Final Version!
| 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 | |||
| 4/14 | 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. 1-4, 22-25, Self-introduction and Body Language Handouts | . | . | . | . |
| 4/17 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Self-introductions (Part I) by Hiramatsu, Hishida, Suzuki, Ishihara, Kameyama, Sugitani, Matsuda, and Sakurai. 3. Intro. to Newspaper English, I |
pp. 1-4, 22-25 | . | . | ||
| 4/21 | 1. Review of Class #2 2. Self-introductions (Part II) by the rest of the students. 3. Scheduling MOPs (May 9 to June 6) 4. Introduction to Long Presentation I: Step 1 Preparation for MOPs |
pp. 3-4, 3b-4b, 9-10, 13-16. | Early Deadline for Umakakeba and Hishida due to the GW break | |||
| 4/24 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Introduction to Newspaper English, II 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation II: Spep 2 Presentation |
pp. 5-8, 9-11 | Early Deadline for |
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| 4/28 | 1. Introduction to Newspaper English III 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation Skills 3. Preparation for MOPs by Umakakeba and Hishida |
pp. 5-8, 13-14 | Early Deadline for |
Umakakeba and Hishida | ||
| 5/1 | 1. Review: Class #5 2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, IV: Presentation Skills 2. Preparation for MOPs by Hiramatsu and Daigo |
pp. 13-14, 22-35. | Early Deadline for |
Hiramatsu and Daigon | . | |
| 5/8 | 1. MOPs (1) Umakakeba (N): "Maglev train Crocks 603 kph for new world record," The Japan Times, April 22, 2015, p. 1. (2) Hishida (N): "Conference highlights need to further empower women, The Japan Times, April 15, 2015, p. 3. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Renta and Yamasaki |
pp. 9-41 | Renta and Yamasaki | . | ||
| 5/12 | 1. MOPs (1) Hiramatsu (N): "Nuke ban rally draws thousands to NYC," The Japan Times, April 28, 2015, p. 2. (2) Daigon S. (N): "Radiation drone found on roof of Abe's office," The Japan Times, April 22, 2015, p. 1. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Tanabe and Matsuri |
Tanabe and Matsuri | Umakakeba and Hishida due to the GW break | . | ||
| 5/15 | 1. MOPs (1) Renta K. (N): "Radiation shuts Ikebukuro park," The Japan Times, April 24, 2015, p. 1.: (2) Yamasaki (): Canceled. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Ishihara and Natsutomo |
Ishihara and Natsutomo | Hiramatsu and Daigon | |||
| 5/19 | 1. MOPs (1) Tanabe (B): "Apple Watch's Japan debut low-key," The Japan Times, April 25, 2015, p. 6. (2) Matsuri (B): "Nissan targets China's Internet-savvy drivers," The Japan Times, April 21, 2015, p. 6. 2. Preparation for MOPs by So and Imai 3. Introduction to Presentation #2 3. Scheduling Presentation #2s |
So and Imai | Renta and Yamasaki | |||
| 5/22 | 1. MOPs (1) Ishihara (N): "Japan's food diversity key theme at Expo Milano," The Japan Times, April 29, 2015, p. 3. (2) Natsutomo (N): "Abe to again skip spring festival at Yasukuni Shrine," The Japan Times, April, 15, 2015 p. 2. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Mizuno, Ryoya and Sakurai |
Mizuno, Ryoya, and Sakurai | Tanabe and Matsuri | |||
| 5/26 | 1. MOPs (1) So (N): "Train havoc laid to removed beam," The Japan Times, April 14, 2015, p. 2. (2) Imai (N): "Universities serving up￥100 breakfasts," The Japan Times, May 6, 2015, p. 2. 2. Preparation for MOPs by Eri and Matsuda |
Eri and Matsuda | Ishihara and Natsutomo | |||
