Test Taking I (All Faculties, English)-E3
| Numbering Code | U-LAS51 10008 SB48 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
| Target Year | 2nd year students or above | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Thu.4/Thu.5 | |
| Instructor name | Obermeier Andrew (Part-time Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
The overall aim of this class is to develop students' proficiency in using academic English while practicing the skills necessary to do well on standardized tests, with a focus on the Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT). There are four key strands for developing language proficiency: meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language focused learning, and fluency development. In this course, reading, listening, writing, and speaking activities will be balanced in an effort to develop students' overall proficiency at using academic English. 本授業は，TOEFL iBTを中心とした英語テストの受験に必要とされる技能の育成に焦点を当てながら，学術英語運用能力を高めることを目的とする。運用能力を高めるためには，意味を重視したインプット，意味を重視したアウトプット，語彙や文法などの言語形式を重視した学習，および流暢さの向上が重要である。リーディング，リスニング，ライティング，スピーキングの四技能のバランスのとれた活動を通して，学術英語における総合的な運用能力の育成を目指す。 |
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| Course Goals | In this course, students will learn to respond effectively to questions on the TOEFL iBT, with some reading and listening homework. In class the main emphasis will be on the speaking sections. Students will learn listening skills for basic comprehension, pragmatic understanding, and connecting information. They will learn speaking skills for planning speaking responses to the TOEFL question types, with a focus on strategies for how to analyze and answer questions quickly and in an organized manner. Although there will less emphasis on reading and writing skills, key skills such as understanding vocabulary from contexts, making inferences from stated facts, completing organizational tables, and planning and writing a point-by-point writing response will be studied. Time will also be taken for studying academic vocabulary. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
The course will proceed systematically through the topics in the main textbook. Every week, there will be reading homework, listening homework, and vocabulary to study. There will also be frequent quizzes in class. In addition to vocabulary study to integrate the words in the 京大・学術語彙データベース, the class will proceed through the following topics in the main text: (1) Introduction (2) The Brain: The Fantastic Plastic Brain (3) TOEFL Integrated Speaking Task: The Merits of Unitasking (4) Lying: Is Honesty the Best Policy? (5) TOEFL Integrated Speaking Task: Family Secrets (6) Personality: Revolution of the 50% (7) TOEFL Integrated Speaking Task: Introverts and Extroverts (8) Cross-Cultural Insights: Ancient Wisdom Travels West (9) TOEFL Integrated Speaking Task: Interview with a Feng Shui Expert (10) Social Media: Together Alone (11) TOEFL Integrated Speaking Task: Online Identity (12) Learning through the Arts: Your Brain on Art (13) TOEFL Integrated Speaking Task: Music Education Changing Lives (14) Wrap up (15) Final Test (16) Feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Evaluation will be based on quizzes (50%), a brief presentation (10%), and the final test (40%). Attendance will be closely monitored, and students absent from 4 classes or more will not earn credit. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students should be prepared to study for about 2 hours before every class. There will often be a quiz at the beginning of class. The contents of the quiz test knowledge of the homework assigned: vocabulary, and comprehension questions regarding a reading or listening assignment. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Northstar 5 Listening and Speaking (With MyEnglishLab), , (Pearson), ISBN:978-0-13-428084-4, Be sure to get the edition with MyEnglishLab. It's probably best to purchase it in 生協。 | ||
| References, etc. | 京大・学術語彙データベース 基本英単語1110, , (研究社) | |||
