ENGLISH SKILLS B-1【Eｸﾞﾙ-ﾌﾟ】*

外国語学部 - 英語学科

FES20505

コース情報

担当教員: 小川公代

単位数: 2

年度: 2024

学期: 春学期

曜限: 月2, 木2

形式: 対面授業

レベル: 200

アクティブラーニング: あり

他学部履修: 不可

評価方法

出席状況

10%

リアクションペーパー

60%

その他

Presentations 30%

30%

詳細情報

概要

English skills course gives students opportunities to be exposed to academic English. The topics covered in the Spring semester are "class", "gender" and "race". This course will consist of two components. First, there will be discussions/debates to improve your fluency in speaking and listening. Second, you will be expected to read newspaper articles and academic papers (mostly provided by the teacher). * Students wishing to retake this course are required to email the instructor before the first class.

目標

The purpose of this class is to give you the opportunity to improve and develop not only your oral/aural skills in communicating effectively in English, but also your intellectual ability.

授業外の学習

You will be expected to read newspaper articles and academic papers at home and prepare for short presentations.

所要時間: 授業１回あたり90分(90minutes per class)

スケジュール

/15 Introduction Lecture on Culture and Class *グループ分け
/18 American Ladder (Group report ①-⑤)
/22 “Poor at 20, Poor for Life” *access from below (There will be no material on moodle) https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/07/social-mobility-america/491240/
/25 (group): The Meritocracy Myth sections ①② (Group report ①-②) *submit by next class
/29 (group): The Meritocracy Myth sections ③④⑤ (Group report ③-⑤) *submit by next class
/2 (group) Muslims are well-integrated in Britain (Group report ①-⑤) *submit by next class
/9 Explanation on Presentation Send email to the instructor ([email protected]) to confirm the dates for group meetings (preparation for the presentation) by the end of April. The online meetings will be held in the second week of May.
Group meetings will be held in the second week of May (5/9~16)
Group meetings will be held in the second week of May (5/8~16)
/20 Group Presentation Group (1) and (2)
/23 Group Presentation Group (3) and (4)
/27 Group Presentation Group (5) and (6)
/30 Lecture on Race *グループ分け
/3 Film viewing "Malcolm X" (You may refer to "A Mythic Paradigm"前半)
/6 Malcolm X (You may refer to "A Mythic Paradigm"後半)
/10 Submit Reaction paper on "Malcolm X"
/13 Watch Amanda Gorman’s Poem →https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-hill-we-climb-full-text.htm) Read Amanda Gorman’s Poem (at the historic inauguration of Joe Biden)
/17 Submit Reaction Paper
/20 Lecture on slavery Read “Slavery and the Romantic imagination”etc (Handout 7 pp.241-248) Group discussion on “slavery and poetry” Write a group report + submit it by the third week of June.
/24 Lecture on Gender Watch a film “Mona Lisa Smile”
/27 Culture Lag and Housewifemanship (Reaction Paper: submit by 6/29)
/1 Explanation on Presentation Send email to the instructor ([email protected]) to confirm the dates for the meetings for your group by the end of June (preparating for presentation) . Group meetings will be held in the first/second week of July
Group meetings will be held in the first/second week of July (7/4~11).
Group meetings will be held in the first/second week of July (7/4~11).
Group meetings will be held in the first/second week of July (7/3~10).
/15 Group Presentation Group (1) and (2)
/18 Group Presentation Group (3) and (4)
/22 Group Presentation Group (5) and (6)

教科書

There will be no textbook for this class. The reading material / assignments can be accessed (can be printed out) via Moodle.

参考書

書籍情報はありません。