Last Updated on December 24, 2007
| 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 | |||
| 9/28 | 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 | . | . | ||
| 10/1 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10, and 15-18. | Yamagishi, Maihara | |||
| 10/5 | 1. Review of Class #2 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, II 3. Introduction Longer Presentation, II: CONTENT of MOPs 4. Preparation for OP#1 by Yamagishi and Maihara |
pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, and 13-14. | Yamada, Sato, Okada AND Ogura, Kawashima, Ikeda, Oda (Early deadline due to a holiday) |
Yamagishi, Maihara | ||
| 10/12 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOPs 3. Preparation for OP#1 by Yamada, Sato, and Okada |
pp. 9-35. | Takahashi, Sendo, Motoyama, Udagawa | Yamada, Sato, Okada | ||
| 10/15 | 1. OP#1 (1) Yamagishi (S): "Asashoryu heading home for treatment," the Japan Times, September 15, 2007, p. 17. (2) Maihara (N): "Fashionable 'eco-bags' become hit with consumers," the Japan Times, September 29, 2007, p. 8. 2. Lecture: Step 3, Evaluation for Future Presentations 3. Preparation for OP#1 by Ogura, Kawashima, Ikeda, and Oda |
p. 9-35. | Ikebe, Nakame, Ogata, Sou | Ogura, Kawashima, Ikeda, Oda | ||
| 10/19 | 1. OP#1 (1) Yamada (B/N): "McDonald's surprising come back," the Japan Times, October 1, 2007, p. 15. (2) Sato (W): "Mammoth hair helps decode ancient DNA," the Japan Times, September 29, 2007, p. ?. (3) Okada (O): "Wealth related to the culture of nations," the Japan Times, October 3, 3007, p. 19. 2. Lecture: Step 4, Term Paper Writing 3. Preparation for OP#1 |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Maezono, Hase, Asada, Honda | Takahashi, Sendo, Motoyama, Udagawa | Yamagishi, Maihara | |
| 10/22 | 1. OP#1 (1) Ogura (N): "Immigration could be answer but reluctance remains high," the Japan Times, October 4, 2007, p. 3. (2) Kawashima (S): "Lebron aiming high," the Japan Times, September 29, 2007, p. 18. (3) Ikeda (W): "Mexico Army calls fairer sex to arms," the Japan Times, September 29, 2007, p. 6. (4) Oda (N): "Wariness greets start of postal privatization," the Japan Times, October 2, 2007, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by |
. | Nemoto, Misumi, Lee, Itabashi | Ikebe, Nakame, Ogata, Sou | Yamada, Sato, Okada | Yamagishi, Maihara |
| 10/26 | 1. OP#1 (1) Takahashi (): "SELENE enters lunar orbit," the Japan Times, October 6, 2007, pp. 1-2. (2) Sendo (N): "110,000 protest history text revision order," the Japan Times, September 30, 2007, p. 2. (3) Motoyama (B/N): "Game makers in marketing joust at Chiba expo," the Japan Times, September 21, 2007, p. 9. (4) Udagawa (N): PPD to November 9 for a medical/health reason. 2. Preparation for OP#1 3. Scheduling OP#2s |
. | Kawaguchi, Namiki, Ando | Maezono, Hase, Asada, Honda | Ogura, Kawashima, Ikeda, Oda | Yamada, Sato, Okada |
11/2 |
1. OP#1 (1) Ikebe (N): "Are a few seconds enough warning?”," the Japan Times, October 2, 2007, p. 2. (2) Nakame (B/N): "Moody's raises Japan's rating," the Japan Times, October 12, p. 9. (3) Ogata (N): "Fukuda's LDP chapter found submitting dubious receipts," the Japan Times, September 29, 2007, p. 2. (4) Sou (S): "NFL throws book at Pats over scandal," the Japan Times, September 15, 2007, p. 21. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by 3. Lecture on OP#2 |
