Reading IB

Course title

06103303

Reading IB

	iida akemi
	murakami kayoko
	oshima sachi
	kojima yoshio
and more...
	david george magnusson
	barnard christopher
	fujii michiyuki
	yamashita yuko

Course description

The purpose of this course is to develop the ability of students to read relatively complex texts both accurately and smoothly. Using materials likely to be of interest to students majoring in engineering or technical fields, the course will encourage students to read texts for meaning, without relying on translation into Japanese. They will practice both close reading techniques and strategies for speed reading, such as skimming, scanning, and reading for gist. Students will also be expected to respond to the texts by summarizing, analyzing and discussing what they have read.

Purpose of class

The purpose of this course is to develop the ability of students to read relatively complex texts both accurately and smoothly.

Goals and objectives

To be able to comprehend relatively complex texts about science and technology.
To be able to employ techniques to improve reading speed and smoothness.
To be able to develop thinking skills by summarizing and discussing reading content.

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: Why Diets Fall	Check the vocabulary from Unit 1. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
2.	Unit 1: (Continued)	Check the vocabulary from Unit 2. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
3.	Unit 2: Dance Moves Are Irresistible	Check the vocabulary from Unit 4. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
4.	Unit 4: Malagasy Spiders Spin the World’s Toughest Biological Material	Check the vocabulary from Unit 8. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
5.	Unit 8: Face to Face with Human Mobility Research	Check the vocabulary from Unit 9. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
6.	Unit 9: Alien Gases in Our Atmosphere Review content for Mid-semester Test	Prepare for Mid-Semester Test.	200minutes
7.	Mid-Semester Test and Explanation	Check the vocabulary from Unit 10. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
8.	Unit 10: ‘Altitude Doping’ Has its Limits	Check the vocabulary from Unit 11. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
9.	Unit 11: When Pigeons Flock, Who’s in Command?	Check the vocabulary from Unit 12. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
10.	Unit 12: Japanese Guts Are Made for Sushi	Check the vocabulary from Unit 13. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
11.	Unit 13: Cats’ Tongues Employ Tricky Physics	Check the vocabulary from Unit 15. Complete homework assignment.	200minutes
12.	Unit 15: A Green Way to Make Plastic	Review homework.	200minutes
13.	Review content for Final Test	Prepare for Final Test.	200minutes
14.	Final Test and Summary of the course	Review 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

Science Fair− (Nan’un-do): Nozaki, Matsumoto & Cleary
(Japanese Title: 『Science』で読む科学の世界−)

Prerequisites

Please bring a dictionary to class.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Lunch Time on Wednesdays

Relation to the environment

Environment education course (30%)

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 07:23:23 JST 2018