Course Overview

This course is designed to provide a broad liberal arts curriculum for advanced junior high school students with a near-native level grasp of the English language.
Students will be taught how to read difficult works after being shown how to read for academic purposes, present their ideas by giving a speech, think through difficult ideas through poetry and short stories, do their own research and present their own ideas in English by giving a presentation. A key component to this class is building critical thinking skills and the ability to form connections between texts and the students’ prior knowledge and experience. At the end of the term students will have the opportunity to work on a self-guided research project supported by the instructor.
This is not a test preparation course, but this course will provide solid grounding for long-term study overseas.

自律的かつ主体的に英語で学習を進めることができる教養人の養成を図るコース。より難易度が高くアカデミックな学習内容で、海外の高校へそのまま進学することも可能なレベルの英語力への到達を目標とする。読書スキルや、引用や転載など学術研究に必要なルールを学ぶ一方で、聖書や難解な小説、詩など、様々なジャンルの英語を読解しながら、抽象的な内容を思考し、表現する力を体得していく。

From Instructor

Steve Heintz

MA International Policy Development MA English, Public School Certified – State of New York, Business School Teacher Certificate, Teaching English as a Foreign Language with Online Specialization Certificate

Hello everyone, my goal is to provide students with a range of skills that are needed in order to work in and improve a global and multinational information society. Education should contribute to the students’ values and at the same time help them to be active citizens and to be able to think critically. My ultimate goal is to spark a pursuit of knowledge in the student, so that they keep on learning as they grow into whoever they choose to be. We can also do this with a smile and have an enjoyable class.