アカデミックリーディング

疑似科学（pseudoscience）についての英語文献を精読・通読する。本書は疑似科学の歴史、種類、定義の問題、受容・論争など幅広く論じており、我々の身近にも起こりうる問題としてそれらについて理解・関心を深めていく。英語リーディングとしての目的は、科学に関する一般読者向けの文章を正確かつスピーディに読み、かつ把握した内容を英語でまとめて発表したり、主体的に他の英語資料をリサーチするなど、総合的な英語運用能力の向上を図ることにある。

1）科学に関する一般読者向けの文章を正確かつスピーディに読み、その内容を口頭で説明することができる。
2）読解を通じて様々な英語表現を習得し、それらを使いながらテキストの内容をまとめ直したり自分の考えを表現することができる。
3）関心をもったトピックについて自分でさらに他の英語文献をリサーチし、それをわかりやすく他の受講者に伝えることができる。

第1回　イントロダクション
第2回　Chapter1 (1)
第3回　Chapter1 (2)
第4回　Chapter2 (1)
第5回　Chapter2 (2)
第6回　Chapter3 (1)
第7回　Chapter3 (2)
第8回　Chapter4 (1)
第9回　Chapter4 (2)
第10回　Chapter5 (1)
第11回　Chapter5 (2)
第12回　Chapter6 (1)
第13回　Chapter6 (2)
第14回　Chapter7　
第15回　期末試験
第16回　フィードバック

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

平常点（提出課題、発表、小テスト、授業での発言）：50％
期末試験（筆記）：50％

5回以上欠席した場合は成績評価の対象としない。

毎回の予習は必須。

アカデミックリーディング

宇宙生物学の入門書を精読し、学術英語を理解する能力の強化を図ります。関連資料の音声・動画資料を活用し、宇宙生物学の基礎知識、英語表現を習得します。教科書の論点を要約し、英語でプレゼンテーションする力を身につけます。

1. 学術英語を素早くかつ正確に読解することができる。
2. 教科書の論点を理解し、正確に要約（パラフレーズ）することができる。
3. 宇宙生物学関連のテーマについて情報を収集し、発表することができる。

第1回 Introduction
第2回 Chapter 1 What is astrobiology?
第3回 Chapter 2 From stardust to planets, the abodes for life(1)
第4回 Chapter 2 From stardust to planets, the abodes for life (2)
第5回 Chapter 3 Origins of life and environment (1)
第6回 Chapter 3 Origins of life and environment (2)
第7回 Chapter 4 From slime to the sublime(1)
第8回 Chapter 4 From slime to the sublime(2)
第9回 Chapter 5 Life: a genome's way of making more and fitter genomes(1)
第10回 Chapter 5 Life: a genome's way of making more and fitter genomes (2)
第11回 Chapter 6 Life in the Solar system(1)
第12回 Chapter 6 Life in the Solar system (2)
第13回 Chapter 7 Far-off worlds, distant suns
第14回 Chapter 8 Controversies and prospects
第15回　Final Exam
第16回　Feedback

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

成績評価の方法・観点
提出課題 30％
プレゼンテーション30％
期末試験 40％
5回以上欠席した場合には、成績評価の対象としません。なお、遅刻は欠席に準じた扱いとします。

テキストの予習範囲を読み、パラグラフ毎の要点を整理しておくこと。予習時に、発音できない単語、表現は音読練習しておくこと。

授業中、英英辞典と類語辞典（シソーラス）を多用します。電子辞書を持参してください。

アカデミックリーディング

私は，大学英語教育の目的とは，母語を介在させずに瞬時に英語を理解（聞く・読む）して表出（話す・書く）することができる高速な外国語処理能力の定着と，自由に運用することができる（母語に近い）語彙・表現形式の獲得であると考えています。

この授業では，科学者を目指す学生にとって必要な教養を，英語学習と併行しながら身につけていきます。表出すること（話す・書く）を射程に入れつつ，科学分野の学術書・英語論文の構成や特有な表現方法，思考法と提示法などを実践的に学習しながら体得していくことを目標とします。

・「一般学術目的の英語」としての位置づけ
この授業では，最新の言語習得理論研究の成果を取り入れながら，文脈や場面，状況の中での語彙・表現形式の定着を中心に据えた学習方法をとることにより，学術分野においてより的確で使用域の広い英語能力獲得に向けた学習を行います。

・教材の性質や主題
母語話者による自叙伝・物語文の具体例として，James Watsonの著作を活用します。理学部推奨のこの書籍は，比較的平易な一人称文で回顧する文体であるため，内容理解技術（主題，見解と解釈，事実と叙述など）に重点を置いて学習します。また英語論文を適宜配信します。

・履修者が教室で行う作業
学術書や学術論文特有の論理展開と表現獲得に向けた学習。内容理解及び批判的思考の鍛錬。

第１回　諸連絡、授業概要説明、他
第２回〜第１４回　教材を１章ずつ読み進める。英問英答などの活動や課題を行う。
第１５回　英語論述試験
第１６回フィードバック

・宿題の性質と量
予習と復習。学術表現形式リスト（配信資料）の定着。教材の熟読。

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

　1回生対象英語科目の共通留意点として，5回以上欠席した場合は成績評価の対象としないとされています。
　授業中及び学期末に実施する英文論述の成績を合計し，本学の評価基準で判定します。評価は，学術表現形式の定着度と，論証能力（説得性・論理性・明解性）に基づきます。これらの割合について等の詳細は授業中に受講者に説明します。試験を受けられなかった場合は，必ず代替課題を提出してください。代替課題の提出がない場合は，欠席分の点数は零点として計算して評定を出します。
　学期末定期試験（筆記）50 %　レポート試験　0 %　平常点評価（中間試験）　50 %

