● 英語セミナーＣ
―Introduction to World Cinema―

002-D-514

This class is aimed at motivated students who have fairly high English ability, and is designed to help develop listening, discussion, reading and writing skills. Students taking this class should already have taken a number of Advanced (上級), Special-Advanced (上級特), and/or Intensive Course classes, or should have experience of academic study overseas.
　
Each week we will watch a scene or scenes from a particular film, or related films, and, using a worksheet that places each film in its cultural and historical context, we will discuss our reaction to the film(s). Occasional background readings will help students develop a deeper understanding of the films, their contexts, and film theory. Students will be required to view further scenes outside class, and to write a short reaction to each film in a weekly film journal. A final short report will provide further writing practice.
　
Taken together, these films will form a broad, historical survey of international film, and by the end of the course students should find that they have a deeper understanding of films and film history, and of the cultural contexts of international cinema.

Through watching, studying and discussing a wide range of films from America, Europe and Asia, students will develop a deeper understanding of international culture. In terms of language development, students will have the opportunity to improve their listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. More specifically, by end of the course students should have developed the ability to summarize, describe and narrate, both orally and in writing. Extensive viewing and listening on a weekly basis should ensure that students improve their overall listening competence.

1	Introduction to the class
2	Film 1
3	Film 2
4	Film 3
5	Film 4
6	Film 5
7	Film 6
8	Film 7
9	Film 8
10	Film 9
11	Film 10
12	Film 11
13	Film 12
14	Discussion and review
15	Supplementary study
16	Film 13
17	Film 14
18	Film 15
19	Film 16
20	Film 17
21	Film 18
22	Film 19
23	Film 20
24	Film 21
25	Film 22
26	Film 23
27	Film 24
28	Discussion and report preparation
29	Final review
30	Supplementary study

This is a preliminary schedule. Students will be provided with a detailed schedule at the beginning of the course.

Class worksheets and preliminary readings from the class textbook will provide students with background and guidance to the films viewed in each class. After viewing each film, or section of film, we will discuss the film and its contexts. In the case of English-language films, we will also discuss linguistic aspects, such as idiomatic expressions, pronunciation and nuance. Students will be expected to watch further scenes outside the class for homework, and to write about the films they have watched, and their reaction to these films, in a weekly film journal. The instructor will read and respond to these journals at regular intervals.

Review/Preview: watch a scene or scenes from one of the set films (1 hour)
Writing: film journal (15 minutes)
Reading: background (15 minutes)

レポート：20％

小テスト：20％

平常点（クラス参加、グループ作業の成果等）：40％

Writing (film journal)：20％

The textbook will be announced in the first class. Supplementary worksheets will be provided by the teacher.

履修者数制限あり。
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This class is open to students who have obtained the necessary English credits, and who have sufficient ability to cope with the demands of the class. Credits will not be awarded to students who are unable to keep up with the reading, writing or viewing requirements, or who do not contribute to class discussions.

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