Ogura and Takahashi | Nemoto, Misumi, Lee, Itabashi | Takahashi, Sendo, Motoyama, Udagawa | Ogura, Kawashima, Ikeda, Oda | |
11/5 |
1. OP#1 (1) Maezono (N): "Gaming consoles bringing classrooms to verge of revolution," the Japan Times, October 22, 2007, p. 3. (2) Hase (S/N): "Kameda supended for one year by JBC," the Japan Times, October 17, 2007, p. 21. (3) Asada (N): "Akafuku hit by fresh food safety allegations," the Japan Times, October 21, 2007, p. 2. (4) Honda (B): "Noodle makers cook up growing demand overseas," the Japan Times, October 18, 2007, p. 9. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by 3. Scheduling OP#2 4. Introduction to OP#2 |
pp. 42-49. | Okada and Itabashi | Kawaguchi, Namiki, Ando | Ikebe, Nakame, Ogata, Sou | Takahashi, Sendo, Motoyama, Udagawa |
11/9 |
1. OP#1 (1) Nemoto (AP/W): "Environment watchdog may get more clout," the Japan Times, October 14, 2007, p. 1. (2) Misumi (W): "German team tops solar house competition," the Japan Times, October 21, 2007, p. 7. (3) Lee (AP): "Koreas agree to seek peace treaty, boost economic ties," the Japan Times, October 5, 2007, p. 1. (4) Itabashi (N): "270,000 A-bomb casualties forecast," the Japan Times, October 24, 2007, p. 2. 2. Preparation for First OP#2 by Ogura and Takahashi |
. | Ikebe, Ikeda, and Motoyama (Early Deadline due to the Mita Festival) | Ogura and Takahashi | Maezono, Hase, Asada, Honda | Ikebe, Nakame, Ogata, Sou |
11/12 |
1. OP#1 (1) Kawaguchi (N): "Teen arrested over sect member's beating death," the Japan Times, October 16, 2007, p. 1. (2) Namiki (B): "Microsoft drops antitrust fight with E.U.," the Japan Times, October 24, 2007, p. 11. (3) Ando (N): "Meat Hope boss, others facing arrest for fraud," the Japan Times,, October 13, 2007, p. 2. (4) Udagawa (N): "U.S. asked Japan to allow nukes in '60s to face China," the Japan Times, September 22, 2007, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#2 by Okada and Itabashi |
Sato, Ando, and Yamada (Early Deadline due to the Mita Festival) | Okada and Itabashi | Nemoto, Misumi, Lee, Itabashi | Maezono, Hase, Asada, Honda | |
11/16 |
1. OP#2 (1) Ogura (N): "Light rail finds home in Toyama," the Japan Times, November 3, 2007, p. 3. (2) Takahashi (N): " 'Natto' consumption slump spurs makers' creativity," the Japan Times, October 30, 2007, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Nakame, Oda, and Kawashima (Early Deadline due to the Mita Festival) | Ikebe, Ikeda, and Motoyama | Kawaguchi, Namiki, Ando | Nemoto, Misumi, Lee, Itabashi | |
11/19 |
1. OP#2 (1) Okada (O/B): "Marketers use sample shop to gauge consumers," the Japan Times, November 9, 2007, p. 9. (2) Itabashi (N): PPD to January 11 for a technical problem. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
pp. 42-49 | Hase, Sou, and Maihara (Early Deadline due to the Mita Festival) | Sato, Ando, and Yamada | Ogura and Takahashi | Kawaguchi, Namiki, Ando |
11/30 |
1. OP#2 (1) Ikebe (N): "Makers's ploy: toys for overgrown boys," the Japan Times, November 9, 2007, p. ?. (2) Ikeda (W): "Double HIV-TB epidemic sweeps sub-Sahara area,"the Japan Times, November 4, 2007, p. 5. (3) Motoyama (N/B): "'DoCoMo proits Plunge 21% in half as users defect to rivals," the Japan Times, October 27, 2007, p. 8. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Lee, Maezono, and Yamagishi | Nakame, Oda, and Kawashima | Okada and Itabashi | Deadline for ALL Term Paper #1s is the last class in January. | |
