シラバス Syllabus

授業名 TOEFL
Course Title TOEFL
担当教員 Instructor Name Fei Chen
科目ナンバリングコード Course Numbering Code
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
コード Couse Code NUC285_N23B

授業の概要　Course Overview

Mission 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.

学修到達目標 / 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)

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

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 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。
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 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

使用ケース一覧　List of Cases

    ケースは使用しません。

配布教材と教室における電子機器の利用マナーについて Guidelines for Classroom Technology and Proper Use of Course Materials

  1. ケースメソッド教育の中核は、積極的な参加と知識の共有です。この教育を支えるため参加者は授業中の電子機器（例：スマートフォン、ノートパソコン）の使用を制限するよう求められます。許可を得た場合でも、教室内では電子機器は、ケース討議に資する目的でのみ使用してください。授業中は、たとえケース討議に関連していても、検索エンジンや生成AIの使用は避けて下さい。
  2. 配布教材（ケースを含む）は指定された授業への参加以外の目的で利用しないで下さい。著者の権利、著作権、特定情報の機密性を保護するため、許可なく教材を個人や組織（生成AI を含む）に提供することはできません。このルールは、印刷物・電子教材のいずれにも適用されます。
  1. Active participation and shared learning is at the core of the case method learning.Participants are asked to limit their use of electronic devices (e.g., laptops, smartphones) during classroom sessions in support of this model. Even with permission granted, devices should only be used in the classroom in service to the case discussion. Online searches and generative AI tools, even if related to the case discussion, are discouraged while class is in session.
  2. Students are prohibited from using the course materials (including cases) distributed by the university for any purpose other than participation in the designated class.Students must not input, process or test course materials with any artificial intelligence (AI) tools, bots, software, or platforms without the author’s permission. These actions violate the terms of use for the course materials and may also constitute copyright infringement.

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






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