シラバス Syllabus

授業名 ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 600 S(2nd)
Course Title ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE 600 S(2nd)
担当教員 Instructor Name Stuart Warrington
コード Couse Code NUC272_N20A
授業形態 Class Type 講義 Regular course
授業形式 Class Format
単位 Credits 2
言語 Language EN
科目区分 Course Category
学位 Degree BSc
開講情報 Terms / Location 2020 UG Nisshin Spring

授業の概要 Course Overview

Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement

授業の目的(意義) / Importance of this course

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.

Building on Year 1, this course will provide Year 2 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 has a special focus on vocabulary and grammar learned inductively and deductively through 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.

*This is a SAC compulsory subject.

到達目標 / Achievement Goal


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

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

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 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)

*Term 2

Class 1: Needs Assessment / Building Class Rapport / Course Outline

第2日(Day2)

Class 2: Unit 1 Companies - Working with Words (Company Facts); Language at Work (Present Simple)

第3日(Day3)

Class 3: Unit 1 Companies - Practically Speaking (How to ask someone to repeat something); Business
Communication (Making introductions); Talking Point (Make that contact!)

第4日(Day4)

Class 4: Unit 2 Contacts - Working with Words (Describing your job and contacts); Language at Work (Present
Continuous/Progressive)

第5日(Day5)

Class 5: Unit 2 Contacts - Practically Speaking (How to say Phone Numbers and Spell Names); Business
Communication (Making and Receiving Phone Calls); Talking Point (Do you work too
much?)

第6日(Day6)

Class 6: Unit 3 Products & Services - Working with Words (Describing Products and Services); Language at
Work (Past Simple)

第7日(Day7)

Class 7: Unit 3 Products & Services - Practically Speaking (How to show interest); Business Communication
(Giving a Research Report); Talking Point (Products you can't live
without)

Viewpoint 1: Video - A Company Profile

*Term 2

Class 8: Review of Term 1 (Units 1-3)

Unit 4 Visitors - Working with Words (Company Structure); Language at Work (Asking questions)

Class 9: Unit 4 Visitors - Practically Speaking (How to confirm information); Business Communication
(Welcoming a Visitor); Talking Point (The question game)

Class 10: Unit 5 Customer Service - Working with Words (Customer Service); Language at Work (Comparisons)

Class 11: Unit 5 Customer Service - Practically Speaking (How to 'soften' a message); Business
Communication (Making and Dealing with Complaints); Talking Point (The
Wow Awards!)

Class 12: Unit 6 Employment - Working with Words (Employment); Language at Work (Present Perfect 1)

Class 13: Unit 6 Employment - Practically Speaking (How to avoid negative answers); Business
Communication (Evaluating options); Talking Point (The best companies to
work for?)

Viewpoint 2: Video - The customer journey

Class 14: Unit 7 Travel - Working with Words (Air Travel); Language at Work (will /going to /present
continuous); Practically Speaking (How to ask for directions); Business
Communication (Arranging to meet); Talking Point (The travel game)



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。
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

Quizzes/Tests refers to in-class tests (15%) + TOEIC (15%) = 30%

Preparation Report = SAC-related Work = 20%

For SAC compulsory classes, students are required to study over 20 hours during the semester at SAC in the Central Information Center. Global studies major 3rd year and Communication Faculty 4th year students are exempt. 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.

使用ケース一覧 List of Cases

    ケースは使用しません。

教科書 Textbook

  • David Grant, Jane Hudson, John Hughes「Business Result: Pre-Intermediate (Second Edition)」Oxford University Press(2016)978-0194738767

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

Quizzes, TOEIC tests, and regular homework assignments will make up 30% of the final grade. The final exams represent 30% of the final grade, and the remaining 40% will come from class participation and reported SAC related self-study. With respect to the latter, students are required to attend one 100 minute self-study session every week in the SAC.

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






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