Intercultural Interaction[3502]

＜授業のねらい及び具体的な達成目標＞

This course will focus on improving students’ ability to interact across, through, and around cultural constructions. We will move quickly each week through different topics and discussions. Be prepared to interact and discuss issues and topics.

＜授業計画＞

Date
Apr 8 Introductions, schedule, Textbook Unit 1: Intro to Global Issues
Apr 15 Textbook Unit 2: Recycling
Apr 22 Textbook Unit 5: Global Warming
May 13 Textbook Unit 6: Energy
May 20 Documentary Viewing and Response
May 27 Textbook Unit 7: Developing Countries
Jun 3 Textbook Unit 8: Human Rights
Jun 10 Textbook Unit 10: Peace and Conflict
Jun 17 Textbook Unit 11: Gender Issues
Jun 24 Textbook Unit 12: Immigration/Us and Them
Jul 1 Textbook Unit 14: The United Nations
Jul 8 Article Summary and Discussion
Jul 15 Presentation
Jul 18 (Sat) Presentation

＜成績評価方法及び水準＞

Online Community 20%
This semester you will need to contribute ten entries to the website http://www.liveinenglish.com
You need to make ten long blog postings and ten shorter comments on somebody else's blog posting. You should focus on global issues. I will be checking these regularly.

Presentation 30%
You will select either a global issue or a country/cultural group to research and give a presentation about.

Article 20%
You will select either a news article or research article in English this semester. You will summarize the article for your group and lead a discussion about the article. To do this you will need to prepare an A4 handout for your group members with the article on one side and your summary of and reaction to the article and some discussion questions (see the example sheet) on the other side.

Participation 30%
This is a discussion-based communicative skills class, so your attendance and active participation in all class discussions is necessary.

＜教科書＞

You, Me & The World by David Peaty, Kinseido.

＜オフィスアワー＞

Wednesday 6-7pm
Thursday 12.30-1.30pm
Other times by email arrangement

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