Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
15490:English in the Media (JA) § 15491:English in the Media (JA) 2024 Fall Fri3 College Of Law TOMOMI HATAKEYAMA 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN ZS203

Language

日本語

Course Outline and Method

 世界中の「知識人」に読まれているという新聞、The Guardian, The New York Timesから、そして身近な日本の出来事を扱った The Japan Timesから、大学生用に厳選された記事を読みます。扱われている記事のテーマは社会、文化、政治経済、教育、環境、スポーツ、テクノロジーなど多岐にわたっています。
 近年、世界で起こっていることを、知っていることも知らなかったことも英語で確認するだけではなく、批判的に読むことを通じて、客観的に物事をとらえ、自身の考えをもつということを大切にしたいと思います。

Student Attainment Objectives

1. 世界で起こっているさまざまな出来事への視野を広げることができる。
2. 批判的に考えることができる。
3. 今日的な様々な分野の問題に関する英語の語彙を増やすことができる。

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor(When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Guidance

Reading a short news article

2

Unit 1 (Technology)

Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach

3

Unit 2 (International affair)

Indonesian interns keep fisheries afloat in city hit by 3/11

4

Unit 3 (Science)

Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean

5

Unit 4 (Young Chinese politicians)

Many of China's top politicians were educated in the West

6

Unit 5 (Refugees from Ukraine)

 A Refugee for Russian and Ukrainians, Bali rethinks its open-door policy

7

Unit 6 (Security)


AUKUS sub deal is one pillar of regional security

8

Mid-term exam + Roundup and review

9

Unit 7 (Sports)

With Japan-US Final at the WBC, the world has already won

10

Unit 8 (Politics)

Finland to join NATO as Russia sounds border warning

11

Unit 9 (Economy)

The lessons from America's astonishing economic record

12

Unit 10 (Economy)

India is passing China in population. So will its economy be?

13

Unit 12 (Crime)

"Sushi terrorism" sees Japan's conveyor belt restaurants grind to a halt

14

Unit 13 (Drug smuggling)

Latin America cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe

15

Mid-term exam + Roundup and review

Class Format

この授業は全授業回を対面で実施します。

Recommendations for Private Study

毎回読むUnitの予習は必須。未知の単語とフレーズは辞書を引いて確認しておくこと。海外の国がテーマになっている記事を読む際は、内容の背景などをリサーチしておくこと。

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment 
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)
100

Two exams 70%
In-class performance 10%
Assignments 10%
Attendance 10%

Grade Evaluation Method (Note)

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
15 Selected Units of English through the News Media 2024 Edition Masami Takahashi Asahi Press 9784255157139

Textbooks (Frequency of Use, Note)

教科書 毎回使用

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)

Learning Management System (manaba+R)

Other Comments

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