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Title Global Issues A
Title (en) Global Issues A30
Schedule 2024年度前期 水曜2限
Course credits 1
Course code 9960559
Descriptions
The primary objective of the course is to advance your communicative competence with a focus on reading, listening, speaking and writing in English.
This class will help you to improve your vocabulary and natural use of the language.
There will be an emphasis on reading stories, in order to prepare for presenting those stories to the other members of the class.
In the second semester the speech topics will be freely selected for research, preparation, and presentation.
The students will be thoroughly immersed in the language and work to achieve proficiency.
Objectives
Objectives:The primary objective of the course is to advance your communicative competence with a focus on spoken Englishand develop the ability and confidence to use it in realistic situations with native and other non-native speakers.
Outcomes
This course is designed to influence a well-rounded natural acquisition of English.
Many skills will be practiced; reading, listening, speaking, writing and presentation.
A focus will be placed on improving TOEIC scores as well as developing spoken communication including presentation.
Course notes prerequisites
この授業の履修を希望する者は必ず初回授業に出席すること。
このクラスの履修者数の上限は40名であり、初回授業出席者が40名を超えた場合は、初回授業において選抜（抽選）を行う。
初回授業において選抜が実施された場合、その後の履修者の受け入れは行わない。
なお、状況に応じて3年生以上の履修登録が優先される場合がある（ただし初回授業への出席は必須）。
Students wanting to take this class must attend from the first lesson.
The maximum number of students for this class is 40.
If the number of students hoping to register in the first lesson exceeds 40, students will be chosen (by lottery).
If the holding of a lottery in the first lesson becomes necessary, class registration will not be automatic.
Depending on the situation, 3rd and 4th year students wanting to register for the class will be given priority (but only those who attend the first class).
Most of the information will be given during the class period.
It is important for the student to attend every class and do so with a willingness to communicate in English.
Students must gain a score of 60% or more and be in attendance for 2/3 of classes in order to pass.
(for online classes, this will include interaction with the online material)If a student misses 5 in a semester (for any reason), they will not be allowed to pass.
(In some cases, an assignment will count as attendance)
Preparation and review
Outside of class, the student should read their materials for the projects.
Occasionally there will be homework, which should be done promptly,in preparation for the next class.
Prepare and bring all materials to class.
The students should review all notes each week after the lesson.
Evaluation
(40%) weekly essays/side discussions, (30%) final speech presentation, (20%) participation (includes submission of speech preparation assignments: topics, title, research, final outline), (10%) outline test
Plan
1.
Welcome to the new semester: Explanation of the final project and weekly discussion assignments.
Speech Presentation: Prepare 3 ideas for possible topics2.
Topic assignment: The happiest country in the worldSpeech Presentation: Submit 3 possible topics3.
Discussion: The happiest country in the worldSpeech Presentation: Presentation style & Making a title4.
Topic assignment: Marriage and divorceSpeech Presentation: Speech title due5.
Discussion: Marriage and divorceSpeech Presentation: Introduction, body, and conclusion & Introduce research guidelines6.
Topic assignment: Crime and capital punishment in JapanSpeech Presentation: Research guidelines7.
Speech Presentation: Research week8.
Discussion: Crime and capital punishment in JapanSpeech Presentation: Steps to writing a speech9.
Speech Presentation: Final outline instructions10.
Outline test11.
Topic assignment: Free topicSpeech Presentation: Finish writing your speech this week12.
Discussion: Free topicSpeech Presentation: Final speech outline is due.
Explanation of the final speech evaluation13.
Final project: Speech Presentation (submission of projects)14.
Final project: Speech Presentation (submission period deadline)
Experience
The teacher has experience teaching English in Japanese universities since 2002, has a master's degree in TEFL, and has been heavily involved in speech presentation studies.
The teacher has been involved in many speech competitions and has been a judge at seven annual English speech competitions in Japan.
The teacher is a published author of research papers and has experience editing research and dissertations as well as novel writing.