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 | |||
| 9/28 | 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 | . | . | . | |
| 9/30 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10 | ||||
| 10/5 | 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 Kitamoto and Maekawa |
pp. 3-11, 3b-4b, 6b, 13-14. | Kitamoto, Maekawa | |||
| 10/7 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for OP#1s 3. Preparation for OP#1s by Masago, Ishii, and Ikeda |
pp. 9-35. | Masago, Ishii, Ikeda | |||
| 10/12 | 1. OP#1s (1) Kitamoto (S): "Yoshida's late goal propels Japan past North Korea," The Japan Times, September 3, 2011, p. 16. (2) Maekawa (N): "Devastated towns stuck in limbo," The Japan Times, August 8, 2011, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Nagase, Takahashi, and Ueno |
p. 9-35. | |
Nagase, Takahashi, Ueno | ||
| 10/14 | 1. OP#1s (1) Masago (S): "Hakuho wins 20th title," The Japan Times, September 26, 2011, p. 18. (2) Ishii (N): "Honshu pounded by Typhoon Roke," The Japan Times, September 22, 2011, p. 1. (3) Ikeda (N/B): "The growing digital publishing business," The Japan Times, September 30, 2011, p. 7. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Kada, Arai, Ida, and Yamamoto. |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Kada, Arai, Ida, Yamamoto | Kitamoto, Maekawa | ||
| 10/19 | 1. OP#1s (1) Nagase (N): "High profile case highlights the delicate issue of foster care in Japan," The Japan Times, September 11, 2011, p. 9. (2) Takahashi (N): "The summer of 'setsuden',"The Japan Times, September 29, 2011, p. 14. (3) Ueno (N): "Dance piece examine future without morals," The Japan Times, September 16, 2011, p. 16. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Yokoi and Kobayashi. |
. | Yokoi, Kobayashi | Masago, Ishii, Ikeda | ||
| 10/21 | 1. OP#1s (1) Kada (N): "Noda halts state housing complex," The Japan Times, October 5, 2011, p. 1. (2) Arai (N/B): "Women grow into a driving force for online gaming," The Japan Times, September 10, 2011, p. 12. (3) Ida (N): "Noda seeks TPP policy by November summit," The Japan Times, October 3, 2011, p. 2. (4) Yamamoto (N/B): "Moody's cuts Japan debt rating for first time since '02,"The Japan Times, August 25, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Tanaka, Chiba, Horie, and Hagiwara |
. | Tanaka, Chiba, Horie, Hagiwara | Nagase, Takahashi, Ueno | Kitamoto, Maekawa | |
| 10/26 | 1. OP#1s (1) Yokoi (N/B): "Toyota, Honda, lose market share in U.S. sales rebound," The Japan Times, October 5, 2011, p. 9. (2) Kobayashi (N/B): "New iPhone deal a game-changer," the Japan Times, October 6, 2011, p. 8. 2. Schduling OP#2s 3. Introduction to OP#2 4. Preparation for OP#1s by Nagamatsu, Segawa, Urano, and Tsurugai |
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Nagamatsu, Segawa, Urano, Tsurugai | Kada, Arai, Ida, Yamamoto | Masago, Ishii, Ikeda |
| 10/28 | 1. OP#1s (1) Tanaka (N): "Bikes keep the wheels of progress rolling," The Japan Times, October 2, 2011, p. 9. (2) Chiba (): Canceled for No Show (3) Horie (N): "Ozawa sticks to innocence plea as court case begins," The Japan Times, October 7, 2011, pp. 1-2. (4) Hagiwara (S): "Deadline passes for Japan-WBC deal," The Japan Times, October 1, 2011, p. 17. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by Hosokawa, Mochizuki, Hamada, and Hata. |
