Liberal Arts and General Education (G)（大学院教養・共通科目群）
・International Communication (G) (*)（大学院国際コミュニケーション科目）

♦ International Communication Classes for International Graduate Students

1. General Outline

International Communication Classes for International Graduate Students have two purposes. One is to enable students to read and understand specialist academic publications by utilizing and improving their reading comprehension skills through close reading of selected texts. The other is to provide students with the essential skills to enable them to communicate and state a case in spoken and written English at the academic conference level.

2. Course Divisions and Faculty

International Communication Classes for International Graduate Students, conducted by the Foreign Languages Research and Teaching Center, are divided into three major categories: Advanced Oral Expression in English, Academic Writing in English, and Academic Presentation in English.

3. Prerequisites for International Communication Classes

Graduate students in need of a higher level of international communication skills in academic fields are eligible to participate in the classes.

4. Table of Courses Offered

8 courses are offered in the 2013 autumn semester.

2014 spring semester courses are under review.

5. Course Overviews

99072
Academic Writing in English CIIa
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Professor Leith MORTON

[Aim and Outline]
To review the basic structure and characteristics of academic writing; to become aware of common mistakes in writing English; to discover individual strengths and weaknesses in writing through personalized feedback from the instructor; to practice writing for publication, presentation, and formal academic communication. This objective is to be attained by both reading and writing academic English.
This is a seminar course that will require writing inside and out of class time as well as some independent reading.

99086
Advanced Oral Expression in English CIIb
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Associate Professor Lorinda Robertson KIYAMA

[Aim and Outline]
This course prepares students to read, discuss, and write about college-level texts, and to synthesize this information with university-level lectures. Vocabulary, listening comprehension, oral communication, writing, and critical thinking skills will all be exercised.
Short tests will be offered frequently to help reinforce vocabulary learning and to measure improvement in listening comprehension and ability to participate in an academic discussion. Discussions will range from pair work to small group and class-wide engagements. Depending on the number of enrollees, the option of giving a formal presentation may be offered. Students will receive ongoing individual feedback on pronunciation, intonation, word choice, grammar, and other aspects of their spoken English.

99090
Advanced Oral Expression in English CIId
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Professor Hugh DE FERRANTI

[Aim and Outline]
Graduate students who enroll will participate in the English Speech Contest, to be held during class time on January 15, 2014. The speech contest is an opportunity for students to talk in public for four minutes on a topic of their choice. While speaking, PowerPoint will not be used, but written notes are acceptable. The student speakers will respond to questions posed by peers in the audience and by faculty judges.
Students will give one another feedback throughout the process of preparing, practicing, and presenting their speeches. Final evaluation for the course is not connected to the speech contest outcome, but to evidence of ongoing effort and development of speaking abilities during the course of the semester (including after the Speech Contest itself).
In addition to extensive coaching in speech writing, pronunciation, intonation, and basic public speaking skills, students will learn various speech formats and presentation techniques through using the textbook, Dynamic Presentations, and its accompanying DVD and CDs. There will be discussions among groups of students and mini-presentations by class members throughout the course.

99092
Advanced Oral Expression in English CIIf
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Professor Hugh DE FERRANTI

[Aim and Outline]
As a graduate/post-graduate level oral expression course, the emphasis in this class will be on speaking. Presentation and speaking skills will be assessed both on an ongoing basis and in the Mid-term Test. The in-class activities will be conducted in pairs and small groups. The textbook selected is about contemporary Japanese society and its relations with the non-Japanese speaking world, meaning both overseas peoples and cultures and the people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds who live in Japan today. Class participants therefore will learn quite a lot about cultural practices and social issues. Depending on the enrollment numbers, each student will have to make at least one oral presentation of ca.10 minutes to the class. This can either be related to one of the textbook's chapter essays, offering critical responses to that essay's content, or it can be on an aspect of the student's research interests, presented in such a way that it can be understood by the general public (that is, not just scientists).

99124
Academic Presentation in English CIIb
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Professor Leith MORTON

[Aim and Outline]
This course offers further training in academic presentation. Students will give presentations, preferably using PowerPoint software, on a variety of topics. Students will practice the kinds of interactions that tend to occur at conferences. Question and answer sessions will allow students to rehearse real-life situations.
Student presentations will be required from all students, who will supply their own laptops for use in their PowerPoint presentations. The instructor will correct the English used in the presentation.

99126
Academic Presentation in English CIIc
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Professor Leith MORTON

[Aim and Outline]
This course offers further training in academic presentation. Students will give presentations, preferably using PowerPoint software, on a variety of topics. Students will practice the kinds of interactions that tend to occur at conferences. Question and answer sessions will allow students to rehearse real-life situations.
Student presentations will be required from all students, who will supply their own laptops for use in their PowerPoint presentations. The instructor will correct the English used in the presentation.

99128
Academic Presentation in English CIId
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Associate Professor Lorinda Robertson KIYAMA

[Aim and Outline]
This course aims to provide students with extensive opportunities to give informal and formal presentations using advanced academic English. Active questioning and discussion will be encouraged. A variety of resources on scientific presentation and handling the question and answer session will be consulted in lieu of reliance on a single textbook.
Each week, students will give short presentations on current research and events. They will select topics from academic journals and other media that challenges them to expand their vocabulary in English. They will present at least one formal academic presentation using PowerPoint. Classmates and the instructor will ask questions extensively. They will provide the presenter with written feedback. There will be individual coaching on pronunciation, intonation, writing style, grammar, slide design, and presentation techniques.

99140
Academic Writing in English CIIb
Autumn Semester (0-2-0) (Annually)
Professor Leith MORTON

[Aim and Outline]
To review the basic structure and characteristics of academic writing; to become aware of common mistakes in writing English; to discover individual strengths and weaknesses in writing through personalized feedback from the instructor; to practice writing for publication, presentation, and formal academic communication. This objective is to be attained by both reading and writing academic English.
This is a seminar course that will require writing inside and out of class time as well as some independent reading.