English Reading ER04,ER12,ER20,ER59 1T18 1J1 1L1 1E1

Numbering Code U-LAS20 10001 SB48 Year/Term 2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits 2 Course Type Seminar (Foreign language)
Target Year 1st year students Target Student For all majors
Language English Day/Period Tue.2/Tue.4/Thu.2/Thu.3
Instructor name PETERSON,Mark (Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course This course will focus on the following areas: 1) Understanding meaning: deducing the meaning of unfamiliar words and word groups; relations within the sentence/complex sentences; implications - information not explicitly stated, conceptual meaning, e.g. comparison, purpose, cause, effect. 2) Understanding relationships in the text: - text structure; the communicative value of sentences; relations between the parts of a text through lexical and grammatical cohesion devices and indicators in discourse. 3) Understanding important points; distinguishing the main ideas from supporting detail; recognising unsupported claims and claims supported by evidence - fact from opinion; extracting salient points to summarise; following an argument; reading critically/evaluating the text. 4) Reading efficiently: surveying the text, chapter/article, paragraphs, skimming for gist/ general impression; scanning to locate specifically required information; reading quickly.
Course Goals The goal of this course is to assist students in developing the reading skills necessary to comprehend challenging English texts.
Schedule and Contents n principal, the course will be offered according to the following plan. However, units may be subject to change depending on the progression of the course or handling of current topics.

1. Gift giving etiquette
2. Interview Techniques (1)
3. Interview Techniques(2)
4. The love bug
5. Review
6. Crime and Punishment (1)
7. Crime and Punishment (2)
8. The Tango
9. Review
10. Cloning extinct animals
11. Jim Thompson: Life and Legend
12. The great illusionist
13. Giants
14. Review
15. Final exam
16. Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy 5回以上欠席した場合は成績評価の対象としない。
Evaluation will be based on active participation (20 points), and in-class activities (80 points). Individual work will be assessed on the basis of achievement level for course goals.
Latecomers will be marked as absent. Those who are absent more than five times will not be credited.
Course Requirements Refer to "Handbook of Liberal Arts and General Education Courses".
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Read English articles, newspapers and books on a variety of topics.
Textbooks Textbooks/References Reading Advantage 4 , Casey Malarcher , (Heinle), ISBN:1-4130-0117-3
References, etc. English dictionary
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