The Final Version (Final Update on 12/16/2005)
| DATE | CONTENT | Handouts | Preparation for MOPs | Deadlines after MOPs | ||
| Deadline for Sending E-mail to Mr. Shimura for Your MOP | Deadline for Giving 1st Handouts to Class | Objective Evaluation | Term Paper | |||
| 9/26 | 1. Introduction to English Seminar I: Presentation on Current Topics. 2. Scheduling Pesentations #1 3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site |
pp. 1-2 | . | . | . | |
| 9/30 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10, 13-18. | Shibazaki, Ikeda | |||
| 10/3 | 1. Review of Class #2 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, II 3. Introduction Longer Presentation, II: CONTENT of MOPs 4. Preparation for MOPs by Shibazaki and Ikeda |
pp. 5-11 | Moori, Fujisaka | Shibazaki, Ikeda | ||
| 10/7 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOPs 3. Preparation for MOPs by Moori and Fujisaka. |
pp. 9-35. | Omi, S. Saito, Matsui, K. Saito, Tsuge, Ogiso, Yamamoto, Kanamori | Moori, Fujisaka | ||
| 10/14 | 1. MOPs (1) Shibazaki (S): "Nakamura opens account at Celtic," the Japan Times, August 30, 2005, p. 20. (2) Ikeda (S): "Asashoryu storms to sixth straight title," the Japan Times, September 26, 2005, p. 20. 2. Lecture: Step 3, Evaluation for Future Presentations 3. Preparation for MOPs |
p. 9-35. | Hirano, Kobayashi, Kanazawa, Yamaura | Omi, S. Saito, Matsui, K. Saito | ||
| 10/17 | 1. MOPs (1) Moori (N): "Tokyo land prices see first rise in 15 years," the Japan Times, September 21, 2005, p. ?. (2) Fujisaka (S): "Patriots edge Steelers on last-second field goal," the Japan Times, September 27, 2005, p. 20. 2. Lecture: Step 4, Term Paper Writing 3. Preparation for MOPs |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Shiraishi and Suh | Tsuge, Ogiso, Yamamoto, Kanamori | ||
| 10/21 | 1. MOPs (1) Omi (W): "EU opens historic talks on Turkey's entry to bloc," the Japan Times, October 5, 2005, p. 1. (2) S. Saito (): "Organ transplant hunt turns into Web free-for-all," the Japan Times, September 28, 2005, p. 6. (3) Matsui (N): PPD to November 11 for health reason. Do not lose the first handout for this presentation, because we will use it later. (4) K. Saito (N): "Japan proposes joint usage of gas deposits," the Japan Times, October 2, 2005, pp. 1-2. 2. Preparation for MOPs |
. | Yamaguchi, Shimakata, Fukuoka, Kato | Hirano, Kobayashi, Kanazawa, Yamaura | ||
| 10/24 | 1. MOPs (1) Tsuge (N/B): “CPAs implicated in another Kanebo scam," the Japan Times, September 15, 2005, p. 2. (2) Ogiso (W): "Bars, restaurants in New Orleans move to reopen," the Japan Times, September 18, 2005, p. 4. (3) Yamamoto (): "Human cloning is closer after replication of dog," the Japan Times, August 5,2005, p. 4. (4) Kanamori (N): "Isahaya Bay project stands: top court," the Japan Times, October 1, 2005, p. 2. 2. Preparation for MOPs |
. | Oono, Tsuji, Matsumura, Oku | Shiraishi and Suh | ||
| 10/28 | 1. MOPs (1) Hirano (W): "Dr. John joins music names to aid Katrina survivors," the Japan Times, September 24, 2005, p. 3. (2) Kobayashi (W): "Chinese greet smooth launch of second manned space flight," the Japan times, October 13, 2005, p. 1. (3) Kanazawa (S): "Premier clubs playing not to lose, instead of trying to win," September 17, 2005, p. 19. (4) Yamaura (N): "Beef imports from U.S. may get December nod," the Japan Times, October 5, 2005, p. 8. 2. Preparation for MOPs . |
. | Nakano, Otomo | Yamaguchi, Shimakata, Fukuoka, Kato | ||
| 10/31 | 1. MOPs (1) Shiraishi (N): "Birthrate fall bigger worry than ever, poll shows," the Japan Times, September 26, 2005, p . 2 (2) Suh (N/B/S): "Hanshin discusses proposal for fan vote on listing Tigers," the Japan Times, October 10, 2005, p. 10. 2. Preparation for MOPs 3. Scheduling FOPs 4. Introduction to FOPs |
pp. 42-46 | Ikeda, Shibazaki | Oono, Tsuji, Matsumura, Oku | ||
| 11/4 | 1. MOPs (1) Yamaguchi (N): "Six held in boguns mushroom," the Japan Times, October 6, 2005, p. 2. (2) Shimakata (N): "Bottled-water makers eye growth potential abroad," the Japan Times, October 13, 2005, p. 3. (3) Fukuoka (N): "'Dear Leader' cuts scene from Arirang mass games," October 15, 2005, p. 4. (4) Kato (S): "Belfast's Protestants say ‘enough'," the Japan Times, September 23, 2005, p. 12. 2. Preparation for MOPs |
. | Hirano, Yamamoto | Nakano, Otomo | ||
| 11/7 | 1. MOPs (1) Oono (N): "TBS has no defense: Rakuten." the Japan Times, October 17, 2005, p. 2. (2) Tsuji (N): "Japan threatens dues cut over UNSC seat," the Japan Times, October 19, 2005, p. 2. (3) Matsumura (): "Reseachers unveil electric sedan featuring top speed of 370 kph," the Japan Times, October 21, 2005, p. 8. (4) Oku (W): Tattoo passion on display at London convention," the Japan Times, October 9, 2005, p. 6. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Ikeda and Shibazaki |
. | K. Saito, Ohtomo | . | ||
