Advanced English Practicum I

Course Information

College	Toyama College	Year	2024
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	Writing Facilitator（構造から学べるパラグラフ・ライティング入門）（松柏社）
Instructor	Yamamura Hiroto

Course Objectives

This course is an introduction to English paragraph writing skills that you need to acquire in order to actively participate in your research community in English.
By the end of this course, students will be able to write effective English essays about familiar topics.

Rubric

	Estimated ideal achievement level (high) 80%	Estimated standard achievement level (standard) 60%	Estimated unachieved level (Fail) <60%
Writing (sentence level)	Students can write grammatically accurate English sentences.	Students can write grammatically accurate English sentences, but make some errors that do not hinder communication.	Students cannot write grammatically accurate English sentences.
Writing (discourse level)	Students can logically connect sentences in a coherent manner.	Students can logically connect sentences, but some of the sentences lack coherence.	Students cannot logically connect sentences.
Ideas and developments	Students can support their main ideas with some reasons and examples.	Students can support their main ideas with some reasons and examples, but some of the sentences are not fully developed.	Students cannot support their main ideas with some reasons and examples.

Assigned Department Objectives

ディプロマポリシー C-1 （日本語・外国語により書かれた文章を理解し、文章や口頭発表により表現することができる。）

JABEE C1 （日本語・外国語により書かれた文章を理解し，文章や口頭発表により表現することができる）

Teaching Method

Outline:

In order to write effective English essays, you need to know not only correct grammatical structures but also how each sentence should be connected in a coherent manner. In this course, students will learn how to write English essays by covering key concepts in writing such as Topic Sentence, Supporting Sentence and so forth.

Style:

The class will be led by an instructor, but the students' active participation is strongly required. The main instructional language will be Japanese, but English will be heard and spoken as well when exchanging ideas in the class.

Notice:

Assessment will be based on a mid-term mini quiz and an English essay that will be assigned at the end of the term.
You need to spend a certain amount of time at home studying before and after each week.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning

Aided by ICT

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Guidance/ Teacher self-introduction	Syllabus explanation.
		2nd	Unit1: A Paragraph as a Product	Students can understand the concept of Paragraph.
		3rd	Unit2: Writing a Topic Sentence	Students can understand the concept of Topic Sentence and write English paragraphs.
		4th	Unit3: Writing a Supporting Sentence	Students can understand the concept of Supporting Sentence and write English paragraphs.
		5th	Unit4: Writing a Concluding Sentence	Students can understand the concept of Concluding Sentence and write English paragraphs.
		6th	Unit4: Writing a Concluding Sentence 2	Students can understand the concept of Concluding Sentence and write English paragraphs.
		7th	The Process of Paragraph Writing	Students can understand the cyclical process of essay writing.
		8th	Mid-term mini quiz	Students can check their understanding of the class materials.
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Unit5: Explaining Your Character	Students can write English paragraphs about their characters.
		10th	Unit5: Explaining Your Character 2	Students can write English paragraphs about their characters.
		11th	Unit6: Describing Your Daily Life	Students can write English paragraphs about their daily lives.
		12th	Unit6: Describing Your Daily Life 2	Students can write English paragraphs about their daily lives.
		13th	Unit7: Expressing an Opinion	Students can write English paragraphs expressing their opinions.
		14th	Unit7: Expressing an Opinion 2	Students can write English paragraphs expressing their opinions.
		15th	Essay writings	Students can write English paragraphs about a given topic.
		16th	Feedback on essays	Students' final mark will be decided.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	mid-term mini quiz	English essay	Total
Subtotal	40	60	100
Basic Proficiency	40	60	100