Production of New Print and Video Materials for College English Courses

东京大学小叶分校英语系自1993年以来一直在开办一个新的通用英语课程，面向小叶分校几乎所有的学生（每年约3600人）。教材包括各种文章的选集，以及与之配套的视频。最初的两本选集和录像材料是由该系的教员制作的。在这项资助的帮助下，我们出版了：(1)为一年级学生出版了第二版，完全更新的选集（the Universe of English II，东京大学出版社，1998年）；(2)为二年级学生出版了第二版，半更新的选集（the expansion Universe of English，限量小叶版，东京大学出版社，1997年）；(3)制作新的视频素材来配合(1)；脚本包含在报告中。(4)制作新的视频素材来配合(2)；脚本包含在报告中。(5)进行了一项测试，要求一年级学生和二年级学生回答相同的问题。这是为了衡量学生在进入大学一年后的英语水平是提高还是下降。结果包括在报告中。(6)要求该项目的首批“毕业生”写下他们对该项目的感受。报告中收录了他们的一些答复。《英语的宇宙2》在普通读者中被广泛阅读，我们希望这本书能帮助相当多的普通读者，而不仅仅是大学生，提高他们的英语水平。

The Department of English of the University of Tokyo, Komaba, has been running a new program in general English since 1993, aimed at almost all the students (about 3,600 each year) in Komaba. The teaching materials consist of an anthology of various essays, and videos to go with it. The two initial anthologies, as well as video materials, were made by faculty members of the Department.With the aid of this grant, we have :(1)published the second, entirely renewed edition of the anthology for first-year students (The Universe of English II,The University of Tokyo Press, 1998 ;(2)published the second, half-renewed edition of the anthology for second-year students (The Expanding Universe of Enflish, Limited Komaba Edition, The University of Tokyo Press, 1997) ;(3)made new video materials to go with(1) ; the scripts are included in the report.(4)made new video materials to go with(2) ; the scripts are included in the report.(5)conducted a test, in which first-year students and second-year students were required to answer the same questions. This was to gauge how students'English improves-or deteriorates-in one year after entering the college. The results are included in the report.(6)asked students who were the first "graduates" of this program to write down what they felt about the program. Some of their responses are included in the report.The Universe of English II has been widely read among general readers, and we hope the book is helping a considerable number of people in general, not just college students, improve their English.