Last Updated on July 3, 2009
| 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 | |||
| 4/15 | 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 | . | |||
| 4/17 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10, 13-14. | ||||
| 4/22 | 1. Review of Class #2 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, II 3. Introduction Longer Presentation, II: CONTENT of OP#1s 4. Preparation for OP#1s by Tsujihiro |
pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, 13-18 | (Early deadline due to the GW break) |
Tsujihiro and Koike | ||
| 4/24 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for OP#1s 3. Preparation for OP#1s by Iwahara, R. Tanaka, and Nakae |
pp. 9-35. | |
Iwahara, R. Tanaka, Nakae | ||
| 5/1 | 1. OP#1s (1) Tsujihiro (S): "Charismatic Katayama steals show at Masters," the Japan Times, April 14, 2009, pp. 15-16. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Shoji, Saito, Yamaguchi, and Shimada |
p. 9-35. | AND |
Shoji, Saito, Yamaguchi, and Shimada | ||
| 5/8 | 1. OP#1s (1) Nakae (N): "World sand sculpture festival opens in Tottori," the Japan Times, April 19, 2009, p. 2. (2) R. Tanaka (S): PPD to May 29 for a medica/healthl reason. (3) Iwahara (S): "Hillsborough anger, grief still raw," the Japan Times, April 14, 2009, p. 18. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Yasuda, Kawakami, Akamatsu, and Nakata |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Yasuda, Kawakami, Akamatsu, Nakata | Tsujihiro | ||
| 5/13 | 1. OP#1s (1) Shoji (B): "Toyota banks on SUV demand in China," the Japan Times, April 21, 2009, p. 9. (2) Saito (N): "Hayashi's death penalty finalized," the Japan Times, April 22, 2009, p. ?. (3) Yamaguchi (B): "Mizuho may need extra trillion: UBS," the Japan Times, April 15, 2009, p. 7. (4) Shimada (B): "Honda, GS Yuasa break ground on joint battery plant," the Japan Times, April 22, 2009, p. 7. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Taneda, J. Tanaka, Asai, and Shibasaki |
. | Taneda, J. Tanaka, Asai, Shibasaki | Iwahara, Nakae | ||
| 5/15 | 1. OP#1s (1) Yasuda: PPD for medical reason to June 3. (2) Kawakami (N): "$100 million Disneyland ride rolled out," the Japan Times, April 16, 2009, p. 2. (3) Akamatsu (N): "SMAP star's public nudity spurs arrest," the Japan Times, April 24, 2009, p. 1. (4) Nakata (N): "'Manga' publisher airs Net English version," the Japan Times, April 27. 2009, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Murase and Hu |
. | Murase and Hu | Shoji, Saito, Yamaguchi, and Shimada | Tsujihiro | |
| 5/20 | 1. OP#1s (1) Taneda (N/B): "Small supermarkets innovate, think local to beat recession,"the Japan Times, April 16, 2009, p. 10. (2) J. Tanaka (N): PPD with BIG penalty to June 3."Japan's Blue Trains keep on rolling in Thailand," the Japan Times, April 30, 2009, p. 3. (3) Asai (S): PPD with BIG penalty to May 29. (4) Shibasaki (S): "Tabuse shooting for spot on national team," the Japan Times, April 30, 2009, p. 16. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Furukawa, Liu, Aizawa, and Ishii |
, | Furukawa, Liu, Aizawa, Ishii | Kawakami, Akamatsu, Nakata | Iwahara, Nakae | |
| 5/22 | 1. OP#1s (1) Murase (S): "Pacific League leader Rakuten soars above Seibu," the Japan Times, May 7, 2009, p. ?. (2) Hu (N): "KDDI boasts new mobile brand with designer flair, price," the Japan Times, April 8, 2009, p. 7. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Skai 3. Lecture: Introduction to OP#2s. 4. Scheduling OP#2s |
pp. 42-49. | Sakai | Shibasaki | Shoji, Saito, Yamaguchi, and Shimada | |
| 5/27 | 1. OP#1s (1) Furukawa (N): "Local governments make pitch on YouTube,"the Japan Times, May 13, 2009, p. 3. (2) Liu (B): PPD for a medical reason. (3) Aizawa (B): "Google CEO plays down query into Apple role," the Japan Times, May 9, 2009, p. 8. (4) Ishii (B): "Hitachi loss leads manufacturers," the Japan Times, May 13, 2009, p. 7. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Mahehara and Hirayama |
.. | Maehara, Hirayama | Murase and Hu | Kawakami, Akamatsu, Nakata | |
| 5/29 | 1. OP#1s (1) Sakai (S): "A weepy aimed straight at women," the Japan Times, May 8, 2009, p. ?. (2) PPD OP#1 by R. Tanaka (S): Canceled. (3) PPD OP#1 with BIG penalty by Asai (S): "Ichiro returns to tie Japan record," the Japan Times, April 17, 2009, p. 13. (4) PPD OP#1 with BIG penalty by J. Tanaka (N): PPD with BIG penalty: "Japan's Blue Trains keep on rolling in Thailand," the Japan Times, 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Iwahara and Tsujihiro |
