English Listening 1 is intended for pre-intermediate students who have studied English previously but need further practice in understanding everyday conversational language. Students practice listening for a variety of purposes and hear examples of different types of spoken English.

This course focuses on understanding and using listening skills. Students will also develop their knowledge by practising with weekly test-taking skills to improve their practical approaches to the TOEIC Listening test. Students will discuss different academic listening resources and their business-related selections through communication tasks based on various self-access resources.

Assignments and tasks will focus on developing test-taking and academic listening skills to improve students’ awareness and confidence. Activities will be repeated and presented in individual and pair work formats. Homework and individual study components provide students with active learning opportunities throughout the course.

*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。

The course materials help students develop better test-taking skills while exposing them to formats from the listening sections of the TOEIC test and also develop students’ confidence in listening to a range of listening resources.

Strategies: to improve listening approaches and confidence, to learn and use test-taking strategies (e.g., question and answer), to learn and use listening strategies (e.g., listen for key words), to use vocabulary-based strategies to listen.

Listening: to improve listening confidence, to learn and use listening strategies (e.g., listen for main details, listen for key words), to search for and identify important information, to understand the audio, to be able to answer questions, write a summary, and give an opinion about the theme from the audio.

Speaking & Communication: to discuss business-related topics using practiced and spontaneous speech, to accurately describe the main issues from students’ chosen listening, and to give opinions. Students will also be able to ask and respond to questions about one's own and someone else’s opinions.

教育手法 Teaching Method		% of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional		50 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning	ケースメソッド Case Method	0 %
	フィールドメソッド Field Method	50 %
合計 Total		100 %

This course will be guided by a lecture. Students will be supported by pair work and group work in class and independent study will be completed by the students outside of class. The course will enable learners to reflect on their own learning using listening journals.

The grading criteria also involves a participation component during the class period. Active participation during group work is highly encouraged.

*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。

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	15 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests	15 %
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	20 %
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 Listening Journals

Quizzes/Test – Weekly TOEIC Listening Practice

Final Report = Journal Discussion

• Jack Richards with Grant Trew「Developing Tactics for Listening」Oxford Univ Press（2011）978-0-19-401385-7

Additional materials will be supplied by the instructor.

Please be prepared to participate in this interactive listening programme.

（実務経験 Work experience）

Refereed Articles

• (2022) Applying the Research (4). Modern English Teacher 31(3): 0308-0587
• (2022) SIG Focus: Listening SIG. The Language teacher 46(3): 0289-7938
• (2022) Using TED Talks in the listening classroom. Modern English Teacher 31(2):
• (2022) Applying the Research (3). Modern English Teacher 31(2):
• (2022) Applying the Research (2). Modern English Teacher 31(1):