical Thinking Skills:
Definitions and Classifications
Understand definitions and classifications
Recognize and understand definitions within a text
Work with classifications
Understand and produce references to other sources
Understand and use clarifiers

Week 11：Unit 5 Environmental
Engineering
Part 3

Extended Reading:
In Pursuit of Clean Air
Passage: Sources of Indoor Air Pollutants
Thinking Critically and Visually
Thinking about Language: nominalization and hedging

Week 12：Preparation of Research Project

Students prepare a research project related to the ways in which gaseous pollutants and particulate matter can detrimentally affect individuals’ health. Students are encouraged to present a short audio documentary, a slideshow, or a short lecture.

Week 13：Presentations of Research Project

Students present research projects which compare and contrast a gaseous pollutant with a type of particulate matter, explain the process by which one pollutant is emitted and affects human health, and consider its implications for the future.

Qeek 14：Presentations of Research Projects Final Assessment

Students present research projects.
Final comments

Students will use Zoom and Google Classroom in this course. Students are expected to come prepared to the online class by doing the readings and homework in advance. Research projects are to be completed outside of class, but the contents will be shared and discussed in class. The research projects will have both a written and visual component.
Late work will not be accepted unless there is a good reason (illness, emergency). 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.

Zwier, Lawrence and Vosters, Maggie. (2020) University Success Reading, Transition Level. New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
ISBN : 9780134400785
https://www.pearson.co.jp/en/catalog/product.php?item=193008

Additional handouts and reading materials will be provided by instructor.

Students are required to use the APA citation style when conducting research, writing summaries, and presenting research projects. Most research will be done on the internet and in the library.

Final Evaluation will be based on:
Participation and regular attendance 20%
Homework and written assignments 30%
Two research projects 50%

More than three unexcused absences will result in a failing grade.

Not applicable.

Students need access to the internet and use of Zoom with audio and video capabilities.