Last Updated on July 3, 2015
NOTES on Abbreviations: P = Presentation, W = Writing, R = Reading, Tbk = SS Textbook, WE = Writing Essays (Writing Textbook), HW = Homework, Ex = Exercise, Ch = Chapter, OP = Optional.
1. Read the following sections of Study Skills (SS) Textbook (Tbk) and review the class on Tuesday, April 14, 2015:
(1) pp. 4-5 for very important information about SS.
(2) pp. 9-11 for goals and structure of SS.
(3) "Goal of the Section" on p. 13 for goals and tasks in the writing section of SS.
(4) pp. 13-14 and this web site to learn more about English dictionaries.
(5) "Goal of the Section" on pp. 49-50 for goal of the reading section of SS.
(6) "Goal of the Section" and "Outline of the Section" on p. 69 for goal and outline of the presentation section of SS.
(7) pp. 70-71 for body language of (a) posture and (b) eye contact.
(8) p. 72 and p. 86 for your self-introduction speech.
2. Read Tbk, pp. 13-14 ("Using Dictionaries When Writing" and "E-E dictionarries") and p. 51 ("Two Rules for Effective Reading") and prepare for this class on Friday..
3. Bring an E-E dictionary to this class.
4. See Tbk, pp. 18-19 (and books on Microsoft Word, if necessary) and start learning how to write English with computers. Remember, somtimes, your classmates are the best teachers to help you learn how to use computers. Go to any of our on-campus computer rooms at Hiyoshi with your friend who knows a lot about computers.
5. [Top Speakers in the first class on April 14] Prepare for your self-introduction in this class.
6. Watch a presentation by Dr. Amy Cuddy of Harvard Business School on body language (with Japanese subtitles).
7. Start looking for a book or a movie to talk about in your mid-term speech "Book/Movie Review" on June 5. You either recommend or not recommend a book or a movie in this speech.
1. Read the following and review Class #2 on April 17:
(1) "Effective Reading in Two Steps," Tbk, pp. 52-54
(2) "Using Dictionaries," Tbk, p. 55-56"
(3) "Introduction to Paraphrasing," Tbk, 57-59
2. Read the following and prepare for this class (Class #3):
(1) WE, UNIT 1 and UNIT 2
When you read UNIT 2, find the answers to the following questions:
(i) What is a paragraph?
(ii) What is a paragraph made of?
(iii) What do these sentences in Question (2) do in a paragraph?
Finish #2 in Unit 2 (p. 13)
1. Read the following and review Class #3:
(1) WE, p. 3: "The six steps of the writing process
(2) WE, Unit 1, pp. 5-8: Step 1 "Choosing a topic" and Step 2 "Brainstorming"
(3) WE, Unit 2, pp. 11-15: "The Structure of a Good Paragraph"
(4) WE, Unit 2, Ex. 2
2. Read the following and prepare for Class #4:
(1) WE, Unit 2, Ex. #4-6 (pp. 14-15)
(2) WE, Unit 3, pp. 17-19 and Exercises #6 and #8
(3) Tbk, pp. 59-61: How to Paraphrase
1. Read the following and review Class #4:
(1) WE, Unit 3, pp. 17-19
(2) Tbk, pp. 15-20, pp. 59-61
2. Finish the following and prepare for Class #5
(1) Do Ex. R-2 (Tbk, pp. 60-61), esp. Sentences 4 and 5
(2) Do Ex. W-1 (Tbk, pp. 21-22)
(3) Read WE, Unit 5 and do Exercise 1.
1. Read the following and review Class #5:
(1) Tbk, pp. 15-20, and Exercise W-1
(2) Tbk, 60-63, and Exercise R-2
(3) WE, Unit 5 (p. 33) and Exercise 1
2. Finish the following and prepare for Classes #6 and #7:
(1) Do Exercise R-3(1), Tbk, p. 63
(2) Read "Connectors," WE, p. 30
(3) Start writing Paragraph #1 by using Class Handout, pp. 6-7. This homework is due in Class #7 on Friday, May 8. Do your best with this assignment, as 10 percent of your final grade depends on this homework.