pp. 42-49. | Hosokawa, Mochizuki, Hamada, Hata | Yokoi, Kobayashi | Nagase, Takahashi, Ueno | |
| 11/2 | 1. OP#1s (1) Nagamatsu (AP): "'Cool Japan' debuts in Singapore," The Japan Times, October 8, 2011, p. 5. (2) Segawa (N/S): "Irabu's impact on MLB-NPB relations profound," The Japan Times, October 16, 2011, p. ?. (3) Urano (N/B/AP): "Industrie's relocation to Thailand undone by historic floods, " The Japan Times, October 19, 2011, p. 1. (4) Tsurugai (N): "Goverment may ask to lease Chine pandas," The Japan Times, October 18, 2011, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by Sakaguchi, Tamura, and Ishizaki |
.. | Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
Sakaguchi, Tamura, Ishizaki | Tanaka, Chiba, Horie, Hagiwara | Kada, Arai, Ida, Yamamoto |
| 11/4 | 1. OP#1s (1) Hosokawa (N/S): "DeNA seen set to buy long-slumping BayStars," The Japan Times, Octobar 20, 2011, p. 1. (2) Mochizuki (N): "Ministry eyes 70 as pension eligiblity age," The Japan Times, October 13, 2011, p. 1. (3) Hamada (N/B/AP): "Honda hunts for gains in Indonesia," The Japan Times, September 26, 2011, p. 9. (4) Hata (S): "Dragons, Ochiai to part ways after season," The Japan Times, September 23, 2011, p. 12. 2. Preparation for OP#2 by Kitamoto |
Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
Kitamoto | Nagamatsu, Segawa, Urano, Tsurugai | Yokoi, Kobayashi | |
| 11/9 | 1. OP#1s (1) Sakaguchi (N/B): "After three-year delay, ANA`s first Dreamliner in country, good to go," The Japan Times, September 29, 2011, p. ?. (2) Tamura (N): "Reckless cyclists face crackdown," The Japan Times, October 26, 2011, p. 3. (3) Ishizaki (): Canceled for No Show 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Masago and Kobayashi |
Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
Masago, Kobayashi | Hosokawa, Mochizuki, Hamada, Hata | Tanaka, Chiba, Horie, Hagiwara | |
| 11/11 | 1. Last OP#1 (1) PPD OP#1 by Yokoi (N/B): "Toyota, Honda, lose market share in U.S. sales rebound," The Japan Times, October 5, 2011, p. 9. 2. OP#2 (1) Kitamoto (N): "Todaiji unveils museum to show ancient tresures," The Japan Times October 12, 2011, p. 3. 3. Preparation for OP#2s by Ishii, Kada, and Yamamoto |
pp. 42-49. | Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
Ishii, Kada, Yamamoto | Sakaguchi, Tamura, Ishizaki | Nagamatsu, Segawa, Urano, Tsurugai |
| 11/16 | NO CLASS | . | ||||
| 11/25 | 1. OP#2s (1) Masago (N/AP): "Indonesian girls vie to join AKB48 overseas sister group," The Japan Times, October 18, 2011, p. 3. (2) Kobayashi (N/B): "Japan to get Amazon e-book services," The Japan Times, October 21, 2011, p. 6. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Ida, Nagamatsu, and Arai |
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Ida, Nagamatsu, Arai | Kitamoto | Hosokawa, Mochizuki, Hamada, Hata | |
| 11/30 | 1. OP#2s (1) Ishii (N): "Five people hurt as train hits stalled truck in Saitama," The Japan Times, November 2, 2011, p. 2. (2) Kada (N/S): "Havenaar, Japan pulverize Tajikistan in 2014 World Cup qualifier," The Japan Times, October 12, 2011, p. 19. (3) Yamamoto (N/B): "Olympus shareholder seeks ￥139 billion suit," The Japan Times, November 4, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Mochizuki, Hata, and Ueno |
Mochizuki, Hata, and Ueno | Masago, Kobayashi | Sakaguchi, Tamura, Ishizaki | ||
