Listening & Speaking 1B

Listening & Speaking 1B

9980L68

L3FLENG132

M. OLIPHANT

Maria Oliphant

2026年度後期

2026年度

②Second semester

月曜2限

2nd period Monday

先進工学部（一般教養科目）

A course of liberal arts, the Faculty of Advanced Engineering

1.00単位

講義

Lecture

英語　English

① [対面]対面授業/ [On-site] On-site class

This course is designed to improve English skills in all areas but especially to develop fluency, confidence, and accuracy in speaking and to extend topic based vocabulary. Students will learn the communication skills, primarily speaking and listening, that are increasingly needed in a competitive academic and professional environment.  By emphasizing interactive communication students will learn to express themselves in a fully contextualized manner.

The aim of this course is improvement in fluency, vocabulary, pronunciation, and listening comprehension. Students will learn to elaborate feelings, needs and ideas by gaining awareness of their expressive potential. This content of this course will also enhance their appreciation of other cultures and values.

By the end of the course students will be able to engage more actively in discourse and be more self-assured in social situations.  Performance in oral examinations is expected to improve significantly.

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/​​​

This course requires committed participation in interactive speaking exercises and individual initiative in independent research for presentations. Language skills cannot be developed in isolation so students are expected to have a positive attitude and the will to improve their skills by participating in an active manner in all designated activities and set tasks and by showing diligence and energy.
Any student who is absent five or more times within a semester, without official explanatory documentation, will fail the class automatically.

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／プレゼンテーション　Presentation／-

Speaking group and pair exercises will be the main activities in this course. Listening exercises, Readings and audio-visual material will introduce topics for discussion. Use will be made of authentic materials when selecting Listening and Reading passages. Students will be given time to ask questions and talk about their interests.

Students will be expected to prepare and practice presentations before delivering them to the class. Occasional writiing tasks will be set. Vocabulary building exercises may be given prior to discussion on a particular topic. Students will receive detailed instructions at each meeting and guidance will be offered for independent study.

Class participation  40%
Use of Communicative English quizzes 10%
Speaking Interviews  25%
Presentations  25%

・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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Reference to materials for self-study will be given during the course.

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/

Course materials will be provided by the teacher. Supplementary course materials will be uploaded to LETUS. Detailed guidance will be given on the use of online and printed reference materials. A good dictionary is essential.

1. Nature and the environment
Vocabulary relating to nature and the environment. Discussion of environmental issues. Sharing experiences of nature and views on the protection of the environment. Students will then discuss issues of environmental concern and evaluate possible solutions to current problems..
2. Explaining a process
Students will view examples of expert explanations and practice their own explanatory descriptions of how things are done or made in step by step detail.
3, Medicine
Vocabulary building on illness and methods of prevention. Maintaining health. Remedies. Giving advice.
4. Customs and traditions
Viewing of short video reports on traditions. Talking about preferences. Discussion of cultural differences in ceremonies, rituals and celebrations. Students will read about examples of cultural practices in different countries. These can be compared with Japanese customs and the respective merits and demerits. Students choose topics for related presentations.
5. Presentations on chosen customs and traditions.
Questions and discussion to follow.
6. Ethics and behaviour
Discussion of our boundaries in everyday life. What is acceptable behaviour? Groupwork; discussing the influences of family, school, the media and peer groups on our ethical standards.
7. Discussing social trends
Students will learn the relevant terms to discuss changes in society and practice commenting on statistical evidence.
8. Science and technology
Listening; travel in the future. Discussion on the roles, beneficial and otherwise, of scientific and technological influences on our lives. Exchanging opinions and predictions. Expressions of probability. Students will give their views on the ethical use of scientific experiments and on topics such as experiments on animals or cloning. Students will practise terms expressing agreement or disagreement.
9. The world of work
Follow up; students will write up their experience of work and explain their idea of the perfect job to suit their character. Vocabulary extension exercises. Terms used in business, finance and the workplace. Discussion of work experience and aspirations for the future. Issues related to work such as the realities of work and ranking of jobs and professions according to their status and desirability, pay and conditions, the duties associated with jobs and dress codes.
10. Stress and solutions
Students will discuss the problem of stress and coping with the modern world. They will learn the expressions relating to cause and effect and the vocabulary of problems and solutions, Students will compare their own solutions to stressful experiences, giving and responding to advice in appropriate ways.
11. Feelings and emotions
Vocabulary building. Pairwork; students apply this vocabulary in describing to each other their experiences of different emotions.
12.. Storytelling
Listening to examples of effective storytelling. Identifying effective techniques. Students will practice reading aloud short stories. Their expressive capacities will be enhanced by learning the importance of effective pauses and changes of tone. They will choose a story to tell in small groups.
13. Students will give their extended presentations on a topic related to the syllabus. These will be assessed as part of their grade.
14. Quiz and individual spoken interviews to evaluate students' progress.
15. Class meetings and review
The course will be reviewed and students will be given suggestions for further development of their language skills. Students will have an opportunity to share their feeling about the course as a group.

Over 20 years of teaching in Japanese universities.

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This course has no final exam. Evaluation is based on continuous assessment. 
Students are welcome to write with any queries.

mariaoliphant@yahoo.com

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