| Course Name | Year | Term | Period | Faculty / Graduate School | All Instructors | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14505:[2025 Fall]Contemporary Society in English(High-Intermediate) (JE) § 14506:Contemporary Society in English(High-Intermediate) (JE) | 2025 | Fall | Thu4 | College Of Law | YOSHIOKA KUMIKO | 2 |
Campus
Class Venue
Language
Course Outline and Method
米国連邦裁判所の20世紀の主要判例(landmark cases)2つにつき、(英語学習者向けではなく主にアメリカの生徒を念頭に作成された)平易な要約やワークシートの助けも借りつつ理解を深める。あわせて、第二次世界大戦時アメリカにおける日系人の強制収容に関する英文を読み、歴史的背景の理解を深める。
Student Attainment Objectives
2. 読解を通じて、移民や人種、戦争、市民運動等に関わる今日的課題を考察するうえでも重要な用語・概念等を身につけ、適切に運用できる。
Recommended Preparatory Course
アメリカの文化・歴史、20世紀国際政治史、移民史などに関連する受講や読書が助けとなるかも知れません。
Course Schedule
| Lecture/Instructor(When there are multiple instructors) | Theme |
|---|---|
| Keyword, References and Supplementary Information | |
| +R | Orientation |
moodle+R
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| Weeks 1-2 (October 2 - 9) |
指定テキスト(全受講生対象)
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Overview, Background Reading (High School-level), Classifying Arguments, Anatomy of the Case, Advertisement Analysis, Cartoon Analysis |
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| Weeks 3-6 (October 16 - November 6) |
指定テキスト(全受講生対象)
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Summary by each designated student |
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| Week 3 (October 16) |
Home was a horse stall, pp. 92-95.
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Yumi Kataoka, née Ishimaru, Torajiro Kataoka
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| Week 4 (October 23) |
Home was a horse stall, pp. 95-97.
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Executive Order 9066, Civilian Exclusion Order No. 27, "assembly center" at Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California |
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| Week 5 (October 30) |
Home was a horse stall, pp.97-99.
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concentration camp in Topaz, Utah, War Relocation Authority (WRA) |
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| Week 6 (November 6) |
Home was a horse stall, p. 100.
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"Loyalty questionnaire," 442nd Regimental Combat Team, drafting Nisei men, resisters, Civilian Exclusion Order lifted, November 1944, Mitsue Endo, Supreme Court Ex Parte decision, December 1944, Gordon Hirabayashi, Tom Kitashima, redress movement (1970s) |
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| Week 7 (November 13) |
指定テキスト(全受講生対象)
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| Weeks 8-9 (November 20 - 27) |
指定テキスト(全受講生対象)
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Overview, Background Reading (High School-level), Full Case Summaries (High School and Middle School-levels), Classifying Arguments, Cartoon Analysis |
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| Weeks 10-12 (December 4 - 18) |
指定テキスト(全受講生対象)
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Overview, early efforts, social movements and redress campaigns, the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), different philosophies toward redress: the National Council for Japanese American Redress Class Action Lawsuit and the grassroots lobbying of the National Coalition for Redress'Reparations, the passage of redress legislation, redress appropriations |
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| Week 13 (December 25) |
指定テキスト(全受講生対象)
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Overview, Background, Provisions, Results |
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| Week 14 (January 8) | Did the court err in Korematsu? |
[In-class writing] |
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2025年7月30日に、上記のとおり差し替えました |
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Class Format
Recommendations for Private Study
授業後に英文を再読し、理解を深めること。適宜ノートにまとめたり、語彙日誌(vocabulary log)をつけるのもよい。テキストに関連する動画を(英語キャプション有りで)視聴すれば、聞き取り・話す 力をつけるために役立つ。
プレゼンテーションや提出課題の準備をつうじて、読解にどどまらず総合的な運用力を高める(課題をたんなる〈作業〉としてこなすことは勧めない)。
Grade Evaluation Method
| Kind | Percentage | Grading Criteria etc. |
|---|---|---|
| Final Examination (Written) | ||
| Report Examination (A report to be submitted by the unified deadline) |
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| Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment (Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class) |
100 | - 小グループプレゼンテーション 20%
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Grade Evaluation Method (Note)
Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods
Textbooks
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN Code | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Us and Them: A history of intolerance in America | Carnes, Jim | Oxford University Press | 9780195131253 | 衣笠・平井嘉一郎記念図書館に3冊所蔵(うち1冊は館内利用)。Internet Archiveでもオンライン閲覧可能(印刷は不可)。 |
Textbooks (Frequency of Use, Note)
Reference Books
Reference Books (Frequency of Use, Note)
Web Pages for Reference
Densho. https://densho.org
Oyez [multimedia archive]. https://www.oyez.org
Street Law. https://streetlaw.org
下記Webページ掲出のとおり当初予定していた教材が利用できなくなったため、2025年7月30日に授業内容を差し替えました。
Important information on the Choices Program. Brown University Department of History.
https://history.brown.edu/community/choices-program
How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)
Other Comments
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