基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Comprehensive EnglishⅠ_交文／COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH I
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部交流文化学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2021年度／2021 Academic Year　　春学期／SPRING SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	木3／Thu 3
開講区分 ／semester offered	春学期／Spring
単位数 ／Credits	1.0
学年 ／Year	1,2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Ｇ．Ｄ．プライス／Gregory Davis PRICE

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｇ．Ｄ．プライス／Gregory Davis PRICE	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This one-term required class for first-year students develops a range of English language skills (with an emphasis on oral communication) by applying practical communication strategies to help build on those linguistic skills learned by students in high school. Overall Objectives 1. To give students maximum opportunities to communicate 2. To build student confidence in interpersonal communication 3. To begin to develop the basic study skills needed to successfully carry out their four years of English study at this institution
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	This class will be conducted entirely in English. There are two main sections to the class.  The first involves a story-reading project which includes communicative activities related to the readings. (The reading material for the stories will come from graded readers that can be provided through the school library or the teacher.) There will also be a short presentation based on the story-reading project at the end of the term. The second section of the class introduces a variety of civics-based topics that are discussed after the students are given time to research and prepare written essays discussing their views of the issues.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	The assignments for class will be in an on-demand format. Most of the weekly assignments will be discussion essays. The students must do at least 6 of the 8 essay assignments. In most cases the students will be given 5 days to submit the work (before 0:00 Tuesdays).
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title There is no textbook for this class. 著者 ／Author name All of the material will be provided by the instructor and available through the manaba system. 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	(10%) Participation, (20%) one written test, (40%) weekly essays (30%) one book-report spoken presentation
関連科目 ／Related Subjects	Due to the nature of the study in this class, it is strongly encouraged for the students to share ideas and support with other class members.
備考 ／Notes	It is hoped that you will be able to find someone also attending the class and discuss ideas with them through Zoom, Facebook messenger, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Line or any app you are comfortable with.
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	発話、聞き取り、書き取りなど総合的な英語力を習得し、自信をもって対人コミュニケーション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 Introduction	Explanation of the class and clarification of expectations	Think of questions for the teacher
2	Getting to know each other/ Paragraph writing skil	Introducing ourselves. Explanation of expectations regarding paragraph writing for essays	Introduction in paragraph form
3	Elements of a story	Talking about novels, providing information on author, characters, setting, plot, and theme.	Discuss a book you have read. Also, write your choice of graded reader for the final project
4	Concepts for the extensive reading (ER) project I	Lecture on vocabulary in relation to the information from a shared story (author, character, setting	Discussion of shared story
5	Concepts for the ER project II	Exploring the vocabulary (plot, theme).
6	Concepts for the ER project III /Written test	Review-preview for the written test/ Test on the concepts related to novels	Written test
7	Intro to new sessions*   Discussion Session I	Explaining new subject matter: critical thinking. Example topic: Population problems*	Essay on topic
8	Discussion Session II	Example topic: Inflation, Deflation Trade and Economy*	Essay on topic
9	Discussion Session II	Example topic: Karoshi and overwork.*all topics are subject to change due to current events	Essay on topic
10	Discussion Session IV	Example topic: After COVID-19 *all topics are subject to change due to current events	Essay on topic
11	Discussion Session V	Example topic: Energy policies in Japan. Nuclear power, fossil fuels, and renewables *	Essay on topic
12	Project preparation and instruction	Instructions for the final  book report presentation as well as time for preparation	Prepare final report/presentation
13	Extensive Reading project presentations	Students submit written book report and spoken presentation
14	Summary and final submissions	End of term, all submissions must be finalized by this session.	*There is a possibility of an optional face-to-face session (TBD based on COVID-19 situation)