CRITICAL THINKING AND ACADEMIC WRITING

概要

These courses prepare students to be able to understand short lectures/texts based on a specific subject and actively present their ideas with originality. Students will be able to participate in lecture processing skills and conduct tasks such as role-plays, discussions, demonstrations or presentations based on rich authentic input on topics. These courses are designed for students to exercise critical thinking skills to learn about subject content and build language and academic skills around the topics. この科目群では,トピックについての短いレクチャー/文章を理解し,学生が独創性を持って考えを活発に伝えることを学ぶ。ロールプレイ,ディスカッション,デモンストレーション,プレゼンテーションなどの活動に積極的に参加することにより,本質的な内容について学び,英語を実践的に活用できるように学習していきます。これらのコースは,学生がクリティカルシンキングスキルを用い,主題の内容について学び,そのトピックに関する言語とアカデミックスキルを構築できるように設計されています。 On this course you will be able to develop your academic writing skills with the ultimate aim of writing a term paper. You will practice using critical thinking skills, and you will learn how to organize your ideas, use reliable sources of information and be able to write academic papers on different subjects at an undergraduate level. このコースでは期末レポートを書くという最終目標のためのアカデミックライティングスキルを伸ばします。アイディアを構成する方法,信頼できる情報源の情報を使う方法,また大学レベルでの様々な教科のレポートの書き方を学びます。 This course will help you to deepen your understanding about English academic writing you have learned in Academic Communication courses. You will be expected to participate actively in individual and collaborative learning activities in order to improve writing, researching, and critical thinking skills. While the primary focus is on writing, this course will provide opportunities you can make use of to improve vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening and speaking skills to become a good academic writer and communicator who can acquire and exchange information effectively.

目標

At the end of the course, you will: ・Understand how to structure an English essay effectively ・Build confidence in finding academic sources and writing in APA Style ・Improve your written English with better word choices ・Develop an ability to think critically and express opinions persuasively

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. シラバスの内容や教科書資料をもとに,授業の予習・復習をしていただきます。 レッスンに関連した宿題が毎週出されます。 You need to review the lecture notes and handouts and reflect on what you learned in class and how well you learned it (Time required: approximately 40 minutes for each class). Also, you need to engage in every assignment and prepare for essay writing and presentation projects (Time required: approximately 150 minutes for each class).

所要時間: 190 minutes