Computer-based Learning Skills

Course Description

This course is an introduction to using a computer as an aid in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) studies and scientific research. Students will perform online video-based exercises and self-grading reading-based exercises to solidify skills introduced in their Reading, Listening, and Communication Skills courses. Students will also be performing Internet-related English activities, in which they will use the Internet as a tool for research, for communication, and for EFL study.

Course Goals

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• use critical browsing techniques, power searching techniques, and specialized search engines to find information quickly and efficiently
• use synchronous and asynchronous forms of communication, keeping in mind netiquette guidelines
• further their EFL education beyond the classroom via EFL learning sites
• express a clear argument in agreement or disagreement with online news stories
• read, comprehend, and discuss the content of online articles
• listen to a short news clip and understand the key words and main ideas

Grading Criteria

Grades will be based on the following:

15 Internet-based Activities	Internet-based activities are graded on a 4-3-2-1-0 scale (with the exception of Meetings 1 and 15, which are three-point exercises). If all requirements of the task are completed at an exceptional level, you will receive 4 points; if they are fully met, you will receive 3 points; if they are adequately met, 2 points; if they are only partially met, 1 point; if you do not participate in the task or are absent, 0 points.	58 points
7 Listening Exercises	3 points each	21 points
7 Reading Exercises	3 points each	21 points
Late assignment submission	minus 1 point

Text

Communication and Computer-based Learning Skills: English Expeditions, Seibido Publishing Co., Ltd.

Note: You are required to purchase a copy of this text for this class. Any possession of a copy of this text (even if it is your own copy) from a previous semester will be considered a violation of academic honesty.

English-English Dictionary

You are required to bring an English-English dictionary to class every day. See the list of recommended dictionaries below for more information.

Course Schedule

Class	Internet-based Activities	Self-study Activities	Agenda
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1	Tutorial	Orientation
2	Browsing 1	Listening
3	Browsing 2	Reading
4	Science Sites	Listening
5	Searching 1	Reading
6	Searching 2	Listening
7	Searching 3	Reading
8	Bulletin Board Systems	Listening
9	Chat Systems	Reading
10	Social Media	Listening
11	EFL Communication Resources	Reading
12	EFL Writing & Grammar Resources	Listening
13	EFL Self-study Resources	Reading
14	EFL Listening Resources	Listening
15	Internet Activities Reflections	Reading

Course Can-do Goals



Program-wide Standards

Grading Scale

97% or more, A+; 87-96%, A; 77-86%, B; 60-76%, C; below 60%, F

NOTE: At the end of your second semester, you will be taking a TOEIC-IP exam. You will then be re-streamed for your second-year courses based on the results of this achievement exam, your placement test, and the numerical average of all of your first-year English courses. Therefore, it is important to strive for not only a high letter grade, but also for the highest numerical grade that you are capable of.

Attendance Policy

Students are expected to submit assignments in a timely fashion. Failure to submit timely may result in a reduction of the student’s overall grade. Students will be penalized 3 demerits for each non- submission and 1 demerit for each late submission. Students who accumulate more than 15 'demerits' (the equivalent of 5 absences) will receive an unsatisfactory grade ('F') for the course, regardless of their actual score. As a rule, no make-up work will be given for unexcused absences.

NOTE: Students who fail to take the TOEIC-IP exam will have 5 points subtracted from the total score of EACH English class they are enrolled in.

English-English Dictionaries

You are required to use an English-English dictionary for your exercises. The following is a list of quality paper dictionaries for English language learners. You may use any other dictionary or you may elect to use an electronic dictionary.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Oxford University Press.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman Press.
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers.

Online FAQs

A bilingual set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) has been prepared for each course, as well as a general set for the entire curriculum. You can access these FAQs from the menus on your English Expeditions home page. Please read all of your FAQs before your second meeting.

Extra-Credit Points

The English Expeditions extra-credit system is tied into the TOEIC exercises, in order to encourage all students to practice their TOEIC test-taking skills in preparation for the TOEIC examination. For more information on the TOEIC examination, see the TOEIC Exercises section of your Online Education text. The extra-credit point system is as follows:

Semester One	Semester Two	Semester Three	Semester Four
Correctly complete the following cycles of TOEIC exercises BEFORE their deadlines. Cycle 1 (1 point): April 30 Cycle 2 (2 points): May 30 Cycle 3 (3 points): June 30	Correctly complete the following cycles of TOEIC exercises BEFORE their deadlines. Cycle 1 (1 point): October 20 Cycle 2 (2 points): November 15 Cycle 3 (3 points): November 30 AND Score higher on the TOEIC test than you scored on the placement test.	Correctly complete the following cycles of TOEIC exercises BEFORE their deadlines. Cycle 1 (1 point): April 30 Cycle 2 (2 points): May 30 Cycle 3 (3 points): June 30	Correctly complete the following cycles of TOEIC exercises BEFORE their deadlines. Cycle 1 (1 point): October 20 Cycle 2 (2 points): November 15 Cycle 3 (3 points): November 30 AND Score higher on the second TOEIC test than you scored on both the first TOEIC test and the placement test.

