ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION 1 (ADVANCED III)*

概要

This course prepares students to study a subject in English at university level. You will develop your thinking skills through a four-skills integrated approach to well-equip them to listen to lectures, read and talk about academic texts related to social issues and write essays in English. The course will take a task-based, learn-through-doing approach with writing as an end product, starting from finding and evaluating academic sources and developing research questions, through to editing and discussing written work. You will write about topics related to issues in society that interest them. Classes will consist of input on academic writing skills from the teacher, in-class writing exercises and practice, teacher and peer feedback on students’ written work, and discussion of students’ assignments. You will learn how to write an argumentative essay. Through writing, students will learn how to organise ideas logically and develop them by interacting with the texts that they read and supporting their ideas with references that are relevant and trustworthy.

目標

On this course, you will learn how to write a summary, based on academic texts related to a topic/subject dealt with on the course. You will listen to lectures and be able to make notes about the main points. You will be guided to skim and scan authentic academic articles of over 2,000 words and read in order to understand the gist of the content and report about it verbally. You will learn how to write academic texts of around 1,000 words, using the correct academic conventions, and focus on paragraph structures, logic and cohesion. You will also learn how to edit your texts and review your own writing critically, as well as present / discuss the content in class.

授業外の学習

Based on the content of the syllabus and textbook materials, students will be asked to preview/review the lessons. Homework in connection to the lessons will be given every week. Homework is given regularly to help you review the class contents, and learn how to find materials for your own study . It is issued periodically to set personal achievement goals. At least 45 minutes for each lesson, each week should be allowed for homework. You will usually be expected to do things like; prepare for the next class by reading or formulating ideas to share with classmates, reflect on the previous class, edit and proofread writing, keep a journal for vocabulary and participate in discussions on Moodle.

所要時間: 45 minutes