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日本語（８２）社会問題を議論する（L6-LS）
Japanese (82) (L6-LS): Discussing Social Issues（社会問題を議論する）
This course is designed for students at the advanced level.
The world today is full of important global challenges. The aim of this course is to discuss solutions to global issues in a forum where students from different countries of the world, who are responsible for the future of the planet. Through the class activities, students will develop creative and critical thinking, socio-cultural knowledge, and academic language through discussion on social issues, especially on global ones. A strong focus will be put on how you can develop sub-questions from a single essential question, and answer your own question by integrating ideas and information from multiple texts. In the process, students are expected to develop higher-order thinking, such as reasoning, comparison, abstraction, concretization, and analysis, and develop creative and critical thinking for problem-solving. For this purpose, intensive listening and reading with related activities are also provided to develop skills in integrating ideas and information from multiple texts. The covered topics may include 'Arts and Humanity', 'Disparity and Poverty', and 'Technology and Society'.
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to :
1) creating various sub-questions from a simple essential question
2) sort out and evaluate questions to set up a good question to research
3) read academic prose critically
4) be engaged in group discussions
5) conduct a small independent research
6) give an academic presentation
7) write a short essay to answer a question
8) reflect and evaluate their own academic work
The world today is full of important global challenges. The aim of this course is to discuss solutions to global issues in a forum where students from different countries of the world, who are responsible for the future of the planet. Through the class activities, students will develop creative and critical thinking, socio-cultural knowledge, and academic language through discussion on social issues, especially on global ones. A strong focus will be put on how you can develop sub-questions from a single essential question, and answer your own question by integrating ideas and information from multiple texts. In the process, students are expected to develop higher-order thinking, such as reasoning, comparison, abstraction, concretization, and analysis, and develop creative and critical thinking for problem-solving. For this purpose, intensive listening and reading with related activities are also provided to develop skills in integrating ideas and information from multiple texts. The covered topics may include 'Arts and Humanity', 'Disparity and Poverty', and 'Technology and Society'.
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to :
1) creating various sub-questions from a simple essential question
2) sort out and evaluate questions to set up a good question to research
3) read academic prose critically
4) be engaged in group discussions
5) conduct a small independent research
6) give an academic presentation
7) write a short essay to answer a question
8) reflect and evaluate their own academic work
時間割／共通科目コード
コース名
教員
学期
時限
08A9631082
FAS-AA4M14L1
日本語（８２）社会問題を議論する（L6-LS）
松下 達彦
金曜3限
マイリストに追加
マイリストから削除
講義使用言語
日本語
単位
2
実務経験のある教員による授業科目
NO
他学部履修
不可
開講所属
教養学部
授業計画
Tentative Schedule *Subject to change. Topics for reading, listening, and discussion may be changed depending on students' interests.
Apr. 10 Orientation [Attendance required]
Apr. 17 Arts and Humanities (1), How to set good questions
Apr. 24 Arts and Humanities (2), Inductive and deductive reasoning
May 1 Disparity and Poverty (1), How to set a good research question
May 8 Disparity and Poverty (2), Academic writing skills (1)
May 22 Disparity and Poverty (3), Academic writing skills (2)
May 29 Disparity and Poverty (4), Academic writing skills (3)
Jun. 5 Technology and Society (1), Academic writing skills (4)
Jun. 12 Technology and Society (2), Academic writing skills (5)
Jun. 19 Technology and Society (3), Presentation skills (1)
Jun. 26 Technology and Society (4), Presentation skills (2)
Jul. 3 Oral presentation [Attendance required]
Jul. 10 Feedback, Review [Attendance required]
授業の方法
Class meetings will be mainly spent on discussion based on checking the comprehension of assigned reading/listening materials. Preparation for each class meeting is essential. Course activities will also include conducting simple research, an oral presentation, discussions, writing a short essay, and participation in peer review processes. Student initiative is vital in this course, and the instructor will offer consultations and assistance to support the students’ learning processes.
成績評価方法
The performance on following items will be considered for the course grade:
1) participation in class activities 5%
2) worksheets and assignments 35%
3) assignments on expressions 10%
4) An outline for the project 10%
5) an essay based on research 20%
6) presentations based on research 20%
Further details will be provided on the first day.
履修上の注意
Preparation for each class meeting is essential. Further details will be provided on the first day.
