最終更新日：2009/04/01

理工学部

授業科目名	†英語リーディングIＡ
クラス	1
	春学期　週２時間 1 単位   履修基準年度 1 年
担当者	講師 Ｃ．ウィットニー CHRISTOPHER WHITNEY　他

講義目的 Course Objectives

This course aims to improve students' reading ability. In this Semester, the theme is ‘reasons’ and students will learn skills of grasping main ideas, key words/sentences, and some scanning technique. The course features both intensive reading (reading slowly and carefully) and extensive reading (reading a lot without worrying about the details). While putting a special emphasis on the development of reading ability, this class also includes some training in listening, speaking, and writing skills because these four skilled are best learned when they are taught together.

各回ごとの授業内容 Course Contents of Each Session

The following are the descriptions of the activities featured in this course. 1. training in language knowledge such as vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures, etc. 2. training in reading skills and strategies such as phase reading, paragraph reading, getting main ideas, summarizing, scanning, skimming, predicting, understanding pronouns, utilizing discourse markers, rephrasing, etc. 3. training in reading without depending on Japanese translation 4. training in pronunciation, rhythm and intonation

授業方法 Methods of Instruction

This course includes not only lectures but also student-centered activities such as pair work, group work, presentation, etc. Enough class time will be secured for various language activities.

教科書（著者名、書名、発行所、出版年） Text (Author. Title. Publisher, Year of Publication)

Frontiers in Science

参考文献（著者名、書名、発行所、出版年） Reference Books (Author. Title. Publisher, Year of Publication)

Will be introduced in class when necessary.

成績評価方法・基準 Methods and Criteria of Evaluation

Evaluation will be based upon everyday work (70%) and the final exam (30%). Everyday work includes extensive reading assignment (30%), quizzes, reports, and others (40%). Class participation and various activities in class also count toward everyday work evaluation. Students need to get 60% or higher in order to pass this course.

学生による授業評価の方法 Course Evaluation by Students

Will be conducted in class.

準備学習等についての具体的な指示および他の科目との関連 Other Specifications for Class Preparation

Although this course is taught by a teacher different from Writing/Communication, this course is one of the three courses of freshman English and will be closely connected with the other two courses in many ways. Doing well in this course will help the other two classes and vice versa. Come to every class well prepared and actively participate in class activities.

キーワード Course Key Words

EFL reading, language knowledge, reading skills/strategies, four skills, basic English for science