基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Communication Skills／COMMUNICATION SKILLS
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部英語学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2020年度／2020 Academic Year　　秋学期／FALL SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	月5／Mon 5
開講区分 ／semester offered	秋学期／Fall
単位数 ／Credits	2.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Ｎ．ハミルトン／Noel HAMILTON

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｎ．ハミルトン／Noel HAMILTON	交流文化学科／TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This is a One Semester Class which will cover a range of interesting  topics for discussion. It is an intermediate based course which seeks to: a) offer students the opportunity to improve their English Communication Skills, b) improve students' analytical and critical abilities towards Foreign and Japanese cultures, c) broaden students' communicative abilities via listening and conversation practice  around a variety of topics and issues
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	Students must submit all assignments in printed form. No handwritten reports will be accepted, so students must ensure they have access to a computer and printer. Please note that because of the current Coronavirus situation, the syllabus is subject to changes but students will be kept informed of these during the semester.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
テキスト2 ／Textbooks2	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
テキスト3 ／Textbooks3	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等1 ／References1	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等2 ／References2	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等3 ／References3	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
評価方法 ／Evaluation	Classwork; 20% Homework; 30%   Report/Presentation 50%
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes	This will be an enjoyable and challenging class
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	適確な英語発話、コミュニケーションスキルを習得し、中級レベルのアカデミックな討議や口語伝達ができるようにする。

回 ／Time	授業計画（主題の設定） ／Class schedule	授業の内容 ／Contents of class	事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study
1	Getting to know you	Icebreaker activity, self introductions and Class Introductions
2	Topic 1  Travel- Israel	The history, culture, world heritage, tourist locations, food and famous Israelis.
3	Topic 2  The "Black Lives Matter" Movement	Students will learn about its origins, ideals and discuss this topic	Homework Write a paragraph about this lesson
4	Topic 3 Los Angeles	Its history, culture, world heritage,people, and food.
5	Topic 4 Beliefs - where do they come from?	What do you believe and why? We will discuss and learn about different belief systems	Homework What do you believe, and why? Write a short paragraph
6	Topic 5 The US General Election 2020 Part 1	We will look at the issues and the importance of this Election which will affect us all
7	Topic 6 The US General Election Part 2	Listening, discussion. new vocabulary as we examine this issue	Homework
8	Topic 7 International Marriage - Japan's future?	Listening, new vocabulary, newspaper articles and discussion	Homework What are your thoughts on International Marriage? Write a short paragraph
9	Topic 8 Man made Climate Change - True or False?	Students will discuss this issue, learn new vocabulary and consider the pros and cons	Homework What are your own conclusions on this topic?
10	Topic 9 Identity Fraud	Students will learn about this problem and discuss ways to guard against it
11	Topic 10 Northern Ireland Centenary 2021	The history, culture, world heritage, food, tourist locations and famous NI people	Prepare for Presentations
12	Topic 11 The Simple Power of Hand washing	Students will take notes as they listen to a Ted Talk and we will discuss the issue, learn new vocab	Prepare for Presentations
13	Presentations	Students will make their final Presentations
14	Presentations	Students will make their Final Presentations