NOTE: Students who have failed to score higher than 0 on any Homework Assignments or have been found in violation of our academic honesty policy are ineligible for extra-credit points.

The Extra-Credit points available for each course are outlined in the chart below.  Blue cells  only apply to Fall classes.
Note: TOEIC Bridge-IP scores will be converted to TOEIC-IP scores for all calculations.

No Academic Honesty Violations	HW > 0	TOEIC Exercise Cycles Completed by Deadline			TOEIC-IP Exam						Extra- Credit Points
		1	2	3	Took Exam	Score Gain	TOP 5 Score	TOP Gain Class	Score > 200	Score < 20% Drop
											10
											10
											10
											10
											6
							OR	OR			5
							OR	OR			4
							OR	OR			3
							OR	OR			3
							OR	OR			2
							OR	OR			1
											0
											0
											0
											0
							OR	OR			-5
							OR	OR			-5
							OR	OR			-5

The Academic Honesty Policy for S&E English Classes

The following will be considered violations of our academic honesty policy:

1. Copying any answers from another student's exercise, doing any exercises together with other students, or using a textbook from previous years. Exercises are to be completed entirely on your own.
2. Showing any portion of your exercise to another student.
3. Using any form of 'cheat sheet' in performing an exercise, quiz, etc.
4. Taking copies of an exercise, quiz, etc. (including unused copies) outside of the classroom. (This includes taking pictures of the exercise, quiz, etc.)
5. Using writing instruments or telephones during feedback of an in-class exercise, quiz, etc.
6. Copying answers from another student's exercise, quiz, etc. while it is being administered.
7. Copying any portion of a homework exercise from another student.
8. Allowing any portion of your homework exercise to be copied by another student.
9. Copying (or closely paraphrasing) portions of a homework assignment from other sources (printed matter, the Internet, etc.) and presenting it as your own, regardless of whether you acknowledge the source. This includes using translation software to translate any portion of your submission into English.
10. Sharing Rainbow or English Expeditions User IDs or Passwords with another student.

Any of the above violations will result in a score of 0 for ALL exercises on that day, as well as forfeiting your chance for extra-credit.

理工学部英語授業における「不正行為」に関する取り決め

不正行為は、いかなる理由があれ一切認められません。以下のような行為は、不正行為とみなします。

1. 他者に（たとえ一部でも）課題の答えを写させてもらった場合 （課題を複数で一緒にやること、そして、過年度のテキストを使用することも含みます／課題は必ず独力でやること）
2. 他者に（たとえ一部でも）課題の答えを写させた場合
3. Quiz, Exercise等において、カンニングペーパー等を使用した場合
4. Quiz, Exercise等の答案(未使用のものも含む)を不当に持ち帰った場合 (カメラ付き携帯等による撮影も含みます)
5. Quiz, Exercise等のフィードバックの際、筆記用具、携帯電話等を手にした場合 (正答を盗もうとしたとみなします)
6. その他、Quiz, Exercise等の実施を妨害する行為、他者の受験を妨害する行為、 替え玉受験等も、不正行為とみなします。
7. Homework Assignmentにおいて、他者のAssignmentの一部または全部をコピーした場合
8. Homework Assignmentにおいて、他者に自身のAssignmentの一部または全部を コピーさせた場合
9. Homework Assignmentにおいて、書籍やWWWのサイトから得た情報をそのまま、 もしくは改ざんの後、断りなく(引用を明記せずに)、自身のAssignmentに盗り入れた(すなわち著作権を侵害した)場合(英語の授業で課されるassignmentの多くは、引用を明記する、しないにかかわらず、一切の引用を認めていません) 。これには翻訳ソフトの使用も含みます。一旦日本語で書いて、それを翻訳ソフトを利用して翻訳して提出することは、それがたとえ一文であっても許されません。
10. RainbowやEnglish ExpeditionsのユーザーIDやパスワードの授受があった場合

上記、および上記に類する「不正行為」があった場合は、当該学生の当該科目における、その日の得点を0点にするとともに、Extra-credit pointsはすべて無効になります。