EDGE Social Issues B
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Level
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Intermediate
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Term
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Summer
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Class Time
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Tues Period 3 & Fri Period 3
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Instructor
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Rangott
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Description
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Social Issues B is a four skills English course in which reading, writing, speaking and listening will be given equal weighting. The subject’s content deals with social issues that directly affect Japan and the greater world. Topics include gender equality, water management, clean energy, free trade, the future of retailing, and social media. Social Issues C employs a lexical syllabus, designed to build vocabulary through reading, critical thinking and discussion. The textbook, In Focus 1 Academic, is corpus based and draws upon high frequency vocabulary suited to help students engage in modern topics of interest.
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Schedule
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Course Content
Lesson 1. Orientation. Gender Equality Lesson 2. Changing Views of Marriage Lesson 3. A Thirsty World, Water Access and Consumption Lesson 4. Fished Out. Our Empty Oceans Lesson 5. Nuclear Energy Lesson 6. Renewable Energy Lesson 7. Free Trade Lesson 8. Inequality in a Richer World Lesson 9. Online Retailing: Disappearing Stores Lesson 10. The Office of the Future Lesson 11. Online Addiction Lesson 12. Social Media Lesson 13. Essay Writing Lesson 14. Final assessment |
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Homework
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Materials
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In Focus Academic 1 (2024). Charles Browne, Brent Culligan & Joseph Phillips. Kinseido
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Grading
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Speaking/Listening task 30%
Reading/ Writing task 30% Final Exam 20% Self-Access 10% Participation 10% |