1. Read the following and review Class #6:
(1) Tbk, pp. 63-64 on Steps 1 and 2 in academic reading
(2) WE, p. 30 on connectors and Tbk, pp. 25-27 on transiition words and phrases
(3) WE, Unit 5 (pp. 33-35) and Exercise 1
2. Finish the following and prepare for Classes #7:
(1) Writing #1 (Handout, pp. 6-7): Do NOT forget to attach a copy of Page 30 of Tbk.
(2) Ex. W-3 "London" (Tbk, p. 28)
(3) Read WE, Unit 11 (= Not Easy) and answer the following three questions:
Q1: What is unity?
Q2: What is coherence?
Q3: What are cohesive devices? What do they do?
1. Read the following and review Class #7:
(1) WE, Unit 11 (esp. pp. 78, 80-83, 85)
(2) Tbk, p. 24 and p. 28
2. Finish the following and prepare for Classes #8:(1) Read WE Unit 6 (esp. pp. 40, 42-45) and answer the following questions:
Q1: What is the difference between Comparison Paragraph and Contrast Paragraph?
Q2: What are comparative and contrastive structures?
Q3: What are two methods for writing a comparison/contrast paragraph?
(2) Finish Ex. #3 and #4 in WE Unit 6.
(3) Handout (pp. 8-9) which is available from 授業支援サイト of keio.jp. Download and print out the file and finish the reading homework. You can also find the PowerPoint slides I used in Class #7 in this site. If you want to check your answers to the exercises we did in the class, download the slides to your computer.
1. Read the following and review Class #8:
(1) Read WE Unit 6
2. Read the following and prepare for Class #9:
(1) Read WE, p. 56, and Tbk, p. 32
(2) Read Tbk, pp. 69-71 and 73-77
1. Rewrite Paragraph #1
Before you submit the final version of your Paragraph #1 in this class, staple the following items:
(1) New Paragraph #1
(2) Blank copy of Tbk, p. 30
(3) Old Paragraph #1 and its evaluation sheet (Tbk, p. 30)
2. Read WE, p. 56, and Tbk, p. 32 and review the similarties and differences between paragraphs and essays.
3. Read Tbk (pp. 69-71, 73-77) , if you have not done so yet.
1. Presentation #2: Show and Tell (Not for Those Who Were Absent from Class on Tuesday, May 19, 2015)
(1) Use the class handout (pp. 34-35 and its supplementary handous on pp. 18, 20-22) and prepare well for Presentation #2. Note that the topic is NOT about a book or a movie which you (do not) want to recommend. You recommend a book or a movie in Presentation #3, not in this presesntation. Also, this is a "show and tell" speech. You will bring the memorable thing to the class, show it, and talk about it. If it is too big to bring to the class (e.g., cars, houses, pianos, and so on), think of something else or bring big pictures (at least A4 size) of the object.
(2) Watch the following TED presentations and think about (i) 2-second power pose and (ii) stress as your friend, not as your enemy:
(i) Dr. Amy Cuddy of Harvard Business School on body language (with Japanese subtitles)
(ii) Dr. Kelly McGonigal of Stanford University on making stress your friend.
(3) Rehearse with a watch and physical message as many times as possible, until you are ready 150 percent! Remember to observe the time limit (of 1 to 1.5 min.), as you will be stopped after 1.5 min.
Notes to those who were absent from the class on May 19 (i.e., Komeda, Suwanai, and Yamaguma): You will give this speech on Tuesday, May 26. In the meantime, look at the PowerPoint slides used on Tuesday, May 19 in the 授業支援 section of keio.jp and catch up with the class. Also, the class on Tuesday was the deadline for the final version of Paragraph #1. Your Paragraph #1 (with a copy of Tbk., p. 30 and the old version of Paragraph #1) will be accepted in this class without any penalty IF show me a document from your doctor. Otherwise, the paragraph will be accepted with a penalty. If you were absent from the class for a health reason, make sure to see your doctor before this class.
Note to those who did not submit all papers with your Paragraph #1 on Tuesday: Submit the missing papers in this class.
2. Continue to think of a book or a movie which you will (not) recommend in the mid-term presentation in Class #13 on Friday, June 5, 2015. We will prepare for it with a new handout in this class or on Tuesday, next week..
