基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Discussion & Current Affairs／DISCUSSION & CURRENT AFFAIRS
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部交流文化学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2020年度／2020 Academic Year　　春学期／SPRING SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	月3／Mon 3
開講区分 ／semester offered	春学期／Spring
単位数 ／Credits	2.0
学年 ／Year	2,3,4
主担当教員 ／Main Instructor	Ｎ．Ｈ．ジョスト／Neal Howard JOST

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｎ．Ｈ．ジョスト／Neal Howard JOST	交流文化学科／TOURISM AND TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This course sets out to help students further develop their communicative skills, and to help them develop a deeper understanding of current affairs.   This semester we will take advantage of various online options for conducting our course.  We will use Zoom as the main tool for our interactions.  As such students are required to 'attend' class during the scheduled time. Additionally, we will maintain a mailing list for communicating and we will also use the convenience of Line for simple messaging.  Dokkyo University's will also accommodate us. This course has a strict English only policy, and will maintain certain Zoom protocols. Students are asked to set person performance goals for this semester.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	Developing discussion skills and building awareness of domestic and international affairs. Advancing English fluency and vocabulary advancement through reading and discussion activities.  Ensuring students gain a higher level of fluency in communicative English while learning about the issues that face them in a globalized and developing world.  All of this will be accomplished through discussion & lectures, and student-based research.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Students need to prepare for class discussions by researching the topic and by gaining a full understanding of it in advance of class.  They will also need to formulate their opinions and shape them for presentation.
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title Newspaper and online news articles 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
テキスト2 ／Textbooks2	書籍名 ／Title Online discussion provider Voice Thread URL：https://voicethread.com/ 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
テキスト3 ／Textbooks3	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等1 ／References1	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title Longman Dictionary of American English 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher Pearson ELT ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等2 ／References2	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
参考文献等3 ／References3	書籍名/ｻｲﾄ名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other
評価方法 ／Evaluation	Students are evaluated according to (1) their participating in group discussions (50%), (2) participation on Voice Thread (25%), and (3) journal entries (25%).
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	討論の技能向上と国内外の問題についての理解を深める。英語文献を読み討論活動を行うことで、英語の流ちょうさと語彙力を高める。学生が、直面するグローバル化し発展を続ける世界の問題を学ぶことにより、より高度な流ちょうさをもって英語コミュニケーションができることを目指す。

回 ／Time	授業計画（主題の設定） ／Class schedule	授業の内容 ／Contents of class	事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study
1	Orientation: Overview & Zoom	Overview & guidelines will be presented.  Introduction to Zoom/Protocols
2	Q & A on Zoom and Course details.  Discussion	Q &A. Students introduce areas of interest.  Lecture on research techniques
3	Survey of domestic current affairs & discussion	Students present their findings & engage in discussion
4	Discussion on domestic affairs (1)	Students present topic and engage in discussion; set plan for next discussion
5	Discussion on domestic affairs (2)	Topic of discussion will conclude with summations
6	Round Up & Summations	Individual opinions on domestic affairs
7	Intro to International Affairs	Student research and planning
8	Discussion on international affairs (1)	Discussion groups
9	Discussion on international affairs (2)	Discussion groups
10	Being a World Citizen	Students present topic and engage in discussion
11	Being a Japanese Citizen	Students present topic and engage in discussion
12	Final Summations with individual presentations.	Student lead presentations.
13	Self-directed, independent study.	Self-directed, independent study.
14	Self-directed, independent study.	Self-directed, independent study.