科目ナンバー

EC-EN1-22aX

履修条件・関連科目等

特になし

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

＜学位授与方針と当該授業科目の関連＞
この科目は、問題解決力（外国語とコミュニケーションの能力及びコンピューターを利用した統計・情報処理と分析の能力を用いて、科学技術及び社会の急速な変化に対応しながら、さまざまな問題を解決することができる）の修得に関わる科目です。
＜概要＞
This is a content based English language course which uses film as content. We study the American Western and try to understand the cultural background that created these films and why they are of such enduring interest to both Americans and people studying American culture.

科目目的

To help students to improve basic speaking and listening skills
To give them opportunities to express their opinions

到達目標

This class will focus on Listening, Reading, and also Speaking.
To help students to get to the point where they are comfortable conversing in everyday situations
To help them feel confident in expressing opinions on important issues

＊OCについては、１と２は連続して履修するために番号を変えてあるだけなので、１と２にレベルの差はありません。

授業計画と内容

1. Theme : Introduction
Content: Meet the instructor. Instructor explains the topic of the class, the method, syllabus, rules and grading Lecture #1 Excerpts from How The West Was Won (1962) and Cimarron (1931)
HW Reading: The Frontier

2. Theme : The West: A Time and A Place
Content: Quiz # 1 Lecture #2 Excerpts from Cimarron. "Black Hats" vs "White hats".
HW Make sure you have a means of organizing your notes

3. Theme : East vs West
Content: Quiz #2 Lecture #3 The culture of the Eastern United States of the mid nineteenth century is compared to and contrasted with the culture of the West beyond the frontier. Part One of Stagecoach.
HW Reading : John Ford’s Stagecoach

4. Theme : The Victims of Social Prejudice
Content: Quiz #3 Lecture#4 On Part Two of Stagecoach: Social Prejudice and Outcasts.
HW Reading ; The Timeless Wickedness of Ellsworth H. Gatewood

5. Theme : Finding Common Ground
Content: Quiz #4 Lecture # 5 Excerpts from Stagecoach :The search for redemption
HW : Establish a clear timeline of events in the film

6. Theme : Redemption and Revenge
Content: Quiz #5 Lecture #6 Excerpts from Stagecoach; Final Confrontations
HW Reading: Wagon Trains of the Old West

7. Theme : Cattle Culture in the American West
Content: Quiz #6. Lecture #7 : Excerpts from A Bend of The River (1952) and Wagon Master (1950).
HW Reading : Cattle Ranching and Cattle Drives

8. Theme : Comprehensive Midterm Review
Content: Review and reorganize all lecture notes and quizzes .make sure all quizzes and other work has been submitted

9. Theme : Manifest Destiny
Content: Quiz # 7 Lecture # 8 Excerpts from Red Rive (1948)
Pre-study : Review Lecture #7 and all notes and prepare for Quiz #7
Post study : Reading : Branding, Howard Hawkes

10. Theme : A Question of Survival
Content: Quiz #8 Lecture #9 Excerpts from Red River (1948) Back to White and Black hats again.
Pre-study : Review Lecture #8 and all notes and prepare for Quiz #8
Post study : Reading: The Catastrophic Situation of Texas Cattle Ranchers

11. Theme : The Culture of Violence
Content: Quiz # 9 Lecture #10 Excerpts from Red River (1948) "I don’t want to have to kill you…"
HW Reading :Cowboy Clothes, Coffee and Food

12. Theme : Power struggle between Generations
Content: Quiz #10. Lecture #11 : Excerpts from Red River (1948) "Who will stop me?"
HW Reading ; Wayne and Clift, Dunson and Matt

13. Theme : Screening Between the Lines
Content: Quiz #11 Lecture #12 The nature of Matt and Tom’s relationship
HW Reading : The Economics of Inequality

14. Theme : Juvenile Delinquency and the West
Content: Quiz #12 Lecture #13 Excerpts from The Left handed Gun (1958)
HW Reading : The True Story of Billy The Kid

授業時間外の学修の内容

その他

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

All reading and writing assignment must be completed before each class.

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

・毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり１時間の学修を基本とします。
・毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり２時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間に限らず、manabaでフィードバックを行う

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

実施しない

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

授業におけるICTの活用方法

実施しない

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

実務経験のある教員による授業

いいえ

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

テキスト・参考文献等

All the materials for this class will be available on line and on demand without any fees or charges. In addition, students should be prepared to use on line dictionaries and other resources the instructor will introduce.

その他特記事項

Honest intellectual curiosity and a sense of fun are all that a student needs to take this class. No previous knowledge of films is necessary.

参考URL

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