Iwahara, Tsujihiro | Furukawa, Liu, Aizawa, Ishii | Shibasaki | ||
| 6/3 | 1. OP#1s (1) Maehara (N): "Calderon couple exit Japan," the Japan Times, April 14, 2009, p. 1. (2) Hirayama (W): "Top U.S. court revives Jackson breast fine," the Japan Times, May 6, 2009, p. 8. (3) Yasuda (S): Canceled. (4) PPD OP#1 for a medical reason by Liu (B): "Nintendo reports 8.5% gain in profit for year," the Japan Times, May 8, 2009, p. 8. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Shimada and Yamaguchi. |
Shimada, Yamaguchi | Sakai, R. Tanaka, Asai, J. Tanaka | Murase, Hu | ||
| 6/10 | 1. OP#2s (1) Iwahara (S): "ITF suspends Gasquet after test finds cocaine," the Japan Times, May 12, 2009, p. ?. (2) Tsujihiro (S): "Chelsea pair charged for referee outburst," the Japan Times, May 24, 2009, p. ?. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Sakai, Nakata, and Ishii. |
pp. 42-49. | Sakai, Nakata, Ishii | Maehara, Hirayama, Yasuda | Furukawa, Liu, Aizawa, Ishi | |
| 6/12 | 1. OP#2s (1) Shimada (B): "Softbank unveils summer hadset," the Japan Times, April 20, p. 9. (2) Yamaguchi (B): "Tax cuts not helping car sales," the Japan Times, May 22, 2009, p. 7. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kawakami, Shibasaki, and Nakae. |
Kawakami, Shibasaki, Nakae | Iwahara, Tsujihiro | Skai, R.Tanaka, Asai, J. Tanaka | ||
| 6/17 | 1. OP#2s (1) Sakai (AP): "Women's university in Bangladesh makes appeal for corporate support," the Japan Times, May 30, 2009, p. ?. (2) Nakata (N): "Himiko tomb in Nara," the Japan Times, May 30, 2009, p. 2. (3) Ishii (B): "Eco points prove boon for electronics sales," the Japan Times, May 29, 2009, p. 9. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Shoji, Furukawa, Hirayama |
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Shoji, Furukawa, Hirayama | Shimada, Yamaguchi | ALL TP#1s including those by Maehara, Hirayama, and Yasuda | |
| 6/19 | 1. OP#2s (1) Kawakami (N): "JR bans smoking at Tokyo-are statins" the Japan Times, April 1, 2009, p. 3. (2) Shibasaki (S): "Frustrated Ferrari threatens to quit F1," the Japan Times, May 15, 2009, p. 15. (3) Nakae (N): "Convenience stores start sales of OTC drugs," the Japan Times, June 2, 2009, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Hu, Aizawa, and Junya |
Hu, Aizawa, Junya | Sakai, Nakata, Ishii | . | ||
| 6/24 | 1. OP#2s (1) Shoji (B): "FTC to end Seven-Eleven bargain ban," the Japan Times, May 30, 2009, p. 7. (2) Furukawa (N): "Saito seeks ambitious 15% paring of greenhouse emissions by '20,"the Japan Times, June 5, 2009, p. 2. (3) Hirayama (): ? 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Murase, Saito, and Rio. |
Murase, Saito | Kawakami, Shibasaki, Nakae | |||
| 6/26 | 1. OP#2s (1) Hu (N): "Lay judge system to start amid uncertainties, concerns," the Japan Times, May 21, 2009, p. 2. (2) Aizawa (B): "New Microsoft 'decision engine' seeks to end Google's Web hold," the Japan Times, May 26, 2009, p. 9. (3) Junya Tanaka (N): "It's Cool Biz time: Aso and Cabinet dress down," the Japan Times, June 3, 2009, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Asai and Maehara |
. | Asai, Maehara | Shoji, Furukawa, Hirayama | ||
| 7/1 | 1. OP#2s (1) Murase (B/N): "MacDonald's starts DS-user service," the Japan Times Online June 16, 2009. (2) Saito (S): "Real Madrid seals Kaka deal," the Japan Times, June 10, 2009, p. ?. 2. Last Preparation for OP#2s by Akamatsu and Liu. |
Akamatsu, Liu | Hu, Aizawa, Junya | |||
| 7/3 | 1. OP#2s (1) Asai (S): "Rain no problem as Bolt cruises to victory in Toronto," the Japan Times, June 13, 2009, p. 18. (2) Maehara (N): "Kaguya probe falls to moon," the Japan Times, Jun3 14, 2009, p. 1. |
. | Murase, Saito | |||
| 7/8 | 1. OP#2s (1) Akamatsu (N): "Eel labeling fraud nets trio's arrest," the Japan Times, June 11, 2009, p. 3. (2) Liu (B): "Diamond engagement rings lose their sparkle amid slump," the Japan Times June 12, 2009, p. 11. |
Asai, Maehara | ||||
| 7/10 | Last Class | Akamatsu, Liu | All TP#2! | |||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged |
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