GISDepartment of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

This course is designed in accordance with Freshman English I, which focuses on lectures and participating in informal discussion and presentations. Students will grasp how to understand key information and langauge in shoft, video-based extracts from authentic lectures, as well as applying general language and critical thinking skills to express perspective and stance on the provided topics. Students will also be provided opportunities to utilise what has been learnt in other modules.

Students are expected to become competent at basic academic abilities of organising information and effective note-taking for follow-up discussions. This course also aims at helping students cultivate critical thinking skills in argumentation that can be applied to university-level debates and discussions.

Will be able to gain “DP 1” and “DP 4”.

英語 / English

In this course, students will be engaged in a wide variety of interactive practices, as follows: a) in-class discussions/debates; b) individual and group presentations; c) small-group meetings; and d) reflective writing tasks. This module will thus be conducted via informal and interactive lectures, with a combination of in-class exercises and take-home assignments. Students are expected to actively participate and make every effort to contribute meaningfully to both planned and spontaneous activities.

Feedback will be offered to students in due course, or as soon as possible after each assessment via an online learning management system.

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。

1[オンライン/online]：Induction

Trial activities for note-taking

2[対面/face to face]：Lectures (1)

Active listening (evaluating different note-taking techniques)

3[対面/face to face]：Lectures (2)

Evaluating an argument, checking signposting, and contributing to a discussion (interrupting and turn-taking)

4[対面/face to face]：Lectures (3)

Keywords and themes from the introduction, and summarising ideas from written sources (plus, different note-taking techniques)

5[対面/face to face]：Presentation (1)

Key components in a poster (questioning and answering in a poster presentation)

6[対面/face to face]：Lectures (4)

Notes on chronological sequence (citation and references in lectures, plus conducting team/group presentation)

7[対面/face to face]：Lectures (5)

Summarising key points of a single lecture, and combining information from two lectures

8[対面/face to face]：Presentation (3)

Visual data in a presentation (distinguishing evidence or evaluation)

9[対面/face to face]：Lectures (6)

Listening for facts, association, and evaluation

10[対面/face to face]：Lectures (7)

Techniques for dealing with different lectures (using notes and slides effectively)

11[対面/face to face]：Presentations (5)

Recognising known or new information (reading 'abstract' for better comprehension)

12[対面/face to face]：Lectures (8)

using visuals to understand and explain key concepts (taking notes on multiple processes)

13[対面/face to face]：Lectures (9)

Matching note-taking to purpose of listening (from listening to presentation)

14[対面/face to face]：Final Exam and Wrap-up

Final exam with a follow-up discussion to wrap up the course

Students are required to complete all assigned materials before the class and demonstrate good understanding from each class to their writing practices. Preparatory study and review time for each week are at least 1 hour.

Chazal, E., & Moore, J. (2016). Oxford EAP: A course in English for Academic Purposes (Advanced/C1). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

(Primary resource; thus, must be purchased)

Other resources (e.g. academic papers and newspaper articles) will also be distributed or made available in the online class management system.

The final grade for this module will take into account grades awarded on all assignments in the following proportions:

a) Module-final exam (listening): 50%
b) Weekly assignments: 40%
c) Active engagement: 10%

Considering that GIS students (freshers, Class 7 and 8) have ample opportunities to improve writing skill sets in their first year, but should grasp more regarding how to survive from lectures in all-in-English environmnet, Freshman English II changes its pedagogical focus from writing (since 2022) to listening and note-taking.

None.

Analogous to other modules in GIS (including Freshman English I), your attendance is strictly monitored. Those who have three or more unauthorised absences will automatically receive a failing grade; it should also be noted that late attendance with no prior notice will also end up in downgrading a final mark.

None.