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Social Issues 1

EDGE Code
EDGE IF

Term
Spring
Online classes via Zoom


Class Time
Weds Period 2 & Fri Period 3​

Instructor
Rangott

Description
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.

Schedule
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


Homework
Supplementary activities to be posted on Manaba

Materials
In Focus 2 (2014). Charles Browne, Brent Culligan & Joseph Phillips. Cambridge

Grading
Speaking/Listening task 35%
Reading/ Writing task 35%
Vocabulary tests 20%
Attendance 10%

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