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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2025
College University-wide Liberal Arts Courses (Language Courses)
Course Code FU107
Theme・Subtitle
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items) Face-to-face
Campus Language
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.2
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Credits 2
Course Number LNE2011
Language English
Class Registration Method Lottery Registration(定員:25人/ Capacity:25)
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges
Course Cancellation ×(履修中止不可/ Not eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes 言語自由科目 グローバル・コミュニケーション領域

【Course Objectives】

Throughout this course, students will learn how to:


Identify and explain (L) the main points of news bulletins and the significant points in straightforward topical news articles (C)
Infer and predict (L) text content from headings, titles, headlines and images (C)
Select, comprehend, and report on (L) topics of personal interest found in texts such as interviews, short lectures and news reports (C)
Evaluate how news events, issues, and people are represented in a range of texts (C)
Summarise and discuss their opinions about news topics with reference to a media text (L)
(L-language goals / C-Content goals)

【Course Contents】

The aims of this course are for the students to listen to, read, and respond to English-language news while learning about a variety of topical issues. The students will be able to understand short written, audio, or video news texts about current topics. They will also learn to explain the main points of a news story, and discuss their opinions’ about it with reasons and examples. Students will develop a critical understanding of how news events, issues and people are represented in different texts.

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Introduction to the course
News survey
2 Identify different types of news
Vocabulary – inferring meaning from context
3 Identify parts of a news story
Previewing – predicting content from headlines, headings, photos, etc.
4 Understanding main points of a news story
Skimming
5 Summarizing/Retelling
6 Supporting opinions with references to the text
7 Mid-term assignment (Summary)
8 Identifying bias
9 Understanding and evaluating points of view/opinions in a news story
10 Video/audiovisual news: Listening for main ideas
11 Video/audiovisual news: Listening for details
12 Comparing written news texts and video/audiovisual news texts
13 Review
14 Final assignment (Opinion)

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

At Rikkyo University, students are required to spend 45 hours of study (including class time) per credit.
Please prepare for classes and review the materials accordingly.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Participation(30%)
Assignments(40%)
最終レポート(Final Report)(30%)
備考 (Notes)
If you do not attend 80% or more of the scheduled classes, you will not be considered for course evaluation.
You will not earn credit for more than three absences. Four or more absences will result in a failed grade.

【テキスト / Textbooks】

その他 (Others)
No textbook. Materials will be provided by the instructor. Possible sources for materials include:
Ground News (https://ground.news/)
CNN10 (https://edition.cnn.com/cnn10)
Breaking News English (https://breakingnewsenglish.com/)
Voice of America Learning English (https://learningenglish.voanews.com/)
Japan Times ST (weekly newspaper)
Mainichi Weekly (weekly newspaper)
The Times in Plain English (https://www.thetimesinplainenglish.com/)
TedX (https://www.ted.com/watch/tedx-talks)

【参考文献 / Readings】

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

This course will be conducted entirely in English.

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】

【履修目安】CEFR A2相当:英検 準2級-2級・GTEC 690-959点・TOEFL iBT 42点未満・IELTS 4.0未満
【Approximate English Requirement】Around CEFR A2:Eiken Level Pre-2~Level 2・GTEC 690-959・TOEFL iBT below 42・IELTS below 4.0)