DATE	CLASSROOM	CONTENT	DEADLINES
			1st Handout	In-class Discussion of Good and Bad Points	Term Paper
9/26	302	Lectures: 1. Introduction to ES on NPS (Handout, pp. 1-2) 2. Presentation #1 Dates 3. Homework Assignment	.	.	.
9/29	327	Lectures: 1. Introduction to the Japan Times (pp. 5-6) 2. Introduction to Newspaper English, Part I (pp. 7-8) 3. Introduction to MOP, Part I (pp. 11-12 and 15-19)	.	.	.
10/3	302	Lectures: 1. Introduction to Newspaper English, Part II (pp. 7-10) 2. Introduction to MOP, Part II (pp. 11-13 and 15-19) 3. Review of SS Presentation Skills: Introduction (p. 20)	.	.	.
10/6	301	Lectures: 1. Review of SS Presentation SKills: Visual and Physical Messages (pp. 20-25 and 30-35) Preparation for MOPs by Oki and Watanabe.	Oki Watanabe	.	.
10/10	327	Lectures: 1. Reivew of SS Presentation Skills: Story Message (pp. 20-21 and 26-29) Preparation for MOPs by Furuta, Taguchi, Nagai, and Katayama.	Taguchi Nagai Katayama	.	.
10/17	302	MOPs by: 1. Oki (S): Hara takes responsibility for Giants' poor season and resigns as boss," the Japan Times, September 27, 2003, p. 20. 2. Watanabe (W): "Whaling may have decimated North Pacific wildlife," the Japan Times, September 24, 2003, p. 1. Preparation for MOPs by Naka, Kinoshita, Saito, and Kobayashi.	Naka Kinoshita Saito Kobayashi	.	.
10/20	327	MOPs by: 1 Furuta (): Canceled 2. Taguchi (W): "Israel plans 500 new West Bank homes," the Japan Times, October 4, 2003, p. 1. 3. Nagai (N): "Forget Kyoto and Ginza, latest tourist draw is \100 shops," the Japan Times, September 12, 2003, p. 12. 4. Katayama (S): "Teen amateur scoops Dunlop Open," the Japan Times, September 29, 2003, p. 19. Preparation for MOPs by Kurata, H. Saito, Mori, and Nakashima	Kurata H. Saito Mori Nakashima	Oki Watanabe	.
10/24	302	MOPs by: 1. Naka (W): ''Iran, IAEA meet ahead of nuclear inspections,'' the Japan Times, October 4, 2003, p.5. 2. Kinoshita (S): "Sixth straight gold for'Yawara-chan'," the Japan Times, September 15, 2003, p. 20. 3. Saito (S): "Thrashers honor fallen teammate,," the Japan Times, October 11, 2003, p. 18. 4. Kobayashi (W): "Davis' reign terminated as California elects Arnie," the Japan Times, October 9, 2003, p. 1. Preparation for MOPs by Y. Nagai and Kurushima Deadline for Term Paper (TP) #1 for Oki and Watanabe	Y. Nagai Kurushima	Taguchi Nagai Katayama	Oki Watanabe
10/27	301	MOPs by: 1. Kurata (W): "Blair 'knew' Iraq had no chemical weapons," the Japan Times, October 6, 2003, p. 1. 2. H. Saito (W): "Dutch say 3-G mobile signals are health risk," the Japan Times, October 2, 2003, p. 12. 3. Mori (S): "Nuggets sign Japan star Tabuse," September 28, 2003, p. 19. 4. Nakashima (N): "Three urologists held over patient's death," the Japan Times, September 26, 2003, p. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Goto, Namaizawa, Asahina, and Nishimura.	Goto Namaizawa Asahina Nishimura	Naka Kinoshita Saito Kobayashi	Taguchi Nagai Katayama
10/31	302	MOPs by: 1. Y. Nagai (N): "Plastic surgery makeovers luring the insecure," the Japan Times, October 15, 2003, p. 3. 2. Kurushima (W): "Conjoined twins set for separation," the Japan Times, October 12, 2003, p. 6. Preparation for MOPs by Tatsukawa, Takahashi, Okura, and Maekawa Scheduling FOPs (from November 26 to January 19)	Tatsukawa Takahashi Okura Maekawa	Kurata H. Saito Mori Nakashima	Naka Kinoshita Saito Kobayashi
11/7	327	MOPs by: 1. Goto (W): "Women should exercise for 30 minutes each day," the Japan Times, September 11, 2003, p. 8. 2. Namaizawa (W): "Court rules against DNA database for prisoners," the Japan Times, October 4, 2003, p. 7. 3. Asahina (W): "U.S. jeans icon Levi Strauss to close last of its North American plants," the Japan Times, September 27, 2003, p. 10. 4. Nishimura (S): "Yanagisawa lifts Japan past Tunisia," the Japan Times, October 10, 2003, p. 24. Preparation for MOPs by Sato, Takahashi, and G. Goto	Sato Takahashi G. Goto	Y. Nagai Kurushima	Kurata H. Saito Mori Nakashima
11/10	327	MOPs by: 1. Tatsukawa (N): "Ward marks antismoking anniversary," the Japan Times, October 4, 2003, p. 3. 2. Takahashi (W): :"Carrying Asian hopes," the Japan Times, October 8, 2003, p. 19. 3. Okura (W): "Tougher bans set for drug offenders," the Japan Times, Octorber 24, 2003, p. 23. 4. Maekawa (W): "Annan asks U.S. to help look at U.N.'s peacekeeping role," the Japan Times, October 23, 2003, p.. 2. Preparation for First FOPs by .	Kobayashi Nagai	Goto Namaizawa Asahina Nishimura	Y. Nagai Kurushima
11/14	302	MOPs by: 1. Sato (): ????? 2. Takahashi (W): "Singapore bans displays of maids in shop windows," the Japan Times, October 15, 2003, p. 4. 3. G. Goto (D): "Inadequate teachers on the rise," the Japan Times, September 12, 2003, p. 2. Preparation for FOPs by:	Kurata Mori	Tatsukawa Takahashi Okura Maekawa	Goto Namaizawa Asahina Nishimura
Note about Discussion Questions in FOPs: In order to judge whether your discussion question is good or bad, consider: If one of your classmates asks the question in his/her FOP, will YOU raise your hand and volunteer to answer the question in English? If your answer is "yes," go ahead with the discussion question. If "no," you have two options: (1) Keep the news story but make an easier discussion quesiton, OR (2) Change your news story. Also, remember that a discussion question is easier to answer, if it is related to our life.
