● ○Academic SkillsⅠ
051-H-152

担　当　者 単　位　数 配当年次 学　期 曜　日 時　限
Ｒ．リアン　講師 2 1 第1学期週2回 火
金		 2
2

授業概要

Students will develop their reading and writing skills. To assist in both areas, they will study academic vocabulary and expressions. They will learn and practice different ways of reading, researching, organizing, and writing information and ideas. They will learn how to self edit and peer edit their work. The underlying principle of the course is to help students become more proficient in academic language use. Students will be required to practice these skills in class and on their own.

到達目標

Development of effective reading skills, expansion of vocabulary and language usage, training in producing a variety of short writing in an academic style, and acquisition of study skills to help students become more proficient in academic language use.

授業計画

1 Course introduction
Reading:
- Previewing, identifying the main idea
- Vocabulary Learning Techniques
- How to use ISS Moodle
2 Writing:
- Outlining, essay planning, writing a descriptive paragraph
- How to use Grammarly
Reading:
Effective reading skills, getting meaning from context
3 Writing:
Brainstorming, outlining, essay planning
Reading:
Reading for/identifying details
4 Writing:
Essay structure, supporting main idea with examples, writing responses
Reading:
Taking notes while reading
5 Writing:
Writing opinions with support and examples
Reading:
Review reading units 1- 4
6 Writing:
Review writing units 1- 4
Reading:
Skimming, using glosses and footnotes to aid comprehension
7 Writing:
Paragraph writing – unity/cohesion, writing a personal letter
Reading:
Skimming, recognizing the author’s purpose/message
8 Writing:
Describing a process, writing with sequencing and a “how-to” description
Reading:
Identifying fact and opinion
9 Writing:
Writing with sentence variety
Reading:
Synthesizing information, summarizing text, checking comprehension
10 Writing:
Writing an explanatory paragraph
11 Reading:
Review reading units 5-8
Writing
Review writing units 5-8
12 Reading and Writing:
Effective strategies and common errors to avoid
Final essay – brainstorm, planning
13 Essay organization, draft writing
Peer editing
14 Revising
Class Review and Reflections
15 Course Consolidation
This course schedule is tentative and subject to change.

授業方法

Class time will be used to introduce reading and writing skills and strategies. Students will work individually and in pairs or groups. Classroom activities and exercises will be interactive and involve discussion and communication in English among students.

準備学習

Writing descriptions, opinions, and responses to weekly readings (30 mins - 45 mins)
Vocabulary study (10 mins)
Completing exercises from textbook (15 mins)
Rereading text passages for comprehension (20 mins)

成績評価の方法

小テスト：30％（Vocabulary, reading and writing review）
平常点（クラス参加、グループ作業の成果等）：10％（Teacher, student self-evaluation, and in-class English usage）
Paragraph Writing：40％（Paragraph writing assignments (descriptions, opinions, responses, opinions with support and examples)）
Final Essay：20％（5-paragraph expository essay）
No late homework assignments or essays will be accepted.

教科書

Joe McVeigh, Jennifer Bixby, Q: Reading and Writing 2, (Q:Skills for Success) 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 2015, ISBN：9780194818704