科目ナンバー

PS-EN2-0003

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

The Reading Focus courses teaches deep English reading skills, with an emphasis on the logical structure of texts. Students are taught how to understand and use written information in a logical and accurate way. Higher-level students are also taught problem-solving skills relevant to the field of global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and exploring ways to solve them.

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals are:
- No poverty
- Zero hunger
- Good health and well-being
- Quality education
- Gender equality
- Clean water and sanitation
- Affordable and clean energy
- Decent work and economic growth
- Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
- Reduced inequalities
- Sustainable cities and communities
- Responsible consumption and production
- Climate action
- Life below water
- Life on land
- Peace, justice, and strong institutions
- Partnerships for the goals

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals are:
- No poverty
- Zero hunger
- Good health and well-being
- Quality education
- Gender equality
- Clean water and sanitation
- Affordable and clean energy
- Decent work and economic growth
- Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
- Reduced inequalities
- Sustainable cities and communities
- Responsible consumption and production
- Climate action
- Life below water
- Life on land
- Peace, justice, and strong institutions
- Partnerships for the goals

科目目的

This course focuses on input: how students understand written information in English.
This involves understanding the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences. Furthermore, it involves understanding how those words, phrases, and sentences fit together to form the overall meaning of paragraphs and longer texts.

As with the companion course Performance Focus for SDGs, readings in the course will be on themes relevant to SDGs.

到達目標

By the end of the course, students will have improved their ability to read texts in a logical, analytical, and comprehensive way. They will have read a variety of types and genres of texts relevant to SDGs, and will understand the meaning of SDGs and their importance in the modern world.

授業計画と内容

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Silent Spring (1962) by Rachel Carson.
Week 3: The First Endangered Species Act (1966) in the United States.
Week 4: The second Endangered Species Act (1973).
Week 5: The Back to Nature Movement (1968).
Week 6: The Back to Nature Movement Today--organic farming and recycling.
Week 7: The Modern Environmental Movement Takes Shape: Positives and Negatives.
Week 8: The Modern Environmental Movement Takes Shape: Anti-Technological.
Week 9: The First Earth Day (1970)—where 20 million people nation-wide marched
Week 10: Earth Day—consciousness-raising for greater cooperation.
Week 11: Environmental Law Takes Shape:
Week 12: Environmental Law Begins: The Lack of International Environmental Standards.
Week 13: Exponential Growth: Industrial Development versus Protection of Nature.
Week 14: Exponential Growth: Political Polarization and the loss of thirty years.

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）

Most of class time will be reviewing your homework assignments, which are based in part on the films The 11th Hour (2007), The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Ocean Planet (2014), No Impact Man (2009), Island President (2011), and the PBS documentary, Earth Days (2009). The discussion and internet assignments are based on many of the themes from these films. In addition, we will have music in class, from benefit concerts.

Most of your work will be done outside of class. For each class you will have an assignment. Since English is the medium, you can listen to Earth Days on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqyoz0lVooA. You can find the place by looking at the TIME on the transcripts. Please watch the segment as many times as necessary and follow the instructions in your homework pages for the Vocabulary and Getting the Main Ideas exercises.

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）

Note: Students who are absent four times or more during the semester will
receive the grade ‘F’.

I will try my best to provide extensive feed back on each of your assignments, to help in your continual improvement.

The percent of S grade in this class: 0-10%

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）

I will try my best to provide extensive feed back on each of your assignments, to help in your continual improvement.

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

はい

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

Yes, I have had a great deal of experience, working with development projects through Asia, where I learned a great deal about Non-Profit organizations. I hope my experience will offer some insight to students.

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

Yes, I have had a great deal of experience, working with development projects through Asia, where I learned a great deal about Non-Profit organizations. I hope my experience will offer some insight to students.

テキスト・参考文献等

The instructor will provide all materials through the Manaba computer system. If we have in person classes this year, students may bring their computers to have access to the materials or to print them out at home or at school. We will try to have computer rooms to make this easier!!

その他特記事項

Instructor’s name：Zion Mark Nathan
Semester：first semester
Course name：READING FOCUS for SDGs Ⅱ１
Group level：A Class：A2 Year：2

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