Communication Strategies 2

Course Overview

Course description

This course is designed to develop the skills students need in everyday conversations, and more serious discussions. Students will develop their communication skills building on what they have learned in Communication Strategies 1. Emphasis will be placed on developing speaking and listening fluency, important communication structures, and communication strategies, including AI use, through individual learning, pair work, and group work. Time will also be spent on expression of opinions and developing a basic 2000 word-level vocabulary.

Course goals

• [Goal1] Develop speaking fluency and accurate pronunciation.
  

1. ・ Provide meaningful information in sentences fluently
   ・ Speak and read aloud with easy-to-understand pronunciation, stress, and rhythm

• [Goal 2] Learn and apply conversation structures and relevant grammar.

1. ・ Identify conversation structures and use them effectively
   ・ Use grammar needed for the conversation structures

• [Goal 3] Develop strategies and higher-level cognitive skills related to communication.

1. ・ Apply communication strategies effectively
   ・ Think scientific and social issues critically and communicate
   ・ Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) effectively and ethically

• [Goal 4] Develop deep knowledge of 2000 word level vocabulary.

1. ・ Identify collocations of the most frequent 2000 words

Download a generic course syllabus here.

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

Information

Materials

• Textbook: Communication Strategies 2 (Fifth Edition). C. Sheppard, M. Fujii, E. Manalo, H. Masuda, N. Orita, H. Sakai, Y. Shinohara, N. Tanaka-Ellis, and Y. Ueno. (2023) DTP Publishing.
  
• Weekly Vocabulary Lists with Collocations (Week 1- Week 14)

Assessment and grading

• Components
  • Unit Tasks & Assignments
  • In-Class Performance
  • Speaking Tests
• Test Absence Policy
• Student Performance Record Sheet (SPRS) 2025

Further Information

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

Supplemental materials

• How to study the vocabulary list (same as CS1)
• Useful websites for listening, speaking, and pronunciation practice (same as CS1)
• Japanese scientists (passage reading videos and worksheets)
• Final written exam (NOT conducted in AY2024 or later)
  • CS2 final test information
  • Sample test (questions, answer sheet, and suggested answers)

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