| Course Overview |
* English VI: Language, Culture, Communication * Overview This course is a language/linguistics hybrid. There will be lectures and videos on language, culture, and communication from a social science perspective, but students will also practice using the sounds, vocabulary, and grammar of English to communicate their own understanding and viewpoint effectively, through discussion and presentation. This is partly a linguistics course. As such, we will study the relationship between language, culture, and society, and how communication is achieved through language (and what is communicated). We will also survey the literature on language and solidarity and identity. Students will use TED talks to go more deeply into topics that they are interested in. This is partly a course on communication in English, especially speaking and listening. We will focus on academic English but we will also occasionally discuss informal English. Lectures will include not just theory but discussion of some of the real linguistic and social situations that students might encounter in English. Importantly, we will spend time for students to thoroughly discuss the topics covered. Students will practice summarizing ideas and expressing their thoughts and viewpoints in English, and listening and speaking in English and about English (though we will sometimes make a contrastive study of Japanese in order to help shed light on English). They will also give three short presentations, in English, about TED talks with topics relevant to the class. Therefore, class time will be divided into two main sections. Usually, the first half of class will be a lecture, and then, for the second half, students will work in small groups, using English to reflect on the lecture and reading, to discuss further questions, to share their own ideas and experiences, or for their presentations and group discussions based on those topics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords : Linguistics, sociology, English communication, listening and speaking, academic English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Objectives |
九州大学人文科学府歴史空間論専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー 九州大学人文科学府言語・文学専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー 九州大学文学部哲学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部歴史学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部文学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部人間科学コース・カリキュラムマップ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Plan |
Textbooks : The teacher will provide all materials needed. Reference Books : Course Handouts : On Moodle. Course Plan ()
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| Evaluation |
GPA Evaluation
Additional Information regarding Evaluation Method : Half of the grade will come from two homework assignments, which test your understanding of the linguistic aspects of the course. Homework = 25% X 2 = 50% The other half of the grade comes from your presentations and TED listening logs. TED listening log = 20% Presentations 10 % X 3 = 30% You will keep a TED listening log for 9 weeks. Each week, you will watch three short videos or one long video, look up the vocabulary you don't know, and then watch the video two more times, while reading the transcripts or CC. In this course, attendance and participation are essential. If you miss class, there is no way to replace that opportunity by doing some assignment. Therefore, students who do not come to classes will lose points on their final grade. 3 missed classes = minus 10%, 4 missed classes = minus 20%, 5 missed classes = you cannot pass the course. If you sleep in class it doesn’t count as participation, and you will be considered absent. If you miss a class due to illness, please talk to the teacher as soon as possible and bring a doctor's note to the next class, and be prepared to do a makeup assignment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Consultation (Office Hours) |
Study Consultation (Office Hours) : Office Hours: Anytime I’m in my office, or feel free to make an appointment with me. Contacting / Emailing Carey: If you would like to email Carey, please ONLY use my gmail address (careybenom (at) gmail.com). Please write “LCC ” or “Language, Culture, Communication” as the subject of your email. Suggestion for success (Specific) : If you want to succeed, you need to *care about* our class. Here are some specific suggestions: Don't miss class. Keep up with the homework. Keep up with the syllabus. More suggestions: Keep your mind open. Engage with the material. Express yourself, the best you can. Don't be scared about whether your grammar or pronunciation is “good enough”. Just keep expressing yourself in English. It’s very lucky to be a student! (And I am lucky to be your teacher!) Let's make the most of our chance. Don't allow yourself to miss valuable opportunities because of shyness or laziness. Relax and enjoy yourself. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it, so work hard but happily! Even more suggestions: After a good night’s sleep, on the morning of our class, meditate, exercise, and eat a healthy breakfast with protein (and a healthy lunch as well for afternoon classes). Then, be in class on time and ready to participate. If you are sleepy, drink some coffee or tea so you have the mental energy to fully participate in class. : | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||