The Final Version! (with a minor revision on 12/21/2011)
| DATE | CONTENT | Handouts | STEP 1: Preparation | STEPS 3 & 4: Evaluation and Term Paper Writing | ||
| 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: Current Topics about Japan. 2. Scheduling Self-introductions 3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site |
Student Info Sheet, pp. 1-2, 22-25, Self-introduction Handout | . | . | . | . |
| 9/30 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Self-introductions: Kishigami, Takahashi, Okada, Min, Fujita, Yamasaki, Taki, Matsuda, Otsuka 3. Intro. to Newspaper English, I |
pp. 1-4, 22-25 | . | . | ||
| 10/5 | 1. Review of Class #2 2. Self-introductions: Namiki, Yoshida, Soga, Toshima, Nitta, Hayakawa, Takemura, Suwa, Takahashi, Sasada 3. Scheduling MOPs (October 19-November 11) 4. Introduction to Long Presentation I: Step 1 Preparation for MOPs |
pp. 3-4, 3b-4b, 9-10, 13-16. | . | |||
| 10/7 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Intro. to Newspaper English II 3. Introduction to Longer Presentation II: Spep 2 Presentation |
pp. 5-8, 9-11 | . | |||
| 10/12 | 1. Introduction to Newspaper English III 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation Skills 3. Preparation for MOPs by Takemura and Taki |
pp. 5-8, 13-14 | |
Takemura, Taki | ||
| 10/14 | 1. Review: Class #5 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, IV: Presentation Skills 2. Preparation for MOPs by Otsuka, Seiji T., and Fujita |
pp. 13-14, 22-35. | Otsuka, Seiji, Fujita | . | ||
| 10/19 | 1. MOPs (1) Takemura (N/B): "KDDI goes WiMAX with new handsets,"The Japan Times, September 27, 2011, p. 7. (2) Taki (N): "Softbank looks to take hit via KDDI’s iPhone entry," The Japan Times, October 6, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Yamsaki and Nitta |
pp. 9-41 | Yamasaki, Nitta | . | . | |
| 10/21 | 1. MOPs (1) Otsuka (N): "Nuclear fears reawaken mass anger," The Japan Times, October 12, 2011, p. 3. (2) Seiji T. (N): "Todai slips but reclaims best Asia university title,"The Japan Times, October 7, 2011, p. 2. (3) Fujita (N): "World Heritage listing sought for defunct silk mill," The Japan Times, September 30, 2011, p. 2. 2. Introduction to Term Paper Writing 3. Preparation for MOPs by Min, Hayakawa, and Okada |
Min, Hayakawa, Okada | Takemura, Taki | . | ||
| 10/26 | 1. MOPs (1) Yamasaki (N): "Okutama cesium level seen spiking," The Japan Times, October 8, 2011, pp. 1-2. (2) Nitta (N): "Japan, Qatar agree on infrastructure, energy projects," The Japan Times, October 6, 2011, p. 8. 2. Introduction to FOPs 3. Scheduling FOPs (November 16 to January 11) 4. Preparation for MOPs by Namiki, Soga, and Kishigami |
Namiki, Soga, Kishigami | Otsuka, Seiji, Fujita | |||
| 10/28 | 1. MOPs (1) Min (N): "Lawyers' human rights meeting starts with death penalty top of agenda," The Japan Times, October 7, 2011, p. 2. (2) Hayakawa (N): "Support rate for Cabinet slides to 54%," The Japan Tmes, October 3, 2011, p. 1. (3) Okada (N): "Noda puts TPP back on radar," The Japan Times, October 12, 2011, p. 7. 2. Preparation for MOPs by |
Yoshida, Yutaro T., Toshima | Yamasaki, Nitta | Takemura, Taki | ||
| 11/2 | 1. MOPs (1) Namiki (N): "Ministry eyes 70 as pension eligibility age," The Japan Times, October 13, 2011, p. 1. (2) Soga (N/AP): "Edano meets Wen, seeks to up trade," The Japan Times, October 15, 2011, p. 3. (3) Kishigami (N/B): "Luxury mart ending four-year slump," The Japan Times, October 19, 2011, p. 7. 2. Preparation for MOPs by |
Matsuda, Suwa | Min, Hayakawa, Okada | Otsuka, Seiji, Fujita | ||
| 11/4 | 1. MOPs (1) Yoshida (N/B): "Japan to get Amazon e-book services," The Japan Times, October 21, 2011, p. 6. (2) Yutaro T. (N): PPD to November 11 for a health reason. (3) Toshima (N): "Futenma impact study due by yearend," The Japan Times, October 18, 2011, p. 1. |
Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
. | Namiki, Soga, Kishigami | Yamasaki, Nitta | |
