Technical English

Course Information

College Toyama College Year 2020
Course Title Technical English
Course Code 0250 Course Category Specialized / Elective
Class Format Lecture Credits School Credit: 1
Department Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Student Grade 5th
Term Second Semester Classes per Week 2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials Distribute the lecture materials created by the teacher in charge every time
Instructor Matoba Ryuichi

Course Objectives

The primary objective of the course is to acquire the following skills:
- To understand characteristics of engineering English.
- To understand construction of abstract, and be able to write abstract of graduation research.
- To be able to give a graduation research presentation in English.

Rubric

Ideal Level of AchievementStandard Level of AchievementUnacceptable Level of Achievement)
Evaluation 1To understand characteristics of engineering English very wellTo understand characteristics of engineering EnglishNot to understand characteristics of engineering English
Evaluation 2To understand construction of abstract very well, and be able to write abstract of graduation research perfectlyTo understand construction of abstract, and be able to write abstract of graduation researchNot to understand construction of abstract, and be able to write abstract of graduation research
Evaluation 3To be able to give a graduation research presentation in English very wellTo be able to give a graduation research presentation in EnglishTo be unable to give a graduation research presentation in English

Assigned Department Objectives

JABEE C1 See Hide
ディプロマポリシー 3 See Hide

Teaching Method

Outline:
Writing abstract in English, technical writing, and presentation in English
Style:
Class style: Lecture and drills
Evaluation: Homework, quiz, presentation, and final exam
Notice:
Students whose final score is under 60 can take a makeup exam

Course Plan

Theme Goals
2nd Semester
3rd Quarter
1st Guidance and writing abstract in English 1
(lecture and drill)
Students can write English sentences with 3C(Clear, Concise, Correct).
2nd Writing abstract in English 2
(lecture and drill)
Students understand construction of technical paper and abstract.
3rd Writing abstract in English 3
(lecture and drill)
Students can rewrite normal English sentences to technical English sentences.
4th Writing abstract in English 4
(lecture and drill)
Students write their own research abstract.
5th Writing abstract in English 5
(lecture and drill)
Students finish up writing their own research abstract.
6th Making research briefing poster 1
(lecture)
Students understand how to represent their own research in one poster.
7th Making research briefing poster 2
(drill)
Students finish up making their own research poster.
8th Presentation using research briefing poster 1
(drill)
Students give a presentation using a poster.
4th Quarter
9th Presentation using research briefing poster 2
(drill)
Students give a presentation using a poster.
10th Presentation in English 1
(lecture)
Students understand how to represent their own research using slides.
11th Presentation in English 2
(lecture and drill)
Student can explain graph, table, figure orally, also finish up making their own research presentation slides.
12th Presentation in English 3
(drill)
Students give a presentation using slides.
13th Presentation in English 4
(drill)
Students give a presentation using slides.
14th Presentation in English 5
(drill)
Students give a presentation using slides.
15th Final exam Final exam
16th Return the final exam Return the final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

ExaminationPresentationMutual Evaluations between studentsBehaviorPortfolioOtherTotal
Subtotal702000010100
Basic Ability702000010100
Technical Ability0000000
Interdisciplinary Ability0000000