Course title
400862002
Academic Writing

 matsuoka yaoko Click to show questionnaire result at 2018

konishi hisaka Click to show questionnaire result at 2019

sakuragi shin
Course description
This class aims to develop students' basic skills of English academic writing and enable them express their feelings and thoughts in English accurately and appropriately in various situations. Students are asked to read a variety of short passages to understand English paragraph organization first. Then they practice writing paragraphs in simple but accurate English, attempting to make readers understand their opinions and thoughts as much as possible. At the same time, students can learn English vocabulary and grammar essential to the undergraduate level and understand the process of academic English writing.

＊this is a small-sized class
Purpose of class
The purpose of this class is to improve students' basic academic writing skills in English so that they become able to express their opinions clearly in accurate English.
Goals and objectives
  1. Students can understand the basic English paragraph organization and write a short English paragraph by themselves.
  2. Students can understand English vocabulary and grammar of TOEIC level, and write English passages based on them.
  3. Students can write English paragraphs that are understandable for readers and clearly express their opinions and thoughts.
Language
Japanese(English accepted)
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Course Introduction,
Self-Introduction Activity 		Read the syllabus 40minutes
2. Writing about yourself follow instructions 190minutes
3. Paragraph structure follow instructions 190minutes
4. Paragraph structure follow instructions 190minutes
5. Descriptive paragraphs follow instructions 190minutes
6. Descriptive paragraphs follow instructions 190minutes
7. Process paragraph follow instructions 190minutes
8. Process paragraph follow instructions 190minutes
9. Problem-solution paragraphs follow instructions 190minutes
10. Problem-solution paragraphs follow instructions 190minutes
11. Final writing follow instructions 190minutes
12. Final writing follow instructions 220minutes
13. Final writing follow instructions 220minutes
14. Examination follow instructions 190minutes
Total. - - 2570minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 TOEIC-ip Writing Examination Quiz HW Total.
1. 40% 10% 5% 4% 4% 63%
2. 8% 6% 3% 3% 20%
3. 7% 4% 3% 3% 17%
4. 0%
5. 0%
Total. 40% 25% 15% 10% 10% -
Evaluation method and criteria
1) Score of the TOEIC IP Reading Section (to be conducted in the end of the semester) (40%)
2) Final essay writing (25%)
3) Final exam. (15%)
4) Quizzes (10%)
5) Homework/ paragraph writing task (10%)
Textbooks and reference materials
This class does not use a textbook. All the course materials are to be provided by the teacher in class. Students are required to keep them on file for their study.
Prerequisites
This class has a close relation with the TOEIC IP score. The criteria of the necessary score will be announced as soon as determined.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • To be announced in the first class.
Relation to the environment
Non-environment-related course
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable
N/A Not applicable
Last modified : Sun Dec 15 04:01:45 JST 2019