Numbering Code	G-LAS02 80003 SE48	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Seminar
Target Year	Graduate students	Target Student	For all majors
Language	English	Day/Period	Thu.2
Instructor name	Lees，David (Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Senior Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	The purpose of Seminar Participation is to equip learners with the necessary communication skills to engage with the academic community, expand their intellectual interests, and improve critical thinking skills. Current topics from the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences will be explored from an interdisciplinary perspective with a primary emphasis on academic speaking and listening. Students will be expected to express their ideas in various types of settings (i.e. group discussion, debate, presentations) and prepare for these exchanges by listening to and viewing audio and video materials outside of class. A central part of this course will be group discussions. Therefore, active participation of students is crucial to the success of this course. Regarding academic speaking, students are expected to exercise their ability to express their views in discussions and debate, as well as improve comprehensibility through pronunciation practice. Regarding academic listening, students are expected to perform self-directed listening tasks using various types of audio and video recordings. These materials will be used to provide additional information to feed in-class discussions. Presentation skills will be taught and performance considered in the assessment of students for the completion of this course. 本授業は、学術コミュニティにおいて必要とされるコミュニケーション能力を身につけ、知的好奇心を広げ、批判的思考力を向上させることを目的とする。人文学・社会科学・自然科学の最新のトピックについて、スピーキングとリスニング技能の育成に焦点を当てつつ、学際的な視点から探求する。指定の音声・動画教材を予習し、様々な授業内活動（グループディスカッション、ディベート、プレゼンテーション）で意見交換することが期待される。 本授業では、グループディスカッションが中心的な活動となるため、積極的な授業参加が求められる。アカデミックスピーキングに関しては、発音練習を通して理解されやすい話し方を身につけるとともに、ディスカッションやディベートで意見を表現する能力を育成する。アカデミックリスニングに関しては、様々な種類の音声・動画素材を用いた自学自習が必須であり、これをもとに授業内活動を行う。プレゼンテーション技能の育成についても授業内で扱い、発表も成績評価の一部とする。
Course Goals	By the end of this course, students will be able to: -understand the role of discussion in an academic setting. -initiate and maintain a conversation -articulate a complete idea relating to a specified topic -respond to other classmates' ideas and opinions -manage a conversation in various settings using discussion strategies, such as agreeing/disagreeing, asking for clarification, changing the topic, etc. -present and support opinions in a logical manner -paraphrase an idea in order to clarify or verify information -orally summarize ideas from in-class discussions and listening materials -understand conversations of varying degrees of formality -demonstrate comprehension through verbal and non-verbal cues in conversation -understand the main ideas in longer listening passages -identify discourse markers in extended speech and discussions -identify the purpose of statements and supporting information in oral discourse
Schedule and Contents	1. Introductions, Course Explanation & Self Diagnostic 2. Listening & Notetaking Methods 3. Student-Led Discussions 4. Student-Led Discussions 5. Student-Led Discussions 6. Presentation Workshop 1 7. Presentation 1 8. Student-Led Discussions 9. Student-Led Discussions 10. Student-Led Discussions 11. Student-Led Discussions 12. Presentation Workshop 2 13. Presentations 2 14. Reflection on learning & Self Diagnostic 15. Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation will be based on active participation in class (30%), listening participation (20%), speaking assessment (15%), Performance self-assessment (20%), Presentations (15%)
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students are advised to be able to use online learning tools (podcasts) for work outside of class.
References, etc.	Introduced in the class
Related URL	http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/ https://www.ted.com/ http://ed.ted.com/