Relevance to NUCB Mission Statement

This course aims to improve students' ability to use English effectively, by teaching students how to understand the underlying knowledge of English. It will lead them to "succeed in the globalised business reality" where English is used as a globalised linguistic tool.

The Importance of this Course

This course aims to help students acquire basic grammatical rules and vocabulary necessary for the TOEIC score of 500: students will be able to gain fundamental grammatical knowledge to increase active vocabulary size, and to study English actively in class and independently at home.
This is a TOEIC-Compulsory Subject where students are required to take a TOEIC in December. If you do not take the TOEIC, you will lose the credits for failing to complete the course (regarded as being "incomplete").

[NOTE]
The course schedule is subject to change, depending on the needs/progress of the class.
Please bring your textbook on Day 1.

Achievement Goals

This course aims to encourage students to be aware of the different ways of expressing ideas in English. This course focuses on improving productive skills for the TOEIC test, by providing a lot of experiences to practice using English and make mistakes: Students will be able to enhance their communication skills.

*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。

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. TOEIC Skills: Students will be able to take the TOEIC by using the basic strategies.
2. Listening Skills: Students will be able to familiarize themselves with the speed/vocabulary of the TOEIC materials.
3. Reading Skills: Students will understand the structure of each passage/paragraph/sentence and expand their active vocabulary size.
4. Grammatical Skills: Students will acquire a solid understanding of sentence structures and grammatical categories.

教育手法 Teaching Method		% of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional		70 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning	ケースメソッド Case Method	30 %
	フィールドメソッド Field Method	0 %
合計 Total		100 %

1. Course Approach
In-class activities: Students are expected to be actively involved in individual/pair/group work to fully understand important grammatical/vocabulary rules.
At-home assignments: Students are expected to review what is learned and prepare for quizzes.
2. Feedback Methods
Interactive lectures allow students to receive individual feedback on both the results of at-home
assignments and in-class tasks.
3. Use of Information Centre for this course
Students are expected to review and practice what they've learned.

Students are expected to spend at least 1 hour for independent study outside the class.

*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	0 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests	20 %
シミュレーション成績 Simulation	20 %
ケース試験 Case Exam	20 %
最終レポート Final Report	0 %
期末試験 Final Exam	20 %
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

1.Class contribution refers to students' active participation in-class tasks and their attitude during the class.
2. Case exam - This refers to the student's preparation for a case study & student's performance on the discussion for a case study.
3. Student's TOEIC score will be evaluated. (20 %)
4.Quizzez refer to a quiz for each section.

• Graham-Marr, Anderson, Howser & Sato「NEW TOEIC® Skills 1」Abax ELT Publishers（2018）978-1896942933

・OXFORD preparation course for the TOEIC test (9780194564007) OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
・Tactics for TOEIC Listening and Reading Test (9780194529532) OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

I would like to encourage students to find learning English enjoyable.
（Teaching this course for the first time）

（実務経験 Work experience）