| 授業名 | ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 600 F |
|---|---|
| Course Title | ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 600 F |
| 担当教員 Instructor Name | Alexander Kilpatrick |
| コード Couse Code | NUC011_N21B |
| 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300系 / Specialized Subject 300 |
| 学位 Degree | BSc |
| 開講情報 Terms / Location | 2021 UG Nisshin Fall |
授業の概要 Course Overview
Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement
Building on Year 2, this course will provide Year 3 students with further knowledge and skills to complete receptive and productive English language tasks linked to the CEFR B2 level (and at the TOEIC® Listening and Reading score 785 - 940 score range).
This course is a SAC compulsory course.
This course is a SAC compulsory course.
授業の目的（意義） / Importance of this course
This course has a special focus on vocabulary and grammar learned both inductively and deductively through lectures, reading, writing, listening, and speaking tasks embedded within a progressive complexity of information, materials and tasks presented. Across the term, language is recycled via engaging active learning tasks making use of individual, pair, group, and technological formats to enhance the chances of acquisition. Homework and individual study components via online learning are also integrated throughout the course.
到達目標 / Achievement Goal
Students will work towards achieving a CEFR B2 level (TOEIC® Listening and Reading score 785 - 940 score range).
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
LG2 Diversity Awareness
LG3 Ethical Decision Making
LG4 Effective Communication
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 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 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-centered 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 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 and peer interaction will occur throughout the term, and will be supplemented with individual work.
授業スケジュール Course Schedule
第1日（Day1）
Class 1: Course Outline/ Unit 7 Working online - Working with Words; Language at WorkClass 2: Unit 7 Unit 7 Working online - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking Point
●使用するケース
Class 2: Introduction to Case Study (To be conducted in Weeks 9 & 10).第2日（Day2）
Class 3: Unit 8 Finance - Working with Words; Language at WorkClass 4: Unit 8 Finance - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking Point
第3日（Day3）
Class 3: Unit 1 Working life - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking PointClass 4: Unit 2 Work-life balance - Working with Words; Language at Work
第4日（Day4）
Class 5: Unit 9 Logistics - Working with Words; Language at WorkClass 6: Unit 9 Logistics - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking Point
第5日（Day5）
Class 7: Unit 10 Facilities - Working with Words; Language at WorkClass 8: Unit 10 Facilities - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking Point
●使用するケース
Class 9: Case Study: Levi Strauss & Co. Part 1.Class 10: Case Study: Levi Strauss & Co. Part 2.
第6日（Day6）
Class 9: Unit 11 Decisions - Working with Words; Language at WorkClass 10: Unit 11 Decisions - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking Point
第7日（Day7）
Class 13: Unit 12 Breakdowns - Working with Words; Language at WorkClass 14: Unit 12 Breakdowns - Practically Speaking; Business Communication; Talking Point / Review
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。
The Preparation Report (20%) is based on your SAC attendance and contributions.
Class Contribution (20%) is based on your class attendance and contributions.
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 (September and December). Failing to do so, a student will receive 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
There will be weekly vocabulary and grammar tests which will contribute to 30% of the total grade.The Preparation Report (20%) is based on your SAC attendance and contributions.
Class Contribution (20%) is based on your class attendance and contributions.
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 (September and December). Failing to do so, a student will receive 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 and Jon Naunto「Business Result: Intermediate (Second Edition)」Oxford University Press（2016）978-0-19-473886-6
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
Weekly grammar and vocabulary tests will be conducted. You will need to bring your laptop to class in order to participate.
担当教員のプロフィール About the Instructor
Alexander Kilpatrick is an assistant professor at the Nagoya University of Business and Commerce. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne. Alexander's main area of research involves examining the influence of transitional probability on non-native speech perception. More specifically, it focuses on the chance of sounds co-occurring in a language and makes predictions as to how listeners will misperceive non-native speech based on that chance.
He is available to meet with students on Wednesdays 11:20 - 12:50 in room 6306.
His areas of interest include Speech perception, Iconicity, Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Transitional Probability, Phonetics, and Phonology.
（実務経験 Work experience）
2014-2016 - La Trobe University - English Teacher
2016-2017 - La Trobe University - English Lecturer
2016-2019 - University of Melbourne - Teacher's Assistant
2019-current - Nagoya University of Business and Commerce - Assistant Professor
Refereed Articles
- (2024) Sound Symbolism in Japanese Names: Machine Learning Approaches to Gender Classification. Plos One
- (2024) Using artificial intelligence to explore sound symbolic expressions of gender in American English. PeerJ Computer Science 10:e1811 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1811
- (2023) A cross-linguistic, sound symbolic relationship between bilabial consonants, voiced plosives, and Pokémon Friendship. Frontiers in Psychlogy
- (2023) Random Forests, Sound Symbolism and Pokémon Evolution. PLoS One
- (2020) Japanese Perceptual Epenthesis is Modulated by Transitional Probability. Language and Speech 63(2): 10.1177/0023830920930042
Refereed Proceedings
- (2024). Cognitive AI 2023. Cognitive AI 2023 .Cognitive AI 2023. 1. 2. Bari University, Italy
- (2023). Iconicity Through the Lens of Information Theory. THE ICONICITY SEMINAR 2023 .THE ICONICITY SEMINAR 2023. 1. 2. Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
- (2023). Training Artificial Intelligence to Assess ESL Writing Using Complexity Measures. JSLS 2023 Handbook .The 24th Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences. 1. 2. Chuo University Tama Campus
- (2019). Predictability, Word Frequency and Japanese Perceptual Epenthesis. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences .The 19th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. 2. 2. Melbourne, Australia
- (2018). Japanese Vowel Devoicing Modulates Perceptual Epenthesis. Proceedings of the 17th Speech Science and Technology Conference (SST2018) .the 17th Speech Science and Technology Conference (SST2018). 1. 2. Coogee Bay Hotel