| 6/5 | 1. MOPs (1) Mizuno (N): "Poll called on use of Taiji dolphins," The Japan Times, May 14, 2015, p. 2. (2) Ryoya (N): "Part of Hakone named no-go zone," The Japan Times, May 8, 2015, pp. 1-2. (3) Sakurai (N/AP): "Philippines, Japan hold coastal drills," The Japan Times, May 8, 2015, p. 2. 2. Preparation for FOP by Umakakeba |
Umakakeba | So and Imai | |||
| 6/9 | 1. MOPs (1) Eri (N): "On the world stage, Japan faces 'isolation' on death penalty: Amnesty," The Japan Times, April 13, 2015, p. 2. (2) Matsuda (N): "Web service to inform disaster victims," The Japan Times, April 10, 2015, p. 2. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Daigon and So |
Daigon, So | Mizuno, Ryoya, and Sakurai | Ishihara and Natsutomo | ||
| 6/12 | 1. FOPs (1) Umakakeba (N): "Further approvals still needed for Ikata reactor NRA signs off on third plant restart," The Japan Times, May 21, 2015, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Tsugumi and Ishiken |
Tsugumi and Ishiken | Eri and Matsuda | So and Imai | ||
| 6/16 | 1. FOPs (1) Daigon (N): "Lower House OKs voting age reform," The Japan Times, June 4, 2015, p. 1. (2) So (N): "Osaka loss deals blow to ruling bloc," The Japan Times, May 19, 2015, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Tanabe and Matsuri |
pp. 42-50 | Tanabe and Matsuri | Umakakeba | Mizuno, Ryoya, and Sakurai | |
| 6/19 | 1. FOPs (1) Tsugumi (N): PPD to July 10 for a health reason. (2) Ishiken (N): "Cyclists voice anger at new regulations," The Japan Times, June 4, 2015, p. 1. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Natsutomo and Renta |
Natsutomo and Renta | Daigon, So | Eri and Matsuda (and all TP#1s) |
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| 6/23 | 1. FOPs (1) Tanabe (N): "Osaka lawmakers put off decision on banning hate speech," The Japan Times, June 10, 2015, p. 2. (2) Matsuri (N): E-textbooks to open digital can of worms," The Japan Times, June 2, 2015, p. ?. 2. Preparation for OPs by Ryoya and Eri |
Ryoya and Eri | Tsugumi and Ishiken | |||
| 6/26 | 1. FOPs (1) Natsutomo (N): "Self-driving cars likely by 2020: Ghosn," The Japan Times, May, 19, 2015, p. 6. (2) Renta (N): "Teen arrested for planning to fly drone over Asakusa Shrine festival," The Japan Times, ?, 2015, p. ?. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Matsuda and Mizuno |
Hishida | Matsuda and Mizuno | Tanabe and Matsuri | . | |
| 6/30 | 1. FOPs (1) Ryoya (N): "Trade deal boosts Aussie beef sales," The Japan Times, May 8, 2015, p. 8. (2) Eri (N): "Why Japan should, or shouldn't, join the AIIB," The Japan Times, June 6, 2015, p. 7. 2. Preparation for FOPs by Imai and Sakurai |
. | Imai and Sakurai | Natsutomo and Renta | ||
| 7/3 | 1. FOPs (1) Matsuda (N): "Work, cost deter having second kid," The Japan Time, June 17, 2015, p. 2. (2) Mizuno (N): "Okinawa aims to block Henoko Sand," The Japan Times, June 18, 2015, p. 2. 2. Preparation for Last FOP by Hishida |
. | Hishida | Ryoya and Eri | ||
| 7/7 | 1. FOPs (1) Imai (N): "Move Tokyo's elderly into countryside, think tank says (2) Sakurai (N): "2020 gender equality goal elusive: white paper," The Japan Times, June 20, 2015, p. 1. |
. | Matsuda and Mizuno | |||
| 7/10 | 1. FOPs (1) Tsugumi (N): "Pension hack fuels My Number fears," The Japan Times, June 3, 2015, p. 2. |
. | Imai and Sakurai | |||
| 7/14 | TBD | . | Hishida | |||
| 7/17 | Final Class Deadline for All TP#2s |
All TP#2s | ||||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, AP = Asia/Pacific, TBA = To Be Arranged |
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