Extensive English Exercises

Course Information

College Tokuyama College Year 2022
Course Title Extensive English Exercises
Course Code 0006 Course Category General / Compulsory
Class Format Lecture Credits Academic Credit: 2
Department Environmental and Civil Engineering Course Student Grade Adv. 1st
Term Second Semester Classes per Week 2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials (Handouts from the teacher)
Instructor Kuramashi Yasuhiro

Course Objectives

This course will help students learn and apply effective TOEIC test-taking strategies in order to improve their scores. Building an extensive business vocabulary is important for improving TOEIC test scores, so students will also spend considerable time using and reviewing vocabulary that commonly appears on TOEIC tests.

Rubric

理想的な到達レベルの目安(優)標準的な到達レベルの目安(良)未到達レベルの目安(不可)
評価項目1 Test Strategies and Time ManagementAble to effectively employ test-taking strategies and manage test time.Able to employ test-taking strategies and manage test time, though student sometimes struggles to manage both simultaneously.Unable to employ test-taking strategies and manage test time.
評価項目2 Can solve listening problems accurately (more than 80% correct).Can solve listening problems somewhat accurately (more than 60% correct).Cannot solve listening problems accurately (Less than 60% correct).
評価項目3Can solve reading problems accurately (more than 80% correct).Can solve reading problems somewhat accurately (more than 60% correct).Cannot solve reading problems accurately (Less than 60% correct).

Assigned Department Objectives

到達目標 A 2 See Hide
JABEE f See Hide

Teaching Method

Outline:
TOEICの問題形式と特徴を理解し、スコア470点以上を目標とする。また、スコアアップには授業以外の自学自習が不可欠であり、そのための勉強方法の習得も目指す。
Style:
テキストを使用し、テスト概要を知る課程で自身の取り組み方を探る。リスニング、りーディングの方略について実践的な指導を行だけでなく、インターラクティブなアクティビティを取り入れる。さらに、TOEIC関する課題を自学自習として課す。
Notice:
Homework (40%) + Quizzes (40%) + Participation (20%)

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning
Aided by ICT
Applicable to Remote Class
Instructor Professionally Experienced

Course Plan

Theme Goals
2nd Semester
3rd Quarter
1st Introduction Students will learn the class structure, grading, and online tools.
2nd Unit 7: Reading Test Part 7 (Reading Comprehension) Students will scan the questions to decide which ones to answer first.
3rd Unit 7: Reading Test Part 7 (Reading Comprehension) Students will scan the questions to decide which ones to answer first.
4th Unit 5: Reading Test Part 5 (Incomplete Sentences) Students will identify parts of speech; manage test time effectively.
5th Unit 4: Listening Test Part 4 (Talks) Students will skim to predict the context before listening.
6th Unit 3: Listening Test Part 3 (Conversations) Students will skim to predict the context before listening.
7th Unit 2: Listening Test Part 2 (Question-Response) Students will analyze the meaning of factual questions.
8th Unit 6: Reading Test Part 6 (Text Completion) Students will use context to choose the correct verb form and meaning.
4th Quarter
9th Unit 1: Pictures Students will identify key words from context.
10th Practice Test 1
11th Unit 14: Reading Test Part 7 (Reading Comprehension) Students will use context to answer vocabulary questions.
12th Unit 12: Reading Test Part 5 (Incomplete Sentences) Students will choose gerunds and infinitives correctly.
13th Unit 11: Listening Test Part 4 (Talks) Students will become familiar with different kinds of “what” questions.
14th Unit 10: Listening Test Part 3 (Conversations) Students will practice being aware of same word distractors.
15th Unit 9: Listening Test Part 2 (Question-Response) Students will become familiar with different ways of answering direct questions and become aware of similar-sounding words.
16th Review

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

試験 (Quizzes)発表 (Homework)相互評価態度ポートフォリオその他 (Participation)Total
Subtotal404000020100
基礎的能力404000020100
専門的能力0000000
分野横断的能力0000000