The 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 | |||
| 9/24 | 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 | ||||
| 9/29 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10. | ||||
| 10/1 | 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 Yamada and Murao |
pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, 13-18 | Yamada and Murao | |||
| 10/6 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for OP#1s 3. Preparation for OP#1s by Koma, Kuno, and Matsubara |
pp. 9-35. | |
Koma, Kuno, Matsubara | ||
| 10/8 | 1. OP#1s (1) Yamada (B): "Incubator Bank to reopen branches," the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, p. 7. (2) Murao (N): PPD to November 5 for a medical reason. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Fukuda, Takano, and Matsushita |
p. 9-35. | Fukuda, Takano, Matsushita | |||
| 10/13 | 1. OP#1s (1) Koma (N): "What do too hot days in summer make effects?," the Japan Times, September 22, 2010, p. 7. (2) Kuno (N): "Digital school textbooks gathering pace," the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, p. 7. (3) Matsubara (N/B): "Tokyo plans water, sewage tech exports to Asia" the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, p. 7. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Watanabe, Kawakami, Matsuzaki, and Kiriyama |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Watanabe, Kawakami, Matsuzaki, Kiriyama | Yamada and Murao | ||
| 10/15 | 1. OP#1s (1) Fukuda (N/AP): "APEC participants put focus on women’s role in corporate Asia," the Japan Times, September 20, 2010, p. 2. (2) Takano (N/B): Topic about JAL, September 29, 2010, p. 7. (3) Matsushita (N/B): "Facebook-AT&T smart phone deal rumored," the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, p. 8. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Ito and Kawabata |
. | Ito and Kawabata | Koma, Kuno, Matsubara | ||
| 10/20 | 1. OP#1s (1) Watanabe (N/AP): "Japan, Vietnam to begin talks on nuke pact," the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, p. 7. (2) Kawakami (N): "Other prosecutors knew of misdeeds," the Japan Times, September 23, 2010, p. 1. (3) Matsuzaki (N/B/AP): "Malaysia budget carrier unveils Tokyo route," the Japan Times, September 22, 2010, p. 7. (4) Kiriyama (N/B): "Uniqlo puts 'global fragship' in Osaka," the Japan Times, October 2, 2010, p. 8. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Fukuzawa, Ogawa, Sasaki, and Sasada |
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Fukuzawa, Ogawa, Sasaki, Sasada | Fukuda, Takano, Matsushita | Yamada and Murao |
| 10/22 | 1. OP#1s (1) Ito (N/B): "METI study group Mongolia-bound to dig up new rare earth resources," the Japan Times, X 5, 2010, p. 7. (2) Kawabata (N): "August saw record number of foreign visitors," the Japan Times, September 29, 2010, p. 3. 2. Scheduling OP#2s 3. Introduction to OP#2 4. Preparation for OP#1s by Matsunae, Kitamura, Asano, and Morita |
pp. 42-48 | |
Matsunae, Kitamura, Asano, Morita | Watanabe, Kawakami, Matsuzaki, Kiriyama | Koma, Kuno, Matsubara |
| 10/27 | 1. OP#1s (1) Fukuzawa (N/B): "Panasonic plans video game return," the Japan Times, October 8, 2010, p. 8. (2) Ogawa (N/B): "Honda pits hybrid Fit against pricier Prius," the Japan Times, October 9, 2010, p. 8. (3) Sasaki (N/S): "Ichiro ties Rose's record for most 200-hit seasons," the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, pp. 1 and 16. (4) Sasada (N): "Agriculture ranks off 22% in five years," the Japan Times, September 8, 2010, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Niimura, Tonosaki, and Shikano |
. | Niimura, Tonosaki, Shikano | Ito and Kawabata | Fukuda, Takano, Matsushita | |
| 10/29 | 1. OP#1s (1) Matsunae (N/AP): "Mitsui to invest in Singapore biotech firm," the Japan Times, September 25, 2010, p. 7. (2) Kitamura (N): "Last freed Fujita employee returns to Japan," the Japan Times, October 11, 2010, p. 1. (3) Asano (N/B): "Eco-points pared as budget runs low," the Japan Times, October 9, 2010, p. 8. (4) Morita (N): “APEC tackles food security at Niigata meeting’,” the Japan Times, October 17, 2010, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Hirata, Kawai, and Fushino |
. | Hirata, Kawai, Fushino | Fukuzawa, Ogawa, Sasaki, Sasada | Watanabe, Kawakami, Matsuzaki, Kiriyama | |
| 11/5 | 1. OP#1s (1) Niimura (N/B): "Samsung partners with DoCoMo on new Galaxy tablet and smart-phone devices," the Japan Times, October 6, 2010, p. 10. (2) Tonosaki N): "Geothermal technology pushed," the Japan Times, October 15, 2010, p. 8. (3) Shikano (N?): "Nations gather for COP10 biodiversity conference," the Japan Times, October 18, 2010, p. 1. (4) Murao (N): "Smokers stock up ahead of price hike," the Japan Times, September 23, 2010, p. 9. PPD from October 8 for Medical Reason. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Ito and Kiriyama |