　授業時に指示します。授業の詳細や自宅学習への助言，その他の資料や情報などは，KULASIS授業サポート授業資料ページに掲載しますのて参照してください。
　毎週使用する配信資料は、授業予定日の一週間前からクラシス授業資料ページに掲載され、授業日午後には削除して次週分に更新されていきます。著作権保護の観点から、厳格な掲載期限が設定されており、文書の編集や印刷等に対する保護もかけられていることをご承知おきください。掲載期限は一週間のみですので、毎週ダウンロードをお忘れなく。
　昨年度よりCALL教室が廃止されましたので、自分の電子機器に配信教材をダウンロードして持参の上、授業活動に臨むことになります。小さな画面の電子機器は、眼科学的な諸問題があるため、推奨しません。

　私の学生時代を含めて，英米の大学・大学院では，一週間に合計百冊百本の文献を読んだ上で，口頭発表やレポート作成を毎週行うことは当然の日常です。訳読式では全く対応ができません。国際的な舞台で，こうして教育を受けた人々と対等に論議しながら活躍していくためには，翻訳に代わる英文理解・表出技術が必要となってきます。従って，負荷が高い訳読法を基盤とした母語に絶えず依存する英語理解・表出の習慣から早期に脱却することを最重要課題として位置づけます。
　私は数少ない言語習得論の専門家で，国内外の様々な研究教育機関の方々と日々協働しています。長年にわたって国内外の理学・工学・生理学系の研究者・技術者たちとも，産官学共同研究や認知科学プロジェクトを重ね，学者として英語論文や英語書籍を毎年発表していますので，研究者としての基本的なアプローチを具体的に示していきます。皆さんには，自らの英語学習経験を客観的に内省し，次世代を担う知識人として，ぜひ建設的な見識を身につける機会として欲しいと思います。

アカデミックリーディング

大学生活と学術英語に慣れはじめた後期の授業では、科学記事やニュースを日英両方で日常的にたしなむ習慣を身につけます。多くの情報資料を英語で読み解き、議論するために必要な実践的な学術英語の習得と訓練を行います。The coming of age of quantum biology: Life on the Edge（「量子力学で生命の謎を解く』を切り口に、研究者がどのように日常生活から研究テーマを見つけ、多分野で多国籍の人と議論し試行錯誤しながら楽しく研究を深化させていくのか観察することを目的とします。

この授業では、(1)英語で書かれた学術記事の講読を通じて、学術英語を使いこなす技術を習得すること、(2)日常生活の小さな疑問や出来事を、異なる価値観や様々な学術領域から考察する能力を培うこと、（3）日本語と英語の両方で自分の伝えたいことを他者にわかりやすく伝える能力（プレゼンテーション能力）を養うことの３点を主な目標とします。授業を通じて、学術の器と人間の器の両面を広くするために切磋琢磨していきます。

授業では教科書として、The coming of age of quantum biology: Life on the Edge（「量子力学で生命の謎を解く』を読んで皆で議論していきます。

黙々と読んで訳す授業ではなく４技能を駆使したアクティブな授業です。短い英文テキストのシャドーイング とディクテーションで普段使っていない脳を動かしたり、関連する英語の映像資料などを適宜視聴します。


(1) Introduction 授業オリエンテーション、大学で学ぶ英語とは、この授業で使う教科書について、自己紹介、書籍の紹介
(2) Introduction　量子生物学という領域、学術書籍の序論やはしがき、著者の研究への熱意や科学者のあり方
(3) Chapter 2 What is life?　生命とは何か
(4) Chapter 3 The engines of life　生命のエンジン
(5) Chapter 4 The quantum beat 量子のうなり
(6) Chapter 5 Finding Nemo’s home ニモの家を探せ
(7) Chapter 6 The butterfly, the fruit fly and the quantum robin チョウ、ショウジョウバエ、量子のコマドリ
(8) Chapter 7 Quantum genes　量子の遺伝子
(9) Chapter 8 Mind 心
(10) Chapter ９ How life began 生命の起源
(11) Chapter 10 Quantum biology: life on the edge of a storm　量子生物学ー嵐の縁の生命、受講生の英語での口頭発表と質疑応答
(12) Epilogue: quantum life　量子革命、受講生の英語での口頭発表と質疑応答
(13) 受講生の英語での口頭発表と質疑応答
(14)受講生の英語での口頭発表と質疑応答
(15) フィードバック

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

5回以上欠席した場合は成績評価の対象としない。

授業中の自由で積極的な発言と、自ら主体的に調べて学ぶ姿勢を評価します。学術英語技術を習得する授業なので、必要に応じて、より適切な英語の発音やアクセント、イントネーション、表現に授業内では誘導していきますが、成績評価では、英語の発音の正確さや流暢な英語力だけではなく、むしろ予習、復習そして積極性や主体性を重視します。
＊月に１〜２回内容チェックテスト（単語テスト、専門用語の英語での定義、英語の聞き取り（ディクテーション）テスト）
＊授業中に３〜５分間の英語でのプレゼンテーション　教科書の内容の要約もしくは参考文献に挙げている書籍から好きなトピックを選んでプレゼンテーション

