南山大学

 
指定
期間
春学期
単位
年次
1
担当者
HAYE-MATSUI Avril
他の科目との関連
履修対象学科 英米学科
副題
授業概要 This class aims to improve reading proficiency and to ultimately give students the confidence and ability to read texts designed for native speakers. Students will increase their reading speeds, broaden and deepen their vocabulary, learn to make use of linguistic relationships to guess words from context and employ strategies to identify the writerユs purpose. In addition to these, they will also learn how to predict outcomes, see relationships, draw conclusions and complete both intensive and extensive reading activities.
学修目標 ● Guess the meaning of the words from context and make inferences
● Preview a text and make predictions about it
● Skim and scan a text for key information
● Recognize reference words in a text
● Summarize a text
● Read, understand, summarize and discuss graded readers (OUP level 3 or higher)
授業計画   Unit            Reading Skills     Homework
1 Course explanation                Pages 2-5
  Library Visit                   Graded Reader
2 Unit 1           Identifying main ideas  Pages 16-19
                          Graded Reader
3 Unit 2           Reference words    Review Vocabulary
                Skimming & scanning  Graded Reader
4 Vocabulary Test      Book Review Build-up  Prepare Book Review
  Book review preparation             presentation & write report
                          Graded Reader
5 Book Review presentations            Pages 30-33
  Hand-in report                 Graded Reader
6 Unit 3           Identifying meaning   Pages 44-47
  Hand-in           from context      Graded Reader
  book summaries       Scanning
7 Unit 4           Recognizing Authorユs  Pages 58-61
                purpose        Graded Reader
8 Unit 5           Making Inferences   Review Vocabulary
                           Graded Reader
9 Vocabulary Test      Book Review Build-up  Prepare book Review
  Book review preparation              Graded Reader
10 Book Review        Make groups and     Pages 62-65
  Presentations       distribute books for    Graded Reader
                final group presentation
11 Unit 6           Summarizing      Review Vocabulary
                Skimming for the main  Graded Reader
                idea
12 Unit 6           Presentation planning  Prepare presentations
  Final Group presentation
  explanation
13 Presentation planning   Presentation planning  Prepare presentations
14 Final presentations                Summer Reading
15 Final presentations                Summer Reading
  Hand-in:                      Final Report: Due date to be announced in class
  Book summaries
  &
  Reading records
授業時間外の学習(準備学習など) Students are expected to study vocabulary from the textbook, preview the unit and do assigned homework tasks for each unit, read graded readers and write book summaries.
評価方法 Book Reviews & Reports    30%  Book Summaries 25%
Class performance&Homework 15%  Final Assignment 30%
テキスト Cover to Cover 2, Oxford publishing
その他 Attendance: Students are expected to attend class regularly. Students who miss 4 classes will receive an F. Students who fail to turn in the final report by the deadline will receive an X.