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講義概要/Course description
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What is the best way to express your thoughts and feelings in this great world of ours? The answer is through your writing style. Each of us has a story to tell based on our own, unique life experiences either here in Japan or from your time abroad. This is what makes our great, global world so interesting and fascinating for all of us. In essence, we can learn from each other through our writings. The best way to start the writing process is to transfer the images from your mind and/or through your imaginings, and put them on the computer screen through your chosen words. The key approach for this writing coursework is to be the authentic YOU as a person. For example, you will be expressing your own point-of-view on a variety of creative situations and/or in expressing your comments about current news stories as well as contributing to your evaluation of the moral and/or ethical lessons from old folk tales of long ago. By utilizing a step-by-step learning approach each week, every student in this class will be given the chance to express themselves through the creative side of the writing process.
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達成目標/Course objectives
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How can I meet the objectives for this coursework? In order to work on updating your current writing skill levels, each student will be provided a writing model for your own unique perspective to share in class through guided discussions from your instructor. In order to obtain a level of critical thinking skills on a variety of noteworthy topics, each student will be allowed to express his/her own opinion based on his/her own life experiences and research findings. To express your opinion, it is important to cite the facts and background information on a given topic. In each class session, each student can speak to express his/her own point-of-view or from a shared group research setting. After several weeks of understanding various writing styles by various authors, each student will be given assignments either through in-class, group-related shared settings, and/or through individually-based work. For all young writers, it is vital to share your ideas and perspectives openly with others, and without judgement. Writing from your heart is the key here. The goal of writing is for the writer to provide critical analysis of any given contemporary situation or circumstances in a given country or within a related group action on a given social issue. Writing is a essential communication tool for today, and it is needed for all of us to have an input into the betterment of humanity-at-large.
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学部・研究科のディプロマポリシー（卒業認定・学位授与の方針）に基づき、当該科目を履修することで身につく能力 / Abilities to be acquired by completing the course in accordance with the faculty and graduate school diploma policy (graduation certification and degree conferral)
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学部・研究科のディプロマポリシー（卒業認定・学位授与の方針）/ Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Policy (Graduation Certification and Degree Conferral)
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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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The most important part of learning is your commitment to do the work in class each week. Since writing is a step-by-step process, this will take a dedicated amount of time to develop your writing skills each week. With an earnest commitment of time, and your concentrated effort in your creative writing skills, each student can benefit from learning this vital communication tool for our global connections. The reasons is that there are no border for good writing to cross over in this world of ours. With powerful words and images that stem your good writing style, one can create a dialogue for positive change.
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授業計画/Lecture plan
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The Journey to the world of words, and how words can create and sustain our imagination beyond limits. Each of us has a voice to express from our unique style of presentation as a writer. |
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How can we come up with ideas for our writing? The answer is brainstorming, and the techniques that help us fuel our imagination and organizes our thought processes. |
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How to collect information from news stories. |
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Writing Samples reviewed from famous writers. |
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Creating an outline is helpful in writing our thoughts in an organized manner. How can we make the most of our time to do this? |
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Quick Writing techniques and the process of selecting the images that match our words |
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Midterm Examination on the Computer. Please prepare to type your responses on the computer. |
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Reviewing a news article about a Japanese pioneer in California, and the art of tanka poetry |
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Writing your own opinion based on facts and reason. |
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10
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Review of brainstorming techniques, summarizing our ideas, and making comparisons through the VENN diagram |
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Why are words important for all of us? What is the impact of words and the power it has on our imagination? |
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Writing elicits our emotions and feelings by the thoughts that the writer expresses in a given essay. |
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What is re-writing work? Based on several popular Japanese writers, the style of writing can be analyzed in English. |
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Story-telling is an artform for an audience. |
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Computer Final Exam. Personal notes will be alllowed. |
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Please bring your electronic dictionