Final Version!
| DATE | CONTENT | Handouts | STEP 1: Preparation for OPs | STEPS 3 & 4: Deadlines after OPs | |||
| Deadline for Sending E-mail to Mr. Shimura for Your OP | 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 |
Student Info Sheet, pp. 1-2 | Tono and Soyama | . | . | . | |
| 9/29 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10 | Ichikawa, Takei, Shinagawa | . | |||
| 10/3 | 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 Tono and Soyama |
pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, 13-18 | Suzuki, Taniagawa, Taki, Inoue | Tono and Soyama | |||
| 10/6 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOPs 3. Preparation for OP#1 by Ichikawa, Takai, and Shinagawa |
pp. 9-35. | Takakusa, Baba, Shiomi, Kobayashi | Ichikawa, Takei, Shinagawa | |||
| 10/10 | 1. OP#1 (1) Soyama: "Valentine ready to lead Japan's WBC team if asked," the Japan Times, September 6, 2008, p. 20. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by Suzuki, Tanigawa, Taki, and Inoue |
p. 9-35. | Saiwai and Nakagawa | Suzuki, Taniagawa, Taki, Inoue | |||
| 10/17 | 1. OP#1 (1) Ichikawa: "Tourism minister apologizes for gaffes," the Japan Times, September 29, 2008, pp. 1-2. (2) Takei: "Five start canpaigns for LDP presidency," the Japan Times, September 11, 2008, p. 1. (3) Shinagawa: Canceled 2. Preparation for OP#1 |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Origuchi, Uchida, Matsui, Nishi | Takakusa, Baba, Shiomi, Kobayashi | Tono and Soyama | ||
| 10/20 | 1. OP#1 (1) Suzuki: "Lehman collapse sends Nikkei to three-year low," the Japan Times, September 17, 2008, p. 11. (2) Inoue: "Feline 'stationmaster' boosts local economy," the Japan Times, October 4, 2008, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1 |
. | Tsubokura, Miki, Kumazawa, Tani | Saiwai and Nakagawa | Ichikawa, Takei, Shinagawa | ||
| 10/24 | 1. OP#1 (1) Takakusa: "Matsushita gives way to Panasonic," the Japan Times, October 1, 2008, p. 10. (2) Baba: "Cybercop unit busts 'Wanted' man," the Japan Times, September 19, 2008, p. 2. (3) Kobayashi: "Net communication putting students in touch," the Japan Times, October 1, 2008, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#1 |
. | Kanai, Yamaguchi, Uchida | Origuchi, Uchida, Matsui, Nishi | Suzuki, Taniagawa, Taki, Inoue | Soyama | |
| 10/27 | 1. OP#1 (1) Saiwai: "Hitachi may halt China sales over IT law," the Daily Yomiuri, October 6, 2008, p. 7. (2) Nakagawa: "Yes, we have no bananas, as dieters peel away stocks," the Japan Times, October 7, 2008, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#1 3. Sheduling OP#2s 4. Lecture: Introduction to OP#2 |
pp. 42-49 | Tsubokura, Miki, Kumazawa, Tani | Takakusa, Baba, Shiomi, Kobayashi | Ichikawa, Takei | ||
| 10/31 | 1. OP#1 (1) Origuchi: "Toyota touts 'ulitracompact' iQ," the Japan Times, October 16, 2008, p. 9. (2) Uchida: "Juvenile court opens up for a day," the Japan Times, October 10, 2008, p. 3. (3) Matsui: "Warming may kill coral, amphibians," the Japan Times, October 12, 2008, p. 2. (4) Nishi: "Nobel long time coming for Nambu," the Japan Times, Octorber 9, 2008, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1 |
pp. 42-49. | Baba and Origuchi Ichikawa and ? (Early Deadline due to the holiday on November 3) |
Kanai, Yamaguchi, Uchida | Saiwai and Nakagawa | Suzuki, Inoue | |
| Thursday 11/6 at Room 435A Backup Day for Monday Classes |
1. OP#1 (1) Tsubokura: "Giants claim sole lead in CL," the Japan Times, October 10, 2008, p. 13. (2) Miki: "Tigers' Okada offers to resign team official," the Japan Times, October 13, 2008, p. ?. (3) Kumazawa: "Abuductees' families angered by U.S. move," the Japan Times, October 13, 2008, p. 2. (4) Tani: PPD to Nov. 28. 2. Preparation for OP#2 by Baba and Origuchi |
pp. 42-49 | Nakagawa, Kumazawa, Takei (Early Deadline due to Mita Festival) | Baba and Origuchi | Origuchi, Uchida, Matsui, Nishi | Takakusa, Baba, Kobayashi | |
| Friday 11/7 |
No Class! This day is a backup day for Saturday classes. | ||||||
| 11/10 | 1. OP#1 (1) Kanai: "Casino Drive set for Santa Anita run," the Japan Times,, October 13, 2008, p. 19. (2) Shotarow Uchida: "Xbox 360 steals Tokyo Game Show," the Japan Times, October 22, 2008, p. 14. (3) [PPD from October 24 for a medical reason] Shiomi: "Japan's Foreign Workers," the Japan Times, October 6, 2008, p. 14. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by Yanagisawa 3. Preparation for OP#2 by Ichikawa |
Saiwai, Atsushi, Soyama (Early Deadline due to Mita Festival) | Ichikawa | Tsubokura, Miki, Kumazawa, Tani | Saiwai and Nakagawa | ||
| 11/14 | 1. OP#2 (1) Baba: "Investors are flocking back to 'safe haben' yen," the Japan Times, October 27, 2008, pp. 1-2. (2) Origuchi: "A peep at video parlors," the Japan Times, October 28, 2008, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#2 by Nakagawa, Kumazawa, and Takei |
. | Nakagawa, Kumazawa, Takei | Kanai, Yamaguchi, Showtaro | Origuchi, Uchida, Matsui, Nishi | ||
| 11/17 | 1. OP#1s (1) Kobayashi: Canceled. (2) Yanagisawa: Canceled. 2. OP#2s (1) Ichikawa: "Yen hits 90 against dollar," the Japan Times, October 17, 2008, p. 1. 3. Preparation for OP#2 |
pp. 42-49 | Nishi, Showtaro, Shiomi (Early Deadline due to Mita Festival) Kobayashi, Yanagisawa, Matsui (Early Deadline due to Mita Festival) |
Saiwai, Atsushi, Soyama | Baba and Origuchi | Tsubokura, Miki, Kumazawa | |
| 11/28 | 1. Last OP#1: (1) [PPD from Nov. 6] Tani: Canceled. 2. OP#2 (1) Nakagawa: "More Minamata cases uncovered," the Japan Times, November 6, 2008, p. 3. (2) Kumazawa: "48 lawmakers pay Yasukuni visit," the Japan Times, October 18, 2008, p. 2. (3) Takei: "Woman rejected by hospitals dies of brain bleeding; baby safe," the Japan Times, October 23, 2008, pp. 1-2. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Tsubokura, Kanai, Suzuki | Nishi, Showtaro, Shiomi | Ichikawa | Kanai, Showtaro, Shiomi | ||
| 12/1 | 1. OP#2 (1) Saiwai: "Japan extends claim to undersea territory," the Japan times, November 1, 2008, p. 2. (2) Atsushi: "Lay judge plan fraught with guilty verdict dangers, bar groups say," the Japan Times, November 4, 2008, p. 1. (3) Soyama: "Applications building up for ‘Mount Fuji’license plates," the Japan Times, November 5, 2008, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Tani, Inoue, Miki | Kobayashi, Yanagisawa, Matsui | Nakagawa, Kumazawa, Takei | Kobayashi, Yanagisawa | ||
| 12/5 | 1. OP#2 (1) Nishi: "Japan's carbon emissions rise 2.3%," the Japan Times, November 13, 2008, p. 1. (2) Shotarow: "First Beaujolais shipments arrive; Aeon serve in plastic bottles," the Japan Times, November 8, 2008, p. 2. (3) Shiomi: ??? 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Takakusa | Tsubokura, Kanai, Suzuki | Saiwai, Atsushi, Soyama | . | ||
| 12/8 | 1. OP#2 (1) Matsui: "Doshisha student held in pot bust," the Japan Times, November 2, 2008, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Tani, Inoue, Miki | Nishi, Showtaro, Shiomi | ||||
| 12/12 | 1. OP#2 (1) Tsubokura: "Miyazaki to Aso: Stop obsessing over "manga," the Japan Times, November 21, 2008, p. 2 (2) Kanai: "Consumers prefer domestic food," the Japan Times, November 16, 2008, p. 2. (3) Suzuki: "Honda's new robot helps people walk, crouch,"the Japan Times, November 11, 2008, p. 10. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Takakusa | Kobayashi, Yanagisawa, Matsui | ||||
| 12/15 | 1. OP#2 (1) Inoue: "Airing of test scores opposed," the Japan Times, November 28, 2008, p. 2. (2) Miki: "Man admits to stabbings," the Japan Times, November 24, 2008, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2 |
Tsubokura, Kanai, Suzuki | |||||
| 12/19 | 1. OP#2 (1) Takakusa: PPD. |
Tani, Inoue, Miki | |||||
| 12/22 | No Class | . | . | . | . | ||
| 1/9 | Final Class 1. Last OP#2 (1) [PPD from December 19] Takakusa: "100 shops-consumers' common denominator," the Japan Times, November 25, 2008, p. 3. 2. Summary |
. | . | . | . | All TP#2s (except Takakusa) | |
| 1/16 | . | Takakusa | |||||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged |
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