Course Description

This course is designed to achieve Learning Goals 1, 2, and 3 of the General Basic Subjects,
This course aims to help students improve all four English language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) comprehensively while focusing on elementary-level grammatical items. This course is composed of individual learning on the LMS ( Unit 1 to Unit 6 ) and face-to-face classes ( Unit 7 to Unit 15 and the exam ).

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to enable students to learn elementary level grammar and improve their English proficiency.

Grading Policy

Exercises on the LMS, and classes (50%), and the exam (50%)

Textbook and Reference

Requirements(Assignments)

Students should try the exercises of the pre-unit before the first class. Students will be encouraged to prepare for classes. They should check the words they don't know and try the exercises in the textbook. Students should remember to review after class. Dictionaries are very useful and students should use them as often as possible.( 90 minutes per class)

Note

Students must finish six units (Unit 1 to Unit 6) before face-to-face classes. Class schedule is announced on LMS. Students are supposed to bring in the textbook and English-Japanese dictionaries for each class. (Either paper or electronic dictionaries are OK.）

Schedule