K0273011 Technical English

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Engineering

Lecture Code K0273011 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 技術英語演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）ギジュツエイゴエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Technical English

Instructor KAJIMOTO TSUYOSHI

Instructor
(Katakana) カジモト　ツヨシ

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

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Mon5-6：ENG 218, (2T) Mon1-2：ENG 218

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture and Seminar

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 students in faculty of engineering, Cluster 1

Keywords Technical English, Technical terms, Fundamental expressions, Reading, Advanced English expressions

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) In this course, students will learn technical terms, expressions, equation etc. to improve their English reading and writing skills necessary for engineering.
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Program of Mechanical Systems Engineering
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquring basis of mechanical system engineering steadily and developing the applied skill.

Program of Transportation Systems
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability of communication transmission: Communication and information transmission ability necessary for an engineer and researcher.

Program of Material Processing
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquiring basis of mechanical system, material creation and processing engineering steadily, and being able to apply

Program of Energy Transform Engineering
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquring basis of mechanical system engineering steadily and developing the applied skill.

Program of Electrical,Systems and Information Engineering
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability of English conversation, reading and writing skills necessary for research accomplishment.

Program of Electronic Devices and Systems
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability of English conversation, reading and writing skills necessary for research accomplishment.

Program of Applied Chemistry
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Ability to collect and send information from international views.

Program of Chemical Engineering
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Improvement of  presentation and communication ability and cultivation of application ability to high informatization.

Program of Biotechnology
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Acquisition of basic and advanced knowledge relating to biotechnology and life science. (Target/Lecture class)
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Cultivation of communication skills (achievement target E)

Program of Architecture and Building Engineering
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・Understanding on cultivation of communication ability. ((1) International communication ability.  Being able to introduce themselves to foreigners and make communications.  Being able to read and write technical papers on architecture and building engineering using dictionaries.)　 ((2) Communication ability in Japanese.  Being able to introduce their own ideas to audience and to have questions and answers session.  Being able to prepare persuasive materials.  Being able to fully understand technical papers on architecture and building engineering (graduation theses for example) and to prepare manuscripts to convey the research results.)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Globalization of industrial circumstances requires sophisticated English abilities. This course is aiming at training the individual English communication skills by learning logical English reading and English expression as well as English vocabulary used for wide range of engineering fields, such as material science, production engineering, research & development, marketing etc.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance - objective, procedure, assessment evaluation and Online course
lesson2 4th grade, English expression Name and number
lesson3 4th grade, English expression Unit and equation (1)
lesson4 4th grade, English expression Unit and equation (2)
lesson5 4th grade, English expression Position, motion and shape (1)
lesson6 4th grade, English expression Position, motion and shape (2)
lesson7 4th grade, English expression Comparison and standard (1)
lesson8 4th grade, English expression Comparison and standard (2)
lesson9 all of 4th grade
lesson10 3rd grade, English expression - grammar of practical technical English -
lesson11 3rd grade, English expression - usage and style of technical English (1) -
lesson12 3rd grade, English expression - usage and style of industrial English (2) -
lesson13 3rd grade, Japanese-English translation
lesson14 3rd grade, Fill-in-blank question
lesson15 all of 3rd grade

Students need to prepare for a small exercise at every lecture.

In this course, students will be required to work on the online English training course provided by Hiroshima University. Listening and Reading courses will be used during lectures, and Speaking and Writing courses will be for homework.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Preparation for the 4th grade of the English Technical Writing Test
Preparation for the 3rd grade of the English Technical Writing Test
(Japan Society for Technical Communication) [Only Japanese version available]
Personal laptop computer will be used for online course at every lecture.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Textbooks
Personal laptop computer is necessary.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review This course is an exercise in engineering English.
In this class, a self-study is required and a small exercise is conducted every time to confirm the effect of the self-study.

Lesson 1:  Guidance for lecture and Online course
Lessons 2-9: 4th grade of the English Technical Writing Test
Lessons 10-15: 3rd grade of the English Technical Writing Test

Requirements Enough preparation and review of each class is necessary.
Particularly, the preparation for the test is important to confirm the effect of self-study.