授業の予習として、細かく英語の単語を調べて、逐語訳をするのではなく、章単位でまとめて読み、必要な箇所は辞書で調べ、各章で何を主張しているか、要点をまとめて内容を理解してきてください。どんな分野、どんな視点でも良いので、自分で好きな参考資料を探して目を通してきてください。（思いつかない場合は参考図書から選びその一部を読んでくるだけでもOK）授業では双方向コミュニケーションを重視していますので、積極的に発言しましょう。
●予習は原則ですが、予習ができなかった週でも、技能の授業は出席して得るものがあります。前週前夜体調不良等で予習ができなかった日は、授業時間に集中して積極参加し、知的な刺激を得て帰るようにしましょう。
●「英語が苦手」「英語の発音は得意ではない」「英語はあまり喋れない」「リスニングは苦手」と思っていても、問題ありません。学術英語は訓練すれば誰でも身につけることのできる技術です。

大学生活、英語学習、第２言語習得や留学、その他個別に配慮してほしい点など相談したい案件があれば、毎回配布する出席コメントシートに記入してください。

Academic writing & listening

For the continued development of students' skills in English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP), English Writing-Listening B (EWLB) consists of three components: writing, listening, and vocabulary. EWLB aims to advance the skills in EGAP that students learned in EWLA.

For practice with writing, students analyze and evaluate basic elements of academic writing they learned in EWLA; they further identify, recognize, or understand more advanced elements; finally, they recall and apply all acquired knowledge in the process of producing an academic report of at least 1,000 words. By writing substantial academic reports more autonomously, students will acquire advanced academic writing skills as stated in the Course Goal section below.

For practice with listening, students take the online course known as GORILLA (Global Online Resources for International Language Learning Assistance) outside class. They are assessed on their listening proficiency through weekly online assignments, as well as the four tests that the instructor administers in class.

For vocabulary learning, students use the standard reference book titled “Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110.” Like the listening component, students independently study words from the general academic list that the instructor assigns (usually 50 words a week) and are tested on a number of these words weekly.

By the end of this course, students will acquire the following skills at varying levels. Students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic academic words in English
- Process more advanced academic discourse presented aurally
- Analyze topics and develop suitable controlling ideas, thesis statements, and outlines for academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard paragraph-level elements of an academic report (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard sentence-level elements (e.g., thesis statement, topic sentences, support sentences) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Recognize more advanced methods of maintaining the unity (e.g., repetition of key points) and coherence (e.g., quality of language) of ideas in academic reports, evaluate the unity and coherence of their writing, and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing.
- Utilize, with sufficient accuracy, a broad range of citation conventions when formatting academic reports
- Understand more advanced paraphrasing techniques to integrate information from external sources (e.g., summarizing, quoting), recognize and use more detailed citation conventions, and utilize this knowledge to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate and integrate supporting evidence and sources to produce an academic report.
- Recognize the formatting conventions of an appropriate reference list and apply this knowledge to generate one for an academic report.
- Recognize particular styles and conventions within academic writing and adopt them appropriately
- Acquire a deeper understanding of the writing process in the production of academic reports after revising drafts with feedback
- Combine knowledge of (i) the structure of an academic report, with allowances made for rhetorical style such as argumentation and cause-effect, (ii) the writing process, and (iii) the evaluation and integration of supporting evidence and sources, and apply this knowledge to produce an academic report of at least 1,000 words

In-class activities are related to the contents of the textbook. Though there may be some adjustments in certain cases, the schedule of this course is as follows:

Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure Review
Chapter 2 Academic Essay Structure & Topic Selection
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement & Essay Outline
Chapter 4 Body Paragraphs & Transitional Words
Chapter 5 Paraphrase, Quotation, Summary, & Citation
Chapter 6 Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Proofreading & Revision
Chapter 8 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Topics
Chapter 9 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Thesis Support
Chapter 10 Quality of Content: Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 11 Quality of Language: Integrating Evidence
Chapter 12 Quality of Language: Academic Style
Chapter 13 Quality of Feedback & Revision
Chapter 14 Overall Quality
Feedback

Important: Some instructors may cover more than one chapter in one week for better learning outcomes in the whole semester. Each instructor decides whether or not the class conducts the final examination in the test week. Students should confirm the class policy from their instructors.

*This class conducts the final examination in the test week.

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

1. Vocabulary assessments 10%

2. Listening assessments 20%
*Students must pass at least eight out of 13 learning units (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit) of the online materials in order to receive credit for this course.
*The score for the listening assessments is determined by performance on four in-class assessments and the study record of the online materials (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit).

3. Writing assignments 50%
*Scores for writing assignments may include in-class writing tasks and participation in class activities as well as a term paper.
*Students must complete various writing assignments, including an academic report of at least 1,000 words in order to receive credit for this course. Note that plagiarism must be avoided.

4. TOEFL ITP score 20 %
*Students must take the TOEFL ITP on the date that ILAS designates.

Students are required to study academic vocabulary from the designated part (EGAP vocabulary) of the "Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110" outside of class, and regularly take vocabulary assessments in class.

