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PS-EN1-0001

履修条件・関連科目等

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

Global Issues 1 The theme is on the hidden injustices all around us. Some of the topics you'll be considering this semester: racism, corporate control, freedom of speech, righting past wrongs, globalization and child labor, people power, and changes in capitalism. Several of the listening segments are about North America. In particular, we'll be thinking a little about how the small things people do to help can make a big difference. Most of class time will be spent reviewing your homework assignments, which are based on seven video reports from CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corp), NBC News (National Broadcasting Corp), and from recent documentaries. In addition, you will be watching several public service announcements, and music videos.

I hope the issues we consider in this class will enrich our understanding of life in many parts of the world. These issues can also be relevant for our everyday lives, many of which I believe are based of issues students are already studying and so reinforce important themes that all of us may be exposed to throughout our lives.

科目目的

• To help increase your listening ability
• To help increase your ability to understand a variety of accents
• To focus on social change and social protest in different parts of the world
• To consider the opinions of those with different values and outlooks
• To give you practice in developing an opinion
• To give you practice expressing your opinion
• To give you practice summarizing important information
• To give you practice retrieving information from the internet
• To understand issues of "Corporate Power" from people in developing countries
• To consider how people in developing countries view Economic Globalization
• To consider the role of social protest in the assertion of human rights
∙ To consider how people in developing countries view the IMF and the World Bank.
∙ To consider the role of social protest in challenging unjust policies.
∙ To consider "freedom of speech" from the view of many cultures.

到達目標

We hope students will achieve all the goals listed above and they engage with important global issues and learn more about the international economic system we are all apart of, both the good of it and the destructive.

授業計画と内容

Spring term:

Week 1: What Is Racism? (Police killing of African Americans)
Week 2: What Is Racism?
Week 3: Does Consumerism Hurt? (The textile industry)
Week 4: Does Consumerism Hurt? (Fair Trade)
Week 5: Profit & Public Health (Tobacco)
Week 6: Profits & Public Health (Tobacco)
Week 7: Radio Havana Cuba (News in Cuba)
Week 8: Radio Havana Cuba (News in Cuba)
Week 9: Al-Jazeera News (News in the Arab World)
Week 10: Al-Jazeera News (The Arab Spring)
Week 11: Al-Jazeera News (Democratic Change in Tunisia)
Week 12: Slave Labor Past & Present (Anne Frank and the Holocaust)
Week 13: Slave Labor Past & Present (Sweatshops around the world)
Week 14: Profits & Workers' Rights (A trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida)

授業時間外の学修の内容

指定したテキストやレジュメを事前に読み込むこと／授業終了後の課題提出／その他

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Every other class we will have a discussion (every two weeks). This is for you to develop your opinion and perhaps to debate or at least to compare opinions with other students in your group. Every other week you will also have internet- assignments, for the necessary background information to help you develop an opinion and listening assignments. In listening to a variety of accents, some from people whose native language is not English, you will first learn to get the general meaning of spoken English, though you may not understand every word.

Most of your work for the class will be done outside of class, to prepare for the class, especially for the discussions. Please make a copy of the video segments (I will provide the websites) every other week as many times as necessary as you follow the instructions in your homework pages for the Vocabulary, Getting Main Ideas, Listening For Details, Fill In Blanks, Final Details, Internet Research, and Things To Talk About.

Plan to spend an hour each week studying and preparing for the 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。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

Students will be evaluated on the basis of their homework, preparation for class, note taking, and performance in class. Grades will be automatically reduced if students come to class unprepared or if they have any unexcused absences (100%).
In principle, the highest possible grade will not be given in this class.

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間内で講評・解説の時間を設ける／授業時間に限らず、manabaでフィードバックを行う／その他

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

The teacher will give regular feedback on each assignment and assign a grade for each of the assignments, based on 0-10, after carefully going over the students work.

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

PBL（課題解決型学習）／ディスカッション、ディベート／グループワーク／プレゼンテーション／その他

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

Students will be engaging each week with films, mostly documentaries, and with articles on the internet.

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 materials will be provided by the instructor through the Manaba system. These materials have assignments that relate to articles on the internet. Students may bring their computers to class for access to Manaba or to print out the materials to bring to class on their own.

その他特記事項

Instructor’s name：Zion Mark Nathan
Semester：first semester
Course name：Repeat (Four Skills)
Group level： Class：Rep Year：

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