科目ナンバー

JU-EN1-004M,JU-EN2-008M

履修条件・関連科目等

In Text-Based Interactive Learning classes, students use English actively and interactively to learn about themes of interest to them and to share their knowledge and understanding with other students.

テキストベース・インタラクティブ・ラーニングの授業では、受講生それぞれが選択した関心のあるテーマについて調べ、その成果をクラスで共有することを通して英語を対話的に活用し、主体的な学びを実践します。

授業で使用する言語

日本語／英語／その他

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

In this class you will work in: English, but can also use Japanese when you need to.
授業では英語を用いますが、必要なときには日本語を使うこともできます。
The teacher will use: English and a little Japanese when needed.
教員の使用言語:英語と必要最小限の日本語

授業の概要

Theme: Comparative governments and politics - forming profiles, exploring themes
In this course, you will learn about various countries and their governments, ranging from democratic to authoritarian. We will use a variety of research resources such as the United Nations’ websites, or various newspaper and NGO/NPO websites, and also easy-to-read articles, books, and videos on the subject. Each semester you will select a country of your choice. You may study the same country for the entire year, or change countries at the beginning of the fall semester. There will be two cycles per semester. In each cycle there will be a research topic every week with the semester goal to make a profile for your selected country. As each student builds their selected country’s profile, we will be able to learn how governments and politics work in different countries. This will help us to be able to describe our own selected country in a clearer way and also understand other countries as well. Ultimately, this will help us to understand our own home government and political environment in a new way.

What you will do in class each week:
You will learn from both written and also multimedia texts. Each week, you will make notes about the texts outside of class, and work in pairs or small groups in class to share in English (and some Japanese if necessary) what you have learned from those texts to develop your understanding with other students about human rights issues. You will also write a short weekly journal about your learning and make products such as slideshows or slideshow presentations to demonstrate what you have learned to other students.

Spring course outline:
In this spring semester, there will be two different cycles for our learning and research. In the first cycle, you will learn about how to become a citizen of your selected country, and the different branches of its government. You will also learn about a political figure that has been influential in your country. In the second cycle, you will learn about social and economic indicators or policies of your country and how these policies have affected your selected country’s citizens. As you share your research each week with other students, you will be able to compare and contrast their findings with your own and we will build a basic profile for each selected country.

Fall course outline:
In the fall semester, we will continue our exploration of our class theme of “Comparative governments and politics” in Cycle 3 by looking at positions and policies of your selected government. (At this point, you may decide to continue studying the same country and government as you did in the spring semester, or change to another.) You will focus on social and economic issues of your choice such as hate speech, press freedoms and restrictions, gender equality, drugs, poverty, technological innovation, economic sanctions, etc. Then in Cycle 4, everyone will describe a mass political movement and/or campaign and its effects within your country, and then look outwardly at how your country interacts with allies and also enemy or rival countries on the international scene.

科目目的

The main objectives of this course are to help you:
(1) engage interactively with others around texts of different kinds (for example, written, audio-visual, multimedia) so that you can develop the ability to use English
(2) build your knowledge on topics and issues of interest to you
(3) share that knowledge interactively with other people
(4) develop your critical understanding of the world.

この授業の目的は、以下の通りです。
（１）受講生が、様々なテクスト（例：書物、音響、映像、メディア）に触れることを通して英語を使う能力を育てること
（２）興味関心に基づくトピックや社会問題についての知識を養うこと
（３）他の受講生と学んだ知識を積極的にシェアできるようになること
（４）世界で起きていることについて批判的に理解できるようになること。

到達目標

(1) Through this course you will learn about different topics and issues of interest to you to do with the main theme of this course.
(2) You will improve your reading (and listening) skills and extend your understanding of the topics and issues in this course.
(3) You will develop your ability to use information on topics and issues that interest you.
(4) You will develop your ability to use English comfortably and fluently to explain, discuss and critically analyse information with other people.

（１）授業のメインテーマに関連した様々なトピックや社会問題について、理解できるようになること
（２）様々なトピックや社会問題について学びを深めることで、高度な英文の読解力や英会話の聴解力を身につけることができる
（３）関連するテーマについて、英語を用いて効果的に情報を収集し、また処理することができる
（４）英語を用いて批判的に分析を進めることができるようになり、さらに英語を用いて他の受講生に流暢に説明、及び議論することができる

授業計画と内容

Spring
第1回 Course introduction and requirements, Cycle 1 introduction to class, ICT tools, and websites, selection of countries (ranging from democratic ~ authoritarian), explain reading, note-taking, and weekly journal
第2回 Cycle 1 SMART goal, reading, note-taking, and journaling: describe paths to citizenship
第3回 Cycle 1 reading, note-taking, and journaling: structure and power of selected country’s government (Executive, legislative)
第4回 Cycle 1 reading, note-taking, and journaling: structure and power of selected country’s government (Judicial, bureaucratic)
第5回 Cycle 1 reading, note-taking, and journaling: Stories of a political figure from your selected country or someone’s path to citizenship
第6回 Cycle 1 slideshow presentations: Day 1 students give presentations, followed by peer evaluations and discussions
第7回 Cycle 1 slideshow presentations: Day 2 students give presentations, followed by peer evaluations and discussions
第8回 Self-evaluation/assessment and look ahead to Cycle 2: evaluate Cycle 1 SMART goal, write Cycle 2 SMART goal
第9回 Cycle 2 reading, note-taking, and journaling: social indicators/spending/public policies in your selected country (health, education, life expectancy, family, housing, freedoms, etc.)
第10回 Cycle 2 reading, note-taking, and journaling: economic indicators/spending/public policies in your selected country (GDP, unemployment, inflation, etc.)
第11回 Cycle 2 reading,note-taking, and journaling: key terms, paraphrasing: stories of country’s social or economic effect on country’s citizen/s
第12回 Cycle 2 slideshow presentation: Day 1 people give presentations, followed by peer evaluations and discussions
第13回 Cycle 2 slideshow presentation: Day 2 people give presentations, followed by peer evaluations and discussions
第14回 Self-evaluation/assessment: evaluate Cycle 2 SMART goal, class survey, and review of the semester

