English A

Course Information

College	Anan College	Year	2024
Course Title	English A
Course Code	1111H02	Course Category	General / Compulsory
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 2
Department	Liberal Arts and Sciences	Student Grade	1st
Term	Year-round	Classes per Week	前期:2 後期:2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Breakthrough English Grammar in 36 Lessons and its workbook, Breakthrough English Grammar and Kihon-reibun Notebook (Basic sentences collection) (all published by Biseisha, Kyoto), Pre-Intermediate 4th Edition　and its Dictation Notebook (published by Kirihara Shoten, Tokyo)
Instructor	Taninaka Toshihiro

Course Objectives

1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions.
2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in 1.
3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in 1.
4. To become able to shadow English sentences in the listening exercise book.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Minimal Level
Achievement 1	Having acquired basic knowledge of English grammar and constructions and able to precisely explain English sample sentences in the textbooks using grammatical terms.	Having acquired basic knowledge of English grammar and constructions and able to online grammatically important points of English sample sentences in the textbooks.	Having acquired minimal knowledge of English grammar and constructions and able to point out the grammatically important part(s) of English sample sentences in the textbooks.
Achievement 2	Able to precisely interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge acquired in this course.	Able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge acquired in this course, given limited vocabulary hints.	Able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge acquired in this course, given a number of vocabulary hints except in grammatically relevant parts.
Achievement 3	Able to correctly translate Japanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge acquired in this course.	Able to correctly translate Japanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge acquired in this course, given vocabulary hints.	Able to correctly translate Japanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge acquired in this course, given a number of vocabulary hints except in grammatically relevant parts..
Achievement 4	Able to perfectly shadow all English sample sentences.	Able to shadow all English sample sentences without much delay but with some incorrectly pronounced words,	Able to shadow all English sample sentences without delay but with a few unpronouced words.

Assigned Department Objectives

学習・教育到達度目標 C-3 （英語による基本的なコミュニケーションができる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

By acquiring the basic knowledge of English grammar and constructions, students are expected to mainly enhance two of the four English skills, reading and writing. In addition, through supplemetary listening exercise materials, not only listening but also speaking ability is trained by shadowing practice and learning useful conversational phrases.

Style:

First, lecture on each topic of the basic English grammar and constructions is given. Next, exercises in the main textbook are tackled. In addition, listening and shadowing exercises are also done. For preparation for class, Kihon-reibun Notebook (Basic sentences collection) is used. For review, workbooks are used. Small quizzes are given sometimes.

Notice:

1. File and keep supplementary handouts.
2. Bring an (electronic) English dictionary to class.
3. Workbooks and filled-up handouts are sometimes collected. Stick to the deadline.

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Orientation	1. To understand the goals of this subject and the organization of classes.
		2nd	Sorts of sentences	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		3rd	Basic sentence patterns (1)	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		4th	Basic sentence patterns (2)	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		5th	Various question types	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		6th	Basic tenses	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		7th	Reviews All Ears L1	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		8th	Midterm exam
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Progressive	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		10th	Perfective (1)	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		11th	Perfective (2) etc.	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson.
		12th	Auxiliary verbs (1) All Ears L2	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		13th	Reviews All Ears L3	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		14th	Reviews All Ears L4	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		15th	Quizzes
		16th	Terminal exam
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	Auxiliary verbs (2) All Ears L5	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		2nd	Auxiliary verbs (3) All Ears L6	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		3rd	Passive voice (1) All Ears L7	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		4th	Passive voice (2) All Ears L8	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		5th	Reviews All Ears L9	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		6th	Infinitives (1) All Ears L10	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		7th	Infinitives (2) All Ears L11	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		8th	Midterm exam
	4th Quarter
		9th	Infinitives (3) All Ears L12	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		10th	Infinitives (4) All Ears L13	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		11th	Infinitives (4) All Ears L14	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		12th	Gerunds (1) All Ears L15	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		13th	Gerunds (2) All Ears L16	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		14th	Reviews All Ears L17	1. To understand basic concepts of English grammar and construnctions intoduced in this lesson. 2. To become able to interpret English sentence by sentence on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 3. To become able to translate Janpanese sentence by sentence into English on the basis of English knowledge obtained in this lesson. 4. To become able to shadow smple sentences in this lesson.
		15th	Quizzes
		16th	Terminal exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Presentation	Mutual Evaluations between students	Behavior	Portfolio	Quizzes	Total
Subtotal	50	0	0	0	40	10	100
Basic Proficiency	50	0	0	0	40	10	100
Specialized Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0	0	0	0	0