基本情報/Basic Information

開講科目名 ／Course	Academic Writing／ACADEMIC WRITING
開講所属 ／Course Offered by	外国語学部英語学科／FOREIGN LANGUAGES ENGLISH
ターム・学期 ／Term・Semester	2021年度／2021 Academic Year　　春学期／SPRING SEMESTER
曜限 ／Day, Period	木2／Thu 2
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	Ｇ．Ｄ．プライス／Gregory Davis PRICE

担当教員情報/Instructor Information

教員名 ／Instructor	教員所属名 ／Affiliation
Ｇ．Ｄ．プライス／Gregory Davis PRICE	英語学科／ENGLISH

授業の目的・内容 ／Course Objectives	This course is designed to improve writing skills. The unifying concept is “creative writing”. The students develop their writing process with a degree of autonomy. The students write essays, letters, poems, creative non-fiction, or fiction based on their choice of medium to express ideas concerning various topics on a weekly basis. There will also be a final report to reflect the development of skills. The focus of the class is to develop writing forms and expression of ideas in natural English.
授業の形式・方法と履修上の注意 ／Teaching method and Attention the course	This class is designed to influence learner autonomy. The material should be examined before writing starts. Students are encouraged to self-direct by developing the focus of their essays or individual writing styles. The students not only practice with their chosen forms of writing but also give scores reflecting personal evaluations of their own work.
事前・事後学修の内容 ／Before After Study	The materials for this class will available on manaba. The students will be able to explore the weekly themes from videos and other materials presented and made available there. The students will submit all writing through the assignment section of manaba.
テキスト1 ／Textbooks1	書籍名 ／Title 著者 ／Author name 出版社 ／Publisher ISBN ／ISBN その他（任意） ／other Materials will be provided by the instructor. All materials will be available on manaba.
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	(60%)  Weekly assignments *10 out of 12, (30%) Final report based on a set format, (10%) Participation including on-time submission of assignments.
関連科目 ／Related Subjects	Due to the nature of the study in this class, it is strongly encouraged for the students to share ideas and even proofreading help with other class members.
備考 ／Notes	It is hoped that you will be able to find someone also attending the class and work with them through Zoom, Facebook messenger, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Line or any app that you are comfortable with.
到達目標 ／Learning Goal

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	Introduction	An introduction to the course
2	COVID changes	Stretching your creativity about possible future ramifications	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
3	The happiest country in the world	Relative thinking	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
4	Marriage and divorce	Societal norms	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
5	Money, inflation vs. deflation	Considering value	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
6	Credit cards You are what you buy	Materialism and you	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
7	Living space	Using spatial descriptions	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
8	Population problems	Relative thinking	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
9	Same-sex marriage	Societal norms revisited	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
10	Crime and capital punishment in Japan	Ethics of revenge	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
11	Energy in Japan	What do we really know?	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
12	Free choice of topic & final report explained	Express yourself	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
13	Food and health	Everyone has to eat	Choose a style, write about the topic, share with a peer, and submit
14	End of term	(all submissions finalized)	Final report deadline