English for Advanced Studies B

1年

2.00単位

セメスタ指定なし

Brett Collins

This course is taught in English.

東金キャンパス

This course will prepare students to appropriately use English in a higher education setting. The central focus of this class will be to develop academic listening, note-taking, and topic discussion skills.

This is a listening- and discussion-oriented integrated skills course, organized around four topics: Marketing, Social Sciences, Media Studies, and Linguistics. Each topic is one unit that contains two chapters. Each unit begins with activities designed to develop interest, vocabulary, and knowledge of the topic. As the class works through a unit, we will develop a process with five steps: Listen and apply new strategies; Take notes; Discuss the lecture; and Assess your knowledge. Students will prepare for and participate in lectures and discussions on the topics.  Finally, students will be assessed not only through their production and participation, but also through written quizzes and tests.

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Build background knowledge and vocabulary to understand lectures
2. Recognize types of information in lectures, including signals for important information
3. Use an informal outline to take notes; highlight important information; organize information
4. Use expressions to enter and contribute to a discussion
5. Speak effectively about a topic using support, including visuals
6. Connect ideas to other students’ ideas

Orientation
Course introduction: explanation of course goals, textbook, class activities, assignment requirements, and grading details.

Purchase textbook and bring it to the first class.

Preview: Chapter 1 Topic Preparation

Chapter 1 (Gender and Spending)
Topic Preparation: Building Background Knowledge to Understand Lectures; Types of Information in Lectures

Course Goals and Assignments

Chapter 1 Note-taking Strategies

Note-taking Strategies: Leaving Out Unimportant Words; Using Background Knowledge to Predict Content

Chapter 1 Topic Preparation

Chapter 1 Discussion Strategies

Discussion Strategies: Writing discussion questions; Showing Interest

Using Background Knowledge to Predict Content; Unit 1 Note-taking Strategies

Chapter 1 Lecture Discussion

Chapter 1 Lecture Discussion

Chapter 1 Discussion Strategies

Chapter 2 Topic Preparation

Topic Preparation: Recognizing Lecture Language

Chapter 2 Lecture Discussion Feedback

Chapter 2 Note-taking Strategies

Note-taking Strategies: Writing Down Most Meaningful Words; Summarizing the Lecture
Discussion Strategies: Leading and Managing Group Discussions
Chapter 2 Lecture Discussion

Chapter 2 Topic Preparation

Unit 1 Group Discussion

Unit 1 Group Discussion
Unit 3: Science
Chapter 5 (Science or Pleasure: Choosing What We Eat)

Unit 3: Science
Chapter 5 (Science or Pleasure: Choosing What We Eat)

Chapter 5 Topic Preparation

Class 11: Unit 3, Chapter 5 (Science or Pleasure: Choosing What We Eat
Note-taking Strategies: Using Symbols Instead of Words
Class 12: Unit 3, Chapter 5 (Science or Pleasure: Choosing What We Eat)
Discussion Strategies: Entering and Interrupting Discussions; Asking for Clarification
Chapter 5 Lecture Discussion

Chapter 2 Lecture Discussion Feedback
Chapter 5 Note-taking Strategies; Recognizing Transition Signals in a Lecture

Chapter 6 Topic Preparation

Unit 3, Chapter 6 (Unique Solutions to Pollution)
Topic Preparation: Recognizing Lecture Language that Signals a Definition
Note-taking Strategies: Using Abbreviations Instead of Full Words

Chapter 5 Lecture Discussion Feedback

Chapter 6 Topic Preparation

Chapter 6 Note-taking Strategies

Chapter 6 Discussion Strategies

Unit 3, Chapter 6 (Unique Solutions to Pollution)
Discussion Strategies: Contributing to the Discussion; Asking for More Information
Chapter 6 Lecture Discussion

Unit 4, Chapter 7 (Getting the News in the High-Tech Age)
Topic Preparation: Recognizing Lecture Language that Signals an Example
Note-taking Strategies: Organizing Lecture Materials in Visual Form
Discussion Strategies: Agreeing and Disagreeing
Chapter 7 Lecture Discussion Activity

Chapter 7 Topic Preparation
Unit 3 Group Discussion Feedback

Final Report Due

Chapter 8 Topic Preparation
Preparation for Final Report and Group Discussion

Unit 5 Group Discussion Feedback
Final Group Discussion
Final Report Due

Final Report Due

Note-taking and Discussion Strategies Learned in the Course

Students will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Discussion Activities (x4) -- 20%
Lecture and Note-taking Exercises -- 20%
Topic Preparation Quizzes / Manaba Assignments -- 10%
Class Participation -- 20%
Final Group Discussion Activity -- 10%
Final Report -- 20%

As part of this course, students are expected to preview upcoming class content, as well as to review the content of the previous classes. In addition to this, teachers will assign preview and review activities as part of the regular homework assignments. Assessment of how fully students are previewing and reviewing the lesson content, as well as how successfully they have completed the preview and review activities assigned, is included in the homework and class participation section of the assessment guidelines set out below. Students will engage in a minimum of 1 hour of both preview and review study for each lesson. Preview and review of course content is an essential aspect of language learning, therefore, in order to pass this course and achieve a good passing grade, please ensure that you do this to the best of your abilities.

Lecture Ready 2: Strategies for Academic Listening and Speaking (Second Edition)

Peg Sarosy

Oxford University Press

9780194417280

1. Dictionary (not a smartphone)
2. Downloadable video and audio materials are available from the following link (access code necessary): www.lectureready.com/student

Please refer to the room assigned on the schedule.

Office Hours will be explained by the teacher.