授業計画 | テーマ | 内容 | 学習課題 |
第1回目 | * What is included in 'media'
* What is a 'world view' | * Categories of news 'created' by websites/newspapers
* Identifying some 'world views' that are held by you | * Bring dictionary to each class.
* One student should have computer each lesson. |
第2回目 | * What is newsworthy and what is not.
* What makes a story 'news.' | * Identify- timeliness, location, magnitude, prominence, etc...
* Selecting an old (black and white) movie to view as homework. | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do web searches and be ready to report
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第3回目 | * Structure of news stories | * Inverted pyramid
* Discuss the movie with partner
* Sources of news; news agencies
* Categories of themes in films
* Select another movie to watch | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do any web searches required and be ready to report on your findings
*Have specific questions
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第4回目 | * News sites: bilingual, audio, digital
* Comparing an English news article with the Japanese one | * Strategies for using bilingual news sources
* Using movies and DVD functions to learn English
* Select another movie to watch | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do web searches and be ready to report
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第5回目 | * 3 views: description, interpretation, evaluation | * Critical approaches to what you 'see' : Internet, News programs, movies
* Buddha said...
* Evidence-based ; faith-based; ignorance-based
* Select a movie based on historical event or person | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do any web searches required and be ready to report on your findings
*Have specific questions
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第6回目 | * Reader Response to news articles
* Propositions and critical thinking | * Article: an illiterate village woman
* Select a news article to 'respond' to for homework. | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do web searches and be ready to report
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第7回目 | * Reader Response to news articles | * Article: Afgan father sells his daughter
* Select a news article to 'respond' to for homework.
* Strategies for working with new vocabulary
- deciding what is important, defining key words, using English-English dictionary | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do any web searches required and be ready to report on your findings
*Have specific questions
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第8回目 | * Historical figures - ranked. What do you know about them? | * Watch and report on historical-based film
* Quotes of famous people, reflecting their world views
* News article or Movie: research the background of an issue
* What I know. What I need to know | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do any web searches required and be ready to report on your findings
*Have specific questions
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第9回目 | * Cultural impact of movies | * Movie characters and quotes
* List the range of 'academic fields' touched upon in any single news article or movie
* What I know. What I need to know | *Read and write homework assignments
*Do any web searches required and be ready to report on your findings
*Have specific questions
*Be ready to initiate, not only respond. |
第10回目 | * Most influential books - ranked | * Watch and report on film based on 'influential' book
* Recognizing someone’s ‘world view’ in films ( of literature ) | * Come to class on time if you are often late. |
第11回目 | * News and Views about 'them' | * Relating 'their' issues/events to Japanese culture : present or past | * Prepare so that you can enjoy class. |
第12回目 | * Music lyrics and world views | * Recognizing someone’s ‘world view’ in music ( folk songs / anti-war ) | * If you need to be told, you are in danger. |
第13回目 | * Sources of information: to trust or not | * Researching Youtube as a ‘source’ of historical documents. | * The same as always |
第14回目 | * Top 100 events of millennium | * Watch and report on film based on top events of millennium
* Film rating system ( categories and reasons) | * Nothing special
* You know what you need to do. |
第15回目 | * Becoming an adult ( self-observation )
* A shift in world view | * Awareness, Attitudes, Behaviors, Skills | * Do what needs to be done |