● 英語Ｒ（上級特）Ｎ全Ｃ

002-D-413

In this course we will use a textbook which introduces a wide range of interesting, topical subjects for reading and discussion. You will already be familiar with TED talks and hopefully the variety of themes introduced will offer something of interest to everyone. By covering one unit every two weeks there will be time to supplement the textbook with newspaper articles and other materials of interest to the students.

Students who take this course will have the opportunity to develop not just their reading skills but to listen to talks about the respective themes and to discuss these topics. Students will develop core academic language skills at an advanced level while studying topics that affect everyone in a global society.

1	Introduction to the course and level check
2	Consolidation activities
3	Strategies for communication
4	Unit 1: Why Explore
5	TED Talk: Why We Need Explorers
6	Unit 2: Success and Failure
7	TED Talk: How to Learn from Mistakes
8	Unit 3: Power Shifts
9	TED Talk: Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
10	Unit 4: Creative Sparks
11	TED Talk: The Mystery Box
12	Unit 5: Hope and Equality
13	TED Talk: Good News on Poverty
14	Review
15	Independent research
16	Consolidation
17	Unit 6: Backing up History
18	TED Talk: Ancient Wonders
19	Unit 7: Food for All
20	TED Talk: How Food Shapes Our Cities
21	Unit 8: Future Jobs
22	TED Talk: What Will Future Jobs Look Like?
23	Unit 9: How We Learn
24	TED Talk: The Linguistic Genius of Babies
25	Unit 10: A Brighter Tomorrow
26	TED Talk: Innovating to Zero
27	General knowledge quiz
28	Year-end cultural topic
29	Review
30	Summing up

Although the course title is reading we will be working on integrating the skills of reading, listening and speaking. This course will be taught in English and it is important that you make an effort to speak in English and maintain English throughout the lesson. This means speaking to the teacher in English and to each other. This effort will be reflected in the grading.

Class preparation activities will vary week by week. It will usually be necessary to prepare the vocabulary for the reading each week and at other times prepare notes to lead the discussion (about 30~40 minutes on average).

第２学期（学年末試験）：30％

平常点（クラス参加、グループ作業の成果等）：70％

A positive attitude and active participation in the class are expected and will be reflected in the grading.

Laurie Blass and Jessica Williams, 21st Century Reading Level 4 , 1st Edition, Cengage Learning, 2016, ISBN：9781305265721

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