共通英語（１１）

Class 1: Introduction Class 2: Reading "The Lottery" Class 3: Myth and Ritual Class 4: The Salem Witch Trials Class 5: Reading "Paranoia" Class 6: The Second Red Scare Class 7: Midterm review/reports Class 8: Reading "Flower Garden" Class 9: Racism in 1940s/50s America 1 Class 10: Racism in 1940s/50s America 2 Class 11: Reading "The Very Strange House Next Door" Class 12: Xenophobia in 1940s/50s America Class 13: Final review/reports There will be a 15-minute question and answer period before or after class.

The schedule and content will change flexibly based on students' technical situations. The course will be mostly taught through Zoom and ITC-LMS. Class 1 will be a test class for Zoom and ITC-LMS. We will talk also about the topic mentioned in the schedule. Discussions will take place out loud or in written format via Zoom and Google Documents. Written assignments (reports, writing assignments) will be assigned via the course Google Site and submitted to the ITC-LMS. This course will be taught in English through several methods: short lectures by the professor, group or pair work, group discussions, visual analysis, writing assignments, a mid-term report, and a final report. The focus of this course will be primarily on reading.

Final Report: 40%, Written assignments (including Midterm Report): 30%, In-class assignments and Participation: 30%

プリントを配布する。／Will distribute handouts

Jackson, Shirley. The Lottery and Other Stories. 1949. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2005.

Policies on participation: Students are expected to come to class on time (via Zoom) and complete assignments on time (via ITC-LMS and Google Sites). However, this pandemic is a continuing disaster. In this course, students are graded on their active class participation (not attendance) and consideration will be given for illness and technical problems. If students have some trouble, either with technology or in their lives, they should contact the professor as soon as possible to help avoid negative impacts to their grades. Policies on language use: The language of instruction will be primarily English. But some discussion in Japanese will be allowed. Students should be prepared to read or write their assignments each week. Reports and other assignments should be completed in English. Policies regarding reports: Students who do not complete their final report cannot pass this class. Students who miss more than 3 classes without an excused absence (determined by the professor and/or university) may not have sufficient points to pass the class. Late assignments that have been excused (*for illness or technical problems, especially COVID19) will be graded the same as on-time assignments. Late and unexcused assignments will be graded on a decreasing point scale by the number of weeks late. Unexcused lateness on may result in assignments receiving no credit after 3 weeks have passed from the deadline; unexcused and late final reports may not be graded if the deadline for final grades has passed. Students who turn in the wrong assignment for their final report will receive a zero unless they send the correct version before the final grade deadlines.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ: This course is taught entirely online. A classroom is assigned and a TA will be present to help with any technical problems. However, the classroom is like a computer laboratory. No in-person discussions will take place. Some of the reading and video content for this class is subject to change, depending on the situation of copyright law and online teaching.