Last Updated on 12/17/2005
| 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. | N. Kaneko, H. Suzuki | |||
| 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 N. Kaneko and H. Suzuki. |
pp. 5-11 | Itakura, Matsubara | N. Kaneko, H. Suzuki | ||
| 10/7 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOPs 3. Preparation for MOPs by Itakura and Matsubara |
pp. 9-35. | T. Kaneko, Yokoyama, Nakazawa, Funakura, Katsuyama, Fujita, Tsuchiya, Misawa | Itakura, Matsubara | ||
| 10/14 | 1. MOPs (1) N. Kaneko (N): "After-lunch nap can perk up kids who get the nods in class: expert," the Japan Times, September 24, 2005, p. 3. (2) H. Suzuki (W/AP): "North Korea rocks deal with demand for reactors," the Japan Times, Septembe 21, 2005, p. 1. 2. Lecture: Step 3, Evaluation for Future Presentations 3. Preparation for MOPs |
p. 9-35. | Yoshida, Taniguchi, Negoro, Adachi | T. Kaneko, Yokoyama, Nakazawa, Funakura | ||
| 10/17 | 1. MOPs (1) Itakura (N?/W?): "Jet lands safely with broken nose gear," the Japan Times, September 23, 2005, p. 1. (2) Matsubara (B/N): "Chubu economy's future seen bright with boost from expo," the Japan Times, September 27, 2005, p. 3. 2. Lecture: Step 4, Term Paper Writing 3. Preparation for MOPs |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Otsuka | Katsuyama, Fujita, Tsuchiya, Misawa | ||
| 10/21 | 1. MOPs (1) T. Kaneko (W): "U.S. considers approving food from cloned cows," the Japan Times, October 3, 2005, p. 7. (2) Yokoyama (N): "Endangered white storks released into the wild," the Japan Times, September 25, 2005, p. 2. (3) Nakazawa (N): "32% oppose green tax, topping those in favor," the Japan Times, October 5, 2005, p. 3. (4) Funakura (B/W): "Microsoft, Intel to side with HD DVD," the Japan Times, September 28, 2005, p. 8. 2. Preparation for MOPs by |
. | Onoda, Yagyu, Hosoda, Matsumura | Yoshida, Taniguchi, Negoro, Adachi | ||
| 10/24 | 1. MOPs (1) Katsuyama (W): "Amsterdam to give green light to child euthanasia," the Japan Times, October 1, 2005, p. 9. (2) Fujita (N): "August jobless rate eases to 4.3% amid recovery," the Japan Times, October 1, 2005, p. ?. (3) Tsuchiya (N): "Food industory joins 'food education' bandwagon," the Japan Times, October 1, 2005, p. 3. (4) Misawa (): 2. Preparation for MOPs by |
. | Koizumi, Murai, Okubo, Sato | Otsuka | ||
| 10/28 | 1. MOPs (1) Yoshida (): "Experts lament there is little chance of stopping bird flu," the Japan Times, October 13, 2005, p. 7. (2) Taniguchi (W): "U.N. urges N.Korea to think of its childern," the Japan Times, September 25, 2005, p. 3. (3) Negoro (): "Car-free day gets mixed reaction from Europeans," the Japan Times, September 24, 2005, p. 7. (4) Adachi (): Chinese, Japanese robot experts team up on rescue models," the Japan Times, September 16, 2005, p. 8. 2. Preparation for MOPs by |
. | Y. Suzuki, Ozaki | Onoda, Yagyu, Hosoda, Matsumura | ||
| 10/31 | 1. MOPs (1) Otsuka (W): "Forces kill 10 pro-Chchen rebels in southern Russia, free hostages," the Japan Times, October 15, 2005, p. 1. 2. Preparation for MOPs by 3. Scheduling FOPs 4. Introduction to FOPs |
pp. 42-46 | N. Kaneko, Nakazawa | Koizumi, Murai, Okubo, Sato | ||
| 11/4 | 1. MOPs (1) Onoda (): "Waddle to blame: new prode," the Japan Times, October 21, 2005, p. ?. (2) Yagyu (S): "Asashoryu storms to sixth straight title," the Japan Times, September 26, 2005, p. 20. (3) Hosoda (): "Lead-poison fears spark kimuchi crisis," the Japan Times, September 24, 2005, p. 4. (4) Matsumura (N): "Police feel need for show of more force," the Japan Times, October 12, 2005, p. 3. 2. Preparation for MOPs by |
. | Fujita, Suzuki | Y. Suzuki, Ozaki | ||
| 11/7 | 1. MOPs (1) Koizumi (N): "Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine," the Japan Times, October 18, 2005, p. 1. (2) Murai (S): "Finn Kimi nicks win on last lap," the Japan Times, October 10, 2005, p. 20. (3) Okubo (S): "With playing days over, Baggio considers coaching," the Japan Times, October 17, 2005, p. 19. (4) Sato (N/B): “Usen eyeing acquisition of BayStars,” the Japan Times, October 21, 2005, p. 8. 2. Preparation for FOPs by N. Kaneko and Nakazawa |
. | Murai, Tsuchiya | . | ||
| 11/11 | 1. Review: MOPs 2. Preparation for FOPs by Fujita and Suzuki |
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| 11/14 | 1. FOPs (1) N. Kaneko (N): "New legal procedure OK'd in attempted murder case," the Japan Times, November 1, 2005, p. 2. (2) Nakazawa (N): "\7 trillion cut in health care spending eyed by '25," the Japan Times, October 21, 2005, p. 2. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Murai and Tsuchiya |
pp. 44-46. | Katsuyama, T. Kaneko, Funakura: Early deadline due to the Mita Festival for Matsubara, Matsumura, Yoshida |
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| 11/25 | 1. FOPs (1) Fujita (N): "Broad-based effort to help 'NEETs' find jobs," the Japan Times, October 23, 2005, p. ?. (2) Suzuki (N): "Tobacco to challenge planned antismoking measures" OR "University snubs Korean test applicant," the Japan Times, Novembe 8, 2005, p. 2. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Katsuyama, T. Kaneko, and Funakura |
p. 46 | Onoda, Hosoda, Taniguchi | |||
| 11/28 | 1. FOPs (1) Murai (S): "Series wins surprisingly easy for Marines, White Sox," October 30, 2005, p. 19. (2) Tsuchiya (N): "Support for Koizumi Cabinet hits two-year high," the Japan Times Online, November 3, 2005. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Matsubara, Matsumura, Yoshida |
. | Koizumi, Yagyu, Sato | |||
| 12/2 | 1. FOPs (1) Katsuyama (W): "U.S. woman puts house, heart on eBay," the Japan Times, November 4, 2005, p. 7. (2) T. Kaneko (W): "21% of nation's 5-years-olds study English conversation," the Japan Times, November 6, 2005, p. 1. (3) Funakura (N/B): "Sony to suspend production of controversial copy-protected CDs," the Japan Times, November 13, 2005, p. 8. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Onoda, Hosoda, Taniguchi |
Ohtsuka, Ohkubo, Negoro | ||||
| 12/5 | 1. FOPs (1) Matsubara (N): "Rokkasyo drawing prolifecation flak," the Japan Times, November 15, 2005, p. 3. (2) Matsumura (W): "New justice minister still not sold on death penalty," November 4, 2005, p. 2. (3) Yoshida (N): Hiking consumption tax "unavoidable," Tanigaki says," the Japan Times, October 24, 2005, p. 2. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Koizumi, Yagyu, Sato |
Adachi, Itakura, Yokoyama | ||||
| 12/9 | 1. FOPs (1) Onoda (N/W): A topic about the ban on US beef import. (2) Hosoda (N): "Education-crazy moms spark debate about S. Korean schools," the Japan Times, November 24, 2005, p. 4. (3) Taniguchi (N): Tamiflu linked to teen's deaths," the Japan Times, November 13, 2005, p. 3. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Ohtsuka, Ohkubo, Negoro |
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| 12/12 | 1. FOPs (1) Koizumi (N): "Academics slam decision to allow female ascension," the Japan Times, November 26, 2005, p. 2. (2) Yagyu (N): PPD due to Technical Problem. (3) Sato (A/P): "North Korean nuclear talks recess; no sign of progress," the Japan Times, November 12, 2005, p. 1. 2. LAST Preparation for FOPs by Adachi, Itakura, and Yokoyama |
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| 12/16 | 1. FOPs (1) Otsuka (W/N): "Don't link UNSC seat to contributions: Annan, the Japan Times, December 2, 2005, p. 2. (2) Okubo (S): "World class Asada too young for Olympics," the Japan Times, November 26, 2005, p. ?. (3) Negoro (N): Child born from sperm donor finds dad on Web," the Japan Times, November 4, 2005, p. 1. |
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| 12/19 | 1. FOPs (1) Adachi (W): "Computer-chip card proposals for foreigners has big potential for abuse, says Debito Arudou," the Japan Times, November 26, 2005, p. 16. (2) Itakura (W): "U.S debate rages on how to bring troops home from Iraq," the Japan Times, December 1, 2005, p. 6. (3) Yokoyama (N): "Parents fear for kids' safety after slaying," the Japan Times, December 8, 2005, p. 3. |
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| 1/6 | Deadline for Term Paper #2 1. FOP (1) Yagyu (N): "New carbon tax plan limits levy," the Japan Times, October 26, 2005, p. 2. 2. Course Evaluation |
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| 1/13 | Backup Date | |||||
| NOTES on Abbreviations for Areas of Specialization: N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports. |
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