11/17	301	FOPs by: 1. Kobayashi (W): "Toy gun tiggers scare, shutting U.S. Congress," the Japan Times, November 1, 2003, p. 1. 2. Nagai (B): [Tentative] "Store to offer New Year’s meals for dogs," the Japan Times, October 15, 2003, p. 14.	Oki Okura Tatsukawa	Sato Takahashi G. Goto	Tatsukawa Takahashi Okura Maekawa
11/26	327	FOPs by: 1. Kurata (W): "One in eight U.S. kids risks heart disease," the Japan Times, November 10, 2003, p. 2. 2. Mori (N): "Birth resitation of surrogate-born boys not recognized," the Japan Times, November 8, 2003, p. 2.	Y. Nagai Y. Saito Namaizawa	Kobayashi Nagai	Sato Takahashi G. Goto
11/28	302	FOPs by: 1. Oki (S): "Matsui misses out on Rookie of Year," the Japan Times, November 12, 2003, p. 20. 2. Tatsukawa (N): "Barbar chain QB Net's innovations clipped by tight regulations," the Japan Times, November 11, 2003, p. ?.	Nishimura H. Saito Maekawa	Kurata Mori	.
12/1	301	FOPs by 1. Y. Saito (D): "Improve job situation for women, firms told" It is from The Japan Times, November 13, 2003, p. 2. 2. Namaizawa (W): "U.S. push for clone ban meeting with opposition," the Japan Times, November 4, 2003, p. 12.	Nakashima Kurushima K. Goto	Oki Okura Tatsukawa
12/5	302	FOPs by 1. Nishimura (S): "Japan earns ticket to Athens Olympics," the Japan Times, November 8, 2003, p. 20. 2. H. Saito (N): "Nurse sentenced over fatal blunder," the Japan Times, November 11, 2003, p. 2. 3. Maekawa (W): "U. S. mulls new world peace force," the Japan Times, November 9, 2003, p. 4.	Taguchi Katayama Y. Takahashi	Y. Nagai Y. Saito Namaizawa
12/8	327	FOPs by: 1. Nakashima (W): "Japan student antics offend Chinese," the Japan Times, November 1, 2003, p. 2. 2. Kurushima (W): "Jackson set to turn self in on charges of molestation," the Japan Times, November 21, 2003, p. 1. 3. K. Goto (N): "Vote validates SDF's Iraq dispatch: Koizumi," the Japa Times, November 11, 2003, p. 1.	Asahina M. Takahashi G. Goto	Nishimura H. Saito Maekawa
12/12	327	FOPs by 1. Taguchi (N): "'Mercy-killing' nets suspended term," the Japan Times, November 27, 2003, p. 2. 2. Katayama (W): "A New Year’s tradition that’s worth celebrating," the Japan Times, November 21, 2003, p. 11. 3. Y. Takahashi (W): "U.S. returns sacred isle to Hawaiians," the Japan Times; November 12, 2003, p. 4.	Kinoshita Naka Watanabe	Nakashima Kurushima K. Goto
12/15	301	FOPs by 1. Asahina (B/N): "Tepco hurt by fallout from nuclear reactor closures," the Japan Times, November 19, 2003, p. 12. 2. M. Takahashi (B/N): "Matsushita to end seniority-based system for wages," the Japan Times, November 27, 2003, p. 19. 3. G. Goto (W): "Australia killing off koalas: scientists," the Japan Times, November 26, 2002, p. 1.	.	Taguchi Katayama Y. Takahashi
12/19	302	FOPs by 1. Kinoshita (S): "Chinese women turn to smoking to signal freedom," the Japan Times, December 1, 2003, p. 3. 2. Naka (N): ''Japan destroys rocket carrying spy satellites,'' The Japan Times, November 30, p. 1. 3. Watanabe (N): "Research  whales  to end  up  on  table," the Japan Times, November 28, 2003, p. 3.		Asahina M. Takahashi G. Goto
12/22	327	Postponed FOPs: 1. Okura (S): "Akebono quits sumo, to be K-1 fighter," the Japan Times, November 7, 2003, p. 1. 2. Y. Nagai (?): Not Reported.		.
1/8	301	Deadline for Term Paper #2	.	.	Everybody
1/16	302	.	.	.	.
1/19	327	.	.	.	.
Note: N = National, W = World, S = Sports, O = Opinion, AP = Asia-Pacific, B = Business/Stock