Grading Method Up to 60 points for the exercise and test, up to 40 points for online course

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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 Engineering
Lecture Code	K0273011	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	技術英語演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	ギジュツエイゴエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Technical English
Instructor	KAJIMOTO TSUYOSHI
Instructor (Katakana)	カジモト　ツヨシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Mon5-6：ENG 218, (2T) Mon1-2：ENG 218
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture and Seminar
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 students in faculty of engineering, Cluster 1
Keywords	Technical English, Technical terms, Fundamental expressions, Reading, Advanced English expressions
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	In this course, students will learn technical terms, expressions, equation etc. to improve their English reading and writing skills necessary for engineering.
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Program of Mechanical Systems Engineering （Abilities and Skills）・Acquring basis of mechanical system engineering steadily and developing the applied skill. Program of Transportation Systems （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability of communication transmission: Communication and information transmission ability necessary for an engineer and researcher. Program of Material Processing （Abilities and Skills）・Acquiring basis of mechanical system, material creation and processing engineering steadily, and being able to apply Program of Energy Transform Engineering （Abilities and Skills）・Acquring basis of mechanical system engineering steadily and developing the applied skill. Program of Electrical,Systems and Information Engineering （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability of English conversation, reading and writing skills necessary for research accomplishment. Program of Electronic Devices and Systems （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability of English conversation, reading and writing skills necessary for research accomplishment. Program of Applied Chemistry （Comprehensive Abilities）・Ability to collect and send information from international views. Program of Chemical Engineering （Comprehensive Abilities）・Improvement of presentation and communication ability and cultivation of application ability to high informatization. Program of Biotechnology （Knowledge and Understanding）・Acquisition of basic and advanced knowledge relating to biotechnology and life science. (Target/Lecture class) （Comprehensive Abilities）・Cultivation of communication skills (achievement target E) Program of Architecture and Building Engineering （Comprehensive Abilities）・Understanding on cultivation of communication ability. ((1) International communication ability. Being able to introduce themselves to foreigners and make communications. Being able to read and write technical papers on architecture and building engineering using dictionaries.)　 ((2) Communication ability in Japanese. Being able to introduce their own ideas to audience and to have questions and answers session. Being able to prepare persuasive materials. Being able to fully understand technical papers on architecture and building engineering (graduation theses for example) and to prepare manuscripts to convey the research results.)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Globalization of industrial circumstances requires sophisticated English abilities. This course is aiming at training the individual English communication skills by learning logical English reading and English expression as well as English vocabulary used for wide range of engineering fields, such as material science, production engineering, research & development, marketing etc.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance - objective, procedure, assessment evaluation and Online course lesson2 4th grade, English expression Name and number lesson3 4th grade, English expression Unit and equation (1) lesson4 4th grade, English expression Unit and equation (2) lesson5 4th grade, English expression Position, motion and shape (1) lesson6 4th grade, English expression Position, motion and shape (2) lesson7 4th grade, English expression Comparison and standard (1) lesson8 4th grade, English expression Comparison and standard (2) lesson9 all of 4th grade lesson10 3rd grade, English expression - grammar of practical technical English - lesson11 3rd grade, English expression - usage and style of technical English (1) - lesson12 3rd grade, English expression - usage and style of industrial English (2) - lesson13 3rd grade, Japanese-English translation lesson14 3rd grade, Fill-in-blank question lesson15 all of 3rd grade Students need to prepare for a small exercise at every lecture. In this course, students will be required to work on the online English training course provided by Hiroshima University. Listening and Reading courses will be used during lectures, and Speaking and Writing courses will be for homework.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Preparation for the 4th grade of the English Technical Writing Test Preparation for the 3rd grade of the English Technical Writing Test (Japan Society for Technical Communication) [Only Japanese version available] Personal laptop computer will be used for online course at every lecture.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Textbooks Personal laptop computer is necessary.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	This course is an exercise in engineering English. In this class, a self-study is required and a small exercise is conducted every time to confirm the effect of the self-study. Lesson 1: Guidance for lecture and Online course Lessons 2-9: 4th grade of the English Technical Writing Test Lessons 10-15: 3rd grade of the English Technical Writing Test
Requirements	Enough preparation and review of each class is necessary. Particularly, the preparation for the test is important to confirm the effect of self-study.
Grading Method	Up to 60 points for the exercise and test, up to 40 points for online course
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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