授業科目の内容

Learning to write well is a difficult, life-long pursuit. This class aims to give students knowledge of the mechanics of the English essay. Student essays will focus on writing family history, on writing biographies. Even though some people are not interested in history per se, most people are interested in the history of their own families and ask many questions about their ancestors: Who were my grandparents, my great-grandparents, my great-great-grandparents? What did they do? How did they live? In this class students will select a family member, an ancestor, about whom they know little but would like to know more. The goal is to research his or her life and then write a 1000 word essay about that person's life.

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Session 1: Introduction to the Family History Project

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Session 2: Writing Biographies

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Session 3: The Standard English Essay

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Session 4: Ancestor Data

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Session 5: Analyzing Photographs

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Session 6: Types of English Paragraphs

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Session 7: Describing Appearances

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Session 8: Ancestor’s Personality

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Session 9: Important Places

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Session 10: Significant Events

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Session 11: 10 Truths: A Review

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Session 12: Final Speeches

その他の学習内容
　　・課題・レポート
　　・課外授業
　　・小テスト
　　・Fieldwork

成績評価方法

Methods of Evaluation: There will be continuous evaluation of a student’s performance and progress in this class. Final grades will be based on attendance, active class participation, timely completion of all homework assignments, one academic essay, and a final speech.

テキスト（教科書）※教科書は変更となる可能性がございます。

プリントを適宜配布する
The instructor will provide printout for each lesson.

受講上の要望、または受講上の前提条件

The instructor's expectations are regular on-time attendance, preparation of daily homework assignments (about one hour prep each day), and active participation in class (using English at all times). All class sessions will be conducted in person. There are no special equipment requirements for the successful completion of this course.
Students can expect feedback on assignments, classroom activities, and any questions they have, in the classroom or via email. The main goal of this course is to help students improve their English academic writing ability and, with their individual commitment, they can fully expect to be better English writers by the end of the course.

講師の実務経験※実務家としての経験があり、その知見が授業に反映されている場合に、「あり」と表示されます

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