1. Komeda, Suwanai, Tamura, Fujisawa, and Yamaguma: Prepare well for your speech #2!
2. Continue to think of a book or a movie which you will (or will not) recommend in the mid-term presentation in Class #13 on Friday, June 5, 2015. We will prepare for it with a new handout in this class.
Note: We will NOT have Study Skills classes on Friday, May 29 and Tuesday, June 2, as they are designated as back-up instruction days (補講日) for those courses which are behind their schedule.
1. Use Class Handout (p. 37) and self-evaluate your Speech #2 BEFORE you start preparing for Mid-term Speech #3 (Exception: Komeda, Suwanai, Tamura, Fujisawa, and Yamaguma do not have to do this, because the recording of their speeches are not available due to a technical problem).
2. Use Class Handouts (pp. 38-39 and its supplmentary handouts on pp. 18-27 on presentation skills) and prepare well for Speech #3, the mid-term presentation. As you can see in the handout, you will need to talk a lot about a book or a movie of your choice. Yet, since you have only 90 seconds, rehearse with a watch and physical message a lot. You can download the teacher's evaluation sheet from keio.jp's 授業支援 section and find out what Mr. Shimura will look at when he evaluates your Speech #3. Cover all the points there and appeal your mastery of them to your audience (i.e., your classmates and your teacher) within 90 seconds. Good luck!!!Note: If you get so sick on this day that you cannot give your Speech #3, see your doctor on Friday or Saturday. Get a document from him/her about your illness and show it to me in Class #14 on Tuesday, next week. We can officially postpone your mid-term speech to Class #14 ONLY WITH SUCH A DOCUMENT.
3. If you have not watched Dr. Cuddy's TED speech about power poses yet, watch it. You can find a link to its movie file above (see the entry for Class #2 and #11).
1. Use HO, pp. 42-43 and think of two possible topics for your final presentation. Use one page of the handout for one topic. The final presentation is a "persuasive" speech, in which you present your opinion and "persuade" your classmates (= audience) to change their opinion and agree with you. This means that your opinion should be the one which most of your classmates disagree with or the one which most of them are indifferent to. For example, if most of them agree with your opinion before your speech, there is NO need for you to persuade them to change their opinion. It is usually NOT easy to find a good topic and think of a good opinion, but the handout will help you find a good topic and a good opinion. Using the two pages of the handout, find your topics and your opinion about them by Tuesday. Note that you do NOT have to finish the boxed sections in the handout, as we will use them in class on Tuesday. Just finish the top sections above the boxes (i.e., Items 1-4).
To those who are interested in study abroad:
The Study Abroad Fair will start on Monday, June 8, and a variety of guidance sessions will be held until Thursday, June 11. If you are interested in studying abroad even a little bit, find pink posters for the fair which are posted throughout the Hiyoshi campus. Do not forget to get the official guidebook on study abroad for Keio students (i.e., ,『留学のてびき』 which gives you information not only about studying abroad through exchange programs but also other types of studying abroad which are available to Keio-Keizai students like you. Click here for more info about this fair..
1. Use Handout (pp. 44-45) and prepare for the introduction section of your final speech with five posters. You will give the introduction section (with Items 1-4) in less than one mintue and also show your five posters to your classmates and Mr. Shimura. Since you will keep improving your posters, they are not the final versions.
Asaba, Kanazawa, Kurata, Komeda, Koyama, Saito, Suwanai, Nishi, Noma, Fujisawa, and Yamazaki: Use HO, pp. 42-43 and select a good topic and opinion for your final speech and report the opinion to your instructor by email and also to your classmates by Line. He can give you comments about your topic selection.
Komeda: (1) Have you finished the homework for the last class (Handout, pp. 42-43) and selected a topic for your final speech? If not, do it ASAP. You need to talk to 5 to 7 classmates to find a good topic by using the handout. (2) Download this handout (which we used in Class #14 on Tuesday) and print it out. (3) If you want, you can give the introduction section of your final speech with five posters in this class. In fact, this class will be your last chance to have your classmates and me check the introduction section of your final speech and your posters, as we will begin rehearsals of the final presentation from next week and we will use the whole class time on the rehearsals.
