授業情報/Course information

開講学期/Course Start 2021年度/Academic Year  前期/First
開講曜限/Class period 火/Tue 5,火/Tue 6
授業区分/Regular or Intensive 週間授業
対象学科/Department 全専攻
対象学年/Year 1年,2年
授業科目区分/Category 博士前期課程 大学院副専修科目
必修・選択/Mandatory or Elective 選択
授業方法/Lecture or Seminar 講義科目
授業科目名/Course Title 英語ライティング演習/Academic English Writing
単位数/Number of Credits 2.0
担当教員名/Lecturer 三村竜之
時間割コード/Registration Code SP171
連絡先/Contact 三村竜之(m76tatsu[アット]mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp

*[アット]を@に置き換えること)
オフィスアワー/Office hours 三村竜之(月・火・金曜日の10:00から16:00
*但し、12:00--13:00、授業時間は除く

来室の際は必ず事前にメール等でアポイントメントをとること。
アポイントメントなしでの来室、また上記時間帯以外での来室には、一切応対しない。)
実務経験/Work experience
更新日/Date of renewal 2021/03/03
授業のねらい
/Learning Objectives
This class aims to improve basic skills in paragraph writing focusing on scientific English.
到達度目標
/Outcomes Measured By:
1. To understand the grammatical and lexical characteristics of scientific papers.
2. To understand the structure of scientific papers.
3. To be able to practice paragraph writing on a given topic.
授業計画
/Course Schedule
Total hours: 22.5
【Course Descritpion】
The aim of this course is to enable students to write short English texts in a comprehensive and thoroughly consistent manner. To achieve this goal, students will be required to practice critical thinking with several sorts of texts in simple English and to do basic grammar exercisesin order to develop their writing skills.
Writing tasks will be assigned to students almost every class. The final assessment will be based on: i) the results of the assignments, and ii) a paragraph and/or an abstract writing to be assigned at the end of the term.
【Course Plan/Schedule】
Week 1: A road map for the course.
Week 2: On scientific and academic texts
Week 3: Introduction to paragraphs #1: Paragraph and its importance
Week 4: Introduction to paragraphs #2: Pre-writing
Week 5: Constructing paragraphs #1: Making a good topic sentence
Week 6: Constructing paragraphs #2 Making good supporting sentences
Week 7: Constructing paragraphs #3: Making a good concluding sentence
Week 8: Cohesion strategies
Week 9: Comparison/contrasting paragraph, Editing
Week 10: Problem-solution paragraph
Week 11: Cause-and-effect paragraph
Week 12: Abstract paragraph
Week 13 Editing and Proofing
Week 14 From paragraphs to essays
Week 15: Final Assessment

NB: Due to the epidemic situation of COVID19, the course schedule/content might be changed keeping every student informed about it.
教科書
/Required Text
No textbooks.
参考書等
/Required Materials
Dictionaries.
教科書・参考書に関する備考 No textbook required.
Written materials (handouts) are given in each class.
Be reminded that you bring dictionaries with every class.


成績評価方法
/Grading Guidelines
Homework/assignments: 50%
Final assignments (Paragraph Writing/Abstract Writing): 50%
A grade of more than 60 is accepted for a credit.

The goals 1 - 3 above are also evaluated by assignments.

NB:  Due to the epidemic situation of COVID19, the evaluation method might be changed keeping every student informed about it.
履修上の注意
/Notices
Homework/assignments: 50%
Final assignments (Paragraph Writing/Abstract Writing): 50%

Pre-registration is necessary. See the announcement on Moodle for details.
The pre-registration period: 8th April 12:00 -- 15th April 12:00.
See the following webcite:

https://moodle2017.mmm.muroran-it.ac.jp/course/view.php?id=3004

NB: It is strongly recommended that you should take other writing course if you took my (i.e. Mimura's)「英語総合演習」 course.
教員メッセージ
/Message from Lecturer
傍観者として授業に出席してはいけない。そのような者は大学院で学ぶ資格はない。
各人が当事者であることを十分に自覚して、目的意識と問題意識を持って授業に参加すること。
居眠りや私語等を行う者は容赦なく教室から出させる。
学習・教育目標との対応
/Learning and Educational Policy
JABEE(a)地球的視点から多面的に物事を考える能力とその素養に対応する。
An ability of multidimensional thinking with knowledge from global perspective.
備考
/Notes
This class will be conducted mostly in Japanese.
No. 回(日時)
/Time (date and time)
主題と位置付け(担当)
/Subjects and instructor's position
学習方法と内容
/Methods and contents
備考
/Notes
該当するデータはありません
Active learning 1-1
/主体的学修(反転授業,小テスト,振り返り 等)
Grammar and writing exercises will be assigned almost every week.
Active learning 1-2
/上記項目に係るALの度合い
50%超
Active learning 2-1
/対話的学修(グループ学習,協働,調査体験 等)
Peer-reviewng.
Active learning 2-2
/上記項目に係るALの度合い
15%~50%
Active learning 3-1
/深い学修(複数科目の知識の総合化や問題解決型学修 等)
Not Applicable
Active learning 3-2
/上記項目に係るALの度合い
該当なし