授業名 | TOEFL |
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Course Title | TOEFL |
担当教員 Instructor Name | Fei Chen |
コード Couse Code | NUC285_N23B |
授業形態 Class Type | 講義 Regular course |
授業形式 Class Format | On Campus |
単位 Credits | 2 |
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 Term4 |
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 course aims to educate and inspire students to become innovative and ethical leaders through the medium of English. They are expected to grasp and take on the ideal of “Frontier Spirit”, gain a global perspective, and improve their 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 entry-level course is designed to prepare students for the TOEFL iBT Test, which is generally required for study abroad programs. It explains key strategies for each of the four sections (Speaking, Reading, Listening, and Writing) in the test and helps students practice these strategies using sample test questions.
到達目標 / Achievement Goal
Upon successful completion of this course, students can expect to understand what the TOEFL iBT test is, master key test-taking strategies for each of the four sections.
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
Students can expect to learn:
- Speaking strategies that help them explain topics and ideas in an effective way
- Reading strategies that increase their reading fluency and accuracy using critical reading strategies such as skimming and scanning
- Listening strategies that help them identify key information in everyday conversations and academic lectures.
- Writing strategies that help them express their opinions in an effective way
- Speaking strategies that help them explain topics and ideas in an effective way
- Reading strategies that increase their reading fluency and accuracy using critical reading strategies such as skimming and scanning
- Listening strategies that help them identify key information in everyday conversations and academic lectures.
- Writing strategies that help them express their opinions in an effective way
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 | |
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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 is a learner-centered course which requires pre-class preparation, active participation in class, and after-class review. Students are expected to spend at least 60 minutes reading designated pages of the textbook before coming to class. Each class will offer a quick review of several key test-taking strategies in the textbook and some sample test questions that help students practice these strategies. After each class, students will be assigned a set of practice test questions that will help them review what they have learned in class.
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*Guidance
Reading Section
第2日(Day2)
Reading Section●使用するケース
“History Seminar Should Be Shorter?”第3日(Day3)
Reading & Listening Section第4日(Day4)
Listening Section●使用するケース
“Music Coming to Cafeteria”第5日(Day5)
Listening & Speaking Section第6日(Day6)
Speaking Section●使用するケース
“Sculpture Courses to be Discontinued”第7日(Day7)
Writing Section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。
*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 |
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コールドコール Cold Call | 0 % |
授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution | 35 % |
クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total | 35 % |
予習レポート Preparation Report | 15 % |
小テスト Quizzes / Tests | 0 % |
シミュレーション成績 Simulation | 0 % |
ケース試験 Case Exam | 15 % |
最終レポート Final Report | 0 % |
期末試験 Final Exam | 35 % |
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
教科書 Textbook
- 西部有司「はじめてのTOEFL iBT®テスト総合対策」アスク(2015)978-4872179514
参考文献・資料 Additional Readings and Resource
Additional materials (practice test questions) will be provided by the instructor
授業調査に対するコメント Comment on Course Evaluation
Teaching this course for the first time
担当教員のプロフィール About the Instructor
Fei Chen is an assistant professor at Nagoya University of Business and Commerce. He holds a BA in English (China University of Political Science and Law), a MSc in Modern Japanese Studies (University of Oxford), and a Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Information Studies (University of Tokyo). He is interested in transnational history, particularly the history of cultural exchange between Japan and China. He co-edited Alternative Representations of the Past: The Politics of History in Modern China (2020) and published his research in peer-reviewed journals like Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies, Journal of Modern Chinese History, International Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Asian History, and Asian Studies Review.
(実務経験 Work experience)
Before coming to Nagoya, Fei Chen taught at Shanghai Normal University and was a visiting scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute and University of Tokyo.
Refereed Articles
- (2023) Translating and transplanting revolution: the circulation of discourses on the American Revolution between China and Japan. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (Online First): 1474-0591
- (2020) Buddhisizing the World: Global Imperialism and Kawaguchi Ekai’s Travels in Tibet. Journal of Asian History 54(1): 0021910X
- (2020) Transforming an Imperial Frontier: Japanese Knowledge and the Qing Empire’s New Tibet Policy. Asian Studies Review 44(3): 1467-8403
- (2019) Rediscovering Yellow River and Yangtze River: Circulation of Discourses of the North-South Dichotomy between China and Japan, 1895–1911. International Journal of Asian Studies 16(1): 1479-5922
- (2018) Loyalist, Patriot, or Colonizer? The Three Faces of Zheng Chenggong in Meiji Japan and Late Qing China. Journal of Modern Chinese History 12(1): 1753-5662