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 | |||
| 9/26 | 1. Introduction to English Seminar I: Presentation on Current Topics. 2. Scheduling Pesentations #1 3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site |
(1) Student Info Sheet, (2) Quesionnaire on learning writing in high school, (3) pp. 1-2 | . | |||
| 9/28 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I 3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 1-6b, 9-10 | ||||
| 10/3 | 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 Kawashima and Kodera |
pp. 3-11, 3b-4b, 6b, 13-14. | Kawashima | |||
| 10/5 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for OP#1s 3. Preparation for OP#1s by Nishida, Kaneko, and Asakura |
pp. 9-35. | Nishida, Kaneko, Asakura | |||
| 10/10 | 1. OP#1s (1) Kawashima (B): "Apple's new iPhone draws long lines of eager customers," The Japan Times, September 22, 2012, p. 1. (2) Kodera (W): PPD for a health reason to November 9, 2012. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Tsuruta, Oketani, and Matsui |
p. 9-35. | Tsuruta, Oketani, Matsui | |||
| 10/12 | 1. OP#1s (1) Nishida (N): "Energy shift generates hopes, anxiety," The Japan Times, September 16, 2012, p. 2. (2) Kaneko (N): "Protests flare in China on contentious anniversary," The Japan Times, September 19, 2012, p. 1. (3) Asakura (N): "Hip hop zooms onto the school curriculum," The Japan Times, September 23, 2012, pp. 7-8. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Ikeda, Ishihara, and Miyamoto |
pp. 12-14, 36-41. | Ikeda, Ishihara, Miyamoto | Kawashima | ||
| 10/17 | 1. OP#1s (1) Tsuruta (N): "Osprey gets green light for Okinawa deployment," The Japan Times, September 20, 2012, p. 1. (2) Oketani (N): "Disaster reconstruction funds ending up in the wrong hands, slowing work," The Japan Times, October 2, 2012, p. 2. (3) Matsui (B): "Sharp turns 100 but shows little reason to celebrate," The Japan Times, September 16, 2012, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Sugibayashi, Shiroshita, and Washiyama |
. | Sugibayashi, Shiroshita, Washiyama | Nishida, Kaneko, Asakura | ||
| 10/19 | 1. OP#1s (1) Ikeda (B): "Olympus deal a slow cure for Sony," The Japan Times, October 2, 2012, p. 8. (2) Ishihara (B): "New concept of Imperial female branches mulled," The Japan Times, October 6, 2012, p. 1. (3) Miyamoto (N): "Fukuoka subway ticket machines get Korean, Chinese," The Japan Times, September 19, 2012, p. 2.. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Sakai, Nakashima, and Ito |
. | Sakai, Nakashima, Ito | Tsuruta, Oketani, Matsui | Kawashima | |
| 10/24 | 1. OP#1s (1) Sugibayashi (N/B): "IMF pushes creation of debt reduction plan," The Japan Times, October 10, 2012, p. 7. (2) Shiroshita (N/B): "IATA chief urges Japan to treat air carriers fairly," The Japan Times, September 21, 2012, p. 7. (3) Washiyama (B/AP): "Aeon to press ahead with China expansion," The Japan Times, Septembe 28, 2012, p. 10. 2. Preparation for OP#1s by Ogawa and Ohzawa |
, | Ogawa, Ohzawa | Ikeda, Ishihara, Miyamoto | Nishida, Kaneko, Asakura | |
| 10/26 | 1. OP#1s (1) Sakai (N): "Norwegian politician decries Japanese executions," The Japan Times, October 6, 2012, p. 3. (2) Nakashima (N/B): "Era of low-cost flying finally generating lift," The Japan Times, October 10, p. 3. (3) Ito (N): "Shale oil extracted from Akita field," The Japan Times, October 4, 2012, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by Sakamoto, Oguma, and Kabasawa |
