| 科目名 |
ライティングII |
| クラス |
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| 授業の概要 |
This course will take a structured approach to intermediate academic English writing. Learners will be guided on paragraph organization and the writing processes necessary for writing long academic papers such as a graduation thesis. Emphasis will be placed on developing academic style and vocabulary appropriate for academic contexts. Students will learn to craft clear and concise thesis statements and topic sentences to support their arguments. They will enhance their ability to create coherence and cohesion in their writing through the effective use of transitions and referencing and build the foundational skills necessary for success in academic writing. |
| 授業の到達目標 |
1. Students can use formal academic vocabulary and avoid colloquial language.
2. Students can use transition words, referencing, and pronouns to create logical flow.
3. Students can develop a focused thesis statement and supporting topic sentences that align with the essay's main idea.
4. Students can write a clear and well-organized academic essay with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
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| 授業計画 |
| 回 |
内容 |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Academic Paragraphs, Basic Paragraph Structure, Topic Sentences, Supporting Sentences, and Using Examples |
| 3 | Logically Organizing Ideas, Establishing Unity in the Supporting Sentences of a Paragraph |
| 4 | Using Outside Sources, Quotations, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing |
| 5 | From Paragraph to Academic Paper, Outlining Chapters and Sections |
| 6 | Organizing Process Chapters |
| 7 | Thesis Statements, Body Paragraphs, and Chronologically Ordering Chapters to Explain Processes |
| 8 | Organizing Cause and Effect Chapters |
| 9 | Block Organization, Chain Organization, and Transition Signals to Explain Cause and Effect Relationships |
| 10 | Comparison and Contrast Chapters |
| 11 | Points of Comparison, Point-by-Point Organization, and Block Organization to Clarify in Comparisons |
| 12 | Argumentative Chapters |
| 13 | Parallelism with Coordinators or Correlative Conjunctions to Establish Unity in Writing |
| 14 | Sentence Problems: Combining Choppy Sentences and Revising Run-on Sentences |
| 15 | Wrap-up |
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| テキスト・参考書 |
Oshima, A., Hogue, A, (2020) Longman Academic Writing Series 4, Fifth Edition. ISBN: 978-0-13-683863-0 |
| 自学自習についての情報 |
There will be weekly homework exercises both online and in the textbook. The main assignments for the course will be two long papers: one at midterm and a longer one at the end of the term. |
| 授業の形式 |
演習 |
| アクティブラーニングに関する情報 |
Students should use this class to actively engage deeply in research topics that interest them. Ideally, they will write about topics that are relevant to their graduation thesis. |
| 評価の方法（評価の配点比率と評価の要点） |
Weekly Homework Assignments: 50%
Longer Papers: 50%
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| その他（授業アンケートへのコメント含む） |
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| 担当講師についての情報（実務経験） |
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