Technical English Writing

Course Information

College	Tokuyama College	Year	2020
Course Title	Technical English Writing
Course Code	0034	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	Academic Credit: 2
Department	Environmental and Civil Engineering Course	Student Grade	Adv. 2nd
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	(Handouts from teacher)
Instructor	Kuramashi Yasuhiro,Curtis Revis

Course Objectives

To understand the importance of English in the fields of science and engineering. To understand common problems associated with using technical vocabulary in specialist fields.To understand the importance of audience awareness and role it plays in shaping vocabulary choice and style. To develop effective strategies for learning technical vocabulary in specialist fields. To learn thesis sentence formation. To learn how to develop a paragraph structure. To learn how to logically link paragraphs. To explain methods and procedures. To write effective definitions or explanations. To explain information in tables and figures. To write effective conclusions. To write a summary and an abstract in English. To become confident reading professional papers in English.

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 (Writing)	Able to write a well-structured, logical compositions with a clear beginning and ending, and few, if any, confusing grammatical or lexical errors.	Able to write a structured, logical composition with a clear beginning and ending, though some confusing grammatical or lexical errors exist.	Able to write the basic parts of a composition. The composition lacks a clear beginning and ending. Grammatical or lexical errors make it unprofessional and/or unacceptable to professional audience.
評価項目2 (Conceptual)	Able to understand and explain the intended audience for a composition, their expectations, and the type of language appropriate to that audience.	Able to understand the intended audience for a composition, but may struggle to explain their expectations and the type of language appropriate to that audience.	Unable to differentiate between audiences, and is thus unable to choose appropriate vocabulary and style.
評価項目3 (Reading)	Able to read and understand a professional paper in a scientific or engineering field.	Able to read and understand a professional paper in a scientific or engineering field with some difficulty and misunderstanding.	Unable understand a professional paper in a scientific or engineering field.

Assigned Department Objectives

到達目標 A 2 （「世界に通用する」技術者をめざすために、国際理解を深め、技術者としての倫理観と コミュニケーション能力を養うこと）

JABEE f （コミュニケーション能力）

Teaching Method

Outline:

By first understanding the role audience plays in professional or academic writing, the students will gain a better ability to choose appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures to relay the information they want to communicate.

Style:

Much of this class will focus on global concerns in writing: vocabulary choice, sentence-level meaning, paragraph structure, and the linking of paragraphs and ideas into a logical whole. As such, the class will begin with vocabulary, and end with the completion of compositions in English.

Notice:

Participation(20%) + Assignments(50%) + Quizzes (30%) = 100%

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	オリエンテーション	講義・評価について
		2nd	UNIT 1: What is a Paragraph?	Understand the basic structure of a paragraph.
		3rd	UNIT 2: What is a Paragraph	Develop a paragraph in English, with a clear thesis sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence.
		4th	UNIT 3: Essay	Understand the basic structure of an essay.
		5th	UNIT 4: Essay	Develop an essay in English, with an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and concluding paragraph.
		6th	UNIT 5: Process	Learn the vocabulary and grammar necessary to clearly explain a series of events and their logical connections.
		7th	UNIT 6: Process	Express a series of events and their logical connections in English, using appropriate sequencing language.
		8th	UNIT 7: Definition	Compose both simple and extended definitions of key technical terms.
	4th Quarter
		9th	UNIT 8: Definition	Compose both simple and extended definitions of key technical terms.
		10th	UNIT 9: Classification	Catalogue and relate items within a specialist field.
		11th	UNIT 10: Classification	Catalogue and relate items within a specialist field.
		12th	UNIT 11: Cause and effect	Relate the causal relationship(s) between events.
		13th	UNIT 12: Cause and effect	Relate the causal relationship(s) between events.
		14th	UNIT 13: Argumentation	Present, develop, and justify a conclusion.
		15th	UNIT 14: Argumentation	Present, develop, and justify a conclusion.
		16th	Final Portfolio	Revise and submit a collection of 2 or 3 compositions from the semester.

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Participation	Assignments	Quizzes				Total
Subtotal	20	50	30	0	0	0	100
基礎的能力	20	50	30	0	0	0	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