基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Writing Skills Ⅲ／WRITING SKILLS Ⅲ
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	2021年度／2021 Academic Year　　春学期／SPRING SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	水4／Wed 4
開講区分 ／semester offered	春学期／Spring
単位数 ／Credits	1.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Ａ．Ｇ．ミルン／Alan George MILNE

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ａ．Ｇ．ミルン／Alan George MILNE	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	The goal in the Writing Skills III course is to develop students’ writing and critical thinking abilities in English, progressing from production of shorter to longer academic texts, and from writing on familiar topics to writing about more complex and academic ones. Overall Objectives 1. To provide an overview of what constitutes a ‘good’ essay 2. To help students understand various patterns of essay organization 3. To help students plan essays 4. To help students revise and edit their essays 5. To help students use a variety of sources 6. To help students develop computer literacy skills 7. To introduce the basics of referencing and creating a bibliography (MLA or APA styles)
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	During this period of Covid 19, classes will be "Distance learning with on demand delivery" with classwork conducted through either PorTaII and/or Manaba. The on demand video section will provide a guided description each week about a particular aspect of writing, with weekly lessons building towards the composition of paragraphs for mid-term and final term assignments. Every video will end with exercises to be completed and submitted on a specific day of the week and will be reviewed at the beginning of the next class video. Please note that the teaching method, weekly homework and term assignments may change depending with the ongoing Covid situation. Details will be provided ahead of the first class by email and at the beginning of the first class video.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Students should review all materials and exercises that are practiced during class time and try to use what they learned in their writing in future classes and assignments. Students are also encouraged to work with a writing journal to summarize and review weekly class-work and vocabulary.
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 Materials and classwork will be provided by the instructor.
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	Mid-term essay (25%). Final term essay (25%). Active contribution to class activities and tasks related to the development of writing skills: 25%. Timely completion of homework tasks: 25%. Students should be prepared to spend at least 90 minutes preparing for/reviewing classes.
関連科目 ／Related Subjects	This course will be of relevance to any students majoring in English and taking other English language skills courses.
備考 ／Notes	テキスト：There are no text books required for this course. Handouts will be provided when necessary. 参考文献：Any reference grammar of English will be sufficient for reviewing materials covered in class.
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	1年次の学習成果のうえに、より高度なアカデミック・ライティング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	Class overview and base writing assignment.	Objectives of the course and self introduction.
2	Understanding how to write for an audience.	Finding missing information in a self- introduction
3	Introduction to planning strategies for writing.	Brainstorming/mind-mapping and quick writing
4	The paragraph: Topic & supporting sentences.	Looking at the function of the topic sentence
5	Understanding the Thesis Statement.	How the Thesis Statement functions in an introduction and connects to paragraphs.
6	Planning for mid-term essay assignment.	Group discussion and planning ideas for mid-term assignment.
7	Mid-term assignment submission and peer review.	Guided peer review and reading each other's work.
8	Essay feedback and individual advice.	Return of individual mid-term assignments with individual comments and support.
9	The Thesis Statement and paragraph order.	How the Thesis Statement links to the topic sentences of paragraphs.
10	Transition phrases: Developing continuity.	Practicing how transition phrases work to connect sentences and paragraphs.
11	Final essay topics: Planning and discussion.	Choosing topics for final essay submission and planning/mind-mapping in groups.
12	Final essay draft submission and peer review.	Peer review of a first draft of the final essay and essay submission.
13	Draft essay feedback.	Return of individual draft submission with comments and advice.
14	Final version submission.	Submission of rewritten draft into a final version with peer review.