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講義概要/Course description
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This course is intended to help students develop their writing skills in English by offering them opportunities to participate in the following activities:
Writing summaries, commentaries, essays, and a presentation script.
When learning any one of the four language skills, writing, reading, speaking, and listening, we will use each skill to support the other. Therefore, in this course, we will focus on building writing skills, but we will also need to do research, and read articles that stimulate our thinking, and give us knowledge about the topic that we are going to write about.
Additionally, a good part of our class time will be spent discussing the topic that we wrote about These discussions will not only give us another opportunity to use English vocabulary and further us on our journey toward fluent use of the language, but will also stimulate our thinking and make our writing more productive.
Additionally, our listening skills will also be improved with our discussions due to the fact that we will encounter previously learned vocabulary Additionally, these discussions will create a more open, friendly, cohesive, and supportive class environment.
We will write at least 2 five paragraph essays, in the Fall.
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達成目標/Course objectives
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The purpose of this course is to help students improve their writing ability to write sentences, paragraphs, and short essays in English.
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履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
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Writing 1.
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授業計画/Lecture plan
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1
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Course introduction Getting to know each other; student introductions class guidelines. Review rules and procedures. Topical discussion activity. Writing about, and telling about our Summer break. |
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2
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Ramen! What is the best way to eat it? What is your favorite kind? Best shop?
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3
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Smart dogs, and amazing animals from around the world! |
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4
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Interesting places to see in Japan. |
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5
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School Festivals. Elementary, Jr. and Sr. High School. AGU school festival!
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6
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Holidays in Japan, and around the world. |
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7
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The Mobius band
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8
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Sumo, Kendo, Karate and other Japanese sports. |
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9
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Reflections on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. |
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10
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The US Presidential Election
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11
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Blood types, black cats, and other superstitions. |
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12
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Studying abroad
current events
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13
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Work ethic of Japanese university students, relative to the world. |
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14
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Current event topic
Discussion
Game
test prep
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15
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Big Quiz Day
Watch "three stories" video
Thank you
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Completing the homework assignment is essential to prepare for the next class
Most of the time, the homework will be a reading and/or writing assignment
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Students should review articles, and look up ANY new vocabulary covered
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授業方法/Method of instruction
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対面授業 / Classes in-person
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通常型 / regular
補足事項/Supplementary notesStudents will read news stories, and other articles, in English, on specific themes broadly related to the themes of the department. The material may be supplemented with short lectures by the professor which explain and expand on the main themes. Students should respond to the material through discussion, and written responses to prompts given Students will be required to do one presentation during the semester
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成績評価方法/Evaluation
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平常点 In-class Points
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100%
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30% class participation
40% homework
30% quizzes and/or presentation
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教科書/Textbooks
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No textbook
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メッセージ/Message
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Always bring a dictionary to class (paper or electronic OK).
Translation software is strictly forbidden.
You may use your phone in class ONLY for a dictionary app.
Or, on a rare occasion, they could be used for purposes related to the class.
I recommend using a dedicated electronic dictionary 電子辞書
This syllabus is subject to revision, and likely will be revised based on the needs of the students, and the current trending topics at the time of the class
There will be some topics related to your major, but students should be prepared to speak, read, write, and listen to English on a variety of topics
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その他/Others
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Writing Center. A Writing Center is located on the first floor of Building 9. The center is open Mondays through Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Writing Center offers one-to-one help for students with writing assignments
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