Students are also required to study the online listening materials outside of class through the GORILLA system. The materials for this course are as follows:

・KU Academic Listening (B) Units 1-12 (required)
・TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit (required)
・KU Can-Do Self-Assessment (optional)
・Extra practice for further study (optional)

Students must complete each unit by the assigned deadline. If students miss the deadline for a certain unit, the unit will not be evaluated as a passed unit.
Students must also take four in-class assessments based on the KU Academic Listening (B) units.

For details such as the deadlines and the in-class assessment schedule, please see the handout distributed in class and the information posted on the GORILLA system.

Students are advised to save the textbook PDF file in their digital devices.
If they want a printed version, they can print the file on a printer at home or a nearby shop, purchase a book-binder (less than 200 yen) at the Univ. Co-op shop in the Yoshida-minami Campus or the Clock-tower, and use a binding-machine there for no extra charge.

Students may benefit from accessing the website offered by the Division of English Language Education (DELE), i-ARRC, Kyoto University. The website provides useful information to support students in learning and using English autonomously.
JP:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english_jp
EN:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english

Academic writing & listening

For the continued development of students' skills in English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP), English Writing-Listening B (EWLB) consists of three components: writing, listening, and vocabulary. EWLB aims to advance the skills in EGAP that students learned in EWLA.

For practice with writing, students analyze and evaluate basic elements of academic writing they learned in EWLA; they further identify, recognize, or understand more advanced elements; finally, they recall and apply all acquired knowledge in the process of producing an academic report of at least 1,000 words. By writing substantial academic reports more autonomously, students will acquire advanced academic writing skills as stated in the Course Goal section below.

For practice with listening, students take the online course known as GORILLA (Global Online Resources for International Language Learning Assistance) outside class. They are assessed on their listening proficiency through weekly online assignments, as well as the four tests that the instructor administers in class.

For vocabulary learning, students use the standard reference book titled “Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110.” Like the listening component, students independently study words from the general academic list that the instructor assigns (usually 50 words a week) and are tested on a number of these words weekly.

By the end of this course, students will acquire the following skills at varying levels. Students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic academic words in English
- Process more advanced academic discourse presented aurally
- Analyze topics and develop suitable controlling ideas, thesis statements, and outlines for academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard paragraph-level elements of an academic report (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard sentence-level elements (e.g., thesis statement, topic sentences, support sentences) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Recognize more advanced methods of maintaining the unity (e.g., repetition of key points) and coherence (e.g., quality of language) of ideas in academic reports, evaluate the unity and coherence of their writing, and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing.
- Utilize, with sufficient accuracy, a broad range of citation conventions when formatting academic reports
- Understand more advanced paraphrasing techniques to integrate information from external sources (e.g., summarizing, quoting), recognize and use more detailed citation conventions, and utilize this knowledge to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate and integrate supporting evidence and sources to produce an academic report.
- Recognize the formatting conventions of an appropriate reference list and apply this knowledge to generate one for an academic report.
- Recognize particular styles and conventions within academic writing and adopt them appropriately
- Acquire a deeper understanding of the writing process in the production of academic reports after revising drafts with feedback
- Combine knowledge of (i) the structure of an academic report, with allowances made for rhetorical style such as argumentation and cause-effect, (ii) the writing process, and (iii) the evaluation and integration of supporting evidence and sources, and apply this knowledge to produce an academic report of at least 1,000 words

In-class activities are related to the contents of the textbook. Though there may be some adjustments in certain cases, the schedule of this course is as follows:

Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure Review
Chapter 2 Academic Essay Structure & Topic Selection
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement & Essay Outline
Chapter 4 Body Paragraphs & Transitional Words
Chapter 5 Paraphrase, Quotation, Summary, & Citation
Chapter 6 Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Proofreading & Revision
Chapter 8 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Topics
Chapter 9 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Thesis Support
Chapter 10 Quality of Content: Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 11 Quality of Language: Integrating Evidence
Chapter 12 Quality of Language: Academic Style
Chapter 13 Quality of Feedback & Revision
Chapter 14 Overall Quality
Feedback

Important: Some instructors may cover more than one chapter in one week for better learning outcomes in the whole semester. Each instructor decides whether or not the class conducts the final examination in the test week. Students should confirm the class policy from their instructors.

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

1. Vocabulary assessments 10%

2. Listening assessments 20%
*Students must pass at least eight out of 13 learning units (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit) of the online materials in order to receive credit for this course.
*The score for the listening assessments is determined by performance on four in-class assessments and the study record of the online materials (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit).

3. Writing assignments 50%
*Scores for writing assignments may include in-class writing tasks and participation in class activities as well as a term paper.
*Students must complete various writing assignments, including an academic report of at least 1,000 words in order to receive credit for this course. Note that plagiarism must be avoided.

4. TOEFL ITP score 20 %
*Students must take the TOEFL ITP on the date that ILAS designates.

Students are required to study academic vocabulary from the designated part (EGAP vocabulary) of the "Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110" outside of class, and regularly take vocabulary assessments in class.

Students are also required to study the online listening materials outside of class through the GORILLA system. The materials for this course are as follows:

・KU Academic Listening (B) Units 1-12 (required)
・TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit (required)
・KU Can-Do Self-Assessment (optional)
・Extra practice for further study (optional)

Students must complete each unit by the assigned deadline. If students miss the deadline for a certain unit, the unit will not be evaluated as a passed unit.
Students must also take four in-class assessments based on the KU Academic Listening (B) units.

