principle, class placement is determined based on studentsʼ responses.This new initiative was adopted to satisfy the need for an English education approach tailored to the interests and future benefits of students in the CIT. As noted by Kuroda (2010)1）, English education for students in science and engineering faculties should focus on their specific needs. Similarly, Shi (2018)2）, in reporting on efforts to establish and manage English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programs at Japanese science and engineering universities, mentions the limitations of general English education frameworks in developing specialized English skills. At the CIT, it is also expected that the courses offered reflect the unique needs of students in science and engineering, as well as the specific characteristics of the college itself. To achieve this, the first step was to explore whether students could take compulsory courses in a way that better aligned with their preferences, leading to this first-time implementation.The selection of the three class types was determined through discussions among full-time faculty members in the English Section, considering both the role of English classes as compulsory subjects and the skills that students are expected to acquire in todayʼs society. The following sections describe the objectives of each class type in detail.1.2.1 Class Type I: Focuses on Four SkillsThis class type aims to help students comprehensively improve their four English skills—reading, writing, listening, and speaking—so that they can use English at a higher level than in their first year. The course is designed to expose students to various cultures around the world through the course materials while also developing their international awareness and logical thinking skills. This class uses the same common textbooks as English I and English II: Unlock 2 2nd Edition Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking and Unlock 2 2nd Edition Listening, Speaking & Critical Thinking. In English I and English II, students cover the first half of the textbook units, while in this second-year course, they complete the remaining units.1.2.2 Class Type II: Focuses on Business English SkillsIn the second type of classes, students aim to develop communication skills for both daily life and business situations through exercises designed with the format of the TOEIC®Listening & Reading Test. The course is taught by instructors who have knowledge not only of English but also of Japanese grammar rules, allowing them to provide instruction that considers the linguistic interference students learning English as a second language may experience from their native language and common errors they tend to make. The designated textbook for this class is Winning Formula for the TOEIC®L&R Test, published by National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning. While not mandatory, students in this class type are encouraged to take the TOEIC®IP Test, which is offered on campus approximately three times per year.1.2.3 Class Type III: Focuses on Speaking SkillsThis type of class focuses on helping students develop their ability to clearly express their ideas and engage in meaningful discussions on global topics. Through structured activities, students are expected to enhance their listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills while practicing problem-solving, group discussions, and presentations. Active participation and thorough preparation of assignments and projects are encouraged to maximize learning outcomes. Using the Unlock textbook from Cambridge University Press, students should acquire essential communication skills and vocabulary. Students are also encouraged to apply knowledge from their particular field of engineering to class discussions and projects. In the previous curriculum, the large class sizes were a major challenge in almost all English courses. However, since the introduction of the AY 2022 curriculum, all classes of this type have been adjusted to have approximately 30 to 40 students per class.For students in general courses, English Skills C and English Skills D are offered as elective courses, allowing them to further enhance their English skills if they choose to take these courses.One of the major changes in the AY 2022 curriculum is that the compulsory second-year courses, English ─ 3 ─
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