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Social Issues 2

Level
EDGE IIF

Term
Summer
Online classes via Zoom


Class Time
Weds Period 2 & Fri Period 3

Instructor
Rangott

Description
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.

Schedule
Lesson 1. Orientation. World Languages and Demographics
Lesson 2. The Rise and Fall of languages. English, the Killer Language
Lesson 3. The History of Population Growth
Lesson 4. The Consequences of Overpopulation
Lesson 5.  Climate Change. Myths in Science
Lesson 6. Climate Change Denial and Scepticism
Lesson 7. Beauty and Plastic Surgery 
Lesson 8. Beauty and Tattoos
Lesson 9. Man Made Meat. Health and moral implications
Lesson 10. Factory Farming. 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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