英語C(中級)法ⅠB
002-D-212

担 当 者 単 位 数 配当年次 学 期 曜 日 時 限
D.フォースター 講師 2 通年 2

授業概要

This course will increase your ability to communicate your own thoughts and ideas in English using a variety of video-based materials while improving your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as greatly expanding your vocabulary. Activities will include cloze listening exercises, shadowing, note-taking, interviewing your classmates, and answering discussion questions. You will also improve your public speaking skills through oral presentations.

到達目標

By the end of the semester, you should have significantly improved both your English listening and speaking skills. You should also have increased your knowledge of vocabulary, idioms, slang and cross- cultural awareness. In addition, you should have signi cantly improved your ability to speak in public and give successful oral presentations.

授業計画

1 Course introduction, syllabus, interviews and introductions.
2 Where are you from? Saying hello and goodbye, Countries and nationalities, Word stress, be statements and yes/no questions, Welcome, new employees, The Office.
3 Everyday life. Responding, Daily routines, Pronunciation r and l, present simple statements, adverbs of frequency, A Day in My Life, Life in the Desert.
4 What do you like to do? Talking on the phone, Free-time activities, present simple questions, Free-Time Survey, Yoga Instructor.
5 Meet the family. Making suggestions, Family members, unstressed vowels, have/has statements, We’re a Happy Family, Family Barbecue.
6 Out on the town. Giving directions, Places in a town, articles, there is/there are statements, Springfield Message Board, A Different Kind of Town.
7 Welcome home! Offering and expressing help, Rooms and furniture, Pronunciation a, Present continuous statements, questions, and short answers, A Room in a Day, Homes in Magnolia.
8 Review
9 I can do that. Talking about problems, Months of the year. can/can’t statements, questions, and short answers, You’re Invited to a Barbecue, Talent Show Audition.
10 I love my work. Making polite requests, Jobs, word stress, Present simple and present continuous, On the Job, Mountain Pilots.
11 Where were you? Talking about bad news, Events and places to go, was/wasn’t, were/weren’t, Past simple, to be statements, questions, and short answers, Hotel Reviews, An American City.
12 What did you study? Talking about good news, School subjects, Past tense endings, Past simple statements, regular/irregular verbs, negative statements, The New Eric, Hawthorne High.
13 What happened to you? Buying medicine, Parts of the body, Silent letters, Past simple yes/no/Wh questions, News from the Emergency Room, Laughter is the best medicine.
14 I’m going on a cruise. Showing surprise, Travel, go plus prepositions, be plus going to statements, questions and short answers, Big Plans, A trip to Honolulu.
15 Review
16 Course review, syllabus, summer vacation interviews and introductions.
17 Let’s get started! Asking about people, Personal information, The phonetic alphabet, Question forms, be, do, Woman Puzzled by Boyfriend’s Behavior, Times Square.
18 On the job. Making appointments, Jobs, Word building, present simple, Life on the Rig, The Macheros of Chile.
19 My daily life. Responding to information, Everyday activities, Stress in expressions, past simple statements, A Good Life, A Day in Ha Long Bay.
20 My life story. Responding to the news, Life events, years, past simple questions and short answers, The Father of Soul Music, Phyllis and Milton’s Story.
21 Getting around. Offering and asking for help, At the bus station, Word stress, present continuous and present simple, Commute Another Way Day, Commuting in Tokyo.
22 What a good story! Giving directions, Directions and locations, Pronunciation of (short form), past continuous, The Gardener, I was There!
23 Review
24 Seeing the world. Expressing doubt, The world, Word stress, going to, The Global Yacht Race, The Canadian Rockies.
25 What’s she like? Greeting a visitor, Describing People, descriptions, adjectives and adverbs, What kind of person are you? Inside a Hair Salon.
26 Out and about. Buying clothes, Stores, Silent letters, Comparatives and superlatives, Shop Smart, My Neighborhood.
27 Chores and bores. Returning Something, Everyday jobs, Present perfect and past tense, The Office Message Board, Everyday Appliances.
28 What’s on TV? Returning something, TV shows, Pronunciation, the letter o, Present perfect, questions and short answers, TV Talk, Working in TV.
29 All about money. Inviting someone out, Money and banking, sentence stress, Future with will, What will the future be like? The Amazing Asimo.
30 Review.
The above schedule is subject to change.

授業方法

The class will begin with a video listening/note-taking/cloze-exercise, followed by shadowing speaking practice, asking and answering questions related to the video, and asking and answering discussion questions in writing and/or in front of the class with a partner.

準備学習

Students must complete homework assignments before coming to class and review each lesson (approximately 30 minutes). Students must read a minimum of 300,000 words at BeeOasis.com by the end of the academic year.

成績評価の方法

第2学期(学年末試験):20%(Oral presentation.)
中間テスト:20%(Oral presentation.)
レポート:20%(Discussion Questions (Written and Oral).)
Class Participation.:20%(Actively participate in all class activities and complete all assignments on time. )
Extensive Reading.:20%(Read a minimum of 300,000 words at BeeOasis.com.)
Active class participation and completing of all assignments on time is essential for improving your English and earning a passing grade in this course.

教科書

One year subscription to BeeOasis.com and prints provided by the instructor.

履修上の注意

履修者数制限あり。
第1回目の授業に必ず出席のこと。