授業概要 |
This course will introduce basic American cultural values through background reading on topics including: Immigration, Education, Minorities, The Changing Role of Women, Politics, Urbanization, the Media, the Arts, etc. Further readings from various sources, videos, movies, documentaries will be used to show the contemporary scene and how traditional values are affecting present day behavior and institutions. |
課題・評価 |
Class participation; written reports based on research (topics chosen by students); oral reports to the class |
テキスト |
AMERICAN WAYS |
参考文献 |
To be chosen during the course. |
受講生への要望 |
Students will be expected to participate actively in the class, giving opinions about topics, summarizing materials, doing individual research and reporting to the class. |
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授業計画 |
FOR EACH TOPIC MENTIONED IN THE EXPLANATION OF THE COURSE (Immigration, Education, Minorities, etc): 1.Students read articles, excerpts from books or essays by various writers. 2.Students use the Internet, movies, docmentaries, news programs related to the topic. 3.Materials in 1 and 2 above are used for summarization, discussion, debate, oral / written reports, language study. |
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