English-medium courses are subject courses (such as History and Physics) taught through English. The lectures and textbook are all in English.
In addition to TMDU English-medium courses, there are a great variety of public English-medium courses. Explore and find a course that interests you!
Do you need help with English-medium courses? Is the content to difficult or is the English too difficult? Go to our Note Taking page for hints on how to study subjects in English!
2018 Content courses taught in English
Here is a list of English-medium courses offered at TMDU for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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- Essentials of Medical Language (Dennisson)
- Essentials of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Dennisson)
- Discussions on Human Behavior (Foss)
- Basic Concepts in Physics (Hieda)
- Marine Biology in English (Jonathan)
- Mathematics for Natural Scientists (Hitzer)
- Topics in the News (Foss)
Other Courses
- Japanese Culture and Society I & II (Carlson)
Other Online Coursework
Your study of liberal arts and sciences does not have to be limited to the courses offered at TMDU. There are many free courses, lectures, and instructional videos in many subject areas available on the internet.
This website offers many small courses on a variety of topics. After you sign up it is free to access many of the courses.
Listen to vetted experts in all fields from around the world. Presenters come from all different countries, so you can listen to a great variety of English. Moreover, the talks are very interesting and inspiring. Most have transcripts and subtitles in English (and sometimes even in Japanese) to help you with technical words. Explore Ted Talks and share your favorites with us.
Here are a few recommendations:
- Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days (3:27)
- Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are (21:02)
- Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance (19:00)
There are thousands of short lectures at The Khan Academy. These can help you practice understanding explanations in English. Follow lessons from basic to advanced topics.
