英語３Ｂ (L2-2)

EnglishⅢB

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大石　悦子

Etsuko Oishi

2026年度前期

2026年度

①First semester

金曜4限

4th period on Fridays

経営学部（一般教養科目）

A course of liberal arts, the School of Management

1.00単位

講義

Lecture

英語　English

① [対面]対面授業/ [On-site] On-site class

This course aims to improve students' reading skills, in particular, their ability to critically read texts on varied topics about different aspects of the present-day world. Students learn reading skills and strategies such as making inferences, summarising and adjusting reading strategies to reading purpose. Students also learn how to connect different texts on the same topic.

Students will read articles, criticism, and novellas related to contemporary issues in which the author’s stance and perspective are manifested (CEFR B2 Can Do List for reading: "Students can obtain information, ideas and opinions from highly specialized sources within his/her field"). Students will also be able to grasp the implications of what they read through a well-balanced employment of top-down and bottom-up reading skills. Weekly reading assignments will be 600 words or more, according to the level of difficulty of the reading assigned.

Students will be able to get used to reading academic essays. They also acquire reading skills as follows:
- making inferences
- summarising
- adjusting reading strategies to reading purpose
- retaining vocabulary

リンク先の [評価項目と科目の対応一覧]から確認できます（学部対象）。
履修登録の際に参照ください。
​You can check this from “Correspondence table between grading items and subjects” by following the link(for departments).
https://www.tus.ac.jp/fd/ict_tusrubric/​​​

1. Active participation in discussion is required.
2. Attendance is tracked and monitored. Unless students attend 12 classes or more, they will automatically fail (the maximum number of absence is three times)

    Two delays (within 20 minutes) add up to one absence. Arrival after 20 minutes counts as absence.
    If you have an official reason to be absent, you need to submit a document.

小テストの実施　Quiz type test／ディベート・ディスカッション　Debate/Discussion／グループワーク　Group work

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Students should read each reading before the class (30 minutes) and do assignments about the reading (30 minutes).

TOEIC-IP: 30%
Achievement Evaluation: 40%
Mid-term Evaluation: 20%
Class performance (including attendance and homework): 10%

Students should buy a new (not written-in) copy of the textbook.

・S：到達目標を十分に達成し、極めて優秀な成果を収めている
・A：到達目標を十分に達成している
・B：到達目標を達成している
・C：到達目標を最低限達成している
・D：到達目標を達成していない
・-：学修成果の評価を判断する要件を欠格している

・S：Achieved outcomes, excellent result
・A：Achieved outcomes, good result
・B：Achieved outcomes
・C：Minimally achieved outcomes
・D：Did not achieve outcomes
・-：Failed to meet even the minimal requirements for evaluation

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Making Connections 3: Skills and Strategies for Academic Reading (Cambridge University Press) ISBN: 9781108662260

教科書および一部の参考書は、MyKiTS (教科書販売サイト) から検索・購入可能です。
​https://gomykits.kinokuniya.co.jp/tokyorika/​​​

It is possible to search for and purchase textbooks and certain reference materials at MyKiTS (online textbook store).
​​https://gomykits.kinokuniya.co.jp/tokyorika/

Week 1: Introduction: the course objectives, the weekly schedule and assignments are explained

Week 2: Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Skills and strategies: Identifying the thesis of a reading

Week 3:  Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Reading 1: When does language learning begin?

Week 4:  Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Reading 2: Learning a language as an adult

Week 5:  Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Skills and strategies: Definition and classification

Week 6:  Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Reading 3: Rules of speaking

Week 7:  Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Reading 4: Languages in contact

Week 8: Mid-term Evaluation

Week 9: Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Skills and strategies: Passive sentences

Week 10:  Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Reading 5: The advantages of multilingualism

Week 11: Aspects of language  (Unit 3)
Summary of the unit

Week 12:  Sustaining planet earth (Unit 4)
Skills and strategies: Problem-solution texts

Week 13:  Sustaining planet earth (Unit 4)
Reading 1: Ecology, overpopulation, and economic development

Week 14: Sustaining planet earth (Unit 4)
Reading 2: The aral Sea: An environmental crisis

Week 15: Achievement Evaluation

The schedule might be modified according to the progress of the course. 

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Email: oishi@rs.tus.ac.jp
Office hours: 13:00 to 14:00 on Friday (please email me to arrange a meeting)

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