1 |
Introduction to the course and classroom language |
2 |
Interview other students and report to a group |
3 |
Educational experiences in Japan. Students' aims and priorities while at university |
4 |
Education in Japan : strengths and weaknesses |
5 |
Smartphones : merits and demerits |
6 |
Bullying at school and cyberbullying |
7 |
Mid-term vocabulary quiz and oral tests in groups |
8 |
Recent trends amongst Japanese teenagers |
9 |
Underage drinking and drugs |
10 |
Youth culture in Japan - trends and problems |
11 |
Youth culture in America : lifestyle, education,travel and music |
12 |
Crime levels in Japan and other countries |
13 |
Course review - vocabulary and content |
14 |
Oral tests |
15 |
Supplementary assignment |
16 |
Summer experiences in Japan and abroad |
17 |
News in Japan and major international news |
18 |
Group topic preparation: mind map, data, describing the topic/issue and giving possible solutions |
19 |
Group presentations to another group for 1st practice and then to the class |
20 |
Climate change and its impact on Japan and other regions |
21 |
Green technology and business in Japan |
22 |
Mid- term vocabulary quiz and oral tests in groups |
23 |
Poverty around the world and its impact on lives |
24 |
The refugee crisis |
25 |
Japanese aid organizations working internationally |
26 |
MSF and other NGO groups |
27 |
Gap Year abroad and how to make a contribution to society and gain personal experience. |
28 |
Oral tests |
29 |
Supplementary assignment |
30 |
Course overview. |