Course Overview

Students will improve their composition writing ability while learning about structure and various expressions appropriate for essay writing, through short composition writing practice, homework feedback, and lectures.

Learning Achievement

・Students will be able to write essays and report of about 2000 characters in length on social and cultural themes that include some abstract elements.
・Students will master the grammar, sentence structure, and expressions appropriate for writing essays and report.

Competence

1.Communication ability, 2. Ability for critical and creative thinking,3. Data and information literacy　4. Broad perspective and international character，5　and 6. Cooperative, independent, and autonomous attitudes

Course prerequisites

(1) Students must be in the Intermediate to Advanced level, possess grammar and vocabulary knowledge equivalent to Upper-Intermediate level, and know at least 1000 kanji.
(2) As a rule, this course is limited to 1st and 2nd year undergraduate exchange students, short-term exchange students (Comprehensive Japanese 7 level), and Japanese returnee students. (The head of CEGLOC and the class teacher must give permission.)

Grading Philosophy

Homework 60%, Mid term exam 10%, Final report 30 %

Course schedule

Orientation　Text　L.1
Text　L1．Preparating for academic writing
Text　L.2　Essay　writing ”Japan and Japanese people"
Text L.2
Text　L.3　Essay　writing ”Technology”
Text　L.3
Text　L.4 Essay writing "Education”
Text　L.4　　Mid-term exam
Text　L.5　Report　writing “News”
Text L.5
Text L.6 Report writing “Workstyle”
Text L 6
Text　L.7　Report writing “ Sustainable world”
Text　L.7
Feedback on final report, Self　evaluation

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Sugiura Chisato

Other information

・Students must submit assigned compositions on time.
・Students will read the work of other students in class and are expected to exchange ideas and learn from each other.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university