Course title
06219501
Reading IIA

 iida akemi Click to show questionnaire result at 2018

david george magnusson Click to show questionnaire result at 2017
Course description
The aim of this course is to help students improve their academic reading skills through the study of authentic articles related to important issues in science and engineering. Students will develop reading strategies to help them understand authentic English texts. By the end of the course, the students will have gained confidence in their ability to tackle complex texts and sentence structures. The students will also have broadened their understanding of topical issues in science and engineering. It is recommended that students who have a TOEIC score of around 500 or above take this course. The capacity of this class is 20 students.
Purpose of class
Students will improve their academic reading skills.
Goals and objectives
  1. To be able to gain experience reading authentic articles related to science and engineering.
  2. To be able to develop reading strategies that will help students to understand complex texts.
  3. To be able to think critically about important issues in the world of technology.
Language
English
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Introduction to the course & preview activity Read the syllabus 200minutes
2. Unit 2: Artificial Human Beings: Intelligent Robots Assignment 1 (hand in) 200minutes
3. Unit 3: Electricity with a Kick: Soccer Ball Power Assignment 2 (hand in) 200minutes
4. Unit 4: Sustainable Cities: China’s Green City Assignment 3 (hand in) 200minutes
5. Unit 5: Recreating the Sun on Earth: Nuclear Fusion Assignment 4 (hand in) 200minutes
6. Review and Unit 7: Plastic that Bleeds: Self-Healing Materials Assignment 5 (hand in)
Review Units 2, 3, 4, 5
Prepare for Mid-Semester Test 		200minutes
7. Explanation and Mid-Semester Test Review of Mid-semester Test 200minutes
8. Unit 8: Computing at the Speed of Light: Supercomputers Assignment 6 (hand in) 200minutes
9. Unit 10: Bringing Buildings to Life: Smart Houses Assignment 7 (hand in) 200minutes
10. Unit 11: Cities in the Sky: Mega-Tall Skyscrapers Assignment 8 (hand in) 200minutes
11. Unit 14: A Connected World: The Rise of Bluetooth Assignment 9 (hand in) 200minutes
12. Unit 15: Will We Still Need Gasoline? Assignment 10 (hand in) 200minutes
13. Review Review Units 8, 10, 11, 14, 15 200minutes
14. Explanation and Final Test Prepare for Final Test 200minutes
Total. - - 2800minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Mid-semester test Final test Assignments and short tests Total.
1. 20% 25% 10% 55%
2. 10% 10% 10% 30%
3. 5% 5% 5% 15%
Total. 35% 40% 25% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Participation: 20%
Assignments / Short Tests: 20%
Mid-Semester Test : 30%
Final Test: 30%
A score of 60% is needed to pass this course.
Textbooks and reference materials
Innovation and Technology by David Rear et al.
Nan'un-Do, 978-4-523-17771-5
Prerequisites
It is recommended that students who have a TOEIC score of around 500 or above take this course.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Lunch Time on Wednesdays
Relation to the environment
Environment education course (40%)
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
Last modified : Wed Oct 17 07:49:53 JST 2018