| 授業名 | ADVANCED ENGLISH 700 F |
|---|---|
| Course Title | ADVANCED ENGLISH 700 F |
| 担当教員 Instructor Name | Gavin Brooks |
| コード Couse Code | NUC004_N22B |
| 授業形態 Class Type | 講義 Regular course |
| 授業形式 Class Format | On Campus |
| 単位 Credits | 4 |
| 言語 Language | EN |
| 科目区分 Course Category | 専門教育科目400系 / Specialized Subject 400 |
| 学位 Degree | BSc |
| 開講情報 Terms / Location | 2022 UG Nisshin Fall |
授業の概要 Course Overview
Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement
This advanced English language course provides students with complex readings and listening activities that emphasize the foundational English they learned in the previous terms. The productive and receptive tasks will contain material at the CEFR B2 & C1 and TOEIC® 700 levels score range. This course adopts a case study method to help students develop their critical thinking and analytic skills that they can use to understand different cases.
Various activities in this course will also facilitate students' 'Frontier Spirit' and help them develop their skills to advance business and society in New Asia and beyond.
Various activities in this course will also facilitate students' 'Frontier Spirit' and help them develop their skills to advance business and society in New Asia and beyond.
授業の目的（意義） / Importance of this course
Across the classes, assignments and tasks are repeated and presented in individual and pair work formats, and homework and individual study components for active learning through online modules are also woven throughout the course. This course will be supported by your required completion of the designated hours for learning support in the self-access study center (SAC).
到達目標 / Achievement Goal
This course has a special focus on grammar and vocabulary relevant for the TOEIC® exam learned through reading, writing, listening, speaking and communication tasks that reinforce previously covered materials throughout the current and previous academic terms but with an increase in the complexity of the materials presented and the tasks required of the students.
Note: This is a SAC compulsory subject.
Note: This is a SAC compulsory subject.
本授業の該当ラーニングゴール Learning Goals
*本学の教育ミッションを具現化する形で設定されています。
LG1 Critical Thinking
LG2 Diversity Awareness
LG3 Ethical Decision Making
LG4 Effective Communication
LG7 International Perspectives (BA)
LG2 Diversity Awareness
LG3 Ethical Decision Making
LG4 Effective Communication
LG7 International Perspectives (BA)
受講後得られる具体的スキルや知識 Learning Outcomes
Grammar: to review grammar previously learned, to use the grammar of each week in productive statements and questions;
Vocabulary: to review and recycle vocabulary via receptive and productive tasks;
Reading: to improve reading fluency, and to learn and use critical reading strategies, such as skimming and scanning and context and situational cues;
Listening: to learn and use critical listening strategies to identify key language. concepts and subsequent facts, to search for and recognize information via audio or video samples;
Speaking: to discuss topics using open and closed practice, to accurately describe/explain business-related or ethical actions and events, to be able to ask and respond to questions about one's and someone’s daily business life;
Writing: to learn a variety of writing styles with a focus on meaning over accuracy as a means to overall effective business communication.
Vocabulary: to review and recycle vocabulary via receptive and productive tasks;
Reading: to improve reading fluency, and to learn and use critical reading strategies, such as skimming and scanning and context and situational cues;
Listening: to learn and use critical listening strategies to identify key language. concepts and subsequent facts, to search for and recognize information via audio or video samples;
Speaking: to discuss topics using open and closed practice, to accurately describe/explain business-related or ethical actions and events, to be able to ask and respond to questions about one's and someone’s daily business life;
Writing: to learn a variety of writing styles with a focus on meaning over accuracy as a means to overall effective business communication.
SDGsとの関連性 Relevance to Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 4 質の高い教育をみんなに（Quality Education）
教育手法 Teaching Method
| 教育手法 Teaching Method | % of Course Time | |
|---|---|---|
| インプット型 Traditional | 80 % | |
| 参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning | ケースメソッド Case Method | 20 % |
| フィールドメソッド Field Method | 0 % | 合計 Total | 100 % |
事前学修と事後学修の内容、レポート、課題に対するフィードバック方法 Pre- and Post-Course Learning, Report, Feedback methods
This learner-centred course (participant-centred course) will be guided by a lecture in the form of grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading input (supported by individual study completed by the students) as well as pedagogic tasks (speaking and writing practice) in equal components. Individual study will include work from the course materials available in the online platform of the textbook. Group/peer interaction, feedback, and discussion will occur throughout the term and will be supplemented with individual work. Students are also encouraged to use the Central Information Center (library).
