1 Students can improve their receptive skills and TOEIC scores using test-taking strategies - assessed using TOEIC-based tests.
2 Students can improve their communication skills using in-class by projects and activities - assessed using in-class activities.
3 Students can improve their English knowledge by completing homework and assignments - assessed using assigned work.
概要:
Students will learn language and strategies to improve their TOEIC scores. Language items will be vocabulary and grammar structures. There will be strategies for each of the 7 parts of the test, as well as strategies for overall time-management during the test.
授業の進め方・方法:
In each normal class, students will warm up with a communication activity. Then they will use the textbook to learn about and practice TOEIC strategies. Finally, there will be either a communication activity or a quiz.
注意点:
Tests will have TOEIC-level questions. It is important to get as many points as possible on assignment, quizzes, and activities.
This course includes a total of 120 hours of self-study activities at home before or after class. (Because 1 hour means 45 minutes in this context, you actually need a total of 90 hour self-study at home.) Please note that you must complete the take-home assighnments to succefully pass this class.
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授業内容 |
週ごとの到達目標 |
| 前期 |
| 1stQ |
| 1週 |
"Warmup: Two truths and a lie
Textbook: Listening (pt 1 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Nouns and verbs, first-person statements
Skills: Predicting what you will hear
Strategies: Think of nouns and verbs using a picture"
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| 2週 |
"Warmup: Show and tell
Textbook: Listening (pt 2 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Tag questions
Skills: Thinking about meaning
Strategies: Knowing common distractors
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| 3週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Listening (pt 3&4 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Offers and suggestions
Skills: Using content words to predict what you will hear
Strategies: Paraphrasing, who and where questions"
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| 4週 |
"Warmup: Introduce your partner
Textbook: Reading (pt 5 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Talking about the past and future
Strategies: Managing time using the 2-pass method"
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| 5週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Reading (pt 6 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Parts of speech
Skills: Identifying parts of speech
Strategies: Time management"
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| 6週 |
"Warmup: Charades
Textbook: Reading (pt 7 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Understanding context
Skills: Using context to answer vocabulary questions
Strategies: Answering easy questions first"
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| 7週 |
In-class, graded performance
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Varies depending on chosen performance
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| 8週 |
Mid-term test
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Use knowledge, skills, and strategies learned to perform on a TOEIC-based test.
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| 2ndQ |
| 9週 |
"Warmup: Strike a pose
Textbook: Listening (pt 1 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Nouns and verbs, first-person statements
Skills: Predicting what you will hear
Strategies: Think of nouns and verbs using a picture"
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| 10週 |
"Warmup: All about me
Textbook: Listening (pt 2 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Tag questions
Skills: Thinking about meaning
Strategies: Knowing common distractors
"
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| 11週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Listening (pt 3&4 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Offers and suggestions
Skills: Using content words to predict what you will hear
Strategies: Paraphrasing, who and where questions"
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| 12週 |
"Warmup: Guide to your favorite place
Textbook: Reading (pt 5&6 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Talking about the past and future, parts of speech
Skills: Identifying parts of speech
Strategies: Managing time using the 2-pass method"
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| 13週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Reading (pt 7 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Understanding context
Skills: Using context to answer vocabulary questions
Strategies: Answering easy questions first"
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| 14週 |
In-class, graded performance
End-term test
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Varies depending on chosen performance
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| 15週 |
End-term test
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Use knowledge, skills, and strategies learned to perform on a TOEIC-based test.
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| 16週 |
Return the test |
Review
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| 後期 |
| 3rdQ |
| 1週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Listening (pt 1 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Present tenses, place prepositions
Strategies: Avoiding common distractors"
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| 2週 |
"Warmup: Draw a picture
Textbook: Listening (pt 2 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Indirect answers
Skills: Recognizing questions with indirect answers
Strategies: Answering yes/ no questions where the answer isn’t yes or no."
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| 3週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Listening (pt 3&4 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Answering What and When, Where, Why, and How questions
Skills: Expressing opinions
Strategies: Using the 40-second rule"
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| 4週 |
"Warmup: Picture prompt story
Textbook: Reading (pt 5 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Infinitive gerund forms after verbs, recognizing dependent prepositions
Strategies: Using prefixes to guess meaning"
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| 5週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Reading (pt 6 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Linking words, pronouns and possessive forms
Strategies: Answering connecting content questions"
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| 6週 |
"Warmup: Charades
Textbook: Reading (pt 7 A)
Assessment: Quiz"
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Strategies: Answering main idea questions and inference questions, answering connecting information questions, answering NOT questions
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| 7週 |
In-class, graded performance
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Varies depending on chosen performance
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| 8週 |
Mid-term test
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Use knowledge, skills, and strategies learned to perform on a TOEIC-based test.
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| 4thQ |
| 9週 |
"Warmup: Strike a pose
Textbook: Listening (pt 1 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Present tenses, place prepositions
Strategies: Avoiding common distractors"
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| 10週 |
"Warmup: All about me
Textbook: Listening (pt 2 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Indirect answers
Skills: Recognizing questions with indirect answers
Strategies: Answering yes/ no questions where the answer isn’t yes or no."
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| 11週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Listening (pt 3&4 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Answering What and When, Where, Why, and How questions
Skills: Expressing opinions
Strategies: Using the 40-second rule"
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| 12週 |
"Warmup: Hot seat (guess the word)
Textbook: Reading (pt 5&6 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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"Knowledge: Infinitive gerund forms after verbs, recognizing dependent prepositions
Strategies: Using prefixes to guess meaning"
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| 13週 |
"Warmup: Question-based discussion
Textbook: Reading (pt 7 BCD)
Assessment: Quiz"
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Strategies: Answering main idea questions and inference questions, answering connecting information questions, answering NOT questions
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| 14週 |
In-class, graded performance
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Varies depending on chosen performance
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| 15週 |
End-term test
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Use knowledge, skills, and strategies learned to perform on a TOEIC-based test.
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| 16週 |
Return the test |
Review
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