English1
TeachersOZEKI. Tadashi
Grade, SemesterYear 1 1st semest [Department of Regional Economics, Faculty of Economics]
CategoryCommunication Subjects
Elective, CreditsRequisites 1credit
 Syllabus Number0A111

Course Description

This class is designed to achieve Educational Goals 1,2, and 3 of the General Basic Subjects.
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.

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to enable students to learn elementary level grammar to improve English proficiency.
The knowledge of fundamental grammar is to be acquired, so that students can have their communicative ability in English.

Grading Policy

Regular examination 60%
Essay writing and report 30%
Positive participation in class 10%

Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
Textbook"Introduce Japan in Easy English"Yukari Aiko and Yuka IkedaAsahi Express
ISBN978-4-255-15577-7
References

Requirements(Assignments)

1 Students are required to check the meanings of the conversation in each unit in advance.(2hours)
2 Students are required to answer the questions about the grammatical usage in English after the class.

Note

Bring electronic dictionaries or paper, to the class as well as notebooks.

Schedule

1Guidance: How to proceed the class and to prepare for it
Unit 1 " At the airport"
Checking the skit of the lesson
2Unit 1 " At the airport"
Checking the skit of the lesson
3Unit 1 " At the airport"
Grammar and usage: Sentence pattern1
4Unit 2 " Mansion in Japan"
Checking the skit of the lesson
5Unit 2 " Mansion in Japan"
Grammar and usage: Sentence pattern2
6Unit 3 " Accepting guests"
Checking the skit of the lesson
7Unit 3 " Accepting guests"
Grammar and usage: Infinitive and Gerund
8Unit 4 " Shopping at the Department"
Checking the skit of the lesson
9Unit 4 " Shopping at the Department"
Grammar and usage: Infinitive 2
10Unit 5 " Flower Viewing"
Checking the skit of the lesson
11Unit 5 " Flower Viewing"
Grammar and usage: Participle
12Unit 6 "Going to Asakusa"
Checking the skit of the lesson
13Unit 6 " Going to Asakusa"
Grammar and usage: Conjunction
14Unit 7 " Walking along Akihabara"
Checking the skit of the lesson
15Test and Review