Academic Lecture Comprehension 1
Course Overview
Course description
In this course, students will develop their academic listening, note-taking, and summary writing skills through the study of English lectures of different structures. Activities will include listening to lectures in class, taking structured notes, asking and answering questions, and writing summaries.
Course goals
- Comprehend short lectures delivered in English.
- Take structured notes for a lecture.
- Ask questions about the contents of a lecture.
- Write paragraph-long lecture summaries.
- Attain a 2000-word vocabulary.
Download a generic course syllabus here: AY2024_ALC1_Syllabus
Specific details related to each teacher are available on the Waseda Moodle course page.
Information
Materials
- Textbook: Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 2nd Edition (2024) by Chris Sheppard and Naho Orita
Assessment and grading
- Components
- In-class Assessments (100%)
Writing Test x 2 (5pt x 2)
Midterm Test and Final Test (45pt x 2)
- ALC1 Student Performance Record Sheet AY2024_ALC1_SPRS
- Test Absence Policy
Further Information