12/3 |
1. OP#2 (1) Sato (W): "Egypt unveils King Tut's face to public," the Japan Times, November 6, 2007, p. 7. (2) Ando (N): "Broadcasters look to build overseas market for TV dramas," the Japan Times, November 8, 2007, p. 3. (3) Yamada (W): "Popcorn flacoring linked to lung disease," the Japan Times, October 29, 2007, p. 9. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Kawaguchi, Sendo, and Ogata | Hase, Sou, and Maihara | Ikebe, Ikeda, and Motoyama | ||
12/7 |
1. OP#2 (1) Nakame (W): "Broadcasters condemn EU plan to share with phones,” the Japan Times, November 16, p. 12. (2) Oda (N): "Ozawa offers to resign," the Japan Times, November 5, 2007, p. 1. (3) Kawashima (N): "Rally targets Justice Ministry," the Japan Times, November 21, 2007, p. ?. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Asada, Misumi, Honda | Lee, Maezono, and Yamagishi | Sato, Ando, and Yamada | ||
12/10 |
1. OP#2 (1) Hase (N/B): "Disney, Softbank tie up on mobile phone service," the Japan Times, November 13, 2007, p. 10. (2) Sou (N): "Beajolais shipments arrive for '07 launch,” the Japan Times, November 10, 2007, p. 10. (3) Maihara (N): PPD to January 11 due to Technical Problem. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Namiki, Udagawa, and Nemoto | Kawaguchi, Sendo, and Ogata | Nakame, Oda, and Kawashima | ||
12/14 |
1. OP#2 (1) Lee (W): PPD to January 11 for a medical problem. (2) Maezono (N): "Nova seeks court protection from creditor," the Japan Times, October 27, 2007, p. 1. (3) Yamagishi (W): "Feasible cuts in emissions," the Japan Times, November 19, 2007, p. 16. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
. | Asada, Misumi, and Honda | Hase, Sou, and Maihara | ||
12/17 |
1. OP#2 (1) Kawaguchi (N): "Schools slow to respond to rise in 'Net bullying'," the Japan Times, October 26, 2007, p. 3. (2) Sendo (N): "Last MSDF ship in Indian Ocean tour now home,," the Japan Times, Saturday, November 24 2007, p. 2. (3) Ogata (S): "Japan qualifies for Beijing after draw in final Asian qualifier," the Japan Times, November 22, 2007, p. 22. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Namiki, Udagawa, and Nemoto | Lee, Maezono, and Yamagishi | |||
12/21 |
1. OP#2 (1) Asada (N): "Japan students fall to sixth at science: OECD," the Japan Times, December 1, 2007, p. 1. (2) Misumi (W): "Poor most at risk from global warming," the Japan Times, November 28, 2007, p. 8. (3) Maihara (N): "Kumamoto baby hatch seen so far saving eight," the Japan Times, November 10, 2007, p. 3. |
Kawaguchi, Sendo, and Ogata | ||||
1/7 |
1. OP#2 (1) Namiki (N): "Out from under noh's shadow," the Japan Times, December 6, 2007, p. 19. (2) Udagawa (N): "Whales don’t have to be killed to be studied: Aussie scientists," the Japan Times, November 20, 2007, p. 3. (3) Nemoto (N): "Kyoto team vaults safety hurdle in stem cell breakthrough," the Japan Times, December 2, 2007, p. 1. |
Asada, Misumi | ||||
| 1/11 | 1. OP#2 (1) Itabashi (N): "270,000 A-bomb casualties forecast," the Japan Times, October 24, 2007, p. 2. (2) Lee (W): "EU conservatives beg off Bush's Iraq, Afghan track," the Japan Times, November 18, 2007, p. 11. 2. Deadline for Term Paper #2s |
Namiki, Udagawa, and Nemoto | ||||
| NOTES on Abbreviations for Areas of Specialization: N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports. |
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