Reading & Writing 1

Course title

11810100

Reading & Writing 1

	OHASHI Yutaro
	OHASHI Yukiko
	SHINTANI Mayu
	MURAKAMI Kayoko
and more...
	TSUCHIYA Tomohiro
	ISHIHARA Mari
	ISHIWATA Tadahiro
	INOUE Mayumi
	ENKHBAYAR NOMIN-ERDENE
	OMI Jun
	OGAWA Mihoko
	KUBOTA Hiroe
	KOJIMA Yoshio
	SUZUKI Ryogo
	TAGUCHI Yuko
	MIYAMOTO Kazushige
	MURAI Gen
	YANAGISAWA Junichi

Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)

Program / Major	mDP	Goals
Fundamental Mechanical Engineering	A	文化・芸術・歴史・政治経済などに基づく大局的な視野と倫理的な視点から、工学と社会の関わりを考察することができ、グローバル社会において多様な人々と意思疎通を図ることができる。
Advanced Mechanical Engineering	A	文化・芸術・歴史・政治経済などに基づく大局的な視野と倫理的な視点から、工学と社会の関わりを考察することができ、グローバル社会において多様な人々と意思疎通を図ることができる。
Environment and Materials Engineering	C	常に自己研鑽を怠らず継続的な自己啓発を行うことができる。
Chemistry and Biotechnology	C	常に自己研鑽を怠らず継続的な自己啓発を行うことができる。
Electrical Engineering and Robotics	F	グローバルな社会に通用するコミュニケーションができる。
Advanced Electronic Engineering	A	豊かな教養を持ち、幅広い視点から物事を考え理解する基礎的能力を身に付けることができる。
Information and Communications Engineering	D-2	専門分野の英文を読解・作成するなど国際コミュニケーションの基礎を習得することができる。
Computer Science and Engineering	F-2	英語による基礎的なコミュニケーション能力を身に付けることができる。
Urban Infrastructure and Environment	I	論理的な技術⽂章の作成、プレゼンテーションやディスカッションなどのコミュニケーション、英語による基礎的なコミュニケーションができる。

Purpose of class

To develop the students’ reading and writing skills.

Course description

This course aims to develop students’ reading and writing skills. By reading various academic articles with different topics, students will enhance their ability to identify the main ideas and supporting details of a text without relying on translation into Japanese. Students will improve their grammar and word usage skills through reading academic articles, and will also be able to express their critical thinking on various topics in English through discussions and paragraph writing assignments. Students will also be required to self-study TOEIC through the e-learning system, Super-English, to score higher on the reading sections of the TOEIC test.

Goals and objectives

Be able to quickly grasp the main points of English academic articles in various study fields.
Acquire the grammar and vocabulary necessary for university students and be able to use them.
Can produce academic paragraphs based on critical thinking and can discuss them.
Be able to score higher on the TOEIC test.

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

	Mid-semester test	Final test	Writing assignments	Short tests	Practice in class	Total.
1.	10%	10%	2%	3%	5%	30%
2.	10%	10%	2%	3%	5%	30%
3.	5%	5%	2%	3%	10%	25%
4.	5%	5%	2%	3%		15%
5.						0%
Total.	30%	30%	8%	12%	20%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

The final score is calculated as follows: 80% of the class score (100 points) + 20% of the TOEIC IP score for a full score. A minimum score of 60% is required to pass the course. For this course, a TOEIC IP score of 700 is considered a perfect score (100 points); scores above 700 will be counted as 100 points, and if the TOEIC IP score is less than 200, it is converted to a score of 0. 30% of the mid-term and final tests will be administered from the TOEIC mini test. A score of 55 or higher will be converted to 100 points.

Participation: 20%
Writing assignment: 8％ / Short tests: 12％
Mid-semester test: 30% (30% of the mid-semester test is assessed with TOEIC mini test)
Final test: 30% (30% of the final test is assessed with TOEIC mini test)

-A short test will be given at the end of each unit based on the “Build Vocabulary” sections (Reading 1 and 2).
-A process paragraph will be written as a writing assignment.

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.

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Course introduction, homework explanations, introduction to the e-learning system (Super-English), and a lecture on English essay structure.	Unit 1 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
2.	Unit 1: Social Relationships	Unit 2 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
3.	Unit 2: Science and investigation	Unit 3 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
4.	Unit 3: City solutions	Unit 4 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
5.	Unit 4: Danger zones	Unit 5 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
6.	Unit 5: The travel business	Review of Units 1–5 and preparation for the mid semester test and the TOEIC mini test.	200minutes
7.	Mid-semester Test and Explanation Pathways Unit 1–5 ＆ TOEIC Mini test from Super-English Test Bank	Unit 6 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
8.	Paragraph writing task: Process paragraph (Unit 4)	Writing assignment (due next week) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
9.	Unit 6: Product design	Unit 7 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
10.	Unit 7: Global challenges	Unit 8 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
11.	Unit 8: Medical innovations	Unit 9“Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
12.	Unit 9: Languages and cultures	Unit 10 “Build Vocabulary” (Reading 1 ＆ Reading 2) and self-study TOEIC assignments on Super-English.	200minutes
13.	Unit 10: Survival instinct	Review of Units 6–10 and preparation for the final test and the TOEIC mini test.	200minutes
14.	Final Test and Explanation Pathways Unit 6–10 ＆ TOEIC Mini test from Super-English Test Bank	Make use of Super-English by yourself to prepare for the upcoming TOEIC IP test.	200minutes
15.	TOEIC IP test (Not given in class. The time, date, and location of the test will be announced on ScombZ.)
Total.	-	-	2800minutes

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in the class

Textbooks and reference materials

- Pathways 3rd Edition: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Level 3 Student’s Book with the Spark platform, Cengage Learning.
- Super-English (e-learning materials)

Prerequisites

Be sure to bring a dictionary to class.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Lunch Time on Wednesdays
Before or after class
Learning support is available in the Learning Support Room.

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

Most classes are interactive

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A	N/A

Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals

4.QUALITY EDUCATION
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
16.PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS

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