| Course Name | Year | Term | Period | Faculty / Graduate School | All Instructors | Credits |
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| 12746:[2025 Spring]IR18‐CA205 Bridge to International Studies II (Cooperation & Development)(RA) | 2025 | Spring | Thu2 | College Of International Relations | O’DAY DAWN | 2 |
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Class Venue
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Course Outline and Method
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BIS II (ICD) builds on the work of BIS I (ICD) and is designed to help students to deepen their knowledge about global issues, while developing four skills of English language. This course focuses on connecting global issues and international society through the lens of Development Studies and related disciplines. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to various aspects of global issues and to help them form opinions and discuss issues.
Students will be introduced to a variety of issues, especially those concerning international cooperation and development. Teaching methodologies within an integrated four- skills approach include debate and discussion, group project work, mini-lectures, and simulation activities. Students will be given opportunities to reflect deeply on issues of international development to understand the content and to express critically formed opinions in debate and discussion.
Evaluation will be based on class participation in discussion, debates, and classroom activities, delivery of one individual presentation that will be based on the student's research interests, and performance on homework assignments, tests, a final paper, and one reflection exercise. Classes will be conducted face-to-face in the classroom on campus.
Student Attainment Objectives
2. Students will be able to read with a critical attitude that evaluates content from multiple points of view in English.
3. Students will be able to form a research question, investigate it, and present their findings in English in presentations.
4. Students will write a 1,500 word essay using the APA writing style guidelines.
Recommended Preparatory Course
Course Schedule
| Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) | Theme |
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| Keyword, References and Supplementary Information | |
| Week 1 | Introduction |
Focus of the first lesson: Schedule, Overview of the course
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| Week 2 |
Lesson 1: What the World Needs Now
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Expressing Opinions
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| Week 3 |
Lesson 1 (cont'd)
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Discussions about poverty, hunger, and education in developing countries
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| Week 4 | Lesson 2: Young People Making a Difference (Cont'd) |
Focus: Citizens' responsibility in a global world. What can I do to make the world a better place?
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| Week 5 | Lesson 2 (cont'd) |
Individual presentations and discussions about positive agents of social change |
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| Week 6 | Lesson 3: The Horns of a Dilemma |
Global cooperation to prevent the extinction of vulnerable animal populations. What can be done? How can we work together for this cause? |
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| Week 7 | Lesson 3 (cont'd) |
Individual presentations and using discussion tactics to discuss how to address the at-risk animal populations that are in the world |
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| Week 8 | Lesson 4: Of Nukes and Minefields |
Review for the Midterm Test:
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| Week 9 |
Lesson 5: The World's Hottest Issue
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Midterm Test: Lessons 1-4 in the Course Textbook (pp. 6-29) |
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| Week 10 | Lesson 5: The World's Hottest Issue (cont'd) |
Presentations and Discussion/Debate: Climate change |
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| Week 11 | Lesson 7: Languages Lost & Found |
Discussion/Debate: The impact of lost languages on cultures in developing countries. |
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| Week 12 | Lesson 8: It's About Time |
Using discussion strategies to talk about gender issues |
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| Week 13 |
Lesson 9: Where Would We Be Without It?
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Discussion: Human Rights |
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| Week 14 |
Lesson 11: It's Never Too Late
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Reflection exercises |
Class Format
Recommendations for Private Study
• Arrive to class on time, attend class and be ready by completing homework and assignments on time.
• Bring pen and paper to each class and come to class with the handouts they will be given for this course.
• Spend approximately 180 minutes on course-related studies outside of class each week.
• Engage in group and pair work that will be used in this classroom throughout this course. Be sure to talk, listen and use opportunities for group work wisely.
• Students should come to class every day, complete homework on Manaba-R on time, read the material before discussions, and participate in discussions and group work, and ask the instructor about any questions students might have.
Note: If students are absent, late or not prepared, their grade will suffer because they will not be able to fully participate in the classwork.
Grade Evaluation Method
| Kind | Percentage | Grading Criteria etc. |
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| Final Examination (Written) | 0 | |
| Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline) |
0 | |
| Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class) |
100 | Classroom Participation/Attendance: 20%
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Grade Evaluation Method （Note）
Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods
(2) Keep up with the assignments and do not fall behind. Be sure to keep in mind that in order to participate fully in the classroom discussions and activities, students must do the homework every week. (Meeting the deadline/Time Management);
(3) Read (understand) the designated readings in the textbook thoroughly (Preview).
(4) Make vocabulary notes and terminology notes (Organizing Skills).
(5) Make notes on quotes that you do not understand, and form questions or explain why you find it difficult to understand or unsure in 2-3 sentences. (Preview, Critical Thinking Skills)
(6) Use the forms that will be posted in Resources in Manaba-R to help form personal opinions about the issues that will be discussed in class. Read the form entitled Discussion Tactics that will be posted in Resources and practice linking sentences together to express opinions. Use the links that will be provided in Resources to watch videos will help students learn how to express opinions and practice what the native English speaker models for students (Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Communication Skills).
Textbooks
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN Code | Comment |
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| Global Concepts: English for International Understanding | Knudsen, Jim | NAN'UN-D0 | 978–4–523–1 7688–6 | Students are expected to bring the book on the first day of class |
Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）
Reference Books
Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）
Web Pages for Reference
How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)
Other Comments
Note: In order to maintain equity, there may be a grading curve applied to the final scores.
Course News
Students must check Course News at least three times a week for homework, and any changes that might take place.
Tests and Presentations
Students must not be late on the day of their test or on presentation day. Students who arrive late without a valid excuse will not be able to give the presentation. In the case of tests, students who arrive late can take the test, but only if the test is being given at the time they arrive. Additional time to complete the test will not be given unless a valid excuse is presented to the instructor.
Unless students have a valid excuse and the instructor has been notified ahead of time, make-up tests and/or presentations will not be given. In the case of illness on the day there is a test or a presentation to be given, students must go to Tutoring Collections in Manaba-R, and write the instructor before class begins on the day of the test or the presentation. Students must also go to see the doctor and send a copy of their receipt in Tutoring Collections. In the case of official excuses provided by the university for extracurricular activities, students must notify the instructor via Tutoring Collections prior to the test or presentation, and they must submit their official excuse as soon as possible after the event. Students who follow these instructions will be able to take the test or give their presentation on another day.
Late Homework
Students must seek permission to submit late work. This must be done through Tutoring Collections. Late work will not be accepted without a valid reason and permission.
Contacting your Instructor:
Please contact the instructor via Tutoring Collections in Manaba-R.
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