科目ナンバー

GM-EN2-FEA5

履修条件・関連科目等

Students should be willing to read in English as well as ask and answer questions in English. The teacher will help along the way. Students should be of CEFR B2 or above. You can find quick tests online.

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）

English is used in this class. Difficult expressions will be explained or translated for students.

授業の概要

Students will read JUSTICE by Michael Sandel along with the teacher and other students in class.
We will read little by little, one chapter at a time, with explanations, pronunciation practice, and strategies on how to read fluently.
If you do the work, you will pass. It is that simple. We will do most of the work together inside the classroom with review and preview for homework.
Michael Sandel is a well known professor at Harvard University. You can say you have read one of his books by the end of the semester!
If you don't know anything about the philosophy of justice, this class is a good introduction. We will have fascinating discussions about each section of the book.
What is the trolley problem? What does happiness, justice, patience, and equality mean? Don't worry: you will learn these concepts with the help of a Harvard Professor.

科目目的

Students and teacher will read together and discuss the ideas put forth in the book JUSTICE by Harvard Professor Michael Sandel.
Students will read little by little and review the material as well. Reviewing the reading is important in understanding and remembering. Each homework will simply be a type of review of the material.
Students will report on a problem and how they think it should be dealt with. They will choose the topic, research and report on their findings.
Two tests will be given to assess their understanding of the material. Each will be short and have questions that can be easily answered if they read the chapters.
The focus is on reading and understanding. Only practical vocabulary and phrases will be taught chapter by chapter. All vocabulary appears in the book.
This class is always a lot of fun to the teacher and students as we get to know the different perspectives, values and backgrounds of everyone.

到達目標

By the end of this course students will be better readers of English including their pronunciation, chunking, inflection, and speed.
By the end of the course students will know how to define and speak about justice, equality, slavery, happiness, and the social contract.
Students will be able to say they read a book by a reknowned Harvard Professor, Michael Sandel.

授業計画と内容

Class 1: Introduction to each other. Opening assessment of students' ideas about "justice" (no preparation needed). Read part one of Chapter 1 - "Doing the Right Thing". Introduction of Cornell Notes.
Class 2: Review homework. Read to pg.18 "Welfare, Freedom, and Virtue" + "What Wounds Deserve the Purple Heart?" + "Bailout Outrage". Discuss each of these sections in groups and as a class.
Class 3: Review homework. Read to pg.30 "Three Approaches to Justice" + "The Runaway Trolley" + "The Afghan Goatherds" + "Moral Dilemmas" thus finishing chapter 1.
Class 4: Review homework. Read chapter 2 to pg.41 "The Greatest Happiness Principle" + "Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism" + "Rounding Up Beggars" + "Objection 1: Individual rights" + "Throwing Christians to the Lions" + "Is Torture Ever Justified" + "The City of Happiness" with explanations and discussions.
Class 5: Review homework. Read to pg.48 "Objection 2: A common currency of value" + "The Benefits of Lung Cancer" + "Exploding Gastanks" + "A Discount for Seniors" + "Pain for Pay" + "St. Anne's Girls" explanation and discussion.
Class 6: Review homework. Read to pg.57 on John Stuart Mill.
Class 7: Review homework. Summary review of chapters 1 & 2. Start chapter 3 if time allows.
Class 8: Review homework. Chapter 3 Do We Own Ourselves: Libertarianism. Rationalized Selfishness.
Class 9: Review homework. Chapter 4 Hired Help: Markets and Morals.
Class 10: Review homework. Introduce final project. Chapter 5: What Matters is the Motive / Emanual Kant.
Class 11: Review homework. Chapter 5: What Matters is the Motive to pg.139.
Class 12: Review homework. Chapter 6: The Case for Equality / John Rawls.
Class 13: Final reports on an original topic.
Class 14: Finish any reports, readings. Final summary of class.

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

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

Students will finish and summarize the readings in Cornell notes fashion for homework.
Each student will discuss their homework in the following class.
Students will research a topic of their choice to teach to other students which includes, but not limited to, summarizing a famous philosopher's arguments, using what was learned in class and applying it to a currect news story, or taking what was learned from class and applying it to an historical event.

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

Taking part in reading, discussing and evaluating the topics in the book is the most important aspect of learning this material. Therefore, the largest wieght will be placed on participating in class and completing the homework.

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

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

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

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

はい

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験の内容

This is a content based English language class using philosophy as the subject. The teacher has a masters degree in linguistics and 30 years of language teaching experience.

【実務経験有の場合】実務経験に関連する授業内容

The instructor has experience in teaching through group work, presentations, pair discussion, lecturing, self-study, testing, evaluating and task oriented learning.

テキスト・参考文献等

1. Michael Sandel
2. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
3. Published by Parrar, Straus and Giroux, August 17, 2010, U.S.A.
4. Paperback or digital version accepted.
5. ISBN 0374532508 (Digital) / 978-0-374-18065-2 (hardback) / 978-0-374-53250-5 (paperback) / 0374532505 (ISBN 10)

その他特記事項

You will be reading a very interesting book and discussing the topics. The level and speed of the class will be determined by the students. If you complete the work, you will pass. It is that simple. Reading, discussing and showing up are more important than mastery of English. Let's have some fun while learning philosophy.

参考URL

This is a commercial for a class on Justice on NHK with Michael Sandel.

https://youtu.be/iKtPI8IMuOM?si=6dmFNV1LaVPtu6dz