Comprehensive English Ⅴ

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2022
Course Title	Comprehensive English Ⅴ
Course Code	0062	Course Category	General / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 1
Department	Department of Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	4th
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	後期:2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials
Instructor	Aoyama Akiko

Course Objectives

The goal of this course is to establish the foundation of English ability, including characteristics and usage of English verbs in the context of science and engineering. Students are encouraged to obtain the skills in technical writing and learn how to express their knowledge and ideas in science and engineering in correct, clear and concise English.

Rubric

	Ideal Level of Achievement (Very Good)	Standard Level of Achievement (Good)	Unacceptable Level of Achievement (Fail)
Words, phrases and sentences in the context of science and engineering	Students can correctly determine the structure of English words, phrases, and sentences and write correct and clear English sentences in the context of science and engineering.	Students can determine the structure of English words, phrases, and sentences almost correctly and write English sentences which are almost correct and clear in the context of science and engineering.	Students cannot determine the structure of English words, phrases, and sentences correctly or write correct and clear English sentences in the context of science and engineering.
Spelling and pronunciation	Students can correctly spell out technical terms of junior high school level science and mathematics. Students can pronounce the basic expressions of scientific events, such as numbers, units, and formulae, of junior high school level science and mathematics in English fluently.	Students can spell out technical terms of junior high school level science and mathematics almost correctly. Students can fluently pronounce most of the basic expressions of scientific events, such as numbers, units, and formulae, of junior high school level science and mathematics in English.	Students cannot spell out technical terms of junior high school level science and mathematics correctly. Students cannot pronounce the basic expressions of scientific events, such as numbers, units, and formulae, of junior high school level science and mathematics in English.
Analysis of paragraphs in the context of science and engineering	Students can accurately analyze the structure of paragraphs frequently used to describe scientific events. They can read and comprehend the information correctly.	Students can analyze the structure of paragraphs frequently used to describe scientific events almost accurately. They can read and comprehend the information almost correctly.	Students cannot analyze the structure of paragraphs frequently used to describe scientific events. They cannot read or comprehend the information correctly.

Assigned Department Objectives

Learning and Educational Objectives of the “General Engineering”  A-1 （英語による200語程度の短い技術文が書け，英語で技術に関する簡単なコミュニケーションをとることができる。）

JABEE 1(2)(f) （論理的な記述力、口頭発表力、討議等のコミュニケーション能力）

Diploma policy 3 （豊かな教養と倫理観を身につけ，社会に貢献できる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

Each class is carried out in the following procedure.
(1) A computer-based review quiz of new words and useful expressions
(2) Checking of the assignments
(3) Confirmation of the words and useful expressions in the new unit
(4) Practice reading aloud and complete the practice questions
(5) Aadvanced questions and explanations

Style:

Lectures

Notice:

The digital files of Japanese translation, explanation, and sound files are stored in the Teaching Material Folder on the school network. The contents of the textbook are those that students are familiar with and they are written in limited number of words with selected grammatical items.
Please note:.
・Be sure to prepare (answer, read aloud, reading comprehension).
・Learn with the teaching materials (model reading, practice exercises etc.).
・The contents of syllabus may change according to the student's degree of understanding.
・Take the TOEIC IP test.

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Lesson 6 Part 1, 2	Can use present perfect tense in science and engineering context. Can use “make + O + adjective / noun”
		2nd	Lesson 6 Part 3, 4	Can use “allow + O + to ~”.Can use “be proportional to ~”
		3rd	Let's try	Can use the basic vocabulary in the field of electricity
		4th	Lesson 7 Part 1, 2	Can use “prevent + O + from · · · ing”. Can use “m ake + O + bare-infinitive”
		5th	Lesson 7 Part 3,	Can you “without · · · ing”. Can use the basic knowledge about affixes
		6th	Lesson 8 Part 1	Can write an exclamation sentence. Can use “so ~ that · · · “ to express degrees
		7th	Lesson 8 Part 2	Can use “it is / was + adjective + to- infinitive”. Can use the relative pronoun “what”
		8th	Mid-term exam
	4th Quarter
		9th	Lesson 8 Part 3, 4	Can use “only A but also B”. Can use “interrogative + to-infinitive”. Can use “passive voice in perfect tense”
		10th	Lesson 9 Part 1, 2	Can express the basic knowledge on ions in English. Can express the basic knowledge on electrolysis in English.
		11th	Lesson 9 Part 3	Can express the basic knowledge on acid and alkali in English.
		12th	Lesson 10 Part 1, 2	Can express the basic knowledge about solar energy in English. Can express the basic knowledge on the law of conservation of energy in English.
		13th	Lesson 10 Part 3, 4	Can express the basic knowledge on potential energy in English. Can express the basic knowledge on energy conversion in English.
		14th	Consolidation	Can answer the SAT problems.
		15th	Term-exam
		16th	Hand back papers to the students	Can identify the causes of the errors and answer the questionnair.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	Portfolio	Other	Total
Subtotal	90	0	0	0	10	0	100
Basic Ability	90	0	0	0	10	0	100
Technical Ability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Ability	0	0	0	0	0	0	0