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.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
NOTE: The following Grading Criteria and Course Schedule will be followed regardless of the BCP level. If there is a change in BCP level, please check your weekly agenda for any updates. Additionally, due to Covid-related computer classroom restrictions, all meetings of Computer-based Learning Skills are designated Zoom-based classes. Please note that all Zoom sessions will be broadcast live (your instructor will contact you with details for Zoom access), with no recordings available. You are required to attend and participate in these sessions.
注意：以下の成績評価基準およびコース･スケジュールは、原則、BCPレベルに関係なく適用されます。BCPレベルに変更があった場合は、これらを含め、何らかの変更がないか、最新情報を毎週のアジェンダで確認してください。コンピュータ教室での「密」を回避するため、Computer-based Learning Skillsの全授業がZoomで行われます。ライブで実施します(Zoomアクセスに関する詳細は教員から直接連絡があります)｡ 録画はされません。必ず、定時にZoomセッションにアクセスし、授業に｢参加｣してください。
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 |
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.
You are required to bring an English-English dictionary to class every day. See the list of recommended dictionaries below for more information.
| Class | Internet-based Activities | Self-study Activities | Agenda | |
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| Log in to activate links! | ||||
| 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 | ||
94% or more, A+; 84-93%, A; 74-83%, B; 60-73%, C; below 60%, F
NOTE: At the end of your second semester, you will be taking a TOEIC®L&R IP Test. 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.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Failure to attend class regularly may result in a reduction of the student's overall grade. Students will be penalized 3 'demerits' for each absence and 1 'demerit' for each 30-minute period they're late. 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®L&R IP Test will have 5 points subtracted from the total score of EACH English class they are enrolled in.
You are required to bring an English-English dictionary to class every day. 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.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.
The English Expeditions extra-credit system is tied to your TOEIC®L&R IP Test results, in order to encourage all students to practice their TOEIC-IP® test-taking skills. For more information on the TOEIC®L&R IP test, 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 |
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| No extra-credit points are available. | Score higher on your first-year TOEIC®L&R IP Test than you scored on your placement test. | No extra-credit points are available. | Score higher on your second-year TOEIC®L&R IP Test than you scored on your first-year test. |
NOTE: Extra-credit points are only available for regularly matriculating (no genkyuufukki) students in all levels of English 3, English 4, English 7, English 8, and Super-Advanced and Advanced-level English 10.
The Extra-Credit points available are outlined in the chart below.
Note: TOEIC® Bridge-IP scores will be converted to TOEIC®L&R IP Test scores for all calculations.
| No Academic Honesty Violations |
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| Took Exam | Score Gain | Score > 200 |
Score < 20% Drop |
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The following will be considered violations of our academic honesty policy:
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.
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。
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。