授業スケジュール Course Schedule
第1日（Day1）
Week 1: Unit 7 Outsourcing- Course overview and needs assessment
- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Task: Writing
Week 2: Unit 7 Outsourcing
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Extension: Benefits of outsourcing, understanding and presenting data
第2日（Day2）
Week 3: Unit 8 Employees- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Task: Group work Negotiating
Week 4: Unit 8 Employees
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Extension: Choosing the right person for the job
第3日（Day3）
Week 5: Unit 9 New Business- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Tasks: Pair work
Week 6: Unit 9 New Business
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Extension: Planning a new business
- Viewpoint 1and Video - Entrepreneurs
第4日（Day4）
Week 7: Unit 10 Communications- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Tasks: Writing task
- Review
Week 8: Unit 10 Communications
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Extension: Changing technologies
第5日（Day5）
Week 9: Unit 11 Change- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Task: Group work
Week 10: Unit 11 Change
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Extension: Changing people's habits
第6日（Day6）
Week 11: Unit 12 Data- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Task: Presenting data
Week 12: Unit 12 Data
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Viewpoint 2: Social media marketing
- Extension: Using Social Media
- Getting ready for the case study
第7日（Day7）
Week 13: Unit 13 Culture- Background information: Vocabulary and grammar
- Activities: Working with Words, Language at Work, Practically speaking
- Case study: The challenges of doing business across cultures
Week 14: Unit 13 Culture
- Activities: Business Communication, Talking Point
- Review
●使用するケース
Week 13 Case study: The challenges of doing business across cultures成績評価方法 Evaluation Criteria
*成績は下記該当項目を基に決定されます。
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。
Quizzes / Tests = June TOEIC Test score + Class writing activities
For SAC compulsory classes, students are required to study over 20 hours during the semester at SAC in the Central Information Center. Additionally, students enrolled in SAC Compulsory courses are all required to take the TOEIC exam 3 times at NUCB during the spring semester (June) and fall semester (October and November). Failing to do so, a student will receive an Incomplete for his/her grade for the SAC compulsory course in the semester in which the student failed to take the TOEIC exam.
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。
| 講師用内規準拠 Method of Assessment | Weights |
|---|---|
| コールドコール Cold Call | 0 % |
| 授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution | 20 % |
| クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total | 20 % |
| 予習レポート Preparation Report | 20 % |
| 小テスト Quizzes / Tests | 30 % |
| シミュレーション成績 Simulation | 0 % |
| ケース試験 Case Exam | 0 % |
| 最終レポート Final Report | 0 % |
| 期末試験 Final Exam | 30 % |
| 参加者による相互評価 Peer Assessment | 0 % |
| 合計 Total | 100 % |
評価の留意事項 Notes on Evaluation Criteria
Preparation Report = Weekly SAC writing ActivitiesQuizzes / Tests = June TOEIC Test score + Class writing activities
For SAC compulsory classes, students are required to study over 20 hours during the semester at SAC in the Central Information Center. Additionally, students enrolled in SAC Compulsory courses are all required to take the TOEIC exam 3 times at NUCB during the spring semester (June) and fall semester (October and November). Failing to do so, a student will receive an Incomplete for his/her grade for the SAC compulsory course in the semester in which the student failed to take the TOEIC exam.
教科書 Textbook
- John Hughes, Michael Duckworth, and Rebecca Turner「Business Result: Upper-Intermediate (Second Edition)」Oxford University Press（2016）978-0-19-473896-5
参考文献・資料 Additional Readings and Resource
Additional materials will be supplied by the instructor; other resources may be made available from tasks and materials in the SAC.
授業調査に対するコメント Comment on Course Evaluation
Teaching this course for the first time.
担当教員のプロフィール About the Instructor
Gavin Brooks has over 20 years of experience teaching English both in Japan and overseas. He has been teaching in Japan at the university level for the past 15 years and has taught at Ritsumeikan University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Doshisha University, and Kyoto University. He has also taught overseas in Indonesia, Columbia, and Ecuador. His research interests include research into second language vocabulary, especially the vocabulary needs of English as an Additional Language students and international school students, and measures of the lexical diversity and frequency in learner-produced texts. He has also researched the development and usage of learner corpora in both the EFL and ESL contexts. Gavin holds a BA with honours in Japanese studies and Asian Religious studies from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada and a Masters of Applied Linguistics from the University of New England in Australia. He regularly presents at conferences, publishes in peer-reviewed journals, end edits and reviews articles for peer-reviewed journals.
Refereed Articles
- (2021) Exploring the Importance of Vocabulary for English as an Additional Language Learners’ Reading Comprehension. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching 11(2): 2084-1965
- (2020) Vocabulary Usage in Second Language Presentations. Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
Refereed Proceedings
- (2021). L2 Vocabulary Knowledge Across Modes of Production: A Pilot Study. Communities of Teachers & Learners .47th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition. 1. 2. Online