School of Letters Department of Humanities

(Credit 1)
選択科目
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英語 V
English V
Sub Title  English in the News
外国人教師 Thomas BATCHELOR
Numbering Code: LET-HUM4031E
Course Code:
2026 SpringTerm
weekly Mon2
Ito B105 Classroom
E科目 (English, English)
: 2026/2/24 (01:24)
Course Overview In this course, we would look at the weekly newspaper to learn how English is used in the context of journalism. We would discuss the structure of English-language news articles, the language and styles used, and analyse and discuss the content. This course would provide you with skills in both reading and writing about the news in English.
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Remote/On-site Information regarding Moodle
対面授業
リアルタイム-オンライン授業
ハイブリッド授業(対面+オンライン)
オンデマンド型授業
課題提出型授業

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Course Objectives
かなり優れている 優れている 及第である 一層の努力が必要
U_C-1-4 [外国語運用能力]
外国語の運用能力を高め、自らの考えを表現できる。また、自らが所属する専門分野が扱わない外国語を学び、言語の多様なあり方を説明できる。
Able to effectively understand and write about the news in English with only minor errors Able to understand and write about the news in English with occasional errors Able to understand and write about the news in English with frequent errors Struggles to understand and write about the news in English
U_A-1 [主体的な学び]
Can independently read and write news content Can independently read and write most news content Needs some help in reading and writing news content Struggles to read and write news content without help
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Course Plan
授業形態(項目) 授業形態(内容)
講義
外国語演習
原典資料演習
実習/フィールド調査
Problem-Based Learning (問題発見・解決型学習)
学生のプレゼンテーション
Moodle の使用
学外実習
野外実習

Textbooks : Newspapers
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Course Plan ()
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1 Introduction session
2 Genres of journalism I: Media and Tools
3 Genres of journalism II: Subjects and styles
4 Reading the news
5 Research and reading skills
6 Headlines
7 The lede
8 Quotes, liability and sourcing
9 Writing articles I
10 Writing articles II
11 Writing articles III
12 Style guides
13 Features and opinion writing
14 Deadlines!
15 Final assessment

Evaluation
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U_C-1-4
[外国語運用能力]
U_A-1
[主体的な学び]
Grading Percentage, Disqualification etc.
Final Exam 50%
Creations 40%
Attendance 10%

GPA Evaluation
A B C D F
Throughout the class, we performed activities that generally amounted to "fairly good." Throughout the classes, activities generally exceeded "excellence." Through the classes, activities equivalent to "completing" were carried out. Throughout the classes, although they did not generally reach the level of "achievement," they engaged in activities that came close. Throughout the classes, he remained involved in activities that "required increased effort."

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