基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Reading Strategies Ⅳ／READING STRATEGIES Ⅳ
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	2023年度／2023 Academic Year　　秋学期／FALL SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	水2／Wed 2
開講区分 ／semester offered	秋学期／Fall
単位数 ／Credits	1.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	伊藤　兵馬

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
伊藤　兵馬	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This one-semester course is compulsory for second-year students. Overall Objectives 1.    To increase academic vocabulary and to further the development of vocabulary, and vocabulary building skills in general 2.    To automatize more accurate grammatical knowledge 3.    To develop comprehension skills for reading materials across different genres and topics. 4.    To develop effective reading skills & deciphering academic texts (intensive reading, extensive reading, using visual/lexical & grammatical cues in academic texts) 5.    To continue to develop reading strategies to read authentic texts/outside readers 6.    To recognize how authors use in-text citations, direct quotations and referencing This course focuses on improving students’ "vocabulary," "grammar," "reading" skills and their "competence to think critically in English as well as hold discussions in English, without using Japanese," as stated in DP 2. Overall objectives are for students to acquire the basics of "written receptive skills" stated in the CP.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	This course is taught in English. Classes will be conducted using the textbook listed below. If not already purchased, students are required to purchase the textbook before the first class from stores such as the university bookstore DUO. Feedbacks will be given verbally and or in writing whenever deemed necessary, especially after in-class exercises. Porta II and University Web-Mail System will be used as the essential tools of communication. Students are expected to prepare an appropriate Internet environment to use these tools constantly. Including the first class, classes will be conducted in a face-to-face environment only. However, depending upon the situation surrounding COVID-19, the format of classes may change. 科目の特性上、授業は対面形式のみで行います。なお、新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染状況により社会情勢や大学の方針等が変化した場合には、授業形式を変更する可能性があります。
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Students are expected to prepare for each class by reviewing lecture and class discussion notes. Students are expected to spend around 2 hours for this process.
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title Reading Explorer 4, Third Edition 著者 ／Author name Paul MacIntyre and David Bohlke (2020) 出版社 ／Publisher National Geographic Learning ISBN ／ISBN 978-0-35-711629-6 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	Evaluations will be made according to participation (10%), short assignments (10%), midterm examination (40%), and final examination (40%). Details will be announced by the instructor in the first class.
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	１年次の学習成果のうえに、英語の語彙をさらに増やすとともに英語読解力をさらに高め、日本語を介さず英語で論理的に思考できるようにする。

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	Introduction	Overall objectives and the main focus of the course will be explained.
2	Unit 7a	Group Behavior/ Overview
3	Unit 7b	Group Behavior/ Discussion
4	Unit 8a	Investigations/ Overview
5	Unit 8b	Investigations/ Discussion
6	Unit 9a	Rediscovering the Past/ Overview
7	Midterm Examination/ Unit 9b	Midterm examination to be conducted and Unit 9b be studied.
8	Unit 10a	Healthy Living/ Overview
9	Unit 10b	Healthy Living/ Discussion
10	Unit 11a	Green Solutions/ Overview
11	Unit 11b	Green Solutions/ Discussion
12	Unit 12a	Earth and Beyond/ Overview
13	Unit 12b	Earth and Beyond/ Discussion
14	Final Examination/ Course Review	Final examination to be conducted and key ideas and terms be reviewed.