Practical English

MAEHARA, Yoshiyuki
  Elective  2 credits
【Information Science Correspondence Course・I/III】
19-1-1707-2050

1.
Outline
By learning grammar, you can understand how sentences are constructed and how to construct sentences. In this course, you will do some exercises to check your comprehension and to apply grammatical knowledge to your practical reading and listening skills. The exercises will also help to develop vocabulary.
This class is designed to achieve DP1: Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of various areas of study, such as a foreign language, the humanities and social science, to make a positive contribution to a society.
2.
Objectives
The goal of this course is to improve English proficiency level to be able to use English practically.
3.
Grading Policy
Assignments (40%) and a term-end examination (60%).
4.
Textbook and Reference
No textbook will be used. All assignments will be available on LMS site.

5.
Requirements (Assignments)
A comprehensive grammar book will be helpful when students try grammar exercises from the first class to the twelfth in this course. Students should review carefully the contents of the other three classes from the 13th to the 15th.

6.
Note
Basic grammar will be needed to improve English proficiency level and the grammatical rules students will learn will help students to read or listen.
7.
Schedule
1. Parts of speech and word order
2. Expressions of time (1): the present form, the past form and progressive form
3. Auxiliary verbs, interrogative sentences, negative sentences and imperative sentences
4. Expressions of time (2): the future tense and the present perfect tense
5. Sentence patterns
6. Passive voice
7. Nouns, pronouns, articles, adjectives and adverbs
8. Conjunctions, prepositions and phrasal verbs
9. Comparative expressions
10. Infinitives
11. Gerund and participles
12. Relative pronouns and adverbs
13. Reading and listening exercises (1)
14. Reading and listening exercises (2)
15. Reading and listening exercises (3)
1.
Outline
By learning grammar, you can understand how sentences are constructed and how to construct sentences. In this course, you will do some exercises to check your comprehension and to apply grammatical knowledge to your practical reading and listening skills. The exercises will also help to develop vocabulary.
This class is designed to achieve DP1: Students will acquire fundamental knowledge of various areas of study, such as a foreign language, the humanities and social science, to make a positive contribution to a society.
2.
Objectives
The goal of this course is to improve English proficiency level to be able to use English practically.
3.
Grading Policy
Assignments (40%) and a term-end examination (60%).
4.
Textbook and Reference
No textbook will be used. All assignments will be available on LMS site.

5.
Requirements (Assignments)
A comprehensive grammar book will be helpful when students try grammar exercises from the first class to the twelfth in this course. Students should review carefully the contents of the other three classes from the 13th to the 15th.

6.
Note
Basic grammar will be needed to improve English proficiency level and the grammatical rules students will learn will help students to read or listen.
7.
Schedule
1. Parts of speech and word order
2. Expressions of time (1): the present form, the past form and progressive form
3. Auxiliary verbs, interrogative sentences, negative sentences and imperative sentences
4. Expressions of time (2): the future tense and the present perfect tense
5. Sentence patterns
6. Passive voice
7. Nouns, pronouns, articles, adjectives and adverbs
8. Conjunctions, prepositions and phrasal verbs
9. Comparative expressions
10. Infinitives
11. Gerund and participles
12. Relative pronouns and adverbs
13. Reading and listening exercises (1)
14. Reading and listening exercises (2)
15. Reading and listening exercises (3)