シラバス － 英語総合演習A(2)

授業の到達目標Objectives to be Attained

This course focuses on developing communication skills in English through carefully guided activities emphasizing the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as well as critical thinking. Using authentic and relevant content from National Geographic, including video, charts, and other informative graphics, students will be encouraged to work effectively and confidently on improving their foreign language communication skills in an academic environment. The main goal of the course is to enable students to advance to higher levels of communicative competence.

授業の概要Method of Instruction

Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス sessions will use “Pathways Listening and Speaking (L/S) Split 2A” and Ｐ．カーター sessions will use “Pathways Reading and Writing (R/W) Split 2A.”

[Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス: Pathways L/S Split 2A]
Classes will focus on explicit instruction in and practice of listening skills (such as note-taking, listening for reasons and opinions, and making inferences from context) and speaking skills (including clarifying and rephrasing, and pronunciation), as well as presentation activities based on the topic of each unit.

[Ｐ．カーター: Pathways R/W Split 2A]
Classes will focus on explicit instruction in and practice of reading skills (such as note-taking, identifying main ideas, inference, and prediction), as well as vocabulary-building and writing tasks based on the topic of each unit.

Both L/S and R/W classes will include activities to build academic skills, such as critical thinking and discussion.

事前・事後学習、時間等Study Required outside Class(Preparation, etc.)

Study outside class consists of regular review of each unit, and preview of the subsequent unit. Use of the free, downloadable content from the publisher is an important component of this review and preview. Online Workbooks include automatically graded activities and video clips for students to practice the skills taught in the student books.

授業計画(各回の授業内容)Course Outline

• 1回目Session 1

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 1 Lesson A: A Talk about Preventing Heart Disease

• 2回目Session 2

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 1 Lesson A: Is there a Recipe for Happiness?

• 3回目Session 3

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 1 Video: Bee Therapy

• 4回目Session 4

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 1 Video: Longevity Leaders

• 5回目Session 5

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 1 Lesson B: A Conversation about Allergies

• 6回目Session 6

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 1 Lesson B: Four Keys to Happiness

• 7回目Session 7

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス] L/S Unit 2 Lesson A: A Radio Show about AI

• 8回目Session 8

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 2 Lesson A: The Power of Creativity

• 9回目Session 9

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 2 Video: Can Robots Learn to Be More Human?

• 10回目Session 10

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 2 Video: Solar Solutions

• 11回目Session 11

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 2 Lesson B: A Conversation about Technology

• 12回目Session 12

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 2 Lesson B: Big Ideas, Little Packages

• 13回目Session 13

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 3 Lesson A: A Lecture abut Cowboys

• 14回目Session 14

  [Ｐ．カーター] R/W Unit 3 Lesson A: The Power of Crowds

• 15回目Session 15

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 3 Video: Faces of India

• 16回目Session 16

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 3 Video: Citizen Scientists

• 17回目Session 17

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス] L/S Unit 3 Lesson B: An Assignment about Music

• 18回目Session 18

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 3 Lesson B: Internet Island

• 19回目Session 19

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 4 Lesson A: A Talk about the Itaipu Dam

• 20回目Session 20

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 4 Lesson A: Where Have All the Fish Gone?

• 21回目Session 21

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス] L/S Unit 4 Video: Dam-Release Rafting

• 22回目Session 22

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 4 Video: Saving Bluefin Tuna

• 23回目Session 23

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 4 Lesson B: A Discussion about the Ogallala Aquifer

• 24回目Session 24

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 4 Lesson B: What We Eat Makes a Difference

• 25回目Session 25

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス] L/S Unit 5 Lesson A: A Podcast about Exercise and the Brain

• 26回目Session 26

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 5 Lesson A: The Art of Memory

• 27回目Session 27

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 5 Video: 3-D Brain Scans

• 28回目Session 28

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 5 Video: House of Cards

• 29回目Session 29

  [Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス]L/S Unit 5 Lesson B: A Discussion about Memory, Learning, and Emotions

• 30回目Session 30

  [Ｐ．カーター]R/W Unit 5 Lesson B: Sleep and Memory

教科書・テキストTextbooks

[Ｃ．Ｒ．チェイス] Pathways: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking (Second Edition) 2A
[Ｐ．カーター] Pathways: Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking (Second Edition) 2A

参考書等References

N/A

課題の種類・内容Homework, Assignments, etc.

Homework consists of regular review activities. Students should access Online Workbooks to practice the skills taught in the student books.

課題に対するフィードバックの方法Feedback Method

The instructor will observe students’ discussions and other in-class tasks. Feedback will also include checks and brief comments on students’ engagement in oral and paper-based activities.

成績評価の方法・基準Evaluation Criteria/Method

Evaluation will include assessment of in-class discussions and presentations (25 percent), in-class quiz answering (25 percent), assignments (25 percent), and tests (25 percent).

履修上の注意Other Course Information

Please bring the textbooks to the first session. Please be sure to bring unused textbooks; used materials and photocopies of the textbook content are not acceptable.