● ○Academic SkillsⅠ

051-H-152

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.

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.

1	1. Course Orientation 2. Unit 1, Part 1: Brainstorming and Paragraph Outlining Topic Sentences
2	1. Unit 1, Part 2: Paragraph Writing Supporting Sentences 2. Logical Argumentation I Reading Skill I: Skimming
3	1. Unit 1, Part 3: Coherence 2. Conjunctions and Transitions Reading Skill II: Scanning
4	1. Unit 3, Part 1: Paraphrasing 2. Unit 3, Part 1: Summarizing
5	1. Unit 1, Part 4: Academic Writing Style 2. Logical Argumentation II
6	1. Unit 3, Part 2: In-text Citations (APA Format) 2. Plagiarism Detection
7	1. Plagiarism Detection 2. Logical Argumentation III
8	1. Unit 2, Part 1: From Paragraph to Essay 2. Reading Skill III: Annotating
9	1. Essay Outline 2. Thesis Statements
10	1. Introductory Paragraphs 2. Creating Motive
11	1. Concluding Paragraphs 2. Logical Argumentation IV
12	1. Developing Body Paragraphs 2. In-text Citations Check
13	1. Reading Skill IV: Inferencing 2. Introduction to Logical Fallacies
14	1. Unit 2, Part 3: Essay Editing 2. Paraphrase and Summary Check
15	Course Consolidation

Pair and group work, textbook activities, logical argumentation discussions, and reading activities.

Approximately 1-2 hours per week. Students are required to do readings, summaries, vocabulary practice, and writing tasks outside of class.

小テスト：10％（Paraphrasing and Summarizing Quiz）

平常点（クラス参加、グループ作業の成果等）：20％（Preparation, active participation, and attendance）

Paragraph Writing：30％（Paragraph Writing (4 X 7.5%)）

Final Essay：20％（Five Paragraphs）

Reading：20％（Reading Assignments (2 X 10%)）

This course is taught and conducted entirely in English. Failure to use English in class will negatively affect the student’s participation grade. In extreme cases, failure to use English in class will result in the student being marked absent.
Feedback will be given in class.

P. Chin, Y. Koizumi, S Reid, S. Wray, Y. Yamazaki, Academic Writing Skills 1, ケンブリッジ大学出版局/Cambridge, ISBN：9781107636224

Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com
Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Citation Machine: https://citationmachine.net
Academic Word List: http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm
　
You will not be able to take Academic Skills II unless you successfully complete this course.

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