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科目名 Theme Studies II-A  The Environment: Issues for Today and in the Futur
担当教員 三崎　敦子
授業の目的、または到達目標 To gain better understanding of major environmental issues and to raise awareness about ideas and solutions for building a sustainable future.
授業の概要 This course will consider topics related to the environment such as global warming, sustainability, and green economics, among others, and consider how these topics relate to us individually. Some of the questions the course will address include: What environmental issues face us today? What is being done about them? What would it be like to live in a sustainable society? Readings from a number of genres will provide a framework for the exploration of these topics.
科目群/ベンチマーク Int.-r
授業の形態 Lectures, discussions, quizzes, presentations, research paper writing
時間割   概要 宿題(予習・復習等)
1
  • Course overview; Introduction to “genre” and PAIL; Unit 1 of the textbook: The Costs of Our Car Culture
  • 1) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 2) Prepare on your research paper (topics).
2
  • Unit 1 continued; APA guidelines & the research paper
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Prepare on your research paper (topics).
3
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 1; Unit 2: A Stable Atmosphere, Key to Human Survival ; On preparation of the paper outline
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Prepare your paper outline and reference page.
4
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 2; Unit 3: Can We Live with Chemicals?; On preparation of the paper outline
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Prepare your paper outline and reference page.
5
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 3; Unit 4: Our Earth, a Water World; On the paper outline and the reference page
  • 1) Read assigned readings TBA. 2) Finish the outline and reference page of your research paper.
6
  • Unit 4 continued; On writing a research paper; The outline and reference page of your research paper due in class
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Work on the first draft of your research paper.
7
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 4; Unit 5: Endangered Species Endanger Humans
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Work on the first draft of your research paper.
8
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 5; Unit 6: Ecotourism: Leaving Only Footprints
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Work on the first draft of your research paper.
9
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 6; Unit 7: Environmental Education: Learning for the Earth; On writing a research paper
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Work on the first draft of your research paper.
10
  • Comprehension quiz on Unit 7; Unit 8: Breaking our Addiction to Fossil Fuels; On writing a research paper
  • 1) Read assigned readings TBA. 2) Finish the first draft of your research paper.
11
  • Unit 9: Sustainability: Caring for Our Future; On writing a research paper; The first draft of your research paper due in class
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading and work on assignments TBA. 3) Work on the final draft of your research paper.
12
  • Comprehension quiz on Units 8 & 9; Unit10: Building a Sustainable Future: Green Economics
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading. 3) Work on the final draft and prepare a presentation.
13
  • Comprehension quiz on Units 10; Unit11: Promoting International Justice: Green Development; On making a presentation
  • 1) Study for quiz. 2) Read assigned reading. 3) Work on the final draft and prepare a presentation.
14
  • Unit 12: Getting Political: The Green Movement; The final draft of your research paper due in class
  • 1) Prepare a presentation of the main points of your paper. 2) Practice your presentation.
15
  • Student presentations & discussion, review of essentials covered in the course
準備学習 Review the materials covered in class. Read assigned texts, and work on other assignments to be announced in class (TBA). Prepare yourself for quizzes to be given regularly (See weekly schedule). Prepare a research paper and a presentation on the main ideas of your paper. A 5-page research paper with a References page will be prepared in three stages: 1. The outline and references (due in class on the 6th week); 2. The first draft (11th week), and 3. The final draft (14th week). In addition to a research paper, a presentation, quizzes, and assignments, regular attendance and active participation in class are also required to pass this course. Students who miss class are responsible to find out what was done in class, what the assignment for the next class is and when the assignments are due.
教科書 Evanoff, R., Hesse, S., Paxton, C., Paxton, H., & Saigusa, Y. (2006). Make it or break it: the future of our environment (9th ed.). Tokyo: Sanshusha ISBN4-384-33239-4 C1082; Websites and supplementary articles to be provided by the instructor; Perrin, R. (2004). Pocket Guide to APA Style. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin.
成績評価方法・基準 Class work 50% (attendance, class participation, quizzes, assignments); Research Paper 40% (Outline 5%, Rough Draft 10%, Final Draft 25%); Final Presentation 10%; Late assignments and papers will be penalized.

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