英語中級（クラス指定ターム型）

All classes (including the first one) will be conducted in person in the classroom. Week 1: Introduction ・ this new tech called writing ・ Plato/Socrates (ca. 370 BCE) according to Nehamas & Woodruff (1995 CE) Week 2: Memory ・ short-term, long-term, working memory ・ chunking, chess experts ・ screen inferiority in reading Week 3: Medium and message ・ internet language ・ Twitter (now X): gamifying communication Week 4: Attractiveness and its beholders ・ looksmaxxing ・ appearance as the message in politics ・ chatbot-generated novels Week 5: Chatbots ・ copy machines, blurry jpegs, compression algorithms ・ values in frontier AI models ・ cognitive surrender Weeks 6-7: Alignment problems ・ careful what you wish for

・ Before class: read texts (based on articles from newspapers, magazines, books) and answer a quiz ・ In class: review, discussion, answer another quiz ・ After class: read further materials

There are no final exams, makeup tests or extra activities at the end of the semester. Final grades will be based on the weekly activities only. Following MEXT (文部科学省) guidelines, this course requires: ・ 45 hours of study ・ including attendance of at least five lectures. References: ・The official English translation of Article 21 at: https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/***** ・In Japanese: https://www.mext.go.jp/***** If you would like a waiver for a class you must miss for reasons beyond your control: send an email to the instructor with a relevant attachment (e.g., a doctor's statement) justifying your request.

・ Before class: read texts (based on articles from newspapers, magazines, books) ・ After class: read further materials