Social Issues 1
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EDGE Code
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EDGE IF
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Term
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Spring
Online classes via Zoom |
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Class Time
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Weds Period 2 & Fri Period 3
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Instructor
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Rangott
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Description
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Social Issues 1 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 the future of language, population, global warming, sport, beauty and food. Social Issues employs a lexical syllabus, designed to build vocabulary through reading, critical thinking and discussion. The textbook, In focus, 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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Lesson 1. Orientation. World Englishes. The balance of global languages
Lesson 2. Language Loss. The consequences of language globalization Lesson 3. Population Change. The Japanese experience Lesson 4. Low Birth-rates. Changing demographics in developed nations Lesson 5. Climate Change. The debate for and against Lesson 6. Global Warming. The question of energy Lesson 7. Beauty. Scientific perspectives Lesson 8. Beauty. Cultural perspectives Lesson 9. Vegetarianism. Healthy choices Lesson 10. Vegetarianism. Moral choices. Final assessment |
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Homework
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Supplementary activities to be posted on Manaba
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Materials
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In Focus 2 (2014). Charles Browne, Brent Culligan & Joseph Phillips. Cambridge
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Grading
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Speaking/Listening task 35%
Reading/ Writing task 35% Vocabulary tests 20% Attendance 10% |