Comprehensive English Ⅳ

Course Information

College Toyama College Year 2020
Course Title Comprehensive English Ⅳ
Course Code 0097 Course Category General / Elective
Class Format Lecture Credits Academic Credit: 1
Department Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Student Grade 4th
Term First Semester Classes per Week 1
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials Successful keys to the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test (Goal 500), 4th edition
Instructor Moananu Charlton

Course Objectives

1. Introduce the essential elements of the TOEIC test.
2. Introduce "Test-taking Strategies" for each section of the TOEIC test (8 parts).
3. Introduce useful words, collocations and expressions related to the TOEIC test.
4. Through in-class TOEIC explanations, strategies, activities, and TOEIC material-focused examinations, help students can the test with confidence.

Rubric

Ideal Level of achievement (very good) 80%Standard Level of achievement (good) 60%Unacceptable Level of achievement (Fail) <60%
Achievement 1: GrammarStudent clearly understands grammar structures covered in the textbook.Student partially understands grammar structures covered in the textbook.Student is unable to understands grammar structures covered in the textbook.
Achievement 2 ReadingStudent clearly understands readings covered in the textbook.Student partially understands readings covered in the textbook.Student is unable to understand readings covered in the textbook.
Achievement 3 ListeningStudent clearly understands listening covered in the textbook.Student partially understands listening covered in the textbook.Student is unable to understand the listening covered in the textbook.
Achievement 4 Writing including: words, collocations, expressionsStudent clearly understands writing, including: words, collocations, expressions covered in the textbook.Student partially understands writing, including: words, collocations and expressions covered in the textbook.Student unable to understand writing including: words, collocations, expressions covered in the textbook.

Assigned Department Objectives

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Teaching Method

Outline:
To introduce the TOEIC test; the structure, contents and test-taking strategies. Through weekly practice tests, targeted word quizes and useful test taking strategies for each section, students will be able to take the TOEIC test with confidence.
Style:
teacher-student lecture format, pair-work, group-work format, computer-assisted learning.
Notice:
Homework must be submitted by the deadline.
If you are absent on the day of a test (ALL tests included), please provide a doctor's note in order to do a make-up test. Make-up tests will be given only ONCE.

Course Plan

Theme Goals
1st Semester
1st Quarter
1st Syllabus. Pre-test explanation of syllabus. Pre-Test.
2nd Unit 1-Daily Life full coverage of unit including practice test. Word development activity. Homework
3rd Unit 1 word test. TOEIC test strategy section 1. Unit 2-Places word test U.1. TOEIC test taking strategy 1 explanation. Unit 2 coverage. self study 1 check.
4th Unit 2-Places (cont.) further coverage of Unit 2. HW. self-study 2.
5th Unit 2 test. TOEIC Unit 3-People Word test Unit 2. full coverage of unit including practice test. Word development activity. Homework
6th TOEIC Unit 3-People (cont.) TOEIC strategies sec. 2. Word test Unit 3. Writing activity. further expansion of Unit 3.
7th Unit 4 Travel full coverage of unit including practice test. Word development activity. Homework
8th 中間試験 Unit 1-4
2nd Quarter
9th Unit 4-Travel (cont.) word test U.4. Further coverage of Unit 4. HW..
10th Unit 5 Business.
TOEIC strategies sec. 3.
full coverage of unit including practice test. Word development activity. Homework
11th Unit 6 Office. Word test Unit 5. full coverage of unit including practice test. Word development activity. Word test U. 5
12th Unit 6 Office. (cont.). Word test U. 6. Unit 7 technology word test U.6.full coverage of unit 7 including practice test. Word development activity.
13th Unit 7 (cont.), word test Unit 7. Unit 8.
TOEIC strategies sec.4.
word test Unit 7. full coverage of unit 8 including practice test. Word development activity.
14th Unit 8. (cont.). Word test unit 8 Word test U 8. finish Unit 8.
15th 期末試験 Units 5 - 8
16th TOEIC strategies sec. 5. explanation of strategies.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

ExaminationPresentationMutual Evaluations between studentsBehaviorPortfolioOtherTotal
Subtotal70000030100
Basic Proficiency70000030100
Specialized Proficiency0000000
Cross Area Proficiency0000000