All Students: Keizai students get very busy academically from now on until the last day of the spring semester exam period (i.e., August 1). As I said in our first class in April, one of the most important study skills to "survive" in the Faculty of Economics is time/schedule management. Use your schedule book and start managing your schedule better.
1. ALL Students: Finish self-evaluation of Speech #3 (Handout, p. 41).
2. Asano to Suzuki: Give a rehearsal of your final presentation. It is always a good idea to think that this is your final version. Do not take this in-class rehearsal lightly. Manage your time/schedule well and DO YOUR BEST with this rehearsal. You must use five posters in this rehearsal. Only the prompt cards, which you can buy at the coop store, are allowed. No other papers are acceptable. Ideally, use the posters as your prompt cards. This means lots of rehearsals..
1. Suwanai to Abe: Give a rehearsal of your final presentation. It is always a good idea to think that this is your final version. Do not take this in-class rehearsal lightly. Manage your time/schedule well and DO YOUR BEST with this rehearsal. You must use five posters in this rehearsal. Only the prompt cards, which you can buy at the coop store, are allowed. No other papers are acceptable. Ideally, use the posters as your prompt cards. This means lots of rehearsals..
Note: This is like the final examination for other courses. If you get so sick that you cannot give your final presentation according to the schedule, see you doctor and get a document about your illness from him or her. We cannot postpone your final speech WITHOUT such a document.
Note: This is like the final examination for other courses. If you get so sick that you cannot give your final presentation according to the schedule, see you doctor and get a document about your illness from him or her. We cannot postpone your final speech WITHOUT such a document.
1. Read Unit 8, WE, and answer the following questions:
(1) What is an essay? What is it made of?
(2) What is a thesis statement? What are the characteristics of good thesis statements?
(3) What is the relationship between a thesis statement and body paragraphs?
(4) How can you develop a thesis statement from a topic?
2. Read Unit 9, WE, and answer the following questions:
(1) What is an outline of an essay?
(2) What is an outline made of? In the example outline on Page 65, what are Sections I to V? What are Itesm A, B, C, etc. and Items 1, 2, 3, etc. in Body Paragraphs?
3. Read Unit 10, WE, and answer the following questions:
(1) What is an introduction (paragraph) of an essay?
(2) What are the characteristics of a strong introduction (paragraph)?
(3) How can you make your introduction (paragraph) interesting for your readers?
(4) What is a conclusion (paragraph)? What are the characteristics of a good conclusion (paragraph)?
Note: Bring SS Textbook and WE to this class.
The PowerPoint slides used in this class will be available for your reference and review in keio.jp's 授業支援 section.
1. Write your essay outline. You may want to look at example outllines (WE, p. 65 and p. 69; Tbk, p. 34 and p. 37).
2. Bring copies of information you used in your final presentation. The following info should be included; authors' names, year, month, and/or date of publication, title, magazine/news paper names, publisher, page numbers, URLs, and dates on which you retrieved the info from the internet.
3. Bring dictionaries.
1. Read Tbk, 66-67 on Step 3 in Academic Reading (i.e., Critical Evaluation)
2. Start writing your essay by using (1) the outline we examined in class on Tuesday, July 7, and (2) the Essay Writing Checklist (Tbk, p. 31).
3. Bring dictionaries, as we do a reading exercise in preparation for the reading section (Section I) of the final examination.
1. Submit your essay (covering 10% of your final grade)
(1) Copy the Essay Writing Checklist (Tbk, p. 31) and attach it to your essay.
2. Bring dictionaries, as you will (1) evaluate your classmate's essay in this class and (2) work more on summary writing for reading.
1. Finish Part I of Handout (pp. 14-15) in 35 minutes and compare your answer with that in HO, p. 16. Then, write your summary.
2. Bring Tbk (esp. p. 30).
Section I on Reading (Writing a summary)
*Review how to write a summary and prepare for this section.
Section II on Writing (Writing an opinion paragraph)
*Review "Paragraph Writing Checklist" (Tbk, p. 30) and prepare for this section.
*Bring dictionaries. You are allowed to use them during the examination.