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講義概要/Course description
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Creating Modernity: Darwin to the Digital Age is a seminar designed to appeal to a broad range of learners. Advanced students seeking new skills and knowledge will enjoy the challenges of finding and working with original texts. Enthusiastic beginners will appreciate the easy activities and supportive setting of each class. We will all learn something new about the 'modern' world we share as we step into the real and imagined worlds of Walt Disney, Madame Tussaud, Charlie Chaplin, H.G. Wells, and others. We will not focus only on western artists and culture makers, however. Creating Modernity: Darwin to the Digital Age also samples Latin American, Asian, and African culture makers - such as Frieda Kahlo and Chinua Achebe. The instructor has more than two decades of experience teaching English in universities, conversation schools, and in business. He is currently completing his doctorate on the community of artists working in Paris during the time of Napoleon.
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達成目標/Course objectives
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Creating Modernity: Darwin to the Digital Age improves learner speaking, reading, writing, and listening English skills. Each week we work together through a series of activities and learn how concepts of modernity emerge in different cultures across time and across the globe. We will also engage social, environmental, and human rights issues in a variety of cultural settings. Our emphasis on discussion and research excellence leads to better English and improved critical thinking skills. Creating Modernity: Darwin to the Digital Age is designed to provide class members with the tools to produce a first-class graduation thesis in English, for advanced studies, and/or for a career using English. Questions and input from class members are welcome throughout the term.
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履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
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Please check with the English Department or Student Affairs.
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授業計画/Lecture plan
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1
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Introduction: What is Modernity?
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Look for 'modernity' in dictionaries and on the internet
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| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Review interview and discussion notes
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2
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Fashion, Flying Horses, Exhibitions, and Clowns
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Find images and text about Crystal Palace and Madame Tussaud.
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Create a 'bookmark' document of interesting and useful websites.
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3
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Mad Hatters, Cartoons, and Puppet Shows
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Locate some images and text about 'mad hatters' and 'puppet shows' on the internet. Use key words such as 'puppets Peru.'
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Create a new 'bookmark' document listing interesting images and websites connected to this week's topics.
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4
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Social Medias and Culture
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Think about your social media likes and dislikes. Create a list of five things you like/dislike about various social media platforms such as 'Line.'
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Create a social media 'log' for one 24-hour period.
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5
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Ghosts and Graveyards
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Create a short list of your favorite ghost stories and ghost movies such as 'Dracula.' Look up 'necropolis' and 'catacombs' on the internet.
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Create a 'bookmark' document for ghosts and graveyards.
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6
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Culture Exchanges: Americas - Eliot, Rowlandson, and the Trail of Tears
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Search for maps and images of the 'Trail of Tears' and of colonial America. Look up the 'Eliot Bible' and the 'Bay Psalm Book.'
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Locate and print a copy of a Cherokee document.
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7
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The Moral Life: Abolition, Slavery, and Human Rights
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Search for 'Amazing Grace' on the web. Listen to the song and identify the song writer. Read about the painting 'The Slave Ship' by Turner.
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Create a 'source' document to provide details about a painting, drawing, or map.
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8
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Technology: Wax Museums, World Fairs and Walt Disney
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Watch 'Steamboat Willie' and 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit' online.
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Learn about the Eiffel Tower and the Ferris Wheel.
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9
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Africa: Mungo Park, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Chinua Anchebe
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Find early copies of Tarzan.
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Learn about Stanley and Livingstone.
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10
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Latin America: Frieda Kahlo and Garcia Marquez
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Look at images by Frieda Kahlo.
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Identify two 'magic realist' writers.
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11
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I-Robot: Charles Darwin, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells
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Learn about Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Alfred Russel Wallace.
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Watch 'Time Cop.'
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12
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The Gay Nineties: Decadents, Music Halls, and Charlie Chaplin
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Learn about Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf.
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Watch 'Charlie Chaplin' online.
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13
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Great Wars, Workers, and Women's Rights
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Learn about Chartism and Mary Wollstonecraft.
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Learn about Emmeline Pankhurst and the White Feather movement.
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14
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Presentations
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Review presentation materials.
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Prepare presentation evaluations.
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15
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Feedback and Final Discussions
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Prepare final submissions.
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Plan your next research project.
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授業方法/Method of instruction
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Each week we watch videos, listen to music and speeches, and discuss different aspects of modernity. We begin each class with a brief review of the preceding week's work in groups and pairs. We then move to presentation and discussion activities. In the second part of each class, we continue our activities and preview the topics for the next class. The emphasis of each class is learning through doing. Relax and enjoy the discussion, music, videos, and readings.
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成績評価方法/Evaluation
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100%
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In-class activities, quizzes, and short readings – 50%
Activities outside class – 20%
One individual or pair presentation – 30%
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教科書/Textbooks
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There is no textbook for this class. The instructor will prepare most materials as hand-outs.
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参考書/Reference books
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Videos, readings, and websites will be recommended each week.
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メッセージ/Message
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All class activities will be completed in English, but students will be able to communicate with each other in Japanese during breaks and intervals.
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