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Outline |
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A placement test is required for this course. By learning grammar, we can understand how sentences are constructed and how to construct sentences. We will do some exercises to check the understanding and to apply the grammatical knowledge to four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking. The exercises will also help to develop vocabulary. This class is designed to achieve Educational Goals 1, 2, and 3 of the General Basic Subjects, incorporating active learning.
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Objectives |
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The purpose of this course is to enable students to learn elementary level grammar and improve English proficiency. By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. read and understand a beginning level passage including typical vocabulary for
introducing Japanese culture.
2. listen to a clearly spoken conversation or passage.
3. orally express their thought with a few sentences about a simple topic.
4. write six sentences in five minutes. (A subject-verb set with proper word order will be
counted as one sentence.)
5. write a composition of no fewer than 80 words on a familiar topic.
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Grading Policy |
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Final examination (60%), short free compositions (15%), English Composition 1 and 2 (15%), and Participation (10%)
・The short free compositions and English Composition 1 and 2 will be returned through the LMS with grades and corrections.
・The participation of students is graded according to the responses when being called on, and the degree of participation in the group work practicing the dialogues in the textbook. If a student do not participate in the group work, 10 points will be taken from his/her total grade.
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Textbook and Reference |
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Textbook: "Introduce Japan in Easy English"
Authors: Yukari Aiko & Yuka Ikeda
Publisher: Asahi Press
Price: ¥1,900 +Tax
ISBN: 978-4-255-15577-7
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Requirements (Assignments) |
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[Preparation with the textbook]
1. Read the dialogue or passage in the textbook and understand what it means so that you will be able to explain it in Japanese. Before class, you should understand the expressions in the section of "Notes" and look up other unknown expressions. (20 minutes)
2. You can download the voice data file from the Internet. Listening to the voice data before class should be done. The voice data should be listened to repeatedly so that unfamiliar words or expressions can be picked up and that their pronunciations can be written down in katakana beside them. Reading aloud the dialogue, etc. imitating the voice data will improve your pronunciation. (15 minutes)
3. Grammar exercises should be done before class so that you can see the differences between your own answers and the correct ones. If there are any unfamiliar expressions within the exercises, check their meanings. (15 minutes)
[Review]
1. You will practice translating the dialogue, etc. correctly into Japanese without the support of "Notes," especially the misunderstood parts during class. The items in grammar exercises mistaken in class should also be reviewed. (10-20 minutes)
2. You will check your grades and corrections of short free compositions and English Composition 1 and 2 through the LMS on your smartphones, etc. (10 minutes)
[How to Write English Composition 1 and 2]
Each time, a number of example compositions will be distributed at first. Second, the directions for writing Composition 1 or 2 will be given. Third, you will spend approximately 30 minutes writing it. If you can not finish writing it in class, you may complete it at home. In this case the completion of the composition will be the assignment. (10-30 minutes)
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Note |
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Students are supposed to bring in English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries for each class. (Either paper or electronic dictionaries are OK. If you are an exchange student, the dictionaries that translate English into your mother tongue and vice versa are preferable.）
If you learn basic English grammar, you will be able to speak and write clearly understandable English. Besides, it will make reading and listening in English easier. I hope that this course will consolidate your basis for the practical use of English, enlarging your vocabulary,
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Schedule |
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１. Orientation (the outline of the course, preparation, evaluation, etc.)
Writing about Summer Vacation |
２. Unit 9: Traveling to Kyoto by Shinkansen (narration ①: direct narration and indirect
narration & sequence of tenses) |
３. Unit 9: Traveling to Kyoto by Shinkansen (narration ①: reporting verbs in indirect
narration & the shifts of pronouns and adverbs in indirect narration) |
４. English Composition 1: My Travel/An Unforgettable Experience, etc.
Unit 10: The First Experience of the Tea Ceremony (narration ②: how to express
an interrogative notion in indirect narration) |
５. Unit 10: The First Experience of the Tea Ceremony (narration ②: how to express
an imperative notion in indirect narration) |
６. Unit 11: The Memories of Kyoto (relative pronouns ①: nominative, possessive,
and accusative cases) |
| ７. Roundup of Unit 9-11 |
| ８. Watching a DVD in English (a film or drama with Japanese subtitles) |
９. Unit 12: The Last Day in Japan—From the Tsukiji Fish Market to Ueno Park
(relative pronouns ②: When "that" is preferred, relative pronouns and prepositions,
and the relative pronoun "what") |
10. Unit 13: Explaining Japanese Culture in English (relative adverbs: the restrictive and
continuative uses) |
11. Roundup of Unit 12-13
English Composition 2: Writing a Comparative Essay (the comparison between two
things, events, or people, etc.) |
12. Unit 14: The Last Supper in Japan (subjunctives ①: subjunctive past, "I wish ...",
"were to ...", and "should ...") |
13. Study Guide for the Final Examination
Unit 15: The Time to Say Goodbye (subjunctives ②: subjunctive past perfect, "as if ...",
and subjunctives without "if") |
| 14. Roundup of Unit 9-15 & Course Evaluation |
| 15. Final Examination & Roundup of the Whole Course |
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| １． |
Outline |
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A placement test is required for this course. By learning grammar, we can understand how sentences are constructed and how to construct sentences. We will do some exercises to check the understanding and to apply the grammatical knowledge to four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking. The exercises will also help to develop vocabulary. This class is designed to achieve Educational Goals 1, 2, and 3 of the General Basic Subjects, incorporating active learning.