| 12/2 | 1. OP#2s (1) Ida (N): "Crowded planet turning ever grayer," The Japan Times, November 1, 2011,, p. 1. (2) Nagamatsu (N/B): "'Net Super' trend food for thought," The Japan Times, October 25, 2011, p. 5. (3) Arai (N): "Murder scene DNA not from Nepalese man," The Japan Times, October 23, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Hagiwara, Hosokawa, and Tanaka |
Hagiwara, Hosokawa, Tanaka | Ishii, Kada, Yamamoto | . | ||
| 12/7 | 1. OP#2s (1) Mochizuki (N/S): "Nishikori takes down world No.1 Djokovic," The Japan Times, November 7, 2011, p. 16. (2) Hata (N/S): "Hawks turn misery into redemption," The Japan Times, November 7, 2011, p. 16. (3) Ueno (N): "Twitter change the bussiness of celebrity endorsements," The Japan Times, November 6, 2011, p. 16. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Takahashi, Hamada, and Tamura |
Takahashi, Hamada, Tamura | Ida, Nagamatsu, Arai | |||
12/9 |
1. OP#2s (1) Hagiwara (N): "Gegege no Kitaro artist Mizuki's WWⅡ works on display in Yokohama," The Japan Times, October 25, 2011, p. 3. (2) Hosokawa (N): "Apparent twister kills three on remote isle," The Japan Times, November 20, 2011, p. 1. (3) Tanaka (N): "Schooling for cyclists," The Japan Times, November 3, 2011, p. 10. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Horie, Segawa, and Nagase |
Early Deadline due to Winter Break for |
Horie, Segawa, Nagase | Mochizuki, Hata, and Ueno | ||
| 12/14 | 1. OP#2s (1) Takahashi (N): "Facebook founder is so out to lunch on email," The Japan Times, Decembber 2, 2011, p. 13. (2) Hamada (N): "Firms begin job offers to future grads, " The Japan Times, October 2, 2011, p. 2. (3) Tamura (N/B): "Ex-Daio chief held, admits breach of trust," The Japan Times, November 23, pp. 1-2 and "Ikawa’s debts much bigger than thought," The Japan Times, November 25, 2011, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Urano, Tsurugai, and Maekawa |
Urano, Tsurugai, Maekawa | Hagiwara, Hosokawa, Tanaka | |||
| 12/16 | 1. OP#2s (1) Horie (N): "Ocean awash with tsunami trash," The Japan Times, November 15, 2011, p. 13. (2) Segawa (N): "Inspiration from Bhutan," The Japan Times, November 27, 2011, p. ?. (3) Nagase (N): "Nagoya brewer's sake proves popular abroad," The Japan Times, October 29, 2011, p. 3. 2. Last Preparation for OP#2s by Sakaguchi and Yokoi |
Sakaguchi, Yokoi, Ikeda | Takahashi, Hamada, Tamura | |||
| 12/21 | 1. OP#2s (1) Urano (N/B): "Toyota plug-in hybrids seen going to head of the class," The Japan Times, December 7, 2011, p. 7. (2) Tsurugai (N): "Local strategies replacing Kyoto pact," The Japan Times, November 29, 2011, p. 1. (3) Maekawa (N): "Japanese chocolate strikes gold in Paris," The Japan Times, October 27, 2011, p. 3. |
Horie, Segawa, Nagase | ||||
| 1/6 | 1. OP#2s (1) Sakaguchi (N): "F-35 looks to be next fighter jet for Japan," The Japan Times, December 14, 2011, p. ?. (2) Yokoi (N): "Movie Festival will focus on water," The Japan Times, November 29, 2011, p. 2. (3) Ikeda (N): "Motivation for college study," The Japan Times, December 19, 2011, p. 10. |
Urano, Tsurugai, Maekawa | ||||
| 1/11 | 1. Backup Date for PPD OP#2s. | Sakaguchi, Yokoi, Ikeda | Deadline for ALL TP#2s (Except Sakaguchi, Yokoi, and Ikeda) | |||
| 1/13 | . | Dealine for TP#2 by Yokoi, Sakaguchi, and Ikeda | ||||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged, W = World, AP = Asia/Pacific |
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