pp. 42-49. | Sakamoto, Oguma, Kabasawa | Sugibayashi, Shiroshita, Washiyama | Tsuruta, Oketani, Matsui | |
| 10/31 | 1. OP#1s (1) Ogawa (N): "Japan Inc. near a record year of overseas M&As," The Japan Times, October 17, 2012, p. 1. (2) Ohzawa (N/B): "Tepco finally admits nuke crisis avoidable," The Japan Times, October 14, 2012, p. 1. 2. Schduling OP#2s 3. Introduction to OP#2 4. Preparation for OP#1 by Go, Furugori, and Yokohigashi |
.. | Go, Furugori, Yokohigashi | Sakai, Nakashima, Ito | Ikeda, Ishihara, Miyamoto | |
| 11/2 | 1. OP#1s (1) Sakamoto (S): "Ichiro delivers key hit as Yanks make ALCS," The Japan Times, October 14, 2012, p. ?. (2) Oguma (N): "Financial officials get taste of Japan," The Japan Times, October 11, 2012, p. 2. (3) Kabasawa (S): "Kagawa strikes as Japan notches first win ever over France," The Japan Times, October 14, 2012, p. 16. 2. Preparation for OP#1 by Yoshimura and Kodera |
Yoshimura, Kodera | Ogawa, Ohzawa | Sugibayashi, Shiroshita, Washiyama | ||
| 11/7 | 1. OP#1s (1) Go (N): "Yamanaka wins Nobel in medicine," The Japan Times, October 9, 2012, p. 1. (2) Furugori (N/B): "Foreign passenger ridership up at Kansai airport," The Japan Times, October 24, 2012, p. 9. (3) Yokohigashi (S): "Darvish beats Iwakima for 15th win," The Japan Times, September 16, 2012, p. 18. 2. Preparation for OP#2 by Sugibayashi. |
Early Deadline for |
Sugibayashi | Sakamoto, Oguma, Kabasawa | Sakai, Nakashima, Ito | |
| 11/9 | 1. OP#1 (1) Yoshimura (N): "Sediment study backs up Kanto quake's timing," The Japan Times, September 25, 2012, p. 1. (2) PPD OP#1 by Kodera (W): "NNTT kicks off its season with a grimy tale," The Japan Times, October 4, 2012, p. 13. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Matsui and Sakamoto |
pp. 42-49. | Early Deadline for |
Matsui, Sakamoto | Go, Furugori, Yokohigashi | Ogawa, Ohzawa |
| 11/14 | 1. PPD OP#1 (1) PPD OP#1 by Oketani (N): "Disaster reconstruction funds ending up in the wrong hands, slowing work," The Japan Times, October 2, 2012, p. 2. 2. OP#2s (1) Sugibayashi (N): "Todai may enroll students in spring, begin classes in fall," The Japan Times, October 25, 2012, p. 2. 3. Preparation for OP#2s by Yokohigashi and Kodera |
Early Deadline for |
Early Deadline for Yokohigashi and Kodera due to Mita Festival | Yoshimura, Kodera | Sakamoto, Oguma, Kabasawa | |
| 11/16 | 1. OP#2s (1) Matsui (S): "Giants capture Japan Series title, The Japan Times, November 4, 2012, p. 16. (2) Sakamoto (S): "Inoue named Japan judo coach," The Japan Times, November 2, 2012, p. 10. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Shiroshita, Kawashima, and Nishida |
Early Deadline for |
Early Deadline for Shiroshita, Kawashima, Nishida | Sugibayashi | Go, Furugori, Yokohigashi | |
| 11/28 | 1. OP#2s (1) Yokohigashi (N/B): "Softbank's Sprint quest may alter U.S. sector," October 13, 2012, p. 3. (2) Kodera (S): "Mao comes from behind to claim win in Cup of China," The Japan Times, November 5, 2012, p. 16. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Washiyama, Oguma, and Tsuruta |
Washiyama, Oguma, Tsuruta | Matsui, Sakamoto | Yoshimura, Mikami, Kodera | ||
