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	金1／Fri 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	Ｐ．マッケビリー／Patrick McEVILLY

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｐ．マッケビリー／Patrick McEVILLY	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This one term, semi-elective course aims to further develop and build on language skills covered in Comprehensive English I/II and Reading Strategies I/II. The prerequisites for the Communication Skills class are Comprehensive English I/II and Reading Strategies I/II or a TOEIC score of 600 or above. Overall Objectives 1.Giving students maximum opportunity to practice and develop their communication skills. 2.To improve reading comprehension via critical analysis of texts. 3.To foster student responsibility by involving students more directly in the learning process. 4.To foster the presentation of one`s own ideas.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	The Instructor will use the Lecture method and have the students be interactive using pair work, group work, and discussion activities.One chapter from the text will be studied each week. The first part of each class will be used for reading and analysis of the text material. This will be followed by reviewing and checking the homework assignments together. For the remainder of the class students will be given an in-class exercise to complete. Note that the teaching method, text material covered, and assessment style may change due to the demands of the ongoing health situation. Updated and more detailed information will be provided in the first class.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Students are expected to spend 90 minutes each to preview and review course content and I recommend that they read English newspaper articles and watch BBC or CNN news programs.
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title English through the News Media – 2023 Edition 著者 ／Author name M. Takahashi, N. Itoh, R. Powell 出版社 ／Publisher Asahi Press 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	Classroom Participation: 40%, Presentations: 30%, Final Exam: 30%
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes
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	Course introduction	Student and teacher introduction, review course and textbook	Preview Unit 13 and read  "Our Disgrace At the Border"
2	Read "Our Disgrace At the Border"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 14 and read "Why Australia Soured on Idea of Immigrants
3	Read "Why Australia Soured on Idea of Immigrants"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 15 and read "Some Ukraine Jews Are Unhappy A Jew Was Elected President"
4	Some Ukraine Jews Are Unhappy A Jew Was Elected"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 16 and read "Revolution at 40:Iranians  Loosen Ideology`s Grip on Daily LiLife"
5	Revolution at 40:Iranians  Loosen Ideology`s Grip	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 17 and read "Honjo hopes Japan invests more in science"
6	Read "Honjo hopes Japan invests more in science"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 18 and read "In Kenya, running can be a road to ruin"
7	Read "In Kenya, running can be a road to ruin"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 19 and read "Brexit: A cultural morphology"
8	Read "Brexit: A cultural morphology"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 20 and read "Strain on Russia`s backbone"
9	Read "Strain on Russia`s backbone"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 21 and read "French cringe as Chinese rename vineyards"
10	Read "French cringe as Chinese rename vineyards"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 22 and read "Pope Candid and Blunt, Breaks Some Taboosin Visit to Persian Gulf"
11	"Pope Candid and Blunt, Breaks Some Taboosin Visit	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 23 and read "Embracing Tech but Still Listening to the Rabbi"
12	Embracing Tech but Still Listening to the Rabbi"	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 24 and read "Peering into Light`s Graveyard: The First Image of a Black Hole"
13	"Peering into Light`s Graveyard: The First Image o	Comprehension exercises and discussion	Preview Unit 25.  The questions for the final speaking test will be given to the students.
14	Final Examination	A speaking test based on topics covered in the course.	Preview Unit 26 and prepare your answers to the feinal speaking test questions.