基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Communication Skills／COMMUNICATION SKILLS
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部英語学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2024年度／2024 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
遠隔授業科目 ／Online Course	－

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 seriously want to improve their English skills are welcome to this lesson.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	This is a dynamic interactive English class. There is no textbook for this class because there will be specially made teacher handouts for you to use.You should download and print out a copy of the handouts to bring to the lessons. There are many opportunities in this class for discussion and speaking practice with pair and group work. In this class you need to bring a laptop computer or tablet computer to each lesson. In addition, be sure to have earphones or headphones handy, too. Be sure all devices are fully charged when the lesson starts. BE SURE TO ATTEND ALL THE LESSONS. If you miss a lesson, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed and catch up with any notes from the lessons and any homework set or other things you need to do. together. You will need to bring a laptop or tablet computer to each lesson and headphones. Make sure everything is fully charged up before the lesson starts.
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 (45-minutes). Depending on your pace, you may take more time to complete your studies each week. ABSENCE IS NO EXCUSE FOR MISSING ANY OF YOUR STUDY. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR EDUCATION.
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, vocabulary test and quizzes = 100 x 15% = 30 Weekly BBC Ideas  Logs = 100 x 30% = 30 Final Oral Tests = 100 x 30% = 30 Several class handouts will be studied and they will receive points rounded to a percentage. In addition to this, regular vocabulary tests will be given in class. The average of these points will be 30% of your final grade. Each week weekly listening reports based on reference to the BBC Ideas webpage. This will be awarded points out of 100. 30% of that will go towards your grade. At the end of the semester, there will be an oral examination in small groups whereby students are expected to discuss issues covered in the class. Points out of 100 will be awarded for that and 30% of this will go towards your final grade. Finally, if you make your best efforts and participate well in all the lessons and do all the assignments 10% of 100 points will be awarded to your final grade.
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	Computer World.	Introduction to the modern world of technology.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
4	Smart phones and their usage.	Discussions on the use of smartphone technology and how it impacts our lives.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
5	Digital awareness.	A deep dive into social media and what it means to be digitally aware.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
6	Technology and shopping habits.	How has the digital online shopping situation impacted society?	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
7	Jobs and technology.	Reading about the concept of AI  and a discussion of its implications on the future job market.	Preview and review. Complete homework. (1 hour)
8	The future and technology.	An examination of what the future holds in terms of technological advance and its implications.	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.