| ADDITIONAL CLASSES. Click here to go back to previous descriptions. CURRENT ENGLISH is for third-year students. It's an elective course, with 25 students for 2008-09. On average, you will have two lessons per week with these students. Please note: 1. The objective of this class is to deepen students' understanding of contemporary English. My own take on this has been to teach the students a bit of literature (essentially turning the course into an intro to world literature), encourage them to read closely, and think analytically. With each piece of writing, the students receive a list of vocabulary words and accompanying drills. We also look at related art, music, history, culture and current events with which the students are not very familiar. So, this class is basically a continuation of Cross-Cultural Understanding. (I have made a syllabus for this course, but it is subject to change at your discretion.) 2. This is the class with which you'll probably have the most freedom. In all likelihood, the Japanese teacher involved will not coordinate your lessons with his/hers. In the case of Omiya-sensei, however, he is willing to give you both positive and negative criticism and offer useful suggestions. 3. Like with Cross-Cultural Understanding, a Japanese teacher will be in the classroom with you whenever you're scheduled to give lessons. But, when you're in the classroom, the responsibility to lecture falls on your shoulders. (The teacher might simply stand at the back of the room as an observer while you teach.) Other lessons will be held by the Japanese teacher only. *EXAM: You're required to draft 50% of the students' exam (4 exams/year). Your portion should consist of multiple-choice questions about in-class materials and sentence/vocabulary drills. ____________________________________________________________________ MODEL UNITED NATIONS (MUN) is for second- and third-year Intercultural Division students. There is 1 section of this class and roughly 27 students/class. The class meets twice a week for 2 lessons. (This course has a pre-established syllabus.) Please note: 1. The objective of this class is to have students participate in an actual Model United Nations Debate and to introduce them to current events and global issues. Students will work in small groups or "delegations" and spend a good deal of time researching a topic for the MUN Debate. In addition, they will write short descriptive and persuasive papers using different formats, make in-class group presentations, and hold informal debates. 2. The class is considered the pinnacle of the students' education within the Intercultural Division. As such, students tend to be fairly motivated, inquisitive and willing to do the work. 3. The MUN Debate is the culmination of months of research, in-class presentations, informal debates, and discussion. The students are divided into delegations (each of which represents a different country) and they hold a simulated debate. The debate typically takes place in the second half of November. 4. In 2008-09, a couple of the students are veterans of the class, having taken it once, or even twice before. *EXAM: You're required to draft 70% of the students' exam (4 exams/year). Your portion should consist of multiple-choice and short answer questions about in-class materials (45 points combined) and an essay (25 points). |
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