Listening & Speaking 1 （再）（前・火５）

Listening & Speaking 1

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Gregory Price

2026年度前期

2026年度

①First semester

火曜5限

16:20-17:50
Tue. 5th Period

理学部第一部（一般教養科目）

A course of liberal arts, the Faculty of Science Division Ⅰ

1.00単位

講義

Lecture

英語　English

① [対面]対面授業/ [On-site] On-site class

The primary objective of the course is to advance your communicative competence with a focus on reading, listening, speaking and writing in English. This class will help you to improve your vocabulary and natural use of the language. There will be an emphasis on reading stories, in order to prepare for presenting those stories to the other members of the class. In the second semester the speech topics will be freely selected for research, preparation, and presentation. The students will be thoroughly immersed in the language and work to achieve proficiency.

The primary objective of the course is to advance your communicative competence with a focus on spoken English
and develop the ability and confidence to use it in realistic situations with native and other non-native speakers.

This course is designed to influence a well-rounded natural acquisition of English. Many skills will be practiced; reading, listening, speaking, writing and presentation. A focus will be placed on improving TOEIC scores as well as developing spoken communication including presentation.

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/​​​

Some of the work for this course will be submitted through LETUS.


It is important for the student to attend every class and do so with a willingness to communicate in English.

Students must gain a score of 60% or more and be in attendance for 2/3 of classes in order to pass.
If a student misses 5 classes in a semester (for any reason), they will not be allowed to pass. (In some cases, an assignment will count as attendance)

If you have any specific reason why you cannot attend the class on-site, you need to submit a medical certificate or other necessary documents to the teacher in the beginning of the semester.

課題に対する作文　Essay／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／反転授業　Flipped classroom

Many of the assignments will be provided in the style of a mixture of essay homework and flipped classes. Group discussions are planned. The students will do presentations. At the end of the term, the students will do a book report presentation, based on a reading project. Most presentation projects will be done on video.

Some of the work for this course will be submitted through LETUS

The students will have much time allotted in class to work on assignments and make preparation for projects. Outside work will mainly involve light research, writing essays, and final preparations for the projects (such as practicing spoken presentations).　

The students should review all notes each week after the lesson.

For students repeating this class*
The classroom scores will be evaluated based on:
Participation (10%), one written test (20%), discussion essays (40%) Final Project (30% = 17% for spoken presentation & 13% for written report).

For students who are taking this class for the first time*
First year classes (Listening and Speaking 1/2): TOEIC 33% + Presentation 17% + Assessment to be decided by the teacher (50%).

If you miss 5 classes per semester, for any reason, you will not be allowed to pass the course. (In some cases, an assignment will count as attendance)

・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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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/

The materials will be available through LETUS.

The students might wish to use a selection of English graded reader books from the Tokyo University of Science library. However, English readers will also be made available online.

* The textbook ‘Speaking Practice for Presenting in English’ by Makiko Asaba 978-4-327-42200-4 can be used to supplement some information in this course. Yet it is not necessary to purchase the textbook again if the student is repeating the class.

第1 回 Introduction to spring semester: Explanation of the class and clarification of expectations

第2 回 Getting to know each other. Asking and answering questions, listening for and providing information about ourselves.

第3 回 Story project introduction. Talking about novels, providing information on plot, setting, characters, and theme. Expressing opinions and insights

第4 回 Story project preparation (video) part I. Listening and using visual clues to gain information.

第5 回 Story project preparation (video) part II. Listening and using visual clues to gain information.
Lecture on vocabulary and relating the terms to the information from the film (author, character, setting)

第6 回 Story project I preparation (video) part III. Conclusion of film. Lecture on vocabulary (plot, theme). There will be a review for the test next class

第7 回 Written test 1 understanding concepts related to novels; author, characters, setting, plot, and theme

第8 回 Introduction to discussion sessions * Discussion Session I Population: Rise and Decline
Sharing of ideas about issues related to population, both overpopulation and decline in population.

第9 回 Discussion Session II Inflation, Deflation Trade and Economy (Possible topic example. This may be changed due to the teacher's discretion)
Understanding money and how it affects our lives, and international relations.

第10回 Discussion Session III Death from overwork (Possible topic example. This may be changed due to the teacher's discretion)
Challenging preconceived notions and understanding multiple points of view.

第11回 Discussion Session IV Changes in society (Possible topic example. This may be changed due to the teacher's discretion)
Developing techniques to understand and debate topics with which they may disagree.

第12回 Discussion Session V Energy and Technology (Possible topic example. This may be changed due to the teacher's discretion)
Discussing clearly two sides of controversial issues and trying to achieve a resolution.

第13回 Submission of Discussion Essay revised selection

第14回 Project preparation and instruction
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第15回 Story project: Sharing stories

The teacher has experience teaching English in Japanese universities since 2002, has a master's degree in TEFL, and has been heavily involved in speech presentation studies. The teacher has been involved in many speech competitions and has been a judge at seven annual English speech competitions in Japan. The teacher is a published author of research papers and has experience editing research and dissertations as well as novel writing.

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LETUS

You can contact the teacher at:

grendel.t@rs.tus.ac.jp


The instructor might make changes to the weekly plan depending on students' progress or
other factors.

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