| 11/11 | 1. MOPs (1) Nakano (N): "Tokyo, convenience stores, Yoshinoya ink disaster pact," the Japan Times, September 1, 2005, p. 3. (2) Otomo (N): "2005 set to become hottest year," the Japan Times, October 14, 2005, p. 1. (3) Matsui (N): "After-lunch nap can perk up kids who get the nods in class:expert" the Japan Times, September 24, 2005, p. 3. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Hirano and Yamamoto |
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| 11/14 | 1. FOPs (1) Ikeda (N): "Story: Let consumption tax pay for welfare: panel," the Japan Times, October 25, 2005, p. 1. (2) Shibazaki (B): "Apple's dwindling sales overshadow big profits," the Japan Times, October 13, 2005, p. 12. 2. Preparation for FOPs by K. Saito and Ohtomo |
pp. 43-46 | S. Saito, Nakano, Kobayashi: Early deadline due to the Mita Festival for Suh, Fukuoka, Tsuge |
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| 11/25 | 1. FOPs (1) Hirano (N): "Koizumi wants legal basis for military," the Japan Times, October 31, 2005, p. 2. (2) Yamamoto (N): "Koizumi warned of anger in Asia over Yasukuni visit," the Japan Times, October 18, 2005, p. ?. 2. Preparation for FOPs by S. Saito, Nakano, Kobayashi |
p. 46 | Ogiso, Omi, Yamaura | |||
| 11/28 | 1. FOPs (1) K. Saito (N): "Compromise on Futenma impasse could be near," the Japan Times, October 16, 2005, p. 2. (2) Otomo (W: "OPEC official urges oil firms to invest in refineries," the Japan Times, ?, 2005, p. ?. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Suh, Fukuoka, Tsuge |
. | Ohno, Shiraishi, Tsuji | |||
| 12/2 | 1. FOPs (1) S. Saito (W): "Singapore rejects Australian plea to spare drug runner's life," the Japan Times, November 4, 2005, p. 4. (2) Nakano (N): "Probe's robot sent toward asteroid is feared lost," the Japan Times, November 13, 2005, p. 2. (3) Kobayashi (W): "France authorizes curfews to curb worst riots since’ 60s," the Japan Times, November 9, 2005, p. 1 2. Preparation for FOPs by Ogiso, Omi, Yamaura |
Kanazawa, Yamaguchi, Oku | ||||
| 12/5 | 1. FOPs (1) Suh (N/B): "Key TBS adviser against merger with Rakuten," the Japan Times, November 9, 2005, p. 8. (2) Fukuoka (B): "Startup seeks online-video profitability by attaching ads, giving creators share," the Japan Times, November 8, 2005, p. 12. (3) Tsuge (N): "Anyone but a woman: prince," the Japan Times, November 4, 2005, p. 2. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Ohno, Shiraishi, Tsuji |
Matsumura, Mtsui, K. Kato | ||||
| 12/9 | 1. FOPs (1) Ogiso (W): "Blair Parliament defeat raises doubt over his political future,".the Japan Times,, November 11, 2005, p. 1. (2) Omi (N): "Japan boosts U.S. ties at own risk,".the Japan Times, November 16, 2005, p. 3. (3) Yamaura (N): "LDP revises Article 9 in draft Constitution," the Japan Times, October 2, 2005, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Kanazawa, Yamaguchi, Oku |
Shimakata, Fujisaka, Kanamori | ||||
| 12/12 | 1. FOPs (1) Ohno (N): "Tamiflu linked to teens' deaths," the Japan Times, November 13, 2005, p. 2. (2) Shiraishi (N): "Putin, Koizumi bolster economic ties, skip isles," the Japan Times, November 22, 2005, p. 1. (3) Tsuji (N): "Famale monarchs get green light," the Japan Times, November 25, 2005, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Matsumura, Matsui, K. Kato |
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| 12/16 | 1. FOPs (1) Kanazawa (N): "New jusitce minister still not sold on death penalty," the Japan Times, November 4, 2005, p. 2. (2) Yamaguchi (S): "World-class Asada too young for Olympics," the Japan Times, November 26, 2005, p. 22. (3) Oku (N): "Capturing the passion of shopping," Novembe 17, 2005, p. 3. 2. FINAL Preparation for FOPs by Shimakata, Fujisaka, and Kanamori |
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| 12/19 | 1. FOPs (1) Matsumura (N): "Japan's education disability," the Japan Times, December 5, 2005 p. 16. (2) Matsui (AP): "Education-crazy moms spark debate about S. Korean schools," the Japan Times, November 24, 2005, p. 4. (3) K. Kato (B): "BOJ on same page with ruling bloc, Fukui assures," the Japan Times, November 19, 2005, p. 8. |
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| 1/6 | 1. FOPs (1) Shimakata (N): "Foreigner crime angle overplayed," the Japan Times, December 2, 2005, p. 2. (2) Fujisaka (N): "Girl killed at cram school," the Japan Times, December 11, 2005, p. 1. (3) Kanamori (N): "Ban on U.S. beef lifted, but don't expect import flood, just price turmoil," the Japan Times, December 13, 2005, p. 1 and p. 12. |
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| 1/13 | Deadline for Term Paper #2 1. Course Evaluation |
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| NOTES on Abbreviations for Areas of Specialization: N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports. |
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