シラバス参照／View Syllabus
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シラバス参照／View Syllabus
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| 科目一覧へ戻る／Return to the Course List | 2021/08/30 現在／As of 2021/08/30 |
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開講科目名 ／Course |
Writing Skills Ⅲ／WRITING SKILLS Ⅲ |
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開講所属 ／Course Offered by |
外国語学部英語学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH |
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ターム?学期 ／Term?Semester |
2021年度／2021 Academic Year 春学期／SPRING SEMESTER |
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曜限 ／Day, Period |
水5／Wed 5 |
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開講区分 ／semester offered |
春学期／Spring |
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単位数 ／Credits |
1.0 |
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学年 ／Year |
2,3,4 |
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主担当教員 ／Main Instructor |
Ａ．Ｇ．ミルン／Alan George MILNE |
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教員名 ／Instructor |
教員所属名 ／Affiliation |
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| Ａ．Ｇ．ミルン／Alan George MILNE | 英語学科／ENGLISH |
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授業の目的?内容 ／Course Objectives |
The goal in the Writing Skills III course is to develop students’ writing and critical thinking abilities in English, progressing from production of shorter to longer academic texts, and from writing on familiar topics to writing about more complex and academic ones. Overall Objectives 1. To provide an overview of what constitutes a ‘good’ essay 2. To help students understand various patterns of essay organization 3. To help students plan essays 4. To help students revise and edit their essays 5. To help students use a variety of sources 6. To help students develop computer literacy skills 7. To introduce the basics of referencing and creating a bibliography (MLA or APA styles) |
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授業の形式?方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course |
During this period of Covid 19, classes will be "Distance learning with on demand delivery" with classwork conducted through either PorTaII and/or Manaba. The on demand video section will provide a guided description each week about a particular aspect of writing, with weekly lessons building towards the composition of paragraphs for mid-term and final term assignments. Every video will end with exercises to be completed and submitted on a specific day of the week and will be reviewed at the beginning of the next class video. Please note that the teaching method, weekly homework and term assignments may change depending with the ongoing Covid situation. Details will be provided ahead of the first class by email and at the beginning of the first class video. | ||||||||||
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事前?事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study |
Students should review all materials and exercises that are practiced during class time and try to use what they learned in their writing in future classes and assignments. Students are also encouraged to work with a writing journal to summarize and review weekly class-work and vocabulary. | ||||||||||
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評価方法 ／Evaluation |
Mid-term essay (25%). Final term essay (25%). Active contribution to class activities and tasks related to the development of writing skills: 25%. Timely completion of homework tasks: 25%. Students should be prepared to spendat least 90 minutes preparing for/reviewing classes. | ||||||||||
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関連科目 ／Related Subjects |
This course will be of relevance to any students majoring in English and taking other English language skills courses. |
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備考 ／Notes |
テキスト：There are no texts required for this course. Handouts will be provided when necessary. 参考文献：Any reference grammar of English will be sufficient for reviewing materials covered in class. |
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到達目標 ／Learning Goal |
1年次の学習成果のうえに、より高度なアカデミック?ライティングができるようにする。 |
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授業計画（主題の設定） ／Class schedule |
授業の内容 ／Contents of class |
事前?事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study |
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| 1 | Class overview and initial writing assignment. | Objectives of the course and writing self introduction. | |
| 2 | Understanding how to write for an audience. | Finding missing information in a self introduction. | |
| 3 | Introduction to planning strategies for writing | Brainstorming/mind-mapping and quick writing. | |
| 4 | The paragraph: Topic and supporting sentences. | Looking at the function of the topic sentence in a paragraph. | |
| 5 | Understanding the Thesis Statement. | How the Thesis Statement functions in an introduction and connects to paragraphs. | |
| 6 | Planning for mid-term assignment. | Group discussion and planning ideas for mid-term assignment. | |
| 7 | Mid-term assignment and review and peer review. | Guided peer review and reading each other's work. | |
| 8 | Essay feedback and individual advice. | Return of individual mid-term assignments with individual comments and support. | |
| 9 | The Thesis Statement and paragraph order. | How the Thesis Statement links to the topic sentences of paragraphs. | |
| 10 | Transition phrases: Developing continuity. | Practicing how transition phrases work to connect sentences and paragraphs. | |
| 11 | Final essay topics: Planning and discussion. | Choosing topics for final essay submission and planning/mind-mapping in groups. | |
| 12 | Final essay draft submission and peer review. | Peer review of a first draft of the final essay and essay submission. | |
| 13 | Draft essay feedback. | Return of individual draft submission with comments and advice. | |
| 14 | Final essay feedback and review. | Submission of re-written draft into a final version with peer review. |