Ito and Kiriyama | Matsunae, Kitamura, Asano, Morita | Ito and Kawabata | ||
| 11/10 | 1. OP#1s (1) Hirata (N/B): "Salarymen feeling pressure of elderly care," October 22, 2010, p. ?. (2) Kawai (N): "Saitama town turns into 'cosplay' mecca," the Japan Times, October 21, 2010, p. 3. (3) Fushino (): Canceled. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Yamada and ? |
Yamada and Matsushita | Niimura, Tonosaki, Shikano, Murao | Fukuzawa, Ogawa, Sasaki, Sasada | ||
| 11/12 | 1. OP#2s (1) Ito (N): "Environmental change blamed for surge in bear attacks in 2010," the Japan Times, October 21, 2010, p. 2. (2) Kiriyama (N): "New terminal opens at Haneda," the Japan Times, October 22, 2010, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kitamura, Murao, and Niimura |
pp. 42-49. | Kitamura, Murao, and Niimura | Hirata, Kawai, Fushino | Matsunae, Kitamura, Asano, Morita | |
| 11/17 | 1. OP#2s (1) Yamada (N/AP): "TPP briefings to be held on APEC sidelines," the Japan Times, October 27, 2010, p. 7. (2) Matsushita (N): "Senkaku video leak probed as a crime," the Japan Times, November 9, 2010, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Watanabe, Matsubara, and Matsunae |
Watanabe, Matsubara, and Matsunae | Ito and Kiriyama | Niimura, Tonosaki, Shikano, Murao | ||
| 11/26 | 1. OP#2s (1) Kitamura (N): "Tsukiji to relocate to Toyosu: Ishihara," the Japan Times, October 23, 2010, p. 1. (2) Murao (AP): "China exports of rare earths to be cut 30%," the Japan Times, October 20, 2010, p. 1. (3) Niimura (N): "First shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau arrives," the Japan Times, October 31, 2010, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Tonosaki, Shikano, and Morita |
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Tonosaki,, Shikano, and Morita | Yamada and Matsushita | Hirata, Kawai, Fushino | |
| 12/1 | 1. OP#2s (1) Watanabe (N): "F-35 stealth jet eyed as next ASDF workhorse" the Japan Times, November 8, 2010, p. 2. (2) Matsubara (N): "ICIJ finds big bucks in selling illegal tuna," the Japan Times, November 8, 2010, pp. 1-2. (3) Matsunae (N): "First death penalty handed down by lay judges," the Japan Times November 17, 2010, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Sasada, Matsuzaki, and Fukuzawa |
Sasada, Matsuzaki, and Fukuzawa | Kitamura, Murao, and Niimura | . | ||
| 12/3 | 1. OP#2s (1) Tonosaki (N): "Nobelist urges youth to go abroad, study," the Japan Times, Novembe 2, 2010, p. 2. (2) Shikano (N/B): "Keidanren keeps pressing corporate tax cut," the Japan Times, November 6, 2010, p. 9. (3) Morita (N): "U.S. commerce chief praises TPP interest," the Japan Times, November 11, 2010, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kawai, Takano, and Kawabata |
Kawai, Takano, and Kawabata | Watanabe, Matsubara, and Matsunae | |||
| 12/8 | 1. OP#2s (1) Sasada (N): "Waste-cutters eye 112 programs," the Japan Times, November 16, 2010, p. 8. (2) Matsuzaki (N): "At \1.2 trillion, pet sector recession-proof," the Japan Times, October ?, 2010, p. 3. (3) Fukuzawa (N/B): "Toyota to turn over throttle system data," the Japan Times, November 9, 2010, p. 9. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Fukuda, Asano, and Ogawa |
Fukuda, Asano, and Ogawa | Tonosaki,, Shikano, and Morita | |||
12/10 |
1. OP#2s (1) Kawai (N): "Job fears raised as firms adopt English," the Japan Times, November 25, 2010, p. 3. (2) Takano (N): "Okinawa governor race gets under way," the Japan Times, November 12, 2010, p. 1. (3) Kawabata (N): "2010 typhoon tally may be lowest on record," the Japan Times, November 21, 2010, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Koma, Hirata, and Kuno? |
Koma, Hirata, and Kuno? | Sasada, Matsuzaki, and Fukuzawa | |||
12/15 |
1. OP#2s (1) Fukuda (N): "Men spending less of their time at work, more in cyber space, survey says," the Japan Times, November 30, 2010, p. 8. (2) Asano (N/B): "Mazda planning plant in Mexico," the Japan Times, December 1, 2010, p. 8. (3) Ogawa (N/B): "Sony launches e-book foray with new readers," the Japan Times, November 26, 2010, p. 7. |
Kawai, Takano, and Kawabata | ||||
12/17 |
1. OP#2s (1) Koma (N/B): "Nintendo 3DS features high definition but higher prices," the Japan Times, October 6, 2010, p. 10. (2) Hirata (N/S): "Return to NPB may aid Iwakuma in long run,"the Japan Times, December 8, 2010, p. 1. (3) Kuno (N): "Kanji list just got bigger," December 2, 2010, p. 14. |
Fukuda, Asano, and Ogawa | ||||
| 12/22 | 1. Backup Day for OP#2s | |||||
| 1/7 | 1. Review of OP#2s by ?, ?, and ?. 2. Deadline for ALL TPs |
Koma, Hirata, and Kuno | ALL TP#2s | |||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged, AP = Asia-Pacific |
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