Listening&Speaking I

Course title

06106600

	iida akemi
	yamazaki atsuko
	murakami kayoko
	ishiwata tadahiro
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	izumi junji
	ichii naoko
	oshima sachi
	kawamoto fusako
	kubota hiroe
	price gregory
	kojima yoshio
	sudo maki
	taguchi yuko
	david george magnusson
	hiraoka mari
	fujii michiyuki
	nakao hiroko
	miyamoto kazushige
	miyamoto masakazu
	yanagisawa junichi
	yamashita yuko

Course description

The aim of this course is to develop the students’ ability to communicate in English. Students will discuss everyday topics, building up their active vocabulary, grammatical knowledge, and spoken fluency. They will also carry out a variety of listening activities. For homework, they will be assigned listening practice for the TOEIC test.

Purpose of class

To develop the students’ ability to communicate in English

Goals and objectives

To be able to communicate in English about everyday topics with a degree of fluency and confidence.
To be able to use a range of vocabulary and grammar in conversation.
To be able to understand short conversations and speeches in everyday settings.

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: Meeting people Exchanging personal information, introductions	TOEIC Assignment 1 (Hand in next week)	200minutes
2.	Unit 2: Family and friends Describing and talking about people	TOEIC Assignment 2 (Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 1 (Finish by Week 6. )	200minutes
3.	Unit 3: Lifestyles Describing a typical day, talking about lifestyle	TOEIC Assignment 3 (Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 1 (Finish by Week 6. )	200minutes
4.	Unit 4: Work, work, work! Talking about a job or college, describing working conditions	TOEIC Assignment 4 (Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 1 (Finish by Week 6. )	200minutes
5.	Unit 5: Having fun Talking about free time activities	TOEIC Assignment 5 (Hand in next week), , E-learning Self-study 1 (Finish by Week 6. )	200minutes
6.	Unit 6: Review, TOEIC Assignment 5, Review for the mid-semester test	Review units 1 - 5, Print out E-learning portfolio 1 (Hand in) Prepare for Mid-semester test	200minutes
7.	Mid-semester test and explanation	Review of Mid-semester test	200minutes
8.	Unit 7: Spend, spend, spend!, Talking about buying habit, comparing goods	TOEIC Assignment 6 (Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 2 (Finish by Week 13. )	200minutes
9.	Unit 8: Looking back Talking about vacation and trips	TOEIC Assignment 7(Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 2 (Finish by Week 13. )	200minutes
10.	Unit 9: Life’s experiences Talking about experiences, talking about health	TOEIC Assignment 8 (Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 2 (Finish by Week 13. )	200minutes
11.	Unit 10: Around town Describing location, giving directions	TOEIC Assignment 9 (Hand in next week), E-learning Self-study 2 (Finish by Week 13. )	200minutes
12.	Unit 11: Looking ahead Talking about future plans	TOEIC Assignment 10 (Hand in next week), Print out E-learning Portfolio 2 (Hand in next week)	200minutes
13.	Unit 12: Review, TOEIC Assignment 10, Review for the final test	Review units 7 - 11, E-learning portfolio 2 (Hand in), Prepare for Final test	200minutes
14.	Final test and explanation	Review Final test	200minutes
15.	Final test and Explanation	Review Final test
Total.	-	-	2800minutes

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

	Mid-semester test	Final test	Assignments and short tests	E-learning self-study	Total.
1.	10%	10%	0%	0%	20%
2.	15%	15%	10%	5%	45%
3.	10%	10%	10%	5%	35%
4.					0%
Total.	35%	35%	20%	10%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Participation: 20%
E-learning self-study: 10% [4 hours by Week 6; 4 hours by Week 13]
Homework assignments: 30%
Mid-semester test: 20%
Final test: 20%

Students must achieve a cumulative score of 60% or higher to pass the course.

Textbooks and reference materials

Class text
・New English Upgrade Book 2 (Macmillan): Gershon & Mares
Homework text 　
・Basic Listening for the TOEIC Test (Seibido)

Prerequisites

Please bring a dictionary to the class.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Lunch Time on Wednesdays
Learning Support Room

Relation to the environment

Non-environment-related course

Regionally-oriented

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 self-management skills

Active-learning course

About half of the classes are interactive

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