Course Objectives
Learning purpose: To develop the ability to understand the contents of academic English papers and apply to the work in the future, and to summarize and communicate them in an easy-to-understand manner.
Course Objectives:
1. To be able to search for appropriate English papers and to understand their contents.
2. To be able to prepare slides in English on the contents of academic English papers and to make introductory presentations in Japanese.
3. To be able to understand questions in English and to respond to them in Japanese.
Rubric
| Excellent | Good | Acceptable | Not acceptable |
| Achievement 1 | To be able to search for appropriate English articles, to understand their contents, and to make plans to reflect them in own activities.
| To be able to search for appropriate English articles, to understand their contents. | To be able to search for appropriate English articles. | Can not be able to search for appropriate English articles. |
| Achievement 2 | Be able to prepare slides in English and give an introductory presentation in English (or Japanese) on the contents of an article in English. | Be able to prepare slides in English and give an introductory presentation in Japanese on the contents of an article in English. | Be able to prepare slides in English. | Can not be able to prepare slides in English. |
| Achievement 3 | To be able to give a presentation about own research in English, and to be able to answer questions in English (or Japanese). | To be able to give a presentation about own research in English. | To be able to prepare slides about own research in English. | Can not be able to prepare slides about own research in English. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
General or Specialized : Specialized
Field of learning : Common and basic natural sciences
Foundational academic disciplines : Engineering / Mechanical Engineering
Relationship with Educational Objectives :
This class is equivalent to "(6) Through extracurricular activities and participation in advanced technology lectures and academic societies, the student has learned to work with local communities and as well has acquired a global perspective.
Relationship with JABEE programs :
The main goals of learning / education in this class are "(F) ..., F-2: ...", also "A-2" is involved.
Course outline :
In this course, students will read articles and introduce literature, focusing on academic English papers. This course is designed to develop reading comprehension skills while confirming specialized knowledge, and to develop presentation and communication skills through the introduction of literature that summarizes and presents the contents of English articles.
Style:
Course method :
The class will start with a literacy course on English papers and presentations in English, followed by a presentation of an outline of an English paper selected by the students using PowerPoint, various media, and the board. In addition, students will be required to write a report (1) to (3) selected by the instructor. The class will be conducted with a lot of time allocated for discussions (including presentations) between the instructor and students. After 4 weeks: Students who are scheduled to present next week will publish their selected papers, and other students will prepare questions for the next week in English (submitted as reports). After 4 weeks: Students who are scheduled to present the next week will publish their selected papers.
Grade evaluation method :
Presentations (20% of the presentation, 20% of the slides, and 20% of the discussion), 30% of the report, and 10% of the quiz (written test) will be evaluated comprehensively.
Notice:
Precautions on the enrollment :
This is a class that requires study outside of class hours. A total of 45 hours of study is required per credit, including both class time and study outside class time. Follow the instructions of the instructor regarding study outside of class hours.
Course advice :
Preparatory study to be done in advance. Basic knowledge of the specialized field is a prerequisite.
Foundational subjects : English, basic knowledge of mechanical engineering and electronic control engineering
Related subjects :
Practical English I (1st year), Practical English II (2nd)
Attendance advice :
English is essential for engineers. If you are late for class for more than 15 minutes, you will be considered absent.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Guidance, Research activities (Learning outside class time: Assignment (1) Research misconduct ①) |
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| 2nd |
Research activities and papers (Learning outside class time: Assignment (2) About the laboratory (2)) |
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| 3rd |
Literacy education on academic literature (Learning outside of class time: Assignment (3) Submission rules, Decision on outline presentation paper (3)) |
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| 4th |
Presentation skills in English (Study outside class hours: Assignment (4) About my research (English), Preparation of English questions (1)) |
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| 5th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (1) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (5) Preparation of questions in English (2)) |
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| 6th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (2) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (6) Preparation of questions in English (3)) |
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| 7th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (3) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (7) Preparation of questions in English (3)) |
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| 8th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (4) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (8) Preparation of questions in English (4)) |
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (5) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (9) Preparation of questions in English (5)) |
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| 10th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (6) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (10) Preparation of questions in English (6)) |
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| 11th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (7) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (11) Preparation of questions in English (7)) |
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| 12th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (8) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (12) Preparation of questions in English (8)) |
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| 13th |
Presentation of an outline of an article in English (9) (Study outside of class time: Assignment (13) Preparation of questions in English (9)) |
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| 14th |
Regular Exams |
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| 15th |
Return and commentary of exam answers |
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| 16th |
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 100 |
| Basic Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 100 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |