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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
9/26 1. Ice-breaking Game: Find someone who...
2. Introduction to English Seminar: Current Topics about Japan.
3. Scheduling Self-introductions
4. Class Picture Taking for This Homepage		 (1) Student Info Sheet, (2) Questionnaire on learning writing in high school, (3) pp. 1-2, 22-25, and (5) Self-introduction Handout . . . .
9/28 1. Review of Class #1
2. Self-introductions:
Nishikawa, Yokoyama, Sawada, Shibata, Ishiguro, Masayuki Higashi, Hara, Takatsudo
3. Intro. to Newspaper English, I
 pp. 1-4, 22-25 . .
10/3 1. Review of Class #2
2. Self-introductions:
Okamoto, Seki, Ohno, Takano, Suzuki, Miori Higashi, Aono, Yamada
3. Scheduling MOPs (October 17-November 9):
4. Introduction to Long Presentation I: Step 1 Preparation for MOPs
 pp. 3-4, 3b-4b, 9-10, 13-16. Nishikawa, Takatsudo .
10/5 1. Review: Class #3
2. Intro. to Newspaper English II
3. Introduction to Longer Presentation II: Spep 2 Presentation
 pp. 5-8, 9-11 Sawada, Hara .
10/10 1. Introduction to Newspaper English III
2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation Skills
3. Preparation for MOPs by Nishikawa and Takatsudo		 pp. 5-8, 13-14 Shibata, Suzuki Nishikawa, Takatsudo
10/12 1. Review: Class #5
2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, IV: Presentation Skills
2. Preparation for MOPs by Sawada and Hara		 pp. 13-14, 22-35. Yokoyama, Ohno Sawada, Hara .
10/17 1. MOPs
(1) Nishikawa (S): "Giants celebrate Central League pennant win," The Japan Times, September 23, 2012, p. 18.
(2) Takatsudo (B): "Inafune, back to save Japan's gaming industry from death," The Japan Times, October 3, 2012, p. 12.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Shibata and Suzuki		 pp. 9-41 Yamada, Ishiguro Shibata, Suzuki . .
10/19 1. MOPs
(1) Sawada (B): "Apple loses Tokyo patent suit against Samsung," The Japan Times, September 1, 2012, p. 1.
(2) Hara (N): "In hunt for energy, Japan calls for LNG market fix," The Japan Times, September 21, 2012, p. 7.
2. Introduction to Term Paper Writing
3. Preparation for MOPs by Yokoyama and Ohno		 Okamoto, Takano Yokoyama, Ohno Nishikawa, Takatsudo .
10/24 1. MOPs
(1) Shibata (N): "Humanity's struggle to suppress the cannibal within," The Japan Times, September 28, 2012, p. 23.
(2) Suzuki (N): "Yamanaka wins Nobel in medicine," The Japan Times, October 9, 2012, p. 1.
2. Introduction to FOPs
3. Preparation for MOPs by Yamada and Ishiguro		 Miori H., Seki Yamada, Ishiguro Sawada, Hara
10/26 1. MOPs
(1) Yokoyama (N): "Population of Tokyo to drop to half by 2100," The Japan Times, September 4, 2012, p. 1.
(2) Ohno (N/B): "Narita airport's exorbitant landing fees still drawing flak from carriers," The Japan Times, September 21, 2012, p. 7.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Okamoto and Takano		 Aono, Masayuki H. Okamoto, Takano Shibata, Suzuki Nishikawa, Takatsudo
10/31 1. MOPs
(1) Yamada (N/B): "Nankai quake could slam insurers hard," The Japan Times, October 11, 2012, p. 9.
(2) Ishiguro (N): "760,000 users' data leaked onoine," The Japan Times, October 8, 2012, p. 2.
2. Scheduling FOPs
3. Preparation for MOPs by Miori and Seki		 . Miori H., Seki Yokoyama, Ohno Sawada, Hara
11/2 1. MOPs
(1) Okamoto (S): "Japan humbled by Brazil in heaviest defeat under Zaccheroni," The Japan Times, October 18, 2012, p. 8.
(2) Takano (N): "Okinawa residents protest transfer of six Ospreys to base," The Japan Times, October 2, 2012, p. 1.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Aono and Masayuki		 Ishiguro Aono, Masayuki H. Yamada, Ishiguro Shibata, Suzuki
11/7 1. MOPs
(1) Miori Higashi (N): "Pyongyang sanctions failing: abductee kin," The Japan Times, October 16, 2012, p. 2.