For details such as the deadlines and the in-class assessment schedule, please see the handout distributed in class and the information posted on the GORILLA system.

Students are advised to save the textbook PDF file in their digital devices.
If they want a printed version, they can print the file on a printer at home or a nearby shop, purchase a book-binder (less than 200 yen) at the Univ. Co-op shop in the Yoshida-minami Campus or the Clock-tower, and use a binding-machine there for no extra charge.

Students may benefit from accessing the website offered by the Division of English Language Education (DELE), i-ARRC, Kyoto University. The website provides useful information to support students in learning and using English autonomously.
JP:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english_jp
EN:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english

Academic writing & listening

For the continued development of students' skills in English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP), English Writing-Listening B (EWLB) consists of three components: writing, listening, and vocabulary. EWLB aims to advance the skills in EGAP that students learned in EWLA.

For practice with writing, students analyze and evaluate basic elements of academic writing they learned in EWLA; they further identify, recognize, or understand more advanced elements; finally, they recall and apply all acquired knowledge in the process of producing an academic report of at least 1,000 words. By writing substantial academic reports more autonomously, students will acquire advanced academic writing skills as stated in the Course Goal section below.

For practice with listening, students take the online course known as GORILLA (Global Online Resources for International Language Learning Assistance) outside class. They are assessed on their listening proficiency through weekly online assignments, as well as the four tests that the instructor administers in class.

For vocabulary learning, students use the standard reference book titled “Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110.” Like the listening component, students independently study words from the general academic list that the instructor assigns (usually 50 words a week) and are tested on a number of these words weekly.

By the end of this course, students will acquire the following skills at varying levels. Students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic academic words in English
- Process more advanced academic discourse presented aurally
- Analyze topics and develop suitable controlling ideas, thesis statements, and outlines for academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard paragraph-level elements of an academic report (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard sentence-level elements (e.g., thesis statement, topic sentences, support sentences) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Recognize more advanced methods of maintaining the unity (e.g., repetition of key points) and coherence (e.g., quality of language) of ideas in academic reports, evaluate the unity and coherence of their writing, and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing.
- Utilize, with sufficient accuracy, a broad range of citation conventions when formatting academic reports
- Understand more advanced paraphrasing techniques to integrate information from external sources (e.g., summarizing, quoting), recognize and use more detailed citation conventions, and utilize this knowledge to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate and integrate supporting evidence and sources to produce an academic report.
- Recognize the formatting conventions of an appropriate reference list and apply this knowledge to generate one for an academic report.
- Recognize particular styles and conventions within academic writing and adopt them appropriately
- Acquire a deeper understanding of the writing process in the production of academic reports after revising drafts with feedback
- Combine knowledge of (i) the structure of an academic report, with allowances made for rhetorical style such as argumentation and cause-effect, (ii) the writing process, and (iii) the evaluation and integration of supporting evidence and sources, and apply this knowledge to produce an academic report of at least 1,000 words

In-class activities are related to the contents of the textbook. Though there may be some adjustments in certain cases, the schedule of this course is as follows:

Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure Review
Chapter 2 Academic Essay Structure & Topic Selection
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement & Essay Outline
Chapter 4 Body Paragraphs & Transitional Words
Chapter 5 Paraphrase, Quotation, Summary, & Citation
Chapter 6 Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Proofreading & Revision
Chapter 8 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Topics
Chapter 9 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Thesis Support
Chapter 10 Quality of Content: Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 11 Quality of Language: Integrating Evidence
Chapter 12 Quality of Language: Academic Style
Chapter 13 Quality of Feedback & Revision
Chapter 14 Overall Quality
Feedback

Important: Some instructors may cover more than one chapter in one week for better learning outcomes in the whole semester. Each instructor decides whether or not the class conducts the final examination in the test week. Students should confirm the class policy from their instructors.

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

1. Vocabulary assessments 10%

2. Listening assessments 20%
*Students must pass at least eight out of 13 learning units (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit) of the online materials in order to receive credit for this course.
*The score for the listening assessments is determined by performance on four in-class assessments and the study record of the online materials (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit).

3. Writing assignments 50%
*Scores for writing assignments may include in-class writing tasks and participation in class activities as well as a term paper.
*Students must complete various writing assignments, including an academic report of at least 1,000 words in order to receive credit for this course. Note that plagiarism must be avoided.

4. TOEFL ITP score 20 %
*Students must take the TOEFL ITP on the date that ILAS designates.

Students are required to study academic vocabulary from the designated part (EGAP vocabulary) of the "Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110" outside of class, and regularly take vocabulary assessments in class.

Students are also required to study the online listening materials outside of class through the GORILLA system. The materials for this course are as follows:

・KU Academic Listening (B) Units 1-12 (required)
・TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit (required)
・KU Can-Do Self-Assessment (optional)
・Extra practice for further study (optional)

Students must complete each unit by the assigned deadline. If students miss the deadline for a certain unit, the unit will not be evaluated as a passed unit.
Students must also take four in-class assessments based on the KU Academic Listening (B) units.

For details such as the deadlines and the in-class assessment schedule, please see the handout distributed in class and the information posted on the GORILLA system.

