Advanced English Ⅳ

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2024
Course Title	Advanced English Ⅳ
Course Code	6504	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Engineering Course	Student Grade	5th
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	(No textbook) Handouts based on the teacher's experience in the subject will be shared.
Instructor	HERBERT John C.

Course Objectives

１）Write English abstracts for research papers and conference proposals.
２）Write research grant proposals in English.
３）Write research presentation proposals in English.
４）Write research papers in English.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
Achievement 1 Writing Abstracts	Able to write an abstract that can capture the reader's attention	Able to show an awareness of the important components of a good abstract	Unable to show any awareness of the important components of a good abstract
Achievement 2 Writing Grant Proposals	Able to write a complete and persuasive grant proposal in English	Able to show an awareness of the important components of a good grant proposal	Unable to show any awareness of the important components of a good grant proposal
Achievement 3 Writing Conference Proposals	Able to write a complete and persuasive conference proposal in English	Able to show an awareness of the important components of a good conference proposal	Unable to show any awareness of the important components of a conference proposal
Achievement 4 Writing Research Papers	Able to write a well-structured, clear, and concise research paper in English	Able to show an awareness of the important components of a good research paper	Unable to show any awareness of the important components of a good research paper

Teaching Method

Outline:

Advanced English IV is a research and proposal writing course. The main goals for this class are to help students learn how to write abstracts and research reports that are worthy of publication and presentation and to write successful grant proposals in English to fund future research projects in international contexts.

Style:

This course follows a process approach to writing whereby brainstorming, outlining, and using AI responsibly as a pre-writing tool will help students develop their writing skills.

Notice:

Students will not be graded on any AI generated or AI assisted reports. Like Advanced English III, this course requires students to write, critique, revise, and rewrite their work several times in one semester. And, students should be willing to share their work and critique each other's work.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Course Overview Brainstorming and Topic Selection	Choose a research topic to write about.
		2nd	Abstracts I	Write a clear and concise abstract.
		3rd	Abstracts II	Write a clear and concise abstract. Critique your classmate's abstract.
		4th	Grant Proposal I	Prepare a logical budget request for research expenditures.
		5th	Grant Proposal II	Write about prior research endeavors.
		6th	Grant Proposal III	Write a rationale for your research plan.
		7th	Grant Proposal IV	Write about a detailed research plan.
		8th	Grant Proposal V	Critique your classmate's complete grant proposal.
	4th Quarter
		9th	Conference Proposal I	Write a conference presentation abstract, summary, and bio-statement.
		10th	Conference Proposal II	Critique your classmate's conference presentation abstract, summary, and bio-statement.
		11th	Research Report I	Write an introduction and a clear thesis statement for your research report.
		12th	Research Report II	Write hypotheses and critique your classmate's hypotheses. Explain the research set up and environment as well as the procedures of the research.
		13th	Research Report III	Write about the results, analysis, and conclusion of the research. Confirm the proper citing of sources.
		14th	Research Report IV	Compile a complete research report.
		15th	Research Report V	Defend your report in 5 minutes or less, followed by Q/A.
		16th	No test

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Abstract	Grant Proposal	Conference Proposal	Research Report	Pre-writing Activities	Peer Critiques	Total
Subtotal	10	30	10	30	10	10	100
Writing about Research	10	30	10	30	10	10	100