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. 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. Climate Change. The debate for and against
Lesson 2. Global Warming. The question of energy Lesson 3. Myths in Science, Climate Change Denial Lesson 4. Cultural interpretations of Beauty Lesson 5. Beauty and Plastic Surgery Lesson 6. Beauty and Tattoos Lesson 7. Assessment 1 Lesson 8. Man Made Meat Lesson 9. Factory Farming Lesson 10. Vegetarianism & Moral Choices Lesson 11. Surveillance Society Lesson 12. Epidemics Lesson 13. Final Essay Review Lesson 14. Final Exam |
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Homework
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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% Final Exam 20% Self-Access 10% Attendance 10% |