This course will focus on learning and practicing conversational English skills by actively discussing various issues. In class, students will use their worksheets to facilitate group discussions. Students should listen to other students’ answers and ask questions or make comments. In the last of class, students will write a reaction paper. In this paper students should write what they learned about the topic and incorporate ideas that they learned from others during the discussions.

1：Expand their ability to listen to short　lectures/presentations on a current topics and to respond in writing to questions.2：More readily read and identify the main ideas in articles on relevant current topics and answer questions, both written and oral.3：Broaden their understanding through reading and listening and relate that content to their own lives.4：Formulate questions to use as the basis for spontaneous discussion.5：Effectively use prepared answers to discussion questions to help facilitate discussion.6：Synthesize other group members’ opinions along with their own ideas in written.

Summarizing, Discussion, Communication

A-1．ミニッツペーパー、リフレクションペーパー等によって、自分の考えや意見をまとめ、文章を記述し提出する機会がある。：1～25％
B-1．学生同士の話し合いの中で互いの意見に触れる機会がある。：1～25％
C-1．自分の意見をまとめて発表する機会がある。：1～25％
B-2．事前学習（下調べ、調査等含む）をした上で、他の学生の意見を尊重しつつグループとしての結論を出すために議論をする機会がある。：1～25％
C-2．事前学習（下調べ、調査等含む）をした上で、プレゼンテーションを行い、互いに質疑応答や議論を行う機会がある。：1～25％

This class is an intermediate level English communication class focus on building the four-skills of English to a level where the students can effectively participate in the Advanced level classes in the future.

03.すべての人に健康と福祉を
04.質の高い教育をみんなに
08.働きがいも経済成長も
16.平和と公正をすべての人に

This is a discussion-based course utilizing Internet videos as input about a topic. Students will expand their English vocabulary, improve their English listening and comprehension ability, improve their paragraph writing ability, develop their thinking about topics and discuss them, and improve their general speaking ability.

1.Introduction to the course/Casual Conversation (Find out about classmates)
2.Discussion 1:
3.Discussion 2:
4.Supplementary Activity: Introducing Your Hometown
5.Discussion 3:
6.Discussion 4:
7.Supplementary Activity: Casual Conversation
8.Discussion 5:
9.Discussion 6:
10.Supplementary Activity: Problems in the World
11.Discussion 7:
12.Discussion 8:
13.Supplementary Activity: Life Experiences
14.Supplementary Activity: People You Respect
15.Final Presentation

1. Discussions about an assigned topic in groups of 3-4 students
Discussion will be based on videos freely available on the Internet. As homework students will do written preparation and take a comprehension quiz. In the classroom students will discuss the topic with other students and write a brief reaction about the topic and what they learned from other students.
2. Supplementary Activities
Discussion will be based on students’ individual experience and knowledge helping to build more practical conversation skills.

Carefully read or watch the source material while answering the comprehension questions and then answer the open-ended questions on the preparation worksheet in detail. You should use the entire space provided for your responses to the questions. Please note any questions you have about the source material and ask the teacher at the beginning of class.

Reports must cover the preparation material in detail. Active participation in discussions is a basic requirement. Presentations must be practiced and not an exercise in just “reading”.

Preparation Worksheet: 30%, Participation in Discussions: 20%, Reaction Writing: 20%, Listening Comprehension Questions: 20%; Final Homework: 10%

There is no required text for this class. All of the source material for this class is freely available on the internet. However, a good electronic dictionary is highly recommended.

This is a practical speaking course with a focus on developing communicative fluency, so you must be prepared to actively participate in the class discussions.

Although I do not have scheduled office hours, I am happy to meet with students if they schedule a meeting with me through email. My email address is toddrens613@gmail.com.