2005年度上智大学シラバス
◆英語上級Ⅰ/C　－　（通）
小川公代
○講義概要
This course aims to improve two basic skills in English used in academic and professional environment. The first is the effective application of intellectual and academic vocabulary in debates, and the second is the writing skills that require grammatical accuracy and coherent argument.
○評価方法
出席状況(10%)、レポート(50%)
40% accounts for the 4 group presentations you give during the course of this year (10% each).
○テキスト
Linda Robinson Fellag『Writing Ahead: Skills for Academic Success 2』 Longman, 2004
○他学部・他学科生の受講
否
○授業計画
1Introduction
2Presentation skills
How to write a good introduction (p.54)
3"What makes up Japanese culture?"
Describe some things, ideas and practices that you consider are unique to Japanese people. You could also compare those cultural components with those of another culture.
4Group presentations (1) and Word test
5How to write a good thesis statement
Outlining (using a diagram)
6"The role that family environment plays in forming one's personality"
Discuss the consequence of the family size, the number of brothers and sisters and living with grandparents. How do these factors influence the formation of one's character?
7Group presentations on the formation of personality(2) and Word test
8"Talking about gender issues" (video)
In current social condition, should working women quit their jobs after childbirth? Think of the related issues and possibily compare Japan and other countries.
9Group presentations on gender issues (2)
10Editing practices (pp.77-79)
11"What is music piracy?"
"The way we listen to music"
12"The pros and cons of CD burners" (video)
Discuss whether you are for or against a particular device that enables people to burn CDs. What are the social and economic consequences of the spread of CD burners?
13Group presentations on CD burners (3)
14"The pros and cons of DVD recorders"
Discuss the positive and negative sides of the distribution of DVD recording machines. What are the social and economic consequences of the spread of DVD recorders?
15Group presentations on DVD recorders (3) and Word test
16Summary writing
The Internet and cell phones
17"Green building" (pp.112-113)
Major points and minor points
18Nuclear power: engineers vs. environmentalists
Research skills
19Group presentations by "engineers" and "environmentalists" (4)
20Noun ending
21Essay outline: individual interviews
22Process essay
Using the model of a "process essay" tell us about travelling abroad cheap
23Revision (1)
Using the model of a "process essay" tell us about how to devleop a good relationship (in a marital life)
24Revison (2)
Using the model of a "process essay" tell us about how to do research on the Internet
25Comparison essay
Reading an article about a TV programme and watching the programme. Describe the plot and characters.
26Interviews
　　
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