(2) Seki (N): "Farmers switching from green tea to black," The Japan Times, October 6, 2012, p. 3.
 Early Dealine for Ohno and Nishikawa due to Mita Festival Okamoto, Takano Yokoyama, Ohno
11/9 1. MOPs
(1) Aono (S): "Todai may enroll students in spring, begin classes in fall," The Japan Times, October 9, 2012, p. 2.
(2) Masayuki Higashi (N): "Japan is ready to share 3/11 disaster lessons," The Japan Times, October 9, 2012, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOP by Ishiguro		 Early Dealine for Shibata and Takano due to Mita Festival Ishiguro Miori H., Seki Yamada, Ishiguro
11/14 1. Postponed MOPs
2. Simulation of Discussion Question Section of FOPs
3. Preparation for FOPs by Ohno and Nishikawa		 Early Dealine for Aono and Yokoyama due to Mita Festival Early Dealine for Ohno and Nishikawa due to Mita Festival Aono, Masayuki H. Okamoto, Takano
11/16 1. FOP
(1) Ishiguro (N): "Prenatal test raises ethical concerns," The Japan Times, October 30, 2012, p. 11.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Shibata and Takano		 pp. 42-50 Early Dealine for Yamada and Okamoto due to Mita Festival Early Dealine for Shibata and Takano due to Mita Festival . Miori H., Seki
11/28 1. FOPs
(1) Ohno (S): "Harumafuji promoted to yokozuna," The Japan Times, September 27, 2012, p. 16.
(2) Nishikawa (N): "Ishihara leaves office with sights on Diet seat," The Japan Times, November 1, 2012, p. 1.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Aono and Yokoyama		 Miori H., Seki Aono, Yokoyama Ishiguro Aono, Masayuki H.
11/30 1. FOPs
(1) Shibata (N): "TPP entry wouldn't end all tariff," The Japan Times, October 25, 2012, p. 7.
(2) Takano (N): "Visit to war shrine may not be indicative of Abe's diplomacy," The Japan Times, October 19, 2012, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Yamada and Okamoto		 Sawada, Hara Yamada, Okamoto Ohno, Nishikawa .
12/5 1. FOPs
(1) Aono (): ?
(2) Yokoyama (N): "Slain youth's parents persist in gun-gontrol quest," The Japan Times, November 8, 2012, p. 5.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Miori H. and Seki		 Takatsudo, Masayuki H. Miori H., Seki Shibata, Takano
12/7 1. FOPs
(1) Yamada (N): "Resolution submitted to end death penalty," The Japan Times, November 11, 2012, p. 2.
(2) Okamoto (N/B): "Amazon launches Japanese-language Kindle," The Japan Times, October 26, 2012, p. 3.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Sawada and Hara
 Suzuki Sawada, Hara Aono, Yokoyama
12/12 1. FOPs
(1) Miori H. (N): "144,000 cases of school bullying," The Japan Times, November 24, 2012, p. 1.
(2) Seki (N): "Students staying in Japan," The Japan Times, November 18, 2012, p. 6.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Takasudo and Masayuki H.
 . Takatsudo, Masayuki H. Yamada, Okamoto
12/14 1. FOPs
(1) Sawada (N): PPD to 12/21 for a health reason.
(2) Hara (N): "Seniors resolved to work past retirement age," The Japan Times,
2. Last Preparation for FOP by Suzuki
 Suzuki Miori H., Seki
12/19 1. FOPs
(1) Takatsudo (N): "'Devil wife' heads working mom's struggle," The Japan Times, November 9, 2012, p. 3.
(2) Masayuki H. (N): "Failing students: Universities facing reckoning or reform," The Japan Times, November 28, 2012, p. 12.		 . Hara
12/21 1. Last FOP
(1) Suzuki (N): "Kabuki star Kanzaburo dies at 57,"The Japan Times, December 6, 2012, p. 1.
(2) PPD FOP by Sawada (N): "New universities are big business, need or not ," The Japan Times, November 18, 2012, p. 2		 Takatsudo, Masayuki H.
12/26 Backup Day for Postponed Presentation #2s
1/9 Deadline for All TP#2s
1. Review: Objective Evaluation of FOPs by Suzuki and Sawada		 Suzuki, Sawada All TP#2s
NOTES on Abbreviations:
MOP = Mini Oral Presentation, FOP = Full Oral Presentation, N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged