Engineering English I

Course title

06113500

	ishii akemi
	kawaguchi keiko
	murakami kayoko
	yamazaki atsuko
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	yamashita yuko
	izumi junji
	ichii naoko
	omi jun
	ogawa mihoko
	kubota hiroe
	shimada miori
	taguchi yuko
	fujii michiyuki
	miyamoto kazue
	miyamoto kazushige

Course description

The aim of this course is to develop the students’ ability to understand and use basic vocabulary and expressions commonly used in engineering fields. Students will learn how to express quantities, shapes, measurements, movements, functions, cause and effect relationship etc. They will also practice reading with contents related to their majors to enhance their skills for reading engineering papers and texts in English. In addition, the course aims to develop students’ skills for expressing engineering-related contents logically and clearly, and to lead them to the ability to write an engineering paper in English. The course will focus on practices and exercises, and require review assignments and quizzes.

Purpose of class

The aim of this course is to develop the students’ ability to understand and use basic vocabulary and expressions commonly used in engineering fields.

Goals and objectives

To be able to understand basic vocabulary/expressions used in engineering fields.
To be able to express content clearly and logically using basic vocabulary/expressions in engineering fields.
To be able to understand reading passages of engineering related contents.

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 Unit 1 Numbers	Check the vocabulary from Unit 1&2	200minutes
2.	Unit 1 Numbers （数）　 Unit 2 Arithmetic （四則演算）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 3	200minutes
3.	Unit 2 Continue Unit 3 Points and lines　（点と線）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 4&5	200minutes
4.	Unit 4 Surfaces and angles （平面図形と角度） Unit 5 Spaces and volumes（立体図形と体積）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 6	200minutes
5.	Unit 5 Continue Unit 6 Measuring　（測定）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 7	200minutes
6.	Unit 7 Algebra and formulas （代数と公式）& Review	Review Unit1-7, Prepare for the mid-term exam	200minutes
7.	Mid-term Exam & Explanation	Check the vocabulary from Unit 8	200minutes
8.	Unit 8 Elements and compounds（元素と化合物）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 9	200minutes
9.	Unit 9 States of matter （物質の状態）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 10	200minutes
10.	Unit 10 Properties of matter (物質の性質）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 11	200minutes
11.	Ｕnit 11 Symbols and keys　(optional)（符号−電気回路など）	Check the vocabulary from Unit 12 or 13 or 14 or 15	200minutes
12.	Unit 12 or Unit 13 or Unit 14 or unit 15 (地形,都市開発, 生体, 生態学に関する読み物から選択)	Check the vocabulary from Unit 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20	200minutes
13.	Unit 16 or Unit 17 or Unit 18 or unit 19 or unit 20 (読み物から選択）	Review Units 9-20, Prepare for the final-term exam	200minutes
14.	Final Test and Summary of the course	Review the final-term exam	200minutes
Total.	-	-	2800minutes

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Mid-semester test	Final test	Assignments and short tests	Practice in class	Total.
1.	15%	15%	10%	10%	50%
2.	5%	5%	5%	5%	20%
3.	10%	10%	5%	5%	30%
4.					0%
Total.	30%	30%	20%	20%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Participation：20%
Assignments & Short Tests ／ Short Tests： 20%
More than 4 Short Tests will be given in either case.
Mid-semester test：30%
Final test：30%

A score of 60% is needed to pass this course.
Students can expect to obtain more than 60 points if their performance on tests and assignments shows that they have mostly comprehended the learning contents of the course.

Textbooks and reference materials

Integrated Technical English 　｢テクニカルイングリッシュ入門｣（Seibido）

Course materials are available on Scomb.
The audio files for the textbook are available on the Website of Seibido.
The audio files can be downloaded or the audio can be streamed.
URL: https://www.seibido.co.jp/np/audiodownload.html?goods_id=67

Prerequisites

Please bring a dictionary to class.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions