Social Issues 2
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EDGE Code
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EDGE IIF
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Term
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Summer
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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 2 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 Languages
Lesson 2. The Rise and Fall of languages Lesson 3. English, the Killer Language Lesson 4. The History of Population Growth Lesson 5. The Consequences of Population Growth Lesson 6. The Economics of Sport Lesson 7. The Salaries of Top Sportspeople Lesson 8. Myths in Science Lesson 9. Climate Change Denial Lesson 10. Beauty and Plastic Surgery Lesson 11. Beauty and Tattoos Lesson 12. Man Made Meat Lesson 13. Factory Farming Lesson 14. Final assessment |
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Homework
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Students will be expected to visit the Self-access Centre a minimum of 3 times
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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 30%
Reading/ Writing task 30% Vocabulary tests 20% Self-Access 10% Attendance 10% |