This course aims at providing students ample amount of texts and contexts in a lively integrated setting to build their confidence in their ability to speak and write English accurately and fluently. The course focuses on the form, function and meaning of fundamental areas of grammar such as parts of speech and high frequency tenses. Formal rules of grammar are taught for accuracy in the use of language through extensive practice of new structures in a variety of contexts in order to internalize and master them, while communicative competence is ensured through extensive controlled and interactive exercises.

In this course, the educational method is positive psychological education. The goal of positive education is to develop both academic skills and well-being. Well-being means self-confidence and enjoyment of one’s studies. It also means developing individual and group strengths.

第1回 Course Orientation

第2回 Word and Sentence Grammar 1

第3回 Word and Sentence Grammar 2

第4回 Word and Sentence Grammar 2

第5回 Word and Sentence Grammar 3

第6回 Word and Sentence Grammar 3

第7回 Word and Sentence Grammar 4

第8回 Word and Sentence Grammar 4

第9回 Word and Sentence Grammar 5

第10回 Word and Sentence Grammar 5

第11回 Word and Sentence Grammar 6

第12回 Word and Sentence Grammar 6

第13回 Word and Sentence Grammar 7

第14回 Word and Sentence Grammar 8

第15回 Mid-term Review

第16回 Mid-term Exam

第17回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 1

第18回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 1

第19回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 2

第20回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 2

第21回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 3

第22回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 3

第23回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 4

第24回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 4

第25回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 5

第26回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 5

第27回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 6

第28回 Grammar beyond the Sentence 6

第29回 Semester Wrap-up

第30回 Final Exam and Summary

第1回 Introduction of the course; Mixed tenses-present simple, present continuous, past simple

第2回 Introduction of the course; Mixed tenses-present simple, present continuous, past simple, present perfect continuous, past perfect

第3回 Mixed tenses-present simple, present continuous, past simple

第4回 Mixed tenses-present simple, present continuous, past simple

第5回 Conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs

第6回 Conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs

第7回 Time sequencers, articles

第8回 Time sequencers, articles

第9回 Gerunds, infinitives

第10回 Gerunds, infinitives

第11回 Adjective, adverbs, noun clauses

第12回 Adjective, adverbs, noun clauses

第13回 Adjective, adverbs, noun clauses

第14回 Adjective, adverbs, noun clauses

第15回 Mid-term Review

第16回 Mid-term Exam

第17回 Review conditionals

第18回 Review conditionals

第19回 Countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers, determiners

第20回 Countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers, determiners

第21回 Comparatives, superlatives

第22回 Comparatives, superlatives

第23回 Conditionals

第24回 Conditionals

第25回 Passive voice

第26回 Passive voice

第27回 Reported speech

第28回 Reported speech

第29回 Semester Wrap-up

第30回 Final Exam and Summary

Expectations

1. The Golden Rule: Always speak or act to someone as you would like them to speak or act towards you.

2. Don’t panic! Mistakes are part of learning. We all make errors. How we deal with them is the important thing.

3. Teamwork!

4. Self-responsibility! Expect to do 1-4 hours of homework per week for this class.

Written and in class comments and instruction. Individual evaluation.

Communicative competence

Intercultural competence

Self-efficacy and self-confidence

Independent problem solving skills

Life-long learning skills

Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate w/ Answers CD-ROM

Oxford Practice Grammar w/ answers (Intermediate)