Autumn

第1回 Review of spring semester and course requirements, select same or different country from the spring semester (ranging from democratic~authoritarian), write Cycle 3 SMART goal
第2回 Cycle 3 sharing notes and journaling: review and paraphrase highlights from the spring semester of your selected country, add some new information
第3回 Cycle 3 reading, note-taking, and journaling: positions & policies of two or more political parties, civic groups, or NPOs/NGOs on a selected social issue such as hate speech, immigration, labor issues, press freedoms and restrictions, gender equality, refugees, etc.
第4回 Cycle 3 reading, note-taking, and journaling: positions & policies of two or more political parties, civic groups, or NPOs/NGOs on a selected economic issue such as climate crisis mitigation, drugs, poverty, income inequality, trade policy, technological innovation, infrastructure development, economic sanctions, globalization etc.
第5回 Cycle 3 journaling: key terms and phrases. Individual stories of political effect on selected social or economic issue
第6回 Cycle 3 slideshow presentations: Day 1 people present, peer evaluation, and discussions
第7回 Cycle 3 slideshow presentations: Day 2 people present, peer evaluation, and discussions
第8回 Reflection and self-evaluation/assessment: evaluate Cycle 3 SMART goal, write Cycle 4 SMART goal
第9回 Cycle 4 reading, note-taking, and journaling: describe a mass political movement and/or campaign and its effect in your selected country
第10回 Cycle 4 reading, note-taking, and journaling key terms, paraphrasing: international political relationships - strengthening a relationship with another country
第11回 Cycle 4 reading, note-taking, and journaling key terms, paraphrasing: international political relationships - a challenging relationship with another country
第12回 Cycle 4 slideshow presentations: Day 1 people give presentations, followed by peer evaluations and discussions
第13回 Cycle 4 slideshow presentations: Day 2 people give presentations, followed by peer evaluations and discussions
第14回 Reflection and self-evaluation/assessment: evaluate Cycle 4 SMART goal, class survey, and review of the semester

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）

Students will be expected to do 2 hours or more preparation outside class each week, including reading (and/or listening), finding sources of information, note-taking, writing, and/or presentations, discussions, and other activities in class.

受講生は、クラスの授業以外で毎週２時間以上の予習をすることが求められます。ここで言う予習とは、リーディング、リスニング、情報や資料収集、ノートテ―キングやライティング、プレゼンテーション準備などを指します。

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）

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／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 provide feedback on assignments, notes, or other submitted materials. In class, you will also receive peer feedback from other students as you develop and share your research through the semester.
フィードバックとして教員が課題やノート等、提出物にコメントを書くことがあります。授業中、学生はリサーチで得たものをクラスメイトと共有し、フィードバックしてもらうこともあります。

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

ディスカッション、ディベート／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）

Outside of class, you will read from a variety of texts such as websites, news articles, and subtitled videos. You will pick up key words and information and summarize the parts you want to remember. You will select a topic of your own interest to research and report and keep a journal of your learning progress. You will learn to organize and outline your information in a logical way. During class, in pairs and small groups, you will explain and discuss your research, as well as share your research in a slideshow presentation.

授業外では、ウェブサイトやニュース記事、字幕付きビデオなど、さまざまなテキストを読みます。キーワードや情報をピックアップし、覚えたい箇所を要約します。自分の興味のあるテーマを選んで調査・報告し、学習の進捗を日記にまとめます。情報を論理的に整理し、アウトライン化することを学びます。授業では、ペアや小グループで、自分の調べたことを説明し、議論し、スライドショーで発表します。

授業におけるICTの活用方法

その他

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

Outside class, you will use online resources for listening, reading, and doing research each week, and in each class you will use manaba, Google Drive, Google Docs, PowerPoint, or other ICT tools to share and develop your work with others.
授業外の課題として、毎週リサーチ・リスニング・リーディングにインターネットを使用します。manaba、グーグルドライブ、グーグルドックス、パワーポイント等、さまざまなICTツールを活用して、授業中はリサーチの内容や課題をクラスメイトと共有することがあります。

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

There is no textbook for this course. The teacher will explain in class about online resources and other reference materials you will use.

ネット上のリサーチ資料及びその他参考資料については授業中に指示します。

その他特記事項

Students
In class, you will work in English, but can also use Japanese when you need to. 受講者も英語を用いることが求められるが、必要に応じて日本語も使うことができる。

Teacher
The teacher will use English most of the time, and sometimes add explanation in Japanese. 教員は主に英語で授業を進めるが、可能な場合は日本語で説明も加える。

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