HR011000 English Seminar in Science

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Science

Lecture Code HR011000 Subject Classification Courses from Other Faculty/Grad. School

Subject Name 科学英語セミナー

Subject Name
（Katakana）カガクエイゴセミナー

Subject Name in
English English Seminar in Science

Instructor KIMURA SHIYUNICHI,KNOBLER CHRISTOPHER JORDAN

Instructor
(Katakana) キムラ　シュンイチ,ノブラー　クリストファー　ジョーダン

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Fri7-8：SCI E208

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Seminar for a small number of students

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 22 : Language Education

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : English

Eligible Students 2nd grade undergraduate student

Keywords Communication, presentation, logical thinking

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In order to improve applicability of communication in English, the students must learn about scientific topics and develop skills for writing essay, poster preparations, and presentation. In addition to these, the students practice logical thinking.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Students are divided into 4 classes by two English language lecturers. Each class consists of a small number of students (4-6 persons).
To be familiar to a communication in English as soon as possible, the class is composed of the students with a different major field and a different year in English. The member makes a self-introduction as an ice-break.
Lesson 2-7: Students survey a wide rage of subjects in science and technology, and discuss with the instructors or coordinators which topic will be chosen as a subject. The class has the form of a seminar by means of subject matter in natural sciences.
The students learn the factors to make an understandable document: structure, expression, content, logic. Some foreigner professors join the class as a research adviser.
Lesson 8-13: The classes are devoted to poster preparation: discussion on the contents, writing a composition on the subject, making a manuscript, and practice of poster presentation in English.
The English language lecturers instruct the student on correct pronunciation in English. Faculty staffs and foreigner professors offer suggestion or advice from the viewpoint of the relevant discipline.
Lesson 14: Poster presentation is held in two sessions in the middle of January. The students present their own posters for about 15 minutes to the participants who are their classmates, students in a lower or higher grade, faculty staff, and professors.
The audience evaluates the presentation on the existing criterion.
Lesson 15: The instructors review the student’s academic work in the class.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The documents of scientific materials and/or Internet library are distributed in the class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Students collect some documents on scientific materials and Internet library in class. Pictures and sounds on the Internet will be introduced using the application package.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The students are recommended to be familiar to the technical terms in the interested field.

Requirements The students are encouraged to have a wide survey on the interested subject and then to tackle a task of poster presentation in English.

Grading Method Evaluation will be comprehensively judged by the behavior during the class, quality of the poster, and the presentation ability, etc.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message The students are recommended to be familiar to scientific documents in English and to acquire various information about science and technology.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Science
Lecture Code	HR011000	Subject Classification	Courses from Other Faculty/Grad. School
Subject Name	科学英語セミナー
Subject Name （Katakana）	カガクエイゴセミナー
Subject Name in English	English Seminar in Science
Instructor	KIMURA SHIYUNICHI,KNOBLER CHRISTOPHER JORDAN
Instructor (Katakana)	キムラ　シュンイチ,ノブラー　クリストファー　ジョーダン
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Fri7-8：SCI E208
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Seminar for a small number of students
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	22 : Language Education
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : English
Eligible Students	2nd grade undergraduate student
Keywords	Communication, presentation, logical thinking
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In order to improve applicability of communication in English, the students must learn about scientific topics and develop skills for writing essay, poster preparations, and presentation. In addition to these, the students practice logical thinking.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Students are divided into 4 classes by two English language lecturers. Each class consists of a small number of students (4-6 persons). To be familiar to a communication in English as soon as possible, the class is composed of the students with a different major field and a different year in English. The member makes a self-introduction as an ice-break. Lesson 2-7: Students survey a wide rage of subjects in science and technology, and discuss with the instructors or coordinators which topic will be chosen as a subject. The class has the form of a seminar by means of subject matter in natural sciences. The students learn the factors to make an understandable document: structure, expression, content, logic. Some foreigner professors join the class as a research adviser. Lesson 8-13: The classes are devoted to poster preparation: discussion on the contents, writing a composition on the subject, making a manuscript, and practice of poster presentation in English. The English language lecturers instruct the student on correct pronunciation in English. Faculty staffs and foreigner professors offer suggestion or advice from the viewpoint of the relevant discipline. Lesson 14: Poster presentation is held in two sessions in the middle of January. The students present their own posters for about 15 minutes to the participants who are their classmates, students in a lower or higher grade, faculty staff, and professors. The audience evaluates the presentation on the existing criterion. Lesson 15: The instructors review the student’s academic work in the class.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The documents of scientific materials and/or Internet library are distributed in the class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Students collect some documents on scientific materials and Internet library in class. Pictures and sounds on the Internet will be introduced using the application package.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The students are recommended to be familiar to the technical terms in the interested field.
Requirements	The students are encouraged to have a wide survey on the interested subject and then to tackle a task of poster presentation in English.
Grading Method	Evaluation will be comprehensively judged by the behavior during the class, quality of the poster, and the presentation ability, etc.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	The students are recommended to be familiar to scientific documents in English and to acquire various information about science and technology.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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