| 授業名 | ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 600 F |
|---|---|
| Course Title | ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 600 F |
| 担当教員 Instructor Name | Stuart Warrington |
| コード Couse Code | NUC026_N23B |
| 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 | 2023 UG Nisshin Fall |
授業の概要 Course Overview
Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement
In line with NUCB's mission statement, this English language course aims to educate and inspire students to become innovative and ethical leaders through the medium of English. In so doing, it is hoped they can grasp and take on the ideal of ʻFrontier Spiritʼ and the ability to create knowledge in English for the advancement of business and society.
授業の目的（意義） / Importance of this course
This English language course provides students with readings and listening activities that emphasize the foundational English learned in the previous terms. The productive and receptive tasks linked to the CEFR B2 level (and at the TOEIC® Listening & Reading 785-940 score range) will be provided so that students will increase vocabulary and grammar knowledge to enhance their ability to communicate in English. 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. Across the classes, assignments and tasks are presented in individual, pair and group work formats along with homework and individual study components for active learning.
*This is a SAC compulsory (required) course.
*This is a SAC compulsory (required) course.
到達目標 / Achievement Goal
The goal of this course is to enhance students knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and usage of the the English language along with developing their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills such that their overall proficiency is enhanced, challenging them to move closer to CEFR B2 level (a TOEIC® Listening and Reading score range of 785 - 940).
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 recognise 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 and accuracy over meaning 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 will be guided by a instruction 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 regularly throughout the term, and will be supplemented with individual work.
授業スケジュール Course Schedule
第1日（Day1）
*This is a tentative course outline and subject to change based on student abilities and needs*Week 1: Unit 7 Travel
Week 2: Unit 8 Orders
第2日（Day2）
Week 2: Unit 7 OrdersWeek 3: Unit 9 Selling
●使用するケース
A case related to "Orders"第3日（Day3）
Week 4: Unit 9 SellingWeek 5: Unit 9 Selling
●使用するケース
A case related to "Selling"第4日（Day4）
Week 6: Unit 10 EnvironmentWeek 7: Unit 11 Entertaining
第5日（Day5）
Week 8: Unit 11 EntertainingWeek 9: Unit 12 Performance
第6日（Day6）
Week 10: Unit 12 PerformanceWeek 11: Unit 13 Future trends
●使用するケース
A case related to "Performance"第7日（Day7）
Week 14: Unit 13 Future trendsWeek 15: Unit 14 Time
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。
Preparation Report = SAC-related Work = 20%
Class Contribution = Face-to-face and Virtual Participation = Showing you want to learn English through your actions and regularly communicating (speaking and writing) actively in English both inside and outside of the classroom = 20%
Case (Case Preparation & Case Discussion) = 20%
Final Exam = 10%
【IMPORTANT NOTICE】
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 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 | 20 % |
| 最終レポート Final Report | 0 % |
| 期末試験 Final Exam | 10 % |
| 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
Quizzes/Tests refers to in-class tests & Homework (15%) + TOEIC (15%) = 30%Preparation Report = SAC-related Work = 20%
Class Contribution = Face-to-face and Virtual Participation = Showing you want to learn English through your actions and regularly communicating (speaking and writing) actively in English both inside and outside of the classroom = 20%
Case (Case Preparation & Case Discussion) = 20%
Final Exam = 10%
【IMPORTANT NOTICE】
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 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
- David Grant, Jane Hudson and John Hughes「Business Result: Pre-Intermediate (Second Edition)」Oxford University Press（2016）9780194738866
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
This is the first year in charge of this course.
担当教員のプロフィール About the Instructor
Stuart Warrington, Ed.D., has over 20 years of experience teaching EFL, ESL, EAP, ESP and EIL/ELF to mostly university students. He has been at NUCB since 2014 and previously taught in Japanese universities in Tokyo and Niigata-ken and, before that, in English language institutes in Seoul, South Korea and Calgary, Canada. His research interests and areas of expertise lie in professionalism, professionalisation and continuing professional development in English language teaching, critical and public pedagogy in English language teaching, and self-access and self-directed learning and advising. Stuart holds a B.A. in Psychology (University of Manitoba), a Certificate in TESOL (Canadian Global TESOL Training Institute), a Master of Education in TESL (University of Calgary), a TESL Professional Certificate - Standard 3 (TESL Canada Federation) and a Doctorate of Education in TESOL (University of Exeter, UK). He regularly publishes peer-reviewed papers in the field, presents at conferences and occasionally edits and reviews articles for a few peer-reviewed journals.
Refereed Articles
- (2022) Exploring Student Perceptions of Self-Access Learning for Active Learning: A Case Study. SiSAL Journal (Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal) 13(1): 2185-3762
- (2020) Looking in, Looking out: Autoethnographically Applying a Model for Learning Advisor Autonomy. JASAL Journal 1(1): 2435-3884
- (2020) Have a Look Around: The Effect of a ‘Push’ Activity on Future SAS Use. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal 11(1): 2185-3762
- (2018) Push, Don't Pull: One Self-Access Centre's Struggle for an Identity. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal 9(2): ISSN 2185-3762
- (2015) Exploring the Construal of Membership in English Language Teachers' Associations: A Window into Professional Identity through Japanese Voices. Open Research Exeter