Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
14548:[2025 Fall]English in the Media (JA) § 14549:English in the Media (JA) 2025 Fall Fri3 College　Of　Law IRIE NOBUAKI 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

ZONSHINKAN　ZS206

Language

英語と日本語

Course Outline and Method

Students will develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills with a focus on media English. Course components include listening and discussing news videos; students will also read news articles about current events from a variety of sources and write reports. Media literacy skills will be covered in the course.

Student Attainment Objectives

Improve reading and listening comprehension for understanding the news in English
Articulate ideas and opinions about current events clearly in both speaking and writing
Develop media literacy skills

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

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

R+ Class Activity / An Introduction to Unit 1 of the textbook
Orientation, self-introduction

This week's class assignment includes a 20-minute R+ Class activity. Details for this activity are available in Course News in Manaba+R.

2

Unit 1

AI's Newest Avance

3

Unit 3

US Artist Travels to Ukrane to Cook for People in Need

4

Unit 5

Argentina's Tiny Invention Chaned Pizza Delivery Forever

5

Unit 7

An Influencer, a Dream Job for Many Young Columbians

6

Instructions for the Presentation

Start preparing for the presentation

7

Midterm Test

8

Unit 8

High Hopes for US Students in Vietamese Language School Program

9

Unit 10

US Volunteer Helps save Animals from Ukraine's Bombed Cities

10

Unit 12

Exotic Vegetables Bloom in India's desert State of Rajasthan

11

Unit 14

Muslim Comic Creators Changing Islamic Stereotypes

12

Presentation Day1

13

Presentation Day 2

14

Final Test

Class Format

すべて対面授業で行います。

Recommendations for Private Study

Students should check course news and contents sections to receive information on themes/assignments.

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

Midterm and final exams (20+20) 40%,
Homework & Assignments 20%
Presentation 20%,
Class Participation 20%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Toward a Diverse Society 3 Osamu Takeuchi / Maiko Ikeda Shohakusha 978-4-7754-5001-7

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 (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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