Advanced English Practicum I

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2020
Course Title	Advanced English Practicum I
Course Code	0007	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Control Information Systems Engineering Course	Student Grade	Adv. 1st
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	TOEIC テスト書き込みドリル. 桐原書店，英語多読図書（後期）
Instructor	Moananu Charlton

Course Objectives

(1) Acquire advanced, technical vocabulary, collocations and expressions necessary to read a basic business report, e-mail, or letter.
(2) To improve reading efficiency.
(3) Acquire listening ability to understand essential topics in English.
(4) Give technical presentations in English.

Rubric

	理想的な到達レベルの目安 (high) 80%	標準的な到達レベルの目安 (moderate) 60%	未到達レベルの目安 (Fail) <60%
評価項目1 Technical Vocabulary: words; collocations, expression	Student clearly comprehends technical vocabulary covered in the textbook.	Student partially comprehends technical vocabulary covered in the textbook.	Student is unable to comprehend technical vocabulary covered in the textbook.
評価項目2 Reading efficiency	Student is clearly able to read efficiently and comprehend the material.	Student is partially able to read efficiently and comprehend the material.	Student is unable to read efficiently and comprehend the material.
評価項目3 Presentation skills	Student is clearly able to give a well-structured presentation including all the required tasks.	Student is partially able to give a well-structured presentation including all the required tasks.	Student is unable to give a well-structured presentation including all the required tasks.
評価項目4 Presentation contents	Presentation contents are well-organized and pertinent to the task.	Presentation contents are partially well-organized and pertinent to the task.	Presentation contents are poorly-organized and not pertinent to the task.
評価項目3 Presentation delivery	Presentation delivery was clearly effective and convincing.	Presentation delivery was partially effective and convincing.	Presentation delivery was not effective nor convincing.

Teaching Method

Outline:

(1) Goal
To acquire English communication skills required for research and work. To improvve hearing and reading accuracy for English materials such as e-mails, reports, basic conversations.
(2) Overview
Ability to listen to the content of information related to business, through exercises equivalent to 400 points on the TOEIC test. Increase vocabulary and add reading comprehension.
(3) Teach the necessary skills to give technical presentations in English.
*This class will be led by a teacher who is licensed in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) as well as in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

Style:

The class meets once a week for 90-minutes in the language lab. The teacher will use the textbook as a basis and supplement it with other authentic material. The teacher will introduce various web applications including CALLthat will help with the aims of this class

Notice:

All assignments should be submitted by the deadline. Make-up examinations due to absence will ONLY be given with a doctor's note or an "excused" absence.

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Guidance/ Teacher self-introduction-Quiz / Day 1. "Hotels and Restaurants" /	Syllabus explanation. TOEIC pre-test./Teacher self introduction-Kahoot Quiz. Introduction of "how to give effective presentations"/ Day 1
		2nd	Day 1 (continued) / Speaking 1. student presentations.	students 1~20 / Day 1, related speaking, listening, reading exercises
		3rd	Day 1 (cont.)	Day 1, related speaking, listening, reading exercises
		4th	Day 2 "Travel and Business Trip" / Introduction of Speaking 2. News Flash presentation.	Day 2, related speaking, listening, reading exercises / Prep for "NewsFlash" project.
		5th	News Flash presentations. Day 3 "Office Routine 1".	Day 3, related speaking, listening, reading exercises/ students 1~5 presentations,
		6th	News Flash presentations (cont) , Day 3 (cont.)	Day 3, related speaking, listening, reading exercises / students 6~10
		7th	News Flash presentations (cont.), Day 4 "Office Routine 2"	Day 4, related speaking, listening, reading exercises. / students 11~15
		8th	News Flash presentations (cont.), Day 5 (Review of Days 1~4)	Day 5, related speaking, listening, reading exercises / students 16~20.
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Test 1.	Units 1~5 Test (Midterm).
		10th	Group Project 1 "The Country We would like to visit the most"	Group Project 1 Explanation and preparation.
		11th	Group Project 1 presentation	Groups 1~5 presentation / evaluation
		12th	Day 6 "Job openings and Recruitment.	Day 6, related speaking, listening, reading exercises./ Class discussion of homework questions
		13th	Day 7 "Personnel Affairs"	Day 7, related speaking, listening, reading exercises./ Class discussion of homework questions
		14th	Day 8 "Conference and Presentation Seminar	Day 8, related speaking, listening, reading exercises./ Class discussion of homework questions
		15th	期末試験	Units 6~8
		16th	Day 9 "Business"	Day 9, related speaking, listening, reading exercises./ Class discussion of homework questions

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	試験	発表	相互評価	態度	ポートフォリオ	その他	Total
Subtotal	70	20	0	0	0	10	100
基礎的能力	70	20	0	0	0	10	100
専門的能力	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
分野横断的能力	0	0	0	0	0	0	0