The purpose of this class is to get students used to reading long passages and writing about them in English. I'm also a big believer in discussion and presentation, so we'll do conversations after the readings.
First we'll cover vocabulary, then we'll go into the reading, then answer questions, do exercises and complete a summary. I usually use any leftover time for pair conversation.
＜成績評価の方法＞
No
評価項目
割合
評価の観点
1
試験：期末期
15 %
Final reading/writing/vocabulary test
2
試験：中間期
15 %
Midterm reading/writing/vocabulary test
3
小テスト／レポート課題
40 %
４ 10-point reports
4
平常点／受講態度
30 %
attendance: 2 points× 15 times
＜受講に際して・学生へのメッセージ＞
The course is a little difficult, but if you learn all the vocabulary and phrasing in the text, you can really advance your English skills.
回 内容<BR>1 How Did Life Begin?<BR>2 Is the Earth Special?<BR>3 Why are Disasters Important?<BR>4 Will We Continue to Evolve? *Composition 1 Due<BR>5 Do Genes Control Our Behavior?<BR>6 Is Culture in Our Genes?<BR>7 How Did Languages Begin? *Composition 2 Due<BR>8 Midterm reading/writing/vocabulary test<BR>9 Why Do We Appreciate Art?<BR>10 Where Did Our Eating Customs Come From?<BR>11 Where Did Our Food Cultures Come From? *Composition 3 Due<BR>12 Why Are Some Countries Rich and Some Countries Poor?<BR>13 Why Do We Have Consciousness?<BR>14 Why Do We Get Sick? *Composition 4 Due<BR>15 Final reading/writing/vocabulary test
