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	木4／Thu 4
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	Ｎ．Ｄ．ヤング／Nishelle Danica YOUNG

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｎ．Ｄ．ヤング／Nishelle Danica YOUNG	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 7. 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	The method used for this course is active learning. Therefore, despite the fact that this course is a reading class that will focus on reading skills, participation in English is heavily emphasized and expected. There will be discussions, writing assignments, and presentations  based on the reading texts that students will be expected to complete successfully.  Fulfills DP Requirement #2 (Copy/Pasted English Translation from Dokkyo University Website: Regarding English proficiency, acquire comprehensive English skills such as vocabulary, grammar, writing, reading, listening, and speaking, and the ability to think logically and discuss English materials in English Active learning Discussion Heavy communicative style class teaching based on Readings from the Textbook (all in English) Google Classroom will be used Essays / Discussion / and Projects with an Oral Requirement – assignments as well as substantive reading and notetaking Some Group Work is required in Discussion and Projects
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Reading from the textbook/ notetaking / occasional project work and writing assignments   Organize your notes after class. Look up any terms you do not understand so that you  can explain them to others. In addition, re-read any works that come up in lectures or  discussions (2 hours)(Copy/Pasted from 2023 Dokkyo Academic Course Guidelines) Be sure to read the specified portion of the textbook as preparation for each class, and be aware of the meaning of any specialized terminology (2 hours)
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title New Directions. Second Edition 著者 ／Author name Peter S. Gardner 出版社 ／Publisher Cambridge ISBN ／ISBN 978-0-521-54172-5 その他（任意） ／other 2005
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	Participation and Discussion (30%) Class Notebook (complete with Journal) (30%) Assignments (20%) Reading Projects (20%)
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 to the class and icebreakers	Overall objectives and the main focus of the course will be explained
2	Introduction to Chapter 4; Gender Roles	introductory discussion activities, writing journal, reading preview activities	read Core Reading 1 and take notes; reading journal
3	Core Reading 1	Main Ideas, Content Discussion and Vocabulary	small group discussion and writing activity
4	Core Reading 2	writing journal, introductory discussion activities, preview activities	read Core Reading 2 and take notes, reading journal
5	Core Reading 2 continued	overview of the reading, main ideas, content discussion, and vocab	small group discussion and writing activity
6	Core Reading 3	writing journal, introductory discussion activities and previewing	read Core Reading 3 and take notes, reading journal
7	Core Reading 3 continued	overview of the reading, main ideas, content discussion and vocab	small group discussion and writing activity
8	Doc: Killing Us Softly: Gender and Media	watch doc. take notes, in class discussion of contents	small group discussion, summary, and review
9	Introduction to Group Magazine Project	assignment examples, rules, and time to collaborate in class	work on magazine assignment
10	Group Magazine Project continued	consultation and q+a, outside research reading and searching for information	work on magazine assignment
11	Group Magazine Project continued	analysis, critical thinking, and working on the presentation aspect	practice for magazine presentation
12	Group Magazine Presentation/ intro to essay	overview of writing skills, essay topics explored	write first draft of final essay
13	Peer editing and consultation in class	peer editing of first draft and teacher check and consultation	revise essay
14	Turn in final essays and class notebooks	Final assessments and review