@article{oai:kyoritsu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002932, author = {Mills, Anthony}, journal = {共立国際研究 : 共立女子大学国際学部紀要, The Kyoritsu journal of international studies}, month = {Mar}, note = {This paper introduces and provides a rationale for a thirteen-week English language course that the author has been teaching at the University of Tokyo (Komaba) since 2007 (five years ago.) The course runs in the first semester of the university's academic year (April - ] uly.) The official name of the course is English II (C). with the 'C' standing for 'comprehension.' The course aims to improve the ability of students to understand both spoken and written English. The paper first introduces the rationale behind the organization and content of the course. It goes on to describe practical issues related to course administration and outlines the course in detail. Finally, it reports student reaction to the course and discusses plans for improvement and development. and ways in which courses such as this with varying content might be developed for different teaching situations and different groups of students in the future., 論説, Articles}, pages = {145--159}, title = {The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and Rain Man : an English Comprehension Course}, volume = {30}, year = {2013} }