１. Course Title, style, and credit:

Practical　Spoken English I-V ( )lecture, (x) Discussions ( )practice　 2 credits  

２．Appropriate grade level and Eligible Departments:

(x)1, (x)2, (x)3, (x)4, (x)5: (x)School of Life Science，  

３．Responsible Faculty:

Tatsumi　Hirata Contacts to the faculty (e-mail address, Tel and Fax numbers, and the office) （tathirat@lab.nig.ac.jp, 055-981-6721, 055-981-6722, C-518)  

４．Time:

(oral) 　To be informed later  

５．Place:

(oral) 　Y102-1  

６．Prerequisites and Styles：

No prerequisites for SOKENDAI students. E-mail to the above contact person by April 12th. Students are required to take a TOEFL in the course.  

７．Contents:

An interactive seminar on spoken English instructed by native English speakers. Students will practice verbal communication in English in a small group.  

８．Course objectives:

The ultimate goal of this course is to develop the skills to effectively discuss and present scientific materials in English. To achieve this goal, students will learn more advanced materials and methods year by year through taking the series of the courses.  

９．Schedule:

(Oral) English for Scientists Syllabus 2008

Date [lecturers if omnibus]	Topic
April :	TOEFL
May:	Interview with instructors for the assessment of English communication capability.
From the middle of May:	2 hour-classes will be provided weekly 29 times.

 

10．Lecture materials and readings:

SOKENDAI Scientific English  

11．Grades:

The students will be graded by their attendance and evaluation by the instructor.  

12．Notes: None