English Expression Ⅱ

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2024
Course Title	English Expression Ⅱ
Course Code	0036	Course Category	General / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 2
Department	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	2nd
Term	Year-round	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	Aoyama Akiko

Course Objectives

a. speak about a given topic in simple English.
b. write a passage in simple English according to the audience and purpose.
c. obtain the gist of information and present it in concise English.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1	Can perfectly understand the rules that form the basis of English language use, including words, compounds, idiomatic expressions, sentence structure, grammatical items, basic rhythm and intonation, sound connections, etc.	Can almost understand the rules that form the basis of English language use, including words, compounds, idiomatic expressions, sentence structure, grammatical items, basic rhythm and intonation, sound connections, etc.	Can hardly understand the rules that form the basis of English language use, including words, compounds, idiomatic expressions, sentence structure, grammatical items, basic rhythm and intonation, sound connections, etc.
Achievement 2	Perfectly acquired a positive attitude toward communicating in English and understanding other cultures."	Acquired a positive attitude toward communicating in English and understanding other cultures on the whole.	Failed to acquire a positive attitude toward communicating in English and understanding other cultures.
Achievement 3	Can communicate in English about social issues as well as basic ideas in one's own specialized field with accuracy and fluency.	Can communicate in English about social issues as well as basic ideas in one's own specialized field with a certain level of accuracy and fluency.	Can hardly communicate in English about social issues as well as basic ideas in one's own specialized field.

Assigned Department Objectives

Diploma policy 3 See

Teaching Method

Outline:

The purpose of this class is to acquire an understanding of the basic structure of English writing and the use of vocabulary.
Students are required to express themselves in English on familiar topics.

Style:

Lectures and exercises
・Prepare for and review for each class.
・ Assignments must be submitted by the deadline.

Notice:

・Be sure to bring a dictionary to class.
・The course plan may be changed according to the students' understanding level.
・If the score is lower than 50, the student may take an examination to make up the credit upon request on the premise of finishing all given assignments. If credit is approved as a result of a make-up examination, the evaluation score will be 50.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning	Aided by ICT	Applicable to Remote Class	Instructor Professionally Experienced
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Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Orientation	Understand the outline of the class, Instruction on English learning, Review previous learning
		2nd	Lesson 1	Present tense, Present progressive form, Future progressive tense
		3rd	Lesson 2	Future perfect tense, Past perfect continuous tense
		4th	Review: Auxiliary verb, Passive voice Lesson 3	Auxiliary verb 1
		5th	Lesson 4	Auxiliary verb 2
		6th	Lesson 5	Passive expressions
		7th	Review Exercise 2 Project Work A	Review on Tense, Auxiliary verb, Passive voice
		8th	Lesson 6	Intransitive verb + Infinitive, SVO + Infinitive
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Midterm examination	Midterm examination (Listening test included)
		10th	Exam review	Review on midterm examination
		11th	Lesson 7	Interrogative + Infinitive, Infinitive & Perfect form
		12th	Lesson 8	Expressions using gerunds
		13th	Lesson 9	Infinitive & Gerund, Expressions with infinitives
		14th	Review: Participle, Perceptual verb, Causative verb Lesson 10、Review Exercise 3、Project Work B	Participle construction expressions
		15th	Term-end examination	Term-end examination (Listening test included)
		16th	Exam review, Questionnaire	Review on term-end examination, Questionnaire
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Review: Comparison, Relative Lesson 11	Expressions for comparison
		2nd	Lesson 12、Review Exercise 4	Unrestricted Use of Relatives, Compound relative
		3rd	Review: Subjunctive, Negative, Speech Lesson 13	Expressions Using Subjunctive
		4th	Lesson 14	Indirect speech, Negative expression
		5th	Review Exercise 5 Project Work C	Review on Comparison, Relatives, Gerund, Negatives, Speech
		6th	Lesson 15	Expressions using pronouns
		7th	Lesson 16	Expressions related to time
		8th	Lesson 17	Inanimate subject syntax, Noun expression
	4th Quarter
		9th	Latter term midterm examination	Midterm examination (Listening test included)
		10th	Review on midterm examination	Review on midterm examination
		11th	Lesson 18	Expression of concession
		12th	Review Exercise 6 Lesson 19	Expressions of results, degree, and purpose
		13th	Lesson 20	Emphasized expression, Appositive expression
		14th	Lesson 21 Review Exercise 7, Project Work D	Group verbs, Group prepositions Review on important syntax
		15th	Term-end examination	Term-end examination
		16th	Exam review, questionnaire	Review on term-end examination, questionnaire

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	Portfolio	Assignment	Total
Subtotal	80	0	0	0	0	20	100
Basic Proficiency	80	0	0	0	0	20	100
Specialized Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0	0