Students are advised to save the textbook PDF file in their digital devices.
If they want a printed version, they can print the file on a printer at home or a nearby shop, purchase a book-binder (less than 200 yen) at the Univ. Co-op shop in the Yoshida-minami Campus or the Clock-tower, and use a binding-machine there for no extra charge.

Students may benefit from accessing the website offered by the Division of English Language Education (DELE), i-ARRC, Kyoto University. The website provides useful information to support students in learning and using English autonomously.
JP:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english_jp
EN:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english

Academic writing & listening

For the continued development of students' skills in English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP), English Writing-Listening B (EWLB) consists of three components: writing, listening, and vocabulary. EWLB aims to advance the skills in EGAP that students learned in EWLA.

For practice with writing, students analyze and evaluate basic elements of academic writing they learned in EWLA; they further identify, recognize, or understand more advanced elements; finally, they recall and apply all acquired knowledge in the process of producing an academic report of at least 1,000 words. By writing substantial academic reports more autonomously, students will acquire advanced academic writing skills as stated in the Course Goal section below.

For practice with listening, students take the online course known as GORILLA (Global Online Resources for International Language Learning Assistance) outside class. They are assessed on their listening proficiency through weekly online assignments, as well as the four tests that the instructor administers in class.

For vocabulary learning, students use the standard reference book titled “Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110.” Like the listening component, students independently study words from the general academic list that the instructor assigns (usually 50 words a week) and are tested on a number of these words weekly.

By the end of this course, students will acquire the following skills at varying levels. Students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic academic words in English
- Process more advanced academic discourse presented aurally
- Analyze topics and develop suitable controlling ideas, thesis statements, and outlines for academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard paragraph-level elements of an academic report (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard sentence-level elements (e.g., thesis statement, topic sentences, support sentences) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Recognize more advanced methods of maintaining the unity (e.g., repetition of key points) and coherence (e.g., quality of language) of ideas in academic reports, evaluate the unity and coherence of their writing, and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing.
- Utilize, with sufficient accuracy, a broad range of citation conventions when formatting academic reports
- Understand more advanced paraphrasing techniques to integrate information from external sources (e.g., summarizing, quoting), recognize and use more detailed citation conventions, and utilize this knowledge to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate and integrate supporting evidence and sources to produce an academic report.
- Recognize the formatting conventions of an appropriate reference list and apply this knowledge to generate one for an academic report.
- Recognize particular styles and conventions within academic writing and adopt them appropriately
- Acquire a deeper understanding of the writing process in the production of academic reports after revising drafts with feedback
- Combine knowledge of (i) the structure of an academic report, with allowances made for rhetorical style such as argumentation and cause-effect, (ii) the writing process, and (iii) the evaluation and integration of supporting evidence and sources, and apply this knowledge to produce an academic report of at least 1,000 words

In-class activities are related to the contents of the textbook. Though there may be some adjustments in certain cases, the schedule of this course is as follows:

Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure Review
Chapter 2 Academic Essay Structure & Topic Selection
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement & Essay Outline
Chapter 4 Body Paragraphs & Transitional Words
Chapter 5 Paraphrase, Quotation, Summary, & Citation
Chapter 6 Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Proofreading & Revision
Chapter 8 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Topics
Chapter 9 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Thesis Support
Chapter 10 Quality of Content: Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 11 Quality of Language: Integrating Evidence
Chapter 12 Quality of Language: Academic Style
Chapter 13 Quality of Feedback & Revision
Chapter 14 Overall Quality
Feedback

Important: Some instructors may cover more than one chapter in one week for better learning outcomes in the whole semester. Each instructor decides whether or not the class conducts the final examination in the test week. Students should confirm the class policy from their instructors.

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

1. Vocabulary assessments 10%

2. Listening assessments 20%
*Students must pass at least eight out of 13 learning units (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit) of the online materials in order to receive credit for this course.
*The score for the listening assessments is determined by performance on four in-class assessments and the study record of the online materials (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit).

3. Writing assignments 50%
*Scores for writing assignments may include in-class writing tasks and participation in class activities as well as a term paper.
*Students must complete various writing assignments, including an academic report of at least 1,000 words in order to receive credit for this course. Note that plagiarism must be avoided.

4. TOEFL ITP score 20 %
*Students must take the TOEFL ITP on the date that ILAS designates.

Students are required to study academic vocabulary from the designated part (EGAP vocabulary) of the "Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110" outside of class, and regularly take vocabulary assessments in class.

Students are also required to study the online listening materials outside of class through the GORILLA system. The materials for this course are as follows:

・KU Academic Listening (B) Units 1-12 (required)
・TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit (required)
・KU Can-Do Self-Assessment (optional)
・Extra practice for further study (optional)

Students must complete each unit by the assigned deadline. If students miss the deadline for a certain unit, the unit will not be evaluated as a passed unit.
Students must also take four in-class assessments based on the KU Academic Listening (B) units.

For details such as the deadlines and the in-class assessment schedule, please see the handout distributed in class and the information posted on the GORILLA system.

Students are advised to save the textbook PDF file in their digital devices.
If they want a printed version, they can print the file on a printer at home or a nearby shop, purchase a book-binder (less than 200 yen) at the Univ. Co-op shop in the Yoshida-minami Campus or the Clock-tower, and use a binding-machine there for no extra charge.

