講義名 英語コミュニケーション ≪□第一部≫
講義開講時期 後期
曜日・時限 火2・木2
単位数 2

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学習目標(到達目標) ①日常生活や自分自身のことについて,自信をもって英語で話すことができる。
Students will be able to talk with confidence about their everyday life and themselves in English.

②日常生活や現代社会に関わる情報・説明を聴いて,理解することができる。
Students will be able to listen to and understand information and explanation on everyday life and modern society.

③相手の考えを理解して,積極的にコミュニケーションを図ることができる。
Students will be able to develop skills for communicating effectively in English from their personal viewpoint.

④英語がよく使用されている社会の文化背景を理解し,場面に合った適切な英語表現(丁寧表現など)を使うことができる。
Students will be able to express their ideas in an appropriate way (e.g. with regard to politeness and formality) based on the cultural contexts of sites where English is widely used.
授業概要(教育目的) 英語のスピーキングとリスニングに関する既習事項を確認・活用して,自身が伝達したいことを音声で表現できるようになること,そして相手が伝達したいことを聴き取って理解できるようになることを目的とします。
This class gives students the opportunity to develop basic skills in speaking and listening. Attention mainly focuses on pronunciation, intonation and basic communication strategies.
授業計画表
 
項目内容
第1回Introduction to the courseReview of the syllabus and the section "How to Use This Book" in the textbook.
第2回"Stand Up and Get Educated"How might physical activity and higher technology have an impact on education?
第3回"E=MC2"What does the world's most famous scientific equation mean?
第4回"Science Is Where It's At"Why have some people had problems learning science, and why is science education important?
第5回"Whence the Human Being?"Could people have evolved from bears?
第6回"Our Place in the Universe"Might we be part of something too big for us to discover and to prove that it even exists?
第7回"Geography and Ignorance"Where are places, and what is important in determining locations?
第8回Review of lessons 2-7Open session to discuss items in the previous six lessons.
第9回"Plowshares from Swords?"How might people demonstrate intelligence by playing with words?
第10回"Language versus Mathematics"Which is more difficult to acquire at a very high level, a language or mathematics?
第11回"Free Will or No Free Will?"Do people make choices, or has everything already been determined?
第12回"Look Old and Save Money"What are some ridiculous ways in which people might try to save trivial amounts of money?
第13回"How to Win Trophies"How might people try to prove that they are better than they are?
第14回Review of lessons 9-13Open session to discuss items in the previous five lessons.
第15回"Animals in Sports"What constitutes animal abuse?
第16回"Restrain Them Dogs!"How can problems with troublesome pets be solved?
第17回"To Help or to Talk about Helping?"Under what circumstances, if at all, do people help others in need?
第18回"Health Care and the Market"Can free-market capitalism solve every problem faced by society?
第19回"Replenish Those Aquifers!"Why is water a very important resource?
第20回"Ecology and Class Warfare"Do rules and laws pertaining to ecology have an unfairly disadvantageous impact on some people?
第21回Review of lessons 15-20Open session to discuss items in the previous six lessons.
第22回"The Classiness of Art"Who decides what qualifies as "art" and what its value is?
第23回"Do Yoga in a Health Club"What are some reasons that people go to sports centers?
第24回"A New Use for Levitation"Might unfamiliarity with an exotic philosophy lead to strange ideas?
第25回"U.F.O.s"Are UFOs vehicles visiting us from Outer Space, or rather something else?
第26回"The Electronic Pud-Puller"Why are machines invented, and what goes on while the work is in progress?
第27回"Do Prairie Dogs Bark or Chirp?"What drives an academic to undertake research?
第28回Review of lessons 22-27Open session to discuss items in the previous six lessons.
第29回Final examination (part one)Group discussions and oral presentations to the class about what the course has provided in terms of learning, thinking, and making progress in using the English language.
第30回Final examination (part two)Written questions to be answered individually for the same purpose as that described for lesson 29.
授業形式 演習形式を中心として授業を進め,ペアまたはグループによる練習なども行います。内容理解を確認するための小テストや課題提出等を随時課します。
This class lays stress on practical training, including work in pairs or groups. Comprehension quizzes and assignments will be given as needed.
評価方法
定期試験 レポート 小テスト 講義態度
(出席)
その他 合計
25% 25% 0% 50% 0% 100%
評価の特記事項 Both individual work and group work are important.
テキスト Moatfield, Dialogs Among Thoughtful Folk, Intelligence Gate Enterprises, 2011 or 2016. ¥2,000.
参考文献 At least one dictionary for working with the English language is recommended.
オフィスアワー(授業相談) Not applicable.
事前学習の内容など,学生へのメッセージ Activities in class are likely to include (1) reading the chapter dialog aloud and doing some pronunciation practice, (2) answering questions about its contents, and (3) doing such things as making and acting out conversations, making an oral presentation, and debating.