基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Communication Skills／COMMUNICATION SKILLS
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部交流文化学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2023年度／2023 Academic Year　　秋学期／FALL SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	月1／Mon 1
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	Ｒ．ジョーンズ／Roger Huw JONES

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｒ．ジョーンズ／Roger Huw JONES	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	Beat the Monday morning blues by studying in this dynamic class. All students, who are prepared to try hard, are most welcome. Interesting topics will be covered in the lessons, there will be a lot of fun, and plenty of opportunities to speak and discuss a variety of issues in English. You do not need a textbook in the class because materials will be given to you. At the end of the course if you have studied hard, you will have increased your English speaking, listening and vocabulary abilities a great deal. All students who want to improve their English Skills are welcome.  Every Monday, there will be a class video for you to watch and handouts will be uploaded. Be sure to watch the class video as early as possible every Monday and do exactly as instructed. Be sure to meet all the deadlines. Good luck.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	This class will be an on-demand course. During the semester time, a link to the video lessons will be posted each Monday at 00:00 a.m. on Manaba. You should watch the class videos carefully from beginning to end each week every Monday during the semester time, and do exactly as instructed. There is no textbook for this class because there will be handouts for you to use. You should download and print out a copy of the handouts so that you can follow the video lesson while looking at a copy of the handout. There are many opportunities in this class for discussion and speaking practice, therefore, it would be a good idea to hook up with other students to practice the speaking and discussion activities. Students will receive feedback on their assignments via Dokkyo’s manaba system. In addition, some feedback will be given via the video lessons, too.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Students need to prepare for lessons, do homework and review lessons. Carefully go over the points covered in the handout paying particular regard to any new vocabulary (15-minutes). Go over and organise your notes on the lesson and review and prepare for any assignment mentioned in the class videos (45-minutes). Depending on your pace, it may take you more than one hour to complete these tasks.
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title No textbook will be used. 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	Teacher Points (Based on effort) = 100 x 10% = 10 Class Handouts = 100 x 15% = 15 Weekly report = 100 x 25% = 25 Written Assignments = 100 x 25% = 25 Video Assignments = 100 x 25% = 25 Several class handouts will be studied and they will receive points rounded to a percentage. The average of that will then be taken as 15% towards your final grade. The weekly report is based on Big Think videos. You will watch a Big Think video each week, summarise the main point and give your opinion. The written assignment will receive points out of 100 x 25%. Around two written assignments will be assessed to total a percentage out of 100 and 25% of this will go to your grade and you will record two video assignments which will average out of 100 points x 25%.
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes	Changes maybe made according to students pace of study and interests. テキスト：No textbook will be used in this class. Printed material will be given to the students.
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	Welcome back to the class	Getting to know the teacher and the student activities.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
2	Introduction to the course of studies.	The students will examine what will be studied and required of them for the semester.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
3	The concept of Happiness	What is happiness? What makes us happy? An introduction to the ideas and discussions	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
4	Money and happiness.	Is more economic growth and more money a key to happiness? Readings and discussion on the topic.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
5	Cultural comparisons on happiness	A comparative analyses of the concept of happiness between some countries from different continents.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
6	What are the keys to happiness?	What do experts say about happiness. What are some decisive factors.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
7	What do is mindfulness?	Reading about the concept of mindfulness and a discussion of its applications.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
8	What are the purpose of dreams?	What are dreams? Are they linked to the concept of happiness? What are their deeper purpose.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
9	Family issues.	Introduction to the topic of how the family has changed over the years.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
10	Marriage and divorce.	Reading and discussion on the issues of marriage and divorce.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
11	Equality of marriage	Concepts and issues regarding same-sex marriage from the Japanese and international standpoint.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
12	Further examination of equality in marriage.	A case study involving a famous celebrity. Students will read and discuss the issue.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
13	Surrogacy issues.	What is surrogacy? Why is it so controversial. Students to develop their opinions.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
14	Review and discussion of semester topics	A review of the main issues covered in ageing society and happiness.	Review of the final lesson and prepare any final assignments.