Students may benefit from accessing the website offered by the Division of English Language Education (DELE), i-ARRC, Kyoto University. The website provides useful information to support students in learning and using English autonomously.
JP:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english_jp
EN:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english

Academic writing & listening

For the continued development of students' skills in English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP), English Writing-Listening B (EWLB) consists of three components: writing, listening, and vocabulary. EWLB aims to advance the skills in EGAP that students learned in EWLA.

For practice with writing, students analyze and evaluate basic elements of academic writing they learned in EWLA; they further identify, recognize, or understand more advanced elements; finally, they recall and apply all acquired knowledge in the process of producing an academic report of at least 1,000 words. By writing substantial academic reports more autonomously, students will acquire advanced academic writing skills as stated in the Course Goal section below.

For practice with listening, students take the online course known as GORILLA (Global Online Resources for International Language Learning Assistance) outside class. They are assessed on their listening proficiency through weekly online assignments, as well as the four tests that the instructor administers in class.

For vocabulary learning, students use the standard reference book titled “Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110.” Like the listening component, students independently study words from the general academic list that the instructor assigns (usually 50 words a week) and are tested on a number of these words weekly.

By the end of this course, students will acquire the following skills at varying levels. Students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic academic words in English
- Process more advanced academic discourse presented aurally
- Analyze topics and develop suitable controlling ideas, thesis statements, and outlines for academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard paragraph-level elements of an academic report (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard sentence-level elements (e.g., thesis statement, topic sentences, support sentences) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Recognize more advanced methods of maintaining the unity (e.g., repetition of key points) and coherence (e.g., quality of language) of ideas in academic reports, evaluate the unity and coherence of their writing, and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing.
- Utilize, with sufficient accuracy, a broad range of citation conventions when formatting academic reports
- Understand more advanced paraphrasing techniques to integrate information from external sources (e.g., summarizing, quoting), recognize and use more detailed citation conventions, and utilize this knowledge to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate and integrate supporting evidence and sources to produce an academic report.
- Recognize the formatting conventions of an appropriate reference list and apply this knowledge to generate one for an academic report.
- Recognize particular styles and conventions within academic writing and adopt them appropriately
- Acquire a deeper understanding of the writing process in the production of academic reports after revising drafts with feedback
- Combine knowledge of (i) the structure of an academic report, with allowances made for rhetorical style such as argumentation and cause-effect, (ii) the writing process, and (iii) the evaluation and integration of supporting evidence and sources, and apply this knowledge to produce an academic report of at least 1,000 words

In-class activities are related to the contents of the textbook. Though there may be some adjustments in certain cases, the schedule of this course is as follows:

Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure Review
Chapter 2 Academic Essay Structure & Topic Selection
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement & Essay Outline
Chapter 4 Body Paragraphs & Transitional Words
Chapter 5 Paraphrase, Quotation, Summary, & Citation
Chapter 6 Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Proofreading & Revision
Chapter 8 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Topics
Chapter 9 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Thesis Support
Chapter 10 Quality of Content: Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 11 Quality of Language: Integrating Evidence
Chapter 12 Quality of Language: Academic Style
Chapter 13 Quality of Feedback & Revision
Chapter 14 Overall Quality
Feedback

Important: Some instructors may cover more than one chapter in one week for better learning outcomes in the whole semester. Each instructor decides whether or not the class conducts the final examination in the test week. Students should confirm the class policy from their instructors.

*This class conducts the final examination in the test week.

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

1. Vocabulary assessments 10%

2. Listening assessments 20%
*Students must pass at least eight out of 13 learning units (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit) of the online materials in order to receive credit for this course.
*The score for the listening assessments is determined by performance on four in-class assessments and the study record of the online materials (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit).

3. Writing assignments 50%
*Scores for writing assignments may include in-class writing tasks and participation in class activities as well as a term paper.
*Students must complete various writing assignments, including an academic report of at least 1,000 words in order to receive credit for this course. Note that plagiarism must be avoided.

4. TOEFL ITP score 20 %
*Students must take the TOEFL ITP on the date that ILAS designates.

Students are required to study academic vocabulary from the designated part (EGAP vocabulary) of the "Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110" outside of class, and regularly take vocabulary assessments in class.

Students are also required to study the online listening materials outside of class through the GORILLA system. The materials for this course are as follows:

・KU Academic Listening (B) Units 1-12 (required)
・TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit (required)
・KU Can-Do Self-Assessment (optional)
・Extra practice for further study (optional)

Students must complete each unit by the assigned deadline. If students miss the deadline for a certain unit, the unit will not be evaluated as a passed unit.
Students must also take four in-class assessments based on the KU Academic Listening (B) units.

For details such as the deadlines and the in-class assessment schedule, please see the handout distributed in class and the information posted on the GORILLA system.

Students are advised to save the textbook PDF file in their digital devices.
If they want a printed version, they can print the file on a printer at home or a nearby shop, purchase a book-binder (less than 200 yen) at the Univ. Co-op shop in the Yoshida-minami Campus or the Clock-tower, and use a binding-machine there for no extra charge.

Students may benefit from accessing the website offered by the Division of English Language Education (DELE), i-ARRC, Kyoto University. The website provides useful information to support students in learning and using English autonomously.
JP:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english_jp
EN:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english

Academic writing & listening

For the continued development of students' skills in English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP), English Writing-Listening B (EWLB) consists of three components: writing, listening, and vocabulary. EWLB aims to advance the skills in EGAP that students learned in EWLA.

