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 C1 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 "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond. Guns, Germs and Steel is a history of humankind and how one society can dominate another. This is one of the most popular books on anthropology and history ever written. Once this class finishes, you will be able to say you read it in the original language.
Jared Diamond is an American scientist, historian and author. He was listed ninth on a poll of "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines.
David Baldwin has been teaching reading for 30 years. The books chosen for this class have all been best sellers and are among the list of must-read books of the last 100 years. Must-read books are popular because they are both interesting and informative. Guaranteed fun and interesting.

科目目的

Students and teacher will read together and discuss the ideas put forth in the book "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond.
Students will read little by little, in class, and review the material as well. Reviewing the reading is important in understanding and remembering. Each homework will simply be a review of the material.
Students will report on societies mentioned in the book. They will choose the topic, research and report on their findings at the end of the semester.
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 have read the chapters.
The focus is on reading and understanding. Only practical vocabulary and phrases will be taught chapter by chapter. All vocabulary words on the test appear 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 different schools of thought in history and anthropology.
Students will be able to say they read a book by a renowned American author.

授業計画と内容

Class 1: Introduction to each other. Opening assessment of students' ideas about anthropology. Read preface "Yali's Question" together and discuss. Homework read Chapter 1: Up to the Starting Line pp.33-52.
Class 2: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 2 A Natural Experiment of History.
Class 3: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 4: Farmer Power
Class 4: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 6 To Farm of not to Farm
Class 5: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 8 Apples or Indians
Class 6: Review homework. Catch up time. Explanation of midterm. Creation of midterm.
Class 7: Review homework. Midterm review of Chapters 1~9. Read and discuss Chapter 10 Spacious Skies and Tilted Axes.
Class 8: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 11 Lethal Gift of Livestock
Class 9: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 13 Necessity's Mother
Class 10: Review homework. Introduce final project. Read and discuss Chapter 15 Yali's People
Class 11: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 17 Speedboat to Polynesia
Class 12: Review homework. Read and discuss Chapter 19 How Africa Became Black
Class 13: Final reports on an original topic.
Class 14: Finish any reports, readings. Final summary of class. Watch documentary.

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 pairs in the following class.

For the final project, students will research a topic of their choice to teach to other students which includes, but not limited to, summarizing a consequence of society, using what was learned in class and applying it to a current 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

・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外国語。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）で完結する外国語。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）

Taking part in reading, discussing and evaluating the topics in the book is the most important aspect of learning this material. Therefore, the largest weight 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

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

1. Jared Diamond

2. Guns, Germs and Steel

3. W. W. Norton, U.S. (Originally published in 1997)

4. Paperback or digital version accepted. New or used books can be used in class.

5. ISBN-10: ‎ 0393354326 / ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0393354324

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 anthropology.

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