Course Objectives
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most
immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping,
local geography, employment).
Can communicate in simple and routine tasks
requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine
matters.
Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate
environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Rubric
| Ideal Level | Standard Level | Unacceptable Level |
| Achievement 1 | Exceeds: reads English sentences using Eiken Level Pre 2 vocabulary and sentence structure, and understand the contents accurately. | Meets: understands the rough contents by listening to and reading English sentences using Eiken Level Pre 2 vocabulary and sentence structure. | Approaches : can hardly understand the contents by listening to or reading English sentences using Eiken Level Pre 2 vocabulary and sentence structure. |
| Achievement 2 | Exceeds: speaks smoothly with no major breakdowns or noticeable pauses. Pronunciation is clear and easy to understand. Used a wide range of recently studied vocabulary and patterns. Grammar was nearly free of mistakes. | Meets: speaks smoothly with some breakdowns and a few pauses. Pronunciation is sometimes clear and understandable. Used some of recently studied vocabulary and patterns. A few Grammar mistakes. | Approaches: speaks but with some major breakdowns and many long pauses. Pronunciation is not clear and a bit difficult to understand. Used only a few recently studied vocabulary and patterns. A lot of grammar mistakes. |
| Achievement 3 | Exceeds: expresses his or her own opinion and gives an effective reason or explanation. Vocabulary and grammar/word usage are appropreate. | Meets: expresses his or her own opinion and gives a reason or explanation, but with only the minimum amount of information necessary. Errors in vocabulary and grammar/word usage occur but do not impede communication. | Approaches: expresses his or her own opinion but unable to give a reason or explanation. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
Teacher will devise most of the topics used for individual, pair and group activities as well as composition and presentations.
Style:
Teacher will create, guide, facilitate and evaluate student, pair, group activities. Students must actively participate in all activities such as listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Notice:
・Bring your own dictionary (Japanese-English, English-Japanese)
・Can take makeup exam in need aid up to maximum of 50 points
・Submit the two workbooks immediately after the exam is over
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Guidasnce
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To know the outline of this course
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| 2nd |
Part of Speech, Subject and Predicate, Negative and Interrogative Sentences |
To understand and operate the usage of part of speech, subject and predicate, negative and interrogative Sentences
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| 3rd |
Sentence Pattern1,2 |
To understand and operate the usage of sentence pattern
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| 4th |
Sentence Pattern 3 |
To understand and operate the usage of sentence pattern
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| 5th |
Sentence Pattern 4 |
To understand and operate the usage of sentence pattern
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| 6th |
Present Tense, Past Tense |
To understand and operate the usage of present tense and past tense
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| 7th |
Future Tense |
To understand and operate the usage of future tense
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| 8th |
Midterm Exam |
Midterm Exam
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Evaluation
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Evaluation
To know how to make an effective presentation
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| 10th |
Present Perfect Tense 1 |
To understand the usage of present perfect tense and be able to give effective presentations
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| 11th |
Present Perfect Tense 2 |
To understand the usage of present perfect tense and be able to give effective presentations
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| 12th |
Auxiliary Verb 1 |
To understand the usage of auxiliary verb and be able to give effective presentations
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| 13th |
Auxiliary Verb 2 |
To understand the usage of auxiliary verb and be able to give effective presentations
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| 14th |
Auxiliary Verb 3 |
To understand the usage of auxiliary verb and be able to give effective presentations
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| 15th |
Term-end Exam |
Term-end Exam
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| 16th |
Evaluation |
Evaluation
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| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
Composition |
To be able to express thoughts and opinions according to the given theme
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| 2nd |
Passive Voice 2 |
To understand and operate the usage of passive voice
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| 3rd |
Passive Voice 2 |
To understand and operate the usage of passive voice
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| 4th |
Infinitive 1 |
To understand and operate the usage of infinitive
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| 5th |
Infinitive 2 |
To understand and operate the usage of infinitive
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| 6th |
Infinitive 3 |
To understand and operate the usage of infinitive
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| 7th |
Infinitive 4 |
To understand and operate the usage of infinitive
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| 8th |
Midterm Exam |
Midterm Exam
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
Evaluation
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Evaluation
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| 10th |
Gerund 1 |
To understand the usage of gerund and be able to give effective presentations
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| 11th |
Gerund 2 |
To understand the usage of gerund and be able to give effective presentations
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| 12th |
Participle 1 |
To understand the usage of participle and be able to give effective presentations
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| 13th |
Participle 2 |
To understand the usage of participle and be able to give effective presentations
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| 14th |
Participle 3 |
To understand the usage of participle and be able to give effective presentations
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| 15th |
Year-end Exam |
Year-end Exam
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| 16th |
Evaluation |
Evaluation
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Vocabulary and Composition | Workbook | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Basic Proficiency | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |