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English Diploma Course 3 (Science in Civilization)

Learning Goals

(Science as an Academic field) To evaluate historically significant scientific advancements and determine which could be considered breakthroughs, and to examine how breakthroughs in one area can lead to advancements in other areas.

Skills

Research, Reading, Writing, Presentation, Listening, Discussion, Analytical Thinking

Classroom Flow

  • Students will examine scientific discoveries and advancements in a variety of fields via short videos.
  • Students will consider what makes an advancement a breakthrough, including the purpose of the research, the usage of the advancement, and its influence on future advancements.
  • Students will share their opinions in small groups.

Class Projects

  • Students research scientific breakthroughs in their field and the impact of these breakthroughs not only in their own field, but in society at large—how have these breakthroughs altered our understanding of—and power over—the world we live in?
  • Students present their findings via a poster presentation.

Grading Criteria

Grades will be based on the following:

11 Online Tasks Weekly tasks are graded on a 6-5-4-3-2-1-0 scale. If all requirements of the task are completed at an exceptional level, you will receive 6 points. If they are fully met, you will receive 5 points. If they are somewhat met, you will receive 3-4 points. If they are inadequately or only partially met, you will receive 1-2 points. If you do not participate in the task or are absent, you will receive 0 points. 66 points
Online Exercise Library (OEL) 10 points 10 points
1 Significant Discoveries &
Inventions Presentation
   (Research Team)
4 points for Materials & 5 points for Presenting 9 points
1 Mapping New Discoveries Poster Presentation
   (Research Team)
10 points for Materials & 5 points for Presenting 15 points
Late assignment submission minus 1 point  

Text

No text is required for this course. All materials will be provided by your instructor. However, many of the materials will need to be accessed via EDC 3 Student 2024 folder log in required.

Course Schedule Print

Class Weekly Topics Online Tasks Presentations OEL Agenda
1 Orientation and Course Overview Quiz 2024  
2 Discoveries/Inventions Discussion 1      
3 Discoveries/Inventions Worksheet Discoveries/
Inventions
     
4 Discoveries/Inventions Presentation Prep   Galileo Galilei I  
5 Discoveries/Inventions Presentation Prep   Galileo Galilei II  
6 Presentation   Presentation Discoveries/
Inventions Presentations
Sir Isaac Newton I  
7 Galileo 1
(0:00 ~ 40:26)
Worksheets Galileo 1   Sir Isaac Newton II
 
8 Galileo 2
(40:26 ~ 1:11:41)
Worksheets Galileo 2   Michael Faraday  
9 Galileo 3
(1:11:41 ~)
Worksheets Galileo 3   Antoine Lavoisier  
10 Einstein 1
(0:00 ~ 22:55) /
Mapping new discoveries
Worksheets Einstein 1   Ole Roemer  
11 Einstein 2
(22:55 ~ 46:28) /
Mapping new discoveries
Worksheets Einstein 2   Christiaan Huygens  
12 Einstein 3
(46:30 ~ 1:24:20) /
Mapping new discoveries
Worksheets Einstein 3   Emilie Chatelet and
Voltaire I
 
13 Einstein 4
(1:24:20 ~) /
Mapping new discoveries
Worksheets Einstein 4   Emilie Chatelet and
Voltaire II
 
14 Presentation   Mapping new discoveries
Poster Presentations I
10+ OEL Deadline  
15 Presentation   Mapping new discoveries
Poster Presentations II
   

Course Can-do Goals

Speaking Skills

  1. I can participate in a small group discussion and express my opinions, feelings and reservations about a topic.
  2. I can give clear instructions and directions related to moderately complex, familiar, technical and non-technical tasks.
  3. I can comfortably speak formally or informally, on topics involving problem-solving or decision-making. I can make a detailed comparison.
  4. I can use a variety of sentence structures and idioms.
  5. I can correct myself or rephrase what I said when I know that people do not understand me.
  6. I can use a variety of strategies to keep the conversation or discussion going.

Listening Skills

  1. I can understand the main points and important details of a discussion, presentation, or news clip.
  2. I can identify the situation, relationship, mood and attitude of the people I listen to.
  3. I can understand formal discussions, informal discussions, and presentations on familiar topics if I am involved in the discussions and presentations.
  4. I can understand more complex vocabulary and less-common idioms.
  5. I can understand most of the content of videos lasting one hour or more.
  6. I can understand routine, classroom-related conversation.
  7. I can understand native speakers when they speak quickly to one another, although I might still have trouble.

Reading Skills

  1. I can read authentic text that is 1–2 pages long and moderately complex. I can locate and integrate, or compare and contrast information from a variety of visually complex sources.
  2. I can follow everyday instructional texts containing 10 – 15 steps.
  3. I can use an English-English dictionary, but mostly for confirmation and precision.
  4. I can read and understand both concrete and abstract language, dealing with facts, opinions and feelings.
  5. I can sometimes infer the meaning of a new word by the context or by the use of prefixes and suffixes in the word.
  6. I can paraphrase and summarize the main points of a reading section.

Writing Skills

  1. I can summarize longer texts without losing essential information.
  2. I can use complex structures, spelling and sentence mechanics with fairly good control, although my sentences may sound ‘foreign’ to English readers.
  3. I can write down several points from a clear news video clip.
  4. I can write a report or presentation comparing two products or describing a process.

IT Skills: Google Docs

  1. I can contribute to a shared document using GoogleDocs.
  2. I can create a document and share it with others using GoogleDocs.
  3. I can make a presentation using Google presentation software.
  4. I can use a spreadsheet to track trends.
  5. I can use a spreadsheet to create a graph about trends.

Academic Skills

  1. I can evaluate historically significant events and determine which could be considered breakthroughs.
  2. I can examine how breakthroughs in one area can lead to advancements in other areas.
  3. I can understand scientific concepts and go back and study the people involved in making the discoveries.
  4. I can understand how scientific research is affected by social norms, politics, and religion.
  5. I can understand how social norms, politics, and religion are affected by scientific discoveries and invention.
  6. I can research, develop and deliver a longer presentation.
  7. I can create and deliver a poster presentation.
  8. I can paraphrase or reword short sections of a video.
  9. I can use a thesaurus properly.

Program-wide Standards

Grading Scale

90% or more, A+; 80-89%, A; 70-79%, B; 60-69%, C; below 60%, F

NOTE: At the end of the third year, you will be taking a TOEIC-IP exam. You will then be re-streamed for your fourth-year courses based on the results of this TOEIC-IP and the numerical average of your third-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. As a rule, no make-up work will be given for unexcused absences.

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.

Extra-Credit Points

There are no extra-credit points available for this course.

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。