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: AY2023 ALC1 Syllabus

Specific details related to each teacher are available on the Waseda Moodle course page.

Information

Materials

• Textbook: Academic Lecture Comprehension 1 (2023) by Chris Sheppard and Naho Orita
  

Assessment and grading

• Components
  • In-class Assessments (90%)
  • Assignments (10%)
• ALC1 Student Performance Record Sheet
• Test Absence Policy

Further Information

• Statement on academic honesty
• TOEIC-IP test information
• Placement information