Last Updated on October 20, 2015
1. Get the Japan Times (JT) on the morning of Saturday, September 26, 2015 at a newsstand of a train station near your house. Note that the JT is a morning paper and that you CANNOT buy it in the afternoon. If you should forget to get the JT, go to the JT and buy a copy of the news paper. See this map for info about where the JT is. Although it takes more time, you can get the copy of the Japan Time from a Asahi Shinbun Home Delivery Center near your house. They are often called "ASA.".
2. Use the JT and finish Handout, pp. 3-4 (Homework #1). Note that this handout was made BEFORE the newspaper was published. Therefore, you may NOT be able to find ALL the information. If so, write "The information is not available" or "N/A" in the handout.
3. If your self-introduction is scheduled for this date, prepare well for it. Be especially careful about physical message (i.e., body language) by reviewing Handouts (pp.22-25). I strongly recommend you to use PowerPoint slides.
Here are example presentations which you want to look at when you prepare for your self-introduction. Pay attention to their physical message. The presentations also give you lots of useful information about giving presentations like stress management and body language (eps. posture and power pose):
1. Dr. Kelly McGonigal of Stanford University: How to Make Stress Your Friend (TED.com)
2. Dr. Amy Cuddy of Harvard Business School: Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are (TED.com)
1. Check to see if you have all class handouts (pp. 1-2, 5-6, 6b, 9-12, 22-25) and put them in a (clear) folder or a binder.
2. Read Handouts (pp. 5-6, 6b, and 9-10) and prepare for the this class
Prepare well for your self-introduction speech. If you choose to use PowerPoint, which I strongly recommend, come to class at least 10 minutes before the bell and copy your PowerPoint file to my computer. See the "Self-introduction" handout for details about using PowerPoint.
1. Read Handout, pp. 9-10 and "review" Step 1 (Preparation) of your first presentation (OP#1).
2. Read Handout, pp. 10-11 and prepare for the second lecture about Step 2 of your OP#1.
3. Look at the Schedule section of this homepage and think about the preparation schedule for your OP#1.
4. Finish Handout, pp. 3-4. You will submit this homework in this class.
5. Read Handouts, pp. 5, 6, and 6b and prepare for the second lecture about newspaper English.
1. Look at the schedule section of our homepage and check deadlines for your OP#1s.
2. Read Handout, pp. 10-11, and review Step 2 of your MOP.
3. Read Handout, pp. 5-6 and 6b, and review characteristics of newspaper English.
4. Finish the homework, Handout, pp. 7-8. We will check the answers in this class.
5. Download the example PowerPoint slides from the top page.
1. PowerPoint slides for OP#1s by Kikutsugi, Maehara, Asano, and Fujii are available in the Žö‹ÆŽx‰‡ section of keio.jp. You should download them and look at them BEFORE you start making your own slides for your OP#1.
2. Teacher's slides for Class #8 on Tuesday, October 20 are also available there. Look at them and review Step 3 (Objective Evaluation of OP#1) and Step 4 (Termpaper Writing) of your OP#1.