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開講科目名 ／Course	Academic Skills Ⅱ／Academic Skills Ⅱ
時間割コード ／Course Code	T4T10615_T1
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	観光学部／Faculty of Tourism
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2024年度／Academic Year　　第1クォーター／1Q
曜限 ／Day, Period	木／Thu　5
開講区分 ／Semester offered	前期／the former term
単位数 ／Credits	2.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Abhik Chakraborty／CHAKRABORTY Abhik
授業形態 ／Lecture Form	講義
教室 ／Classroom	東１号館Ｅ１-２０５／E1-205
開講形態 ／Course Format
ディプロマポリシー情報 ／Diploma Policy	要件所属 ／Course Name ディプロマポリシー ／Diploma Policy DP値 ／DP Point 観光学部 専門的知識や技能 10

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Abhik Chakraborty／CHAKRABORTY Abhik	観光学部（教員）

授業の概要・ねらい ／Course Aims	This is a Global Program (GP) 2.0 undergraduate course. Students who are aiming to write their undergraduate dissertation in Japanese are strongly recommended to take this course. Besides, students who are willing to learn both fundamentals of conducting research, writing up reports, and conducting good presentations are also very much welcome. The main objectives of the course are: (i) making students familiar with academic writing standards and key skills of writing such as organizing paragraphs, topic sentences, core arguments, and logical flow. (ii) making students develop reading and comprehension skills--especially the skill to read a large volume of materials quickly and effectively. (iii) enabling students to process and organize information (iv) making students familiar with key oral presentation skills (v) raising awareness of ethics in research and writing.
到達目標 ／Course Objectives	Students taking this course will (i) develop reading and comprehension skills (ii) be able to process information independently and critically (iii) develop report writing skills (academic writing) especially reference and annotated bibliography (iv) develop oral presentation skills in English Especially, the course will aim to train students in basic academic writing and reading/comprehension skills. It will be essential for completing the GP 2.0 program.
成績評価の方法・基準 ／Grading Policies/Criteria	Students must be active throughout the course. Regular presence and participation in the class are mandatory. Specific grading benchmarks are: Class assignments (group work): 30%, Oral presentations (group work) 20%, Report (Individual) 30%, Preparing a bibliography (Individual): 20%
教科書 ／Textbook	There is no need to buy a textbook, sections will be copied and distributed from the following materials Academic writing: a handbook for international students. Stephen Bailey, Routledge 2017. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138048744. ¥4275. Making Connections: Skills and Strategies for Academic Reading (Intro): Jessica Williams & David Wise, Cambridge University Press, 2016. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107516090. ¥2491. Making Connections: Skills and Strategies for Academic Reading (3): Kenneth Pakenham, Jo McEntire & Jessica Williams, Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107673014. ¥5999.
参考書・参考文献 ／Reference Book	Reference materials may be distributed in lectures.
履修上の注意 ・メッセージ ／Notice for Students	Students need to be present regularly in the classes. They will need to actively take part in all assignments, be prepared to work outside class hours at the library or at home. Please note that plagiarism detected in reports will result in failure in the course.
履修する上で必要な事項 ／Prerequisite	None in particular but students are expected to have completed Academic Skills (1).
履修を推奨する関連科目 ／Related Courses	Academic Skills I, Academic Skills III, Principles of Tourism B
授業時間外学修についての指示 ／Instructions for studying outside class hours	Students are strongly encouraged to take part in group work outside class hours (will be directed during the lectures), they should also spend time in the library or at the internet reading materials, organizing information, and broadening their knowledge.
その他連絡事項 ／Other messages	Although it is not a prerequisite It will be helpful to bring your own PC or Ipad in the class.
授業理解を深める方法 ／How to deepen your understanding of classes	Study the textbook on your own; communicate with your peers; practice reading and thinking on your own or with your fellow students; ask me any questions that you might have. The course will be based upon Active Learning components 3,6,10,11
オフィスアワー ／Office Hours	Basically I am available 1 pm -5 pm on workdays excepting class or research trips. Particularly the following timings are advised for consultation. Wed 1 pm onwards, Fri 1 pm onwards at T111 (please email me beforehand to set up appointment). Email: abhich78@wakayama-u.ac.jp
科目ナンバリング ／Course Numbering	TS0002E01000G231

No.	回（日時） ／Time (date and time)	主題と位置付け（担当） ／Subjects and instructor's position	学習方法と内容 ／Methods and contents	備考 ／Notes
1	1	Introduction	Orientation: What is academic writing? What is academic reading? How are these two related?
2	2	Skills explanation	Simple fundamentals: How to read, write, and communicate. Simple tasks.
3	3	Skillset 1	Fundamentals of reading (1): Skimming and identifying arguments
4	4	Skillset 1	Fundamentals of reading (3): Identifying knowledge gaps
5	5	Skillset 1	Reading and thinking critically
6	6	Skillset 1 exercise	Fundamentals of reading 4: Exercise
7	7	Skillset 2	Presentation skills
8	8	Skillset 3	Referencing
9	9	Skillset 4	Annotated bibliography
10	10	Skillset 4 exercise	Annotated bibliography Groupwork : Identifying a topic
11	12	Skillset 4 exercise	Identifying and searching journal articles
12	12	Skillset 5	Fundamentals of academic writing (1): Organizing topic sentences and paragraphs
13	13	Skillset 5	Fundamentals of academic writing (2): Logical flow and report construction
14	14	Evaluation	Group presentations
15	15	Summary	Course wrap up and final guidance