SCHEDULE

DATE CONTENT Handouts STEP 1: Preparation for MOPs STEPS 3 & 4: 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
4/17 1. Introduction to English Seminar I: Presentation on Current Topics.
2. Scheduling Pesentations #1
3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site		 Student Info Sheet, pp. 1-2 . . . .
4/21 1. Review of Class #1
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I
3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I		 pp. 1-6b, 9-10, 13-14. Sekine and Ito .
4/24 1. Review of Class #2
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, II
3. Introduction Longer Presentation, II: CONTENT of MOPs
4. Preparation for MOPs by Sekine and Ito.		 pp. 5-11 M. Yoshida and Kuramoto. Sekine and Ito
4/28 1 Review: Class #3
2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOPs
3. Preparation for MOPs by M. Yoshida and Kuramoto.		 pp. 9-35. Teshima, Hanakata, Kawada. M. Yoshida and Kuramoto
5/1 1. MOPs
(1) Sekine (S): "More couples report domestic abuse," the Japan Times, April 18, 2006, p. 3.
(2) Ito (N): "Murder suspect leads quiet life, had cannibalism fantasies," the Japan Times, April 18, 2006, p. 8.
2. Lecture: Step 3, Evaluation for Future Presentations
3. Preparation for MOPs by Teshima, Hanakata, and Kawada.		 p. 9-35. K. Watanabe, Kodama, Hibi, Tanaki
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Akachi, Takatsuka, Nakajima, Tonooka (early deadline due to the GW break)		 Teshima, Hankata, and Kawada
5/8 1. MOPs
(1) M. Yoshida (N): "Cell phones for crime-wary kids see brisk sales," the Japan Times, April 7, 2006, p. 8.
(2) Kuramoto (N): "Abe ahead for top job but Fukuda gains ground," the Japan Times, April 11, 2006, p. 3.
2. Lecture: Step 4, Term Paper Writing
3. Preparation for MOPs by K. Watanabe, Kodama, Hibi, and Tanaki.		 pp. 12-14, 36-41. Iizumi andNishikawa K. Watanabe, Kodama, Hibi, Tanaki Sekine, Ito
5/12 1. MOPs
(1) Teshima (?): Canceled.
(2) Hanakata (W). "Suicide bomber kills inTel Aviv
," the Japan Times, April 29, 2006, p. 5.
(3) Kawada (N): "Long lost soldier welcomed by his old hometown," the Japan Times, April 24, 2006, p. 2.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Akachi, Takatsuka, Nakajima, and Tonooka.		 . Shinozaki,Abe,Tokuda, Misunou Akachi, Takatsuka, Nakajima, Tonooka. M. Yoshida, Kuramoto Sekine Ito
5/15 1. MOPs
(1) K. Watanabe (N): "Marking 50 years of Minamta," the Japan Times, April 30, 2006, p. 2.
(2) Kodama (S): ???
(3) Hibi (N): Program develops Dutch dropouts' vocational, social
skills," the Japan Times, May 5, 2006, p. 3.
(4) Tanaki (S): "Perjury probe targets Bonds," the Japan Times, April 15, 2006, p. 20.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Iizumi and Nishikawa.		 . J. Ito, Sano, Komatsu, Oguchi Iizumi and Nishikawa Teshima, Hanakata, Kawada M. Yoshida, Kuramoto
5/19 1. MOPs
(1) Akachi (N): "Kubota offers asbestos redress to neighbors," the Japan Times, April 19, 2006, p. 2.
(2) Takatsuka (B): "Jobless rate at seven-year low of 4.3%," the Japan Times, April 29, 2006, p. 8.
(3) Nakajima (N): Foreign students'goal of career proves elusive," the Japan Times, April 7, 2006, p. 3.
(4) Tonooka (N) "For female 'otaku,' a coffee house all their own," the Japan Times, April 24, 2006, p. 2.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Shinozaki, Abe, Tokuda, and Misunou.		 Ikoma and Sakai Shinozaki, Abe, Tokuda, Misunou K. Watanabe, Kodama, Hibi, Tanaki Teshima, Hanakata, Kawada
5/26 1. MOPs
(1) Iizumi (N): "New York fashion goes to the dogs," the Japan Times, April 7, 2006, p. 6.
(2) Nishikawa (N): "Free cram sessions sought at elementary schools," the Japan Times, May 2, 2006, p. 2.
2. Preparation for MOPs by J. Ito, Komatsu, Ogchi, and Sano.
3. Scheduling FOPs
4. Introduction to FOPs		 pp. 42-49. T. Ito and Sekine J. Ito,Sano, Komatsu, Oguchi Akachi, Takatsuka, Nakajima, Tonooka K. Watanabe, Kodama, Hibi, Tanaki
6/2 1. MOPs
(1) Shinozaki (S): "Tabuse still has eyes on NBA dream," the Japan Times, May 4, 2006, pp. 19-20.
(2) Abe (S): PPD to June 9 due to illness.
(3) Tokuda (N): "Gas prices hit 15-year high of \135 per lite," May 9, 2006,  p. 1.