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| ２． |
Objectives |
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The purpose of this course is to enable students to learn elementary level grammar and improve English proficiency. By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. read and understand a beginning level passage including typical vocabulary for
introducing Japanese culture.
2. listen to a clearly spoken conversation or passage.
3. orally express their thought with a few sentences about a simple topic.
4. write six sentences in five minutes. (A subject-verb set with proper word order will be
counted as one sentence.)
5. write a composition of no fewer than 80 words on a familiar topic.
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| ３． |
Grading Policy |
|
Final examination (60%), short free compositions (15%), English Composition 1 and 2 (15%), and Participation (10%)
・The short free compositions and English Composition 1 and 2 will be returned through the LMS with grades and corrections.
・The participation of students is graded according to the responses when being called on, and the degree of participation in the group work practicing the dialogues in the textbook. If a student do not participate in the group work, 10 points will be taken from his/her total grade.
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| ４． |
Textbook and Reference |
|
Textbook: "Introduce Japan in Easy English"
Authors: Yukari Aiko & Yuka Ikeda
Publisher: Asahi Press
Price: ¥1,900 +Tax
ISBN: 978-4-255-15577-7
|
| ５． |
Requirements (Assignments) |
|
[Preparation with the textbook]
1. Read the dialogue or passage in the textbook and understand what it means so that you will be able to explain it in Japanese. Before class, you should understand the expressions in the section of "Notes" and look up other unknown expressions. (20 minutes)
2. You can download the voice data file from the Internet. Listening to the voice data before class should be done. The voice data should be listened to repeatedly so that unfamiliar words or expressions can be picked up and that their pronunciations can be written down in katakana beside them. Reading aloud the dialogue, etc. imitating the voice data will improve your pronunciation. (15 minutes)
3. Grammar exercises should be done before class so that you can see the differences between your own answers and the correct ones. If there are any unfamiliar expressions within the exercises, check their meanings. (15 minutes)
[Review]
1. You will practice translating the dialogue, etc. correctly into Japanese without the support of "Notes," especially the misunderstood parts during class. The items in grammar exercises mistaken in class should also be reviewed. (10-20 minutes)
2. You will check your grades and corrections of short free compositions and English Composition 1 and 2 through the LMS on your smartphones, etc. (10 minutes)
[How to Write English Composition 1 and 2]
Each time, a number of example compositions will be distributed at first. Second, the directions for writing Composition 1 or 2 will be given. Third, you will spend approximately 30 minutes writing it. If you can not finish writing it in class, you may complete it at home. In this case the completion of the composition will be the assignment. (10-30 minutes)
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Note |
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Students are supposed to bring in English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries for each class. (Either paper or electronic dictionaries are OK. If you are an exchange student, the dictionaries that translate English into your mother tongue and vice versa are preferable.）
If you learn basic English grammar, you will be able to speak and write clearly understandable English. Besides, it will make reading and listening in English easier. I hope that this course will consolidate your basis for the practical use of English, enlarging your vocabulary,
|
| ７． |
Schedule |
|
１. Orientation (the outline of the course, preparation, evaluation, etc.)
Writing about Summer Vacation |
２. Unit 9: Traveling to Kyoto by Shinkansen (narration ①: direct narration and indirect
narration & sequence of tenses) |
３. Unit 9: Traveling to Kyoto by Shinkansen (narration ①: reporting verbs in indirect
narration & the shifts of pronouns and adverbs in indirect narration) |
４. English Composition 1: My Travel/An Unforgettable Experience, etc.
Unit 10: The First Experience of the Tea Ceremony (narration ②: how to express
an interrogative notion in indirect narration) |
５. Unit 10: The First Experience of the Tea Ceremony (narration ②: how to express
an imperative notion in indirect narration) |
６. Unit 11: The Memories of Kyoto (relative pronouns ①: nominative, possessive,
and accusative cases) |
| ７. Roundup of Unit 9-11 |
| ８. Watching a DVD in English (a film or drama with Japanese subtitles) |
９. Unit 12: The Last Day in Japan—From the Tsukiji Fish Market to Ueno Park
(relative pronouns ②: When "that" is preferred, relative pronouns and prepositions,
and the relative pronoun "what") |
10. Unit 13: Explaining Japanese Culture in English (relative adverbs: the restrictive and
continuative uses) |
11. Roundup of Unit 12-13
English Composition 2: Writing a Comparative Essay (the comparison between two
things, events, or people, etc.) |
12. Unit 14: The Last Supper in Japan (subjunctives ①: subjunctive past, "I wish ...",
"were to ...", and "should ...") |
13. Study Guide for the Final Examination
Unit 15: The Time to Say Goodbye (subjunctives ②: subjunctive past perfect, "as if ...",
and subjunctives without "if") |
| 14. Roundup of Unit 9-15 & Course Evaluation |
| 15. Final Examination & Roundup of the Whole Course |
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