Brush-Up English Courses
★NEW★ The 1st Semester (Spring/Summer Terms)
Objectives
This program is designed to enhance the fundamental English communication abilities of engineering students. It not only focuses on language proficiency but also motivates them to engage in a diverse range of courses. This encourages them to participate in internship abroad and other Intercultural Education Programs, where they can apply to have further development of their newly acquired skills.
Program Details
The classes are taught by qualified and experienced teachers. CEED cover the tuition fees so students can take any courses for free.
Course Schedule
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*Each course has 6 classes*
| Course | Day | Time (5th Period) |
Term (Spring to Summer) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Writing Structure | Mon | 16:30–18:00 | 20/04～27/07 |
| Practical English for Engineers | Tue | 16:30–18:00 | 21/04～21/07 |
| English Discussion | Wed | 16:30–18:00 | 22/04～22/07 |
| English Communication | Thu | 16:30–18:00 | 23/04～23/07 |
Course Details
＊IELTS/TOEFL(iBT) Writing
This course aims to improve your writing skills using the materials for IELTS and TOEFL(iBT) Writing Tasks. It focuses on building academic writing style at international level and on learning the structure of writing, including use of paragraphs and how to express your ideas and opinions logically and accurately. Feedback from the teacher helps you to improve your writing to achieve higher scores in the exams. These skills can also be used as a basis for English academic papers. Everything is instructed in English during the class by a qualified native English teacher, which provides practice for Speaking and Listening. * For those who are too busy on Mondays to attend this class, you can still receive the feedback if you submit an assignment.
- Language: English
- Dates: [Spring] 20/27 Apr, 11/18/25 May, 01 Jun.
[Summer] 15/22/29 Jun, 06/13/27 Jul.
- Room: L200
- Free of charge
＊Academic English for International Environments
This course focuses on Academic English and helps you to learn useful expressions for explaining your research/field appropriately and effectively for studying abroad or at international conferences. It also aims to improve your communication skills, especially how to socialise with students/researchers from various backgrounds. Furthermore, it provides practice how to write formal emails such as contacting a professor and applying for your internship. The teacher gives you detailed feedback individually. This course will have a positive impact on your research life globally.
- Language: English
- Dates: [Spring] 21/28 Apr, 12/19/26 May, 02 Jun.
[Summer] 16/23/30 Jun, 07/14/21 Jul.
- Room: L200
- Free of charge
＊Express Yourself Better・IELTS / TOEFL (iBT) Speaking
This course focuses on improving your discussion skills, developing your vocabulary and appropriate English expressions while exchanging opinions on a variety of topics, such as world news and culture differences. This will broaden your horizons to increase your awareness of countries around the world. You will also watch short videos and discuss them to build up more natural conversation skills. This class integrates key IELTS and TOEFL Speaking elements so it can help your preparation for the exam.
- Language: English
- Dates: [Spring] 22 Apr, 13/20/27 May, 03/10 Jun.
[Summer] 17/24 Jun, 01/08/15/22 Jul.
- Room: L200
- Free of charge
＊Daily Conversation・Communicate Fluently
This course focuses on practicing English conversation in various situations in daily life and learning common words and useful phrases, including pronunciation and intonation. It aims to improve natural communication skills by doing role-play or playing games in a friendly atmosphere. There will be a short weekly presentation to give students an opportunity to practise speaking in front of an audience. Each class, you fill in a reflection sheet and then you receive feedback from the teacher to learn appropriate words and expressions for different social occasions. If you want to speak English fluently but don’t know how, this is the best chance for you to learn it.
- Language: English
- Dates: [Spring] 23 Apr, 07/14/21/28 May, 04 Jun.
[Summer] 18/25 Jun, 02/09/16/23 Jul.
- Room: L200
- Free of charge
Enrolment / Contact
Course Registration
Students must sign up for the courses by the Google Form on the Link below.
[The 1st Semester English Courses] Link to the Registration Form
* Application Deadline: Friday 17th April *
*This website will only be displayed if you have logged in with the Google account associated with ELMS. Make sure to log in to ELMS first and refer to the link. If you log in using another Google account, ‘Not Found’ will be displayed.
Requirements
- Enrolment is open to graduate students in the Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, and Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (supervised by Faculty of Engineering staff), as well as sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the School of Engineering.
- Students must notify us in advance if you are late or absent from a lesson, or if your enrolment needs to be cancelled.
- Students are expected to make an effort to prepare for the class or do assignments if necessary.
- Students are required to respond promptly to any surveys in order to improve our programs.
- Students must understand that the personal information provided will be used solely for purposes of communication, course management and enhancing the services of our programs.
Contact
Center for Engineering Education Department (CEED) – L200
Email: ceed-int◆eng.hokudai.ac.jp *Replace ◆ with ‘at’ mark
Tel: 011-706-7168