(4) Misunou (N): Part-time work OK to achieve dreams: students," the Japan Times, May 3, 2006, p. 3.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Ikoma and Sakai.		 . Kawada, Kuramoto, and Takatsuka Ikoma and Sakai Izumi, Nishikawa Akachi, Takatsuka,Nakajima,Tonooka
6/5 1. MOPs
(1) J. Ito (N): Canceled.
(2) Sano (B): "Aiful halts lending as FSA punishment," the Japan Times, May 9, 2006, p. 10.
(3) Komatsu (N): PPD to June 9.
(4) Oguchi (S): "Softbank, Apple to join cell phones with iPods," the Japan Times, May 14, 2006, p. 1.
2. Preparation for First FOPs by T. Ito and Sekine		 Akachi, Nakajima . Shinozaki, Abe, Tokuda, Misunou Izumi, Nishikawa
6/9 1. MOPs
(1) Ikoma (S): "The interleague season: Japanese baseball's 'wild card'," the Japan Times, May 14, 2006, p. 19.
(2) Sakai (N): Canceled.
(3) Abe (S): Canceled.
(4) Komatsu (N): "Huser president facing criminal invetsigation," the Japan Times, April 18, 2006, p. 1.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Kawada, Kuramoto, and Takatsuka
3. Lecture: Step 2 in FOPs
4. Lecture: How to write term paper #2		 Iizumi, Hanakata, Sano J. Ito,Sano, Komatsu, Oguchi Shinozaki, Abe, Tokuda, Misunou
6/12 1. FOPs
(1) T. Ito (W): "KDDI, Sony to sell Walkman phone here," the Japan Times, May 23, 2006, p. 1.
(2) Sekine (N): "Boys in Blue pass though test" the Japan Times, June 1, 2006, p. 19.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Akachi and Nakajima		 pp. 42-49 Tanaki, Abe, Nishikawa Ikoma and Sakai J. Ito,Sano, Komatsu, Oguchi
6/16 1. FOPs
(1) Kawada (N): "Private parking patrollers debut," the Japan Times, June 2, 2006, p. 1.
(2) Kuramoto (N): "Electronic toll collection tops 50%," October 13, 2005, p.. 10.
(3) Takatsuka (N/B): "Customers push megabanks to share the wealth," the Japan Times, May 26, 2006, p. 8.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Iizumi, Hanakata, and Sano		 Tokuda, Yoshida, Oguchi Ikoma and Sakai
6/19 1. FOPs
(1) Akachi (W): "Montenegro declares independence from Serbia," the Japan Times, June 5, 2006, p. 1.
(2) Nakajima (N/B): "Future of NHK remains unclear," the Japan Times, May 18, 2006, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Tanaki, Abe, and Nishikawa		 Ikoma,Tonooka, Komatsu
6/23 1. FOPs
(1) Iizumi (N): "Manga by any other namec," the Japan Times, May 28, 2006, p. 16.
(2) Hanakata (W): "Bush begins push for ban on gay marriage," the Japan Times, June 5, 2006, p. 4.
(3) Sano (N): "Beef safety audit passes muster," the Japan Times, May 20, 2006, p. ?.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Tokuda, Yoshida, and Oguchi		 Misunoo, Shinozaki, Hibi
6/26 1. FOPs
(1) Tanaki (N): "Gallows urged in girl's slaying," the Japan Times, June 6, 2006, p. 2.
(2) Abe (): ???
(3) Nishikawa (N): "Windmills keep spinning clean power but electric utilities aren't interested," the Japan Times, June 14, 2006, p. 3.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Ikoma, Tonooka, and Komatsu		 .
6/30 1. FOPs
(1) Tokuda (N): "State to nudge women back into workplace," the Japan Times, June 10, 2006, p. 2.
(2) Yoshida (N): "Couples want more kids -- if husbands will share load," the Japan Times, June 11, 2006, p. 2.
2. Last Preparation for Last FOPs by Misunoo, Shinozaki, and Hibi
7/3 1. FOPs
(1) Komatsu (W): "U.S. rule change could mean more single-sex classes," the Japan Times, June 11, 2006, p. ?.
7/7 1. FOPs
(1) Misunoo (N): "Japan ranks 20th in number of migrants," the Japan Times, June 8, 2006, p. 2.
(2) Shinozaki (N): "Ban on reseach on cloned human
embryos to end," the Japan Times, June 21, 2006, p. 1.
7/14 Last Class
1. FOPs
(1) Ikoma (N): "In wrap-happy Japan, cutting back on plastic bags is a tough sell," the Japan Times, June 12, 2006, pp. 1-2.
(2) Tonooka (N): "Ausie on antismoking 'pilgrimage'," the Japan Times, June 6, 2006, p. 2
(3) Oguchi (W): "A histry of Japan through A, B, AB and O," the Japan Times, June 18, 2006, p. 17.
(4) Hibi (N): "Japan loses two early key votes at whaling commission meeting," the Japan Times, June 10, 2006, p. 2.
2. Deadline for Term Paper #2
NOTES on Abbreviations for Areas of Specialization:
N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports.