基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Discussion／DISCUSSION
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	金3／Fri 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	Ｐ．マッケビリー／Patrick McEVILLY

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｐ．マッケビリー／Patrick McEVILLY	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	You will read and discuss interesting topics and issues some of which lend themselves to making opinions. Some of the topics cover cultural aspects and social issues in North America while others are universal.  There will also be the opportunity for students to lead discussions and decide on topics they are free to choose. It is expected that the students will do the necessary research on their discussion topic to state their opinion well.  For researching their discussion topics, students are free to use the Internet, newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and books.  It is hoped that these activities will enhance the students academic research skills.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	Students are expected to spend 90 minutes each to preview and review course content and I recommend that they read English newspaper articles and watch BBC or CNN news programs.
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title Impact Issues – Book 2 (Third Edition) 著者 ／Author name Richard R. Day, Joseph Schaules, and Junko Yamanaka 出版社 ／Publisher Pearson ISBN ／ISBN 9789813134386 その他（任意） ／other
テキスト2 ／Textbooks2	書籍名 ／Title 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 著者 ／Author name 出版社/URL ／Publisher 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	It is necessary to participate in discussions.  Students will be evaluated on their level of preparedness for class -30%, the discussions they prepare -30%, and the final examination. -40%
関連科目 ／Related Subjects
備考 ／Notes
到達目標 ／Learning Goal	特定主題に関するリサーチに基づき、中級レベルの英語で集団討議ができるようにする。

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	No class.	Class cancelled due to COVID-19.
2	No class.	Class cancelled due to COVID-19.
3	Big or small?	Two students discuss living in a big city and a small town
4	The Good Language Learner	The benefits and drawbacks of learning a new language
5	Getting Ahead	Dealing with problems at school, going to cram school
6	Forever Single	Angela explains why she doesn`t want to get married
7	Students can choose a discussion topic	Prepare a discussion topic and ask and answer questions.
8	What are Friends For?	Tomas and Kalen have been friends for a long time but something has changed.
9	What’s for lunch?	Ethan tells Maya about a big change he has made to his diet.
10	Your online past	Cyber bullying, a serious problem, getting kicked out of the university
11	Taking Care of Father	A couple discusses what to do about an elderly parent
12	My Student Life	Two students talk about their experience at university
13	Students Choose Discussion Topic	Forever single, the benefits of learning a new language
14	Review & Assessment.	Students will discuss some of the topics we covered during the term,