EnglishCentral

Today we will use EnglishCentral.  Please click here and make an account.

Class plans

Today we are back in Room 1446.  Students can choose between the following three ways to study English:

1. EnglishCentral
2. Lang-8
3. Audio and text on my 外書講読 page.  If you use this page to study, write a little about what you did on Lang-8.

Let's do the same thing again next week.

Room 1446

We had class in Room 1446 today and used EnglishCentral to study English.  Next week we will hold class in Room 1446 again.  Please come directly to Room 1446.  By the way, on November 22, you should go directly to room 1173 (11号館、7階) where we will all learn about the 国際事情入門.

２年次以降の演習

国際経済学科の１年生は10月から11月にかけて２年次以降の演習の応募申請をすることになっています。今日はその関連の資料を配り、説明をしました。重要な連絡事項ですのですが、今日は数名の欠席者にいました。欠席者には教務課で資料等について問い合わせてほしいと思います。

２年時以降の演習に関する説明を終えてから、1446のパソコン室に行き、私のゼミの「選抜基準」というページを拠点に、Lang-8で英語を書く練習をしました。

Writing an outline

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At the beginning of each semester in this class, I have everyone do three things.  First, I have each of you interview another member of the class.  Next, I have you make an outline in which you organize some of the information you got in that interview.  Finally, I have each of you give a presentation in class in which you use your outline to introduce the person your interviewed to everyone else.   I hope that this will help you make new friends as you learn how to write an outline and make a presentation.

First, I'd like to talk about the word "outline."   The word "outline" is made up of two simple words: "out" and "line."  When people are talking about drawing, an "outline" refers to a simple illustration that shows the shape of the outside of something with a few lines.  An outline drawing doesn't have a lot of detail.  It just gives you a basic idea of what you are looking at.

When people are talking about writing, the word "outline" refers to something that gives you a basic idea of what is being talked about but doesn't show a lot of detail.  In class, I will show you an example of an outline.  The example will have two or three main topics and each topic will have a few points.   The outline that you write should look like the example.

Podcasts

ここをクリックして、現れる動画を見ながら、教室で配るworksheetを記入してください。

Find a podcast

今日は下の動画を参考にして、気に入ったpodcastを見つけて、Lang-8でそのpodcastのどこがいいかなどについて英語で書いてください。

最初にiTunesというソフトを見つけてください。iTunesを起動してから、ビデオの説明に従ってpodcastを探すことがとできると思います。

ちなみに、ここをクリックすれば、podcastを詳しく説明する動画を見ることができます。