| 11/9 | 1. MOPs (1) Matsuda (N): "Reckless cyclists face crackdown," The Japan Times, October 26, 2011, p. 3. (2) Suwa (N): "Antarctic whale hunt still on; security upped," The Japan Times, October 5, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOP by Takemura |
Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
Takemura | Yoshida, Yutaro T., Toshima | Min, Hayakawa, Okada | |
| 11/11 | 1. MOPs (1) PPD MOP by Yutaro T. (N): "Record trade deficit for first half laid to quake,"The Japan Times, October 25, 2011, p. 1. 2. Simulation of Discussion Question Section of FOPs 3. Preparation for FOPs by Seiji T. and Soga |
Early Deadline due to Mita Festival Break for |
Seiji T. and Soga | Matsuda, Suwa | Namiki, Soga, Kishigami | |
| 11/16 | No Class | |||||
| 11/25 | 1. First FOP (1) Takemura (N): "'Net Super' Trend Food for Thought," The Japan Times, October 25, 2011, p. 3. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Matsuda and Okada |
pp. 42-50 | Matsuda and Okada | Yoshida, Yutaro T., Toshima | ||
| 11/30 | 1. FOPs (1) Seiji T. (N): "Robots may be answer to graying, shrinking population," The Japan Times, October 29, 2011, p. 3. (2) Soga (N): "Noda to declare Japan will join TPP at APEC," The Japan Times, October 30, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Yamasaki and Taki |
Yamasaki and Taki | Takemura | Matsuda, Suwa | ||
| 12/2 | 1. FOPs (1) Matsuda (N/B): "Nissan shows off latest concept electric car for big-city commuters," The Japan Times, November 2, 2011, p. 3. (2) Okada (N): "Nursing home safety," The Japan Times, March 31, 2009, p. ?. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Namiki and Yutaro T. |
Namiki and Yutaro T. | Seiji T. and Soga | Yutaro, T. | ||
| 12/7 | 1. FOPs (1) Yamasaki (N): "Late-night eateries ripe for robbery," The Japan Times, November 8, 2011, p. 3. (2) Taki (N): "Japanese female political empowerment below curve," The Japan Times, November 3, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Kishigami and Fujita |
Kishigami and Fujita | Matsuda and Okada | |||
| 12/9 | 1. FOPs (1) Namiki (N): "Nico Nico Douga, Warner launch video on demand service," The Japan Times, November 20, 2011, p. ?. (2) Yutaro T. (N/B): PPD to January 11, 2011 for Health Reason 2. Preparation for FOPs by Yoshida and Hayakawa |
Early Deadline due to Winter Break for |
Yoshida and Hayakawa | Yamasaki and Taki | ||
| 12/14 | 1. FOPs (1) Kishigami (N): "Hashimoto, Matsui win twin Osaka polls," November 28, 2011, p. 1. (2) Fujita (N): "Publishers' ties to distribution a barrier for e-books," The Japan Times, November 27, 2011, p. 9. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Min and Nitta |
Early Deadline due to Winter Break for |
Min and Nitta | Namiki and Yutaro T. | ||
| 12/16 | 1. FOPs (1) Yoshida (N): "50.7％ want election held before tax hike; survey," The Japan Times, December 5, 2011, p. 1. (2) Hayakawa (N): "DPJ may exclude foreign members from voting for party chief", The Japan Times, November 20, 2011, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Suwa and Otsuka |
. | Suwa and Otsuka | Kishigami and Fujita | ||
| 12/21 | 1. FOPs (1) Min (N/AP): "Vietnam reactor deal advances; Japan looks to accept caregivers," The Japan Times, November 1, 2011, p. 1. (2) Nitta (N/B): "Disasters an opportunity for casino advocates," The Japan Times, December 9, 2011, p. 7. 2. Last Preparation for FOP by Toshima |
Toshima | Yoshida and Hayakawa | |||
| 1/6 | 1. FOPs (1) Suwa (N): "Age of low-cost flights," The Japan Times, November 12, 2011, p. ?. (2) Otsuka (N): "Hosono: No Kyoto extension," The Japan Times, December 8, 2011, p. 2. |
. | Min and Nitta | |||
| 1/11 | 1. Last FOP (1) Toshima (N): "Mr. Momoe Yamaguchi finally decides to speak," The Japan Times, December 11, 2011, p. 9. (2) PPD FOP by Yutaro T. (N/B): "Olympus shifted \100 billion in losses to offshore funds,"The Japan Times, November 22, 2011, p. 1. |
Suwa and Otsuka | ||||
| 1/13 | Final Class 1. Backup Day for PPD FOPs Deadline for All TP#2s |
Toshima | All TP#2s | |||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged |
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