For practice with writing, students analyze and evaluate basic elements of academic writing they learned in EWLA; they further identify, recognize, or understand more advanced elements; finally, they recall and apply all acquired knowledge in the process of producing an academic report of at least 1,000 words. By writing substantial academic reports more autonomously, students will acquire advanced academic writing skills as stated in the Course Goal section below.

For practice with listening, students take the online course known as GORILLA (Global Online Resources for International Language Learning Assistance) outside class. They are assessed on their listening proficiency through weekly online assignments, as well as the four tests that the instructor administers in class.

For vocabulary learning, students use the standard reference book titled “Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110.” Like the listening component, students independently study words from the general academic list that the instructor assigns (usually 50 words a week) and are tested on a number of these words weekly.

By the end of this course, students will acquire the following skills at varying levels. Students should be able to:
- Recognize and use basic academic words in English
- Process more advanced academic discourse presented aurally
- Analyze topics and develop suitable controlling ideas, thesis statements, and outlines for academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard paragraph-level elements of an academic report (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Analyze and evaluate the locations, functions, and features of the standard sentence-level elements (e.g., thesis statement, topic sentences, support sentences) and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing academic reports
- Recognize more advanced methods of maintaining the unity (e.g., repetition of key points) and coherence (e.g., quality of language) of ideas in academic reports, evaluate the unity and coherence of their writing, and apply the analysis and evaluation when writing.
- Utilize, with sufficient accuracy, a broad range of citation conventions when formatting academic reports
- Understand more advanced paraphrasing techniques to integrate information from external sources (e.g., summarizing, quoting), recognize and use more detailed citation conventions, and utilize this knowledge to avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate and integrate supporting evidence and sources to produce an academic report.
- Recognize the formatting conventions of an appropriate reference list and apply this knowledge to generate one for an academic report.
- Recognize particular styles and conventions within academic writing and adopt them appropriately
- Acquire a deeper understanding of the writing process in the production of academic reports after revising drafts with feedback
- Combine knowledge of (i) the structure of an academic report, with allowances made for rhetorical style such as argumentation and cause-effect, (ii) the writing process, and (iii) the evaluation and integration of supporting evidence and sources, and apply this knowledge to produce an academic report of at least 1,000 words

In-class activities are related to the contents of the textbook. Though there may be some adjustments in certain cases, the schedule of this course is as follows:

Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure Review
Chapter 2 Academic Essay Structure & Topic Selection
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement & Essay Outline
Chapter 4 Body Paragraphs & Transitional Words
Chapter 5 Paraphrase, Quotation, Summary, & Citation
Chapter 6 Introduction & Conclusion Paragraphs
Chapter 7 Proofreading & Revision
Chapter 8 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Topics
Chapter 9 Quality of Thought: Evaluating Thesis Support
Chapter 10 Quality of Content: Evaluating Evidence
Chapter 11 Quality of Language: Integrating Evidence
Chapter 12 Quality of Language: Academic Style
Chapter 13 Quality of Feedback & Revision
Chapter 14 Overall Quality
Feedback

Important: Some instructors may cover more than one chapter in one week for better learning outcomes in the whole semester. Each instructor decides whether or not the class conducts the final examination in the test week. Students should confirm the class policy from their instructors.

「全学共通科目履修の手引き」を参照してください。

1. Vocabulary assessments 10%

2. Listening assessments 20%
*Students must pass at least eight out of 13 learning units (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit) of the online materials in order to receive credit for this course.
*The score for the listening assessments is determined by performance on four in-class assessments and the study record of the online materials (Units 1-12 and TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit).

3. Writing assignments 50%
*Scores for writing assignments may include in-class writing tasks and participation in class activities as well as a term paper.
*Students must complete various writing assignments, including an academic report of at least 1,000 words in order to receive credit for this course. Note that plagiarism must be avoided.

4. TOEFL ITP score 20 %
*Students must take the TOEFL ITP on the date that ILAS designates.

Students are required to study academic vocabulary from the designated part (EGAP vocabulary) of the "Kyoto University Vocabulary Database 1110" outside of class, and regularly take vocabulary assessments in class.

Students are also required to study the online listening materials outside of class through the GORILLA system. The materials for this course are as follows:

・KU Academic Listening (B) Units 1-12 (required)
・TOEFL ITP Sample Test Unit (required)
・KU Can-Do Self-Assessment (optional)
・Extra practice for further study (optional)

Students must complete each unit by the assigned deadline. If students miss the deadline for a certain unit, the unit will not be evaluated as a passed unit.
Students must also take four in-class assessments based on the KU Academic Listening (B) units.

For details such as the deadlines and the in-class assessment schedule, please see the handout distributed in class and the information posted on the GORILLA system.

Students are advised to save the textbook PDF file in their digital devices.
If they want a printed version, they can print the file on a printer at home or a nearby shop, purchase a book-binder (less than 200 yen) at the Univ. Co-op shop in the Yoshida-minami Campus or the Clock-tower, and use a binding-machine there for no extra charge.

Students may benefit from accessing the website offered by the Division of English Language Education (DELE), i-ARRC, Kyoto University. The website provides useful information to support students in learning and using English autonomously.
JP:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english_jp
EN:https://www.i-arrc.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english