| 11/30 | 1. OP#2s (1) Shiroshita (N/B): "Japan cars sweep Consumer Reports' top seven," The Japan Times, October 31, 2012, p. 1. (2) Kawashima (N/B): "In U-turn, Panasonic faces ￥765 billion loss," The Japan Times, November 1, 2012, p. 1. (3) Nishida (N/B): "More firms add autumn initiation for non-April hires," The Japan Times, October 30, 2012, p. 8. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Ito, Oketani, and Go |
Ito, Oketani, Go | Yokohigashi, Kodera | |||
| 12/5 | 1. OP#2s (1) Washiyama (N): "Winner Ombama sweeps youth vote at embassy," The Japan Times, November 8, 2012, p. 2. (2) Oguma (N): "Turkey is key player in East-West trade, especially for Japan," The Japan Times, October 29, 2012, p. 8. (3) Tsuruta (N): "Noda: TPP talks to be on DPJ platform," The Japan Times, November 11, 2012, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Sakai,, Furugori, and Yoshimura |
Sakai, Furugori, Yoshimura | Shiroshita, Kawashima, Nishida | |||
12/7 |
1. OP#2s (1) Ito (N): "Tanaka backpedals on new universities snub," The Japan Times, November 7, 2012, p. 1. (2) Oketani (S): "New faces should have opportunity to shine for Japan in WBC," The Japan Times, November 13, 2012, p. ?. (3) Go (S): "Giants' focus pays off in Japan Serie," The Japan Times, November 5, 2012, p. 16.. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Nakashima, Kabasawa, and Asakura |
Nakashima, Kabasawa, Asakura | Washiyama, Oguma, Tsuruta | |||
| 12/12 | 1. OP#2s (1) Sakai (N/S): "Champion Hakuho finishes in style," November 26, 2012, p. 14. (2) Furugori (N): "Seniors resolved to work past retirement age," The Japan Times, November 21, 2012, p. 3. (3) Yoshimura (N): "U.S. Wanted Okinawa for Base in '45," The Japan Times, November 10, 2012, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Ogawa, Ikeda, and Miyamoto |
Ogawa, Ikeda, Miyamoto | Ito, Oketani, Go | |||
| 12/14 | 1. OP#2s (1) Nakashima (N/B): "University grad hiring up for second year, to 63%.," The Japan Times, November 28, 2012, p. 9. (2) Kabasawa (N): "Public trust in media at record low," The Japan Times, 26, 2012, p. 2. (3) Asakura (N): "Bullying and More Bullyimg," The Japan Times, December 2, 2012, p. 6. 2. Preparation for OP#2 by Ishihara and Kaneko |
Ishihara, Kaneko | Sakai, Furugori, Yoshimura | |||
| 12/19 | 1. OP#2s (1) Ogawa (N): "Fishing nations boost bluefin tuna quotas, the first expansion in 10 year," The Japan Times, November 21, 2012, p. 2. (2) Ikeda (N): "Depite downloadable versions, packaged games in high demand," The Japan Times, December 5, 2012, p. 12. (3) Miyamoto (N): "Wild, daro?’ tops buzzword list for 2012," The Japan Times, December 4, 2012, p. 2. |
Nakashima, Kabasawa, Asakura | ||||
| 12/21 | 1. OP#2s (1) Ishihara (N): "Tunnel collapse kills five in Yamanashi," The Japan Times, December 3, 2012, p. 1. (2) Kaneko (S):"Tago exits in badminton first round," The Japan Times, July 31, 2012, p. 18. (3) PPD OP#2 by Oketani (S): "New faces should have opportunity to shine for Japan in WBC," The Japan Times, November 13, 2012, p. ? |
Ogawa, Ikeda, Miyamoto | ||||
| 1/9 | Backup Date for PPD Presentations Deadline for Term Paper #2 1. Review: OP#2s by Oneko, Ishihara, and Oketani |
Ishihara, Kanek, Oketani | Deadline for ALL TP#2s | |||
| 1/13 | ||||||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: OP = Oral Presentation, N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged, W = World, AP = Asia/Pacific |
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