南山大学

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期間
 秋学期
単位
 １
年次
 1
担当者
 ELLIOTT Darren
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 course provides students with a variety of reading strategies to improve reading proficiency and promote a positive attitude for and competence in reading in English. Activities will include both extensive and intensive reading tasks using a variety of texts for improving student skills in surveying, predicting, skimming, scanning, inferring, and making connections with the readings.
学修目標 １．Preview an English text and make predictions about it
２．Guess the meaning of words from context and make inferences
３．Read a section of text aloud with appropriate rhythm, word stress and intonation
４．Identify a writer’s opinion or attitude
５．Evaluate information and opinions in reading for validity and logic
６．Read, understand and discuss authentic articles on current issues
７．Read, understand and discuss graded readers
８．Read and understand designated texts at a rate of 120 words per minute
授業計画 １．Second Semester Orientation
２．Who is your Role Model? p. 97 — 101 (summarizing) Graded reader discussion
３．A Role Model Makes a Difference p. 102 — 105 (skimming for the main idea) Vocabulary test one
４．Drugs That Help the Mind p. 113 — 117 (Identifying supporting details)
５．Will Computers Have Minds? p. 118 — 121 (Ignoring unknown words) News discussion
６．Google It! p. 129 — 133 (Recognizing the author,s purpose)
７．A Woman with Cybervison p. 134 — 137 (Scanning) Vocabulary test two
８．Mid-term review
９．Wired Youth Want Face Time p. 146 — 149 (distinguishing fact from opinion)
10．Cell Phones: For Better or Worse? p. 150 — 153 (Recognizing signal words) Graded reader discussion
11．Job Happiness p. 161 — 165 (Identifying meaning from context) Vocabulary test three
12．Laughter p. 166 — 169 (Skimming for the main idea) News discussion
13．Cross-Cultural Communication p. 177 — 181 (Making inferences)
14．Culture Shock p. 182 — 185 (Scanning) Graded reader discussion
15．Course Review, Vocabulary test four
授業時間外の学習（準備学習など） Students are expected to select and read graded readers outside class, to keep a record of each book they read on the class blog, to maintain a vocabulary notebook, and to select authentic news articles for class discussion.
評価方法 Class Discussions 25%, Vocabulary Tests 20%, Reading Record 25%, Final Report 30%
テキスト Cover to Cover ３, Oxford University Press
その他 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.
Students are required to bring the textbook, a graded reader and their vocabulary notebook to every class. Students are also expected to access their university email accounts regularly.