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講義概要/Course Information
2020/04/28 現在

科目基礎情報/General Information
授業科目名
/Course title (Japanese)
Academic English for the Second Year Ⅰ(Ⅲ類・I)
英文授業科目名
/Course title (English)
Academic English for the Second Year Ⅰ
科目番号
/Code
ENG301z
開講年度
/Academic year
2020年度 開講年次
/Year offered
2/3/4
開講学期
/Semester(s) offered
前学期 開講コース・課程
/Faculty offering the course
情報理工学域
授業の方法
/Teaching method
演習 単位数
/Credits
1
科目区分
/Category
総合文化科目
開講学科・専攻
/Cluster/Department
情報理工学域
担当教員名
/Lecturer(s)
Scott Mclellan
居室
/Office
None
公開E-Mail
/e-mail
scottmcl@uec.ac.jp
授業関連Webページ
/Course website
Edmodo
更新日
/Last updated
2020/03/10 18:02:21 更新状況
/Update status
公開中
/now open to public
講義情報/Course Description
主題および
達成目標
/Topic and goals
This class will serve as an extension to Academic Written and Spoken English. It will focus on expanding upon what you learned in your 1st year and will help you develop essential academic skills. The focus will be twofold: (1) how to present in English and (2) how to write an academic paper. These skills will be essential to your success in the field of academia.
This course will also feature an extensive reading module. Graded readers and other texts will serve as topics for some of your summaries and reaction papers.

前もって履修
しておくべき科目
/Prerequisites
None.
前もって履修しておくこ
とが望ましい科目
/Recommended prerequisites and preparation
All required English courses for the first year.
教科書等
/Course textbooks and materials
To be announced in class
授業内容と
その進め方
/Course outline and weekly schedule
1. Guidance

2. What is the course? AE? Semester 1 and 2 overview
(Goal: Understand the syllabus and purpose of the class: Being able to organize your opinions and present them)

3. The Basics: How to make an Introduction. Formal vs Informal
(Goal: Ext of the previous goal. Basic of good presentation skills)

4. Quick Summary – The elevator speech.
(Goal: Learn how to give quick oral summaries and explanations)

5. Your Opinion
(Goal: Learn how to give a critical summary of a presentation or written work)
HW: Rx1

6. Skim/Scan. How to read and summarize
(Goal: How to quickly review texts/ and extract key information. How to give a quick oral summary)

7. Skim/Scan (Cont)
(Goal: To continue w/ scanning and quick summaries)
Introduce to presentation 1

8  Taking a stand
(Goal: To be able to state a strong academic argument)
HW: Rx2

9. Pros and Cons – Two Sided Argument
(Goal: To be able to understand both sides of an argument and present either side)
HW: Rx3

10. Presentation 1:
(Goal: To learn how to be persuasive)
HW: Choose a topic for next week

11. Presentation Project 1- Preparation Phase.
(Goal: To plan your final project, and to understand the expectations)
HW: Rx4

12. Presentation Project 2 – Creation Phase
(Goal: To understand the role of visuals and how to organize your speech)
HW: Rx5

13. Presentation Project 3- Fine Tuning
(Goal: To learn what not to do during your presentation)

14. Final Presentations 1

15. Final Presentations (Cont).
実務経験を活かした
授業内容
(実務経験内容も含む)
/Course content utilizing practical experience
授業時間外の学習
(予習・復習等)
/Preparation and review outside class
To be discussed in class.
成績評価方法
および評価基準
(最低達成基準を含む)
/Evaluation and grading
Presentation 1 and 2 – 50%
Reactions (Best 3) – 20%
Participation – 30 %

Note: (1) Please note grades will be scaled following university guidelines (2) Missing assignments will count against your final mark. (3) Plagiarism may result in you failing the course (4) Let’s have fun together this semester!
オフィスアワー:
授業相談
/Office hours
To be announced in class.
学生へのメッセージ
/Message for students
Effort, active participation, and extensive reading are the secrets to success in this course.
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
その他
/Others
None.
キーワード
/Keyword(s)
AE2Y