シラバス - 外国語コミュニケーションA(英語)(4)

  • ナンバリングコードCode
  • 科目名Subject Name
    外国語コミュニケーションA(英語)(4)
  • 担当者名Instructor
    中西 弘/C.R.チェイス
  • 単位Credit
    4
  • 履修年次Standard Year for Registration
    1
  • 学期Semester
    前期
  • クラスClass
  • 曜限Day/Period
    火曜4時限/月曜2時限
  • 教室Classroom
    1-309/3-403
  • 備考Remarks
    使用言語:英語
  • 実務経験のある教員等による授業科目Taught by instructor(s) with practical experience

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

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

[中西 弘 : 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.

[C.R.チェイス: 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
    [中西 弘] L/S Unit 1 Lesson A: A Talk about Preventing Heart Disease
  • 2回目Session 2
    [C.R.チェイス] R/W Unit 1 Lesson A: Is there a Recipe for Happiness?
  • 3回目Session 3
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 1 Video: Bee Therapy
  • 4回目Session 4
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 1 Video: Longevity Leaders
  • 5回目Session 5
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 1 Lesson B: A Conversation about Allergies
  • 6回目Session 6
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 1 Lesson B: Four Keys to Happiness
  • 7回目Session 7
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 2 Lesson A: A Radio Show about AI
  • 8回目Session 8
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 2 Lesson A: The Power of Creativity
  • 9回目Session 9
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 2 Video: Can Robots Learn to Be More Human?
  • 10回目Session 10
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 2 Video: Solar Solutions
  • 11回目Session 11
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 2 Lesson B: A Conversation about Technology
  • 12回目Session 12
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 2 Lesson B: Big Ideas, Little Packages
  • 13回目Session 13
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 3 Lesson A: A Lecture abut Cowboys
  • 14回目Session 14
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 3 Lesson A: The Power of Crowds
  • 15回目Session 15
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 3 Video: Faces of India
  • 16回目Session 16
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 3 Video: Citizen Scientists
  • 17回目Session 17
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 3 Lesson B: An Assignment about Music
  • 18回目Session 18
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 3 Lesson B: Internet Island
  • 19回目Session 19
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 4 Lesson A: A Talk about the Itaipu Dam
  • 20回目Session 20
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 4 Lesson A: Where Have All the Fish Gone?
  • 21回目Session 21
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 4 Video: Dam-Release Rafting
  • 22回目Session 22
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 4 Video: Saving Bluefin Tuna
  • 23回目Session 23
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 4 Lesson B: A Discussion about the Ogallala Aquifer
  • 24回目Session 24
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 4 Lesson B: What We Eat Makes a Difference
  • 25回目Session 25
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 5 Lesson A: A Podcast about Exercise and the Brain
  • 26回目Session 26
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 5 Lesson A: The Art of Memory
  • 27回目Session 27
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 5 Video: 3-D Brain Scans
  • 28回目Session 28
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 5 Video: House of Cards
  • 29回目Session 29
    [中西 弘]L/S Unit 5 Lesson B: A Discussion about Memory, Learning, and Emotions
  • 30回目Session 30
    [C.R.チェイス]R/W Unit 5 Lesson B: Sleep and Memory

教科書・テキストTextbooks

[中西 弘] Pathways: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking (Second Edition) 2A
[C.R.チェイス] 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.