Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
15037:IR18‐CA205 Bridge to International Studies II (Cooperation & Development)(RB) § 15038:IR-CA205 Introduction to International Studies in English Ⅱ(RB) 2023 Spring Thu2 College　Of　International　Relations TREBILCO PETER WAYNE 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

RYOYUKAN　RY306

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

BIS II (ICD) builds on the work of BIS I (ICD) and develop understanding the knowledge acquired in BIS I (ICD), while developing four skills of English language. This course focuses on connecting issues of global economics and international society through the lens of Development Studies and related disciplines. Teaching methodologies within an integrated four-skills approach include debate and discussion, group project work, mini-lectures, panel discussions and simulation activities. Students will be able to identify and summarize the key issues of International Cooperation and Development and use this knowledge for further
education. Students are given opportunities to reflect deeply on issues of international development to express critically formed opinions in debate and discussion Evaluation is made thorough class participation, including small quizzes and assignments.Face to face classes unless COVID provisions are invoked.The theme for the semester is the relationship between the state and the individual. This theme forms the backdrop to the practice of debating and developing oral presentation skills. The theme underpins the student's choice of topic for the final essay,

Student Attainment Objectives

1. Students will understand the academic material and methods from relevant disciplines and apply them to their own research interests and projects in English.
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 write coherent texts to report on their
findings in English.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
Sessions 1-2

Introduction to Teacher and Class, Texts and Topics

Learn how to hand in assignments, how to prepare for the debate and the oral presentations, and what to do as an alternative to the debate and the oral presentations. Learn how to format written work, and about the grading system.
Discuss a few academic reading skills, such as gisting and skimming.

Sessions 3-4

Textbook Topic 1

We will follow the structure of the assigned textbook

Sessions 5-6

Textbook Topic 2

We will follow the structure of the assigned textbook
Warning about the debate, and establishing a proposition (within the theme of the relationship between the state and the individual)

Sessions 7-8

Textbook Topic 3

We will follow the structure of the assigned textbook
Warning about oral presentation 1 - on an aspect of the relationship between the state and the individual

Sessions 9-11

The debate

Team debating
THREE minutes per speaker either for or against a proposition

Sessions 12-13

Textbook Topic 4

We will follow the structure of the assigned textbook
Second warning about oral presentation 1 - on an aspect of the relationship between the state and the individual (suggested topics 'gender equality in Japan' or 'LGBTQ marriage in Japan' or 'who has the authority to limit an individual's freedom to exercise a right?')

Sessions 14-16

Oral presentation 1

Individual oral presentations
Speak for FIVE minutes on your chosen topic

Sessions 17-18

Textbook Topic 5

We will follow the structure of the assigned textbook
Warning about oral presentation 2 - on an aspect of the relationship between the state and the individual

Sessions 19-20

The problematic issue of 'rights'
In-class discussion or assigned reading and writing

This discussion addresses the idea of universal and equal human rights, and asks 'who has the authority to limit an individual's freedom to exercise a right?' We explore the ideas of consent and social contract, and how the People's constraint on the excesses of governments shape the relationship between the state and the individual. What is the 'proper role' of government? Does government serve the People, or do the People serve the government?

Sessions 21-23

Compulsion in the relationship between the state and the individual
In-class discussion or assigned reading and writing

This discussion addresses the idea of compulsion by government, and asks 'what is a democracy?' We explore the idea of compulsory schooling - whose child is it and who is responsible for the growth and development of the child? We also explore the idea of compulsory taxation and the failure of adversarial political ideologies to address the needs of the People in various parts of the so-called 'state'

Sessions 24-26

Oral presentation 2

Individual oral presentations
Speak for FIVE minutes on your chosen topic.

Session 27

Final essay - formatting and structure

This class discusses the format and structure of the final 750-word essay on the theme of the relationship between the 'state' and the individual.

Sessions 28-29

The 'state' in 2021

The 'state' is the typical unit of analysis in international relations. The individual is the indivisible unit of analysis in the 'state'. How do People influence the 'state' in its international relations roles? How does the discipline of international relations shape the lives of the People in a 'state'? We explore the ideas of democracy, oligarchy, monarchy, the parliamentary Westminster system, and the continuing relevance of adversarial ideological politics.

Session 30

Bringing it all together

To conclude the course, the relationship between the 'state' and the individual is re-examined summarising discussions throughout the course. What is the authority of the 'state' in relation to the laws that constrain the People? Whose laws are they? Should the People stand in opposition to the 'state'? Should the 'state' stand in opposition to the People? How can the 'state' steward the values and interests of the People it represents? Are the People the 'state'? What is a 'state'?

All classes will be conducted face to face in an assigned classroom.

Class Format

BCP停止の場合は、BCPレベル0～2の記載どおりに授業が行われます。
During the suspension period of BCP, classes will be as described in BCP levels 0-2.

The class Format for each class will be announced on manaba+R’s course news. Also, the class format for the first class will be notified on manaba+R’s course news before the first class(*).
For “Special Consideration”, please check manaba+R’s College of IR Student Page and the “Study Support Site”.

College of IR Student Page：https://ct.ritsumei.ac.jp/ct/course_1728150
Study Support Site：https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/pathways-future/eng/

(*)To check the class format for the first class of the course, you will need to apply for the “early use request function.” Refer to the Registration Guidebook AY 2023 for details. Please be careful that applying for the early use request does not sign you up for the course. You will need to register for courses during the designated period separately.

Recommendations for Private Study

Read the topics and do research before each class.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
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

One Debate 20%
Two Oral presentations (15% each) 30%
Textbook-based assignments (two at 10% each) 20%
Final essay (1500 words) 25%
Participation 5%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Students must attend at least two-thirds of classes to pass the course. Attendance is required to receive class participation points. Students must reply in class when questioned, volunteer answers to questions, and contribute to in-class discussions in order to receive class participation points.

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

When producing academic writing, students MUST NOT plagiarise. Plagiarism is the use of another's work represented as your own. If you use part of someone's work to support your own work, you MUST acknowledge the other author by including a reference to his or her work in your paper. A citation should appear in the text adjacent to the other author's work, and the reference itself should be included in a summary of the references you use, called a bibliography or reference list. The bibliography appears at the end of your written work.

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Academic Encounters 2, Listening and Speaking Kim Sanabria, Carlos Sanabria Cambridge University Press ISBN: 978-1-108-63872-2

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)

Talk with Students

Other Comments

This syllabus may change with the needs of the students.
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