| 1 |
Introduction to the course and classroom language |
| 2 |
Interview another student and report to a group |
| 3 |
Educational experiences in Japan and abroad |
| 4 |
Education in Japan : strengths and weaknesses |
| 5 |
Smartphones and apps |
| 6 |
Bullying and cyberbullying |
| 7 |
Vocabulary quiz and oral tests |
| 8 |
Recent trends amongst Japanese teenagers |
| 9 |
Crime in Japan amongst juveniles, adults and senior citizens |
| 10 |
Youth culture in America |
| 11 |
Crime and guns in America |
| 12 |
Racism |
| 13 |
Future ambitions and summer plans |
| 14 |
Course overview |
| 15 |
Supplementary assignment |
| 16 |
Summer experiences in Japan and abroad |
| 17 |
Japanese and international news from the summer |
| 18 |
Climate change |
| 19 |
Renewable energy - facts and trends |
| 20 |
Renewable energy in Japan |
| 21 |
Food,waste and obesity |
| 22 |
The global population explosion |
| 23 |
Poverty in the world and how to reduce it. |
| 24 |
MSF and other international aid organizations |
| 25 |
The refugee crisis |
| 26 |
Trump, Brexit and the rise of populism in politics |
| 27 |
The liberal response to immigration, racism and environmental destruction |
| 28 |
Vocabulary quiz and oral test |
| 29 |
Course review |
| 30 |
Supplementary assignment |
