| 授業コード | 20087706 | 単位数 | 2 |
| 科目名 | Writing Ⅳ | クラス | 06 |
| 履修期 | 後期授業 | カリキュラム | ＊下表参考 |
| 担当者 | U.M. Styczek | 配当年次 | ＊下表参考 |
| 授業の題目 | Writing IV 06 |
| 学修の概要 | This course focuses on developing academic writing skills. The desired outcome of Semester 2 is for students to become familiar with a range of paragraph styles and to gain a deeper understanding of what constitutes successful academic writing. By the end of this course you should increased confidence in your ability to meet new writing tasks, to correct basic grammar mistakes, and to use a variety of writing skills, such as the following: - editing your partner’s writings, - taking notes and writing from notes, - organizing different forms of writings, - using appropriate language for different writing types, - writing descriptions and stories, - writing your opinions on various issues, and others. Every two weeks we will have short reading tests to prepare you for fast reading and comprehension. |
| 学修の到達目標 | The overall aim of the Writing course is for students to gain confidence in effectively structuring sentences, paragraphs, and longer passages of written academic English. Become a self-confident English writer and reader by encountering different kinds of reading and writing.. |
| 授業計画 | 第１回 | 1. General introduction to the course, writing reports on holidays. |
| 第２回 | Uni 1 : Paragraph to Short Essay , Part 1 : simple and compound sentences | |
| 第３回 | Unit 1: Paragraph to Short Essay , Part 2 : run-on sentences | |
| 第４回 | Unit 2 : Descriptive Essays, Part 1 : prepositional phrases, detailed sentences | |
| 第５回 | Unit 2 : Descriptive Essays, Part 2 : detailed sentences , adjectives | |
| 第６回 | Unit 3: Narrative Essays, Part 1 : sequence in narrative writings , details in essays | |
| 第７回 | Unit 3 : Narrative Essays, Part 2 : details, correct usage of past tenses | |
| 第８回 | Unit 4 : Comparison-Contrast Essays , Part 1 : connectors | |
| 第９回 | Unit 4 :Comparison-Contrast Essays , Part 2 : comparison and contrast connectors | |
| 第１０回 | Unit 5 : Opinion Essays, Part 1 : quantity expressions | |
| 第１１回 | Unit 5 : Opinion Essays, Part 2: connectors to show support and opposition | |
| 第１２回 | Unit 5 : Opinion Essays, Part 3 : facts and opinions | |
| 第１３回 | Unit 6 : Cause - and- Effect Essays, Part 1 : phrasal verbs, will and so that , future possibilities | |
| 第１４回 | Unit 6 : Cause - and- Effect Essays, Part 2 : will and so that. future possibilities | |
| 第１５回 | Unit 6 : Cause - and- Effect Essays, Part 3 : clustering information 16.The final test: writing a composition on a selected topics. |
| 授業外学習の課題 | Students are expected to study for around four hours per week out of class. 1) Two hours should be spent previewing the material for the next class (e.g. textbook, handouts, internet research). 2) Two hours should be spent reviewing notes and materials from the previous class. Finishing reading, writing and looking up new words or doing exercises at home if we do not have enough time to do so in class. Almost every second week you will be assigned to write an essay. Write them at home and bring them REGULARLY to class. Practice Online (Internet) must be done regularly after each unit Please preview 2-3 pages ahead of each new unit, and review the part of the material from the completed unit. You are supposed to study at least 120 minutes per week. I will be checking your reports online (Google Classroom), so please read my comments. |
| 履修上の注意事項 | You will be required to correct your mistakes and your partners' mistakes in the assignments, write questions and comments to them; to practice writing during class; to finish uncompleted written assignments in your own time; to submit your essays on time. The classes will be conducted face-to-face. 対面授業を実施します 英語英文学科で提供している科目については、公認欠席を含め、欠席はいかなる事情があっても４回までとします。 In addition, contact needs to be made in advance of any absences. また、欠席については事前に連絡をすること。 You are recommended to use an English-English dictionary. |
| 成績評価の方法・基準 | The grade for the semester is composed of : 1. active participation in class (sleeping is not allowed!): reports and exercises in your textbook written during the class, regular submission of your writing projects prepared at home (submitted regularly and on the scheduled time). Be careful: essays given once at the end of the semester will not be accepted. (50%) 2. comprehension tests: a timed writing test after each unit and the final test in a form of an essay (50%). There will not be any midterm tests. Regular attendance is necessary to complete the whole course If a student is absent from a class, it is the STUDENT'S responsibility to contact a classmate or the teacher to find out about the classwork/homework. |
| テキスト | Effective Academic Writing Second Edition 2 The Short Essay by Alice Savage and Patricia Mayer Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-432347-5 |
| 参考文献 | None |
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| オフィスアワー及び 質問・相談への対応 |
I do not have my own office at this university, so please do not hesitate to approach me and ask for any advice. Let’s make a deal to speak only in English. Remember: nobody is perfect but we have to do our best. I will be communicate with you also though Google Classroom. Contact me also by email styczek@alpha.shudo-u.ac.jp |
| 所属 | ナンバリングコード | 適用入学年度 | 配当年次 | 身につく能力 | ||||
| 知識・技能 | 思考力 | 判断力 | 表現力 | 協創力 | ||||
| 人文学部英語英文学科（英語力練成） | FHEN30101 | 2017～2022 | 2･3･4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 人文学部英語英文学科（英語力練成） | FHEN30101 | 2023～2023 | 2･3･4 | ○ | - | - | ○ | - |
| 人文学部英語英文学科（英語力練成） | 22300 | 2024～2024 | 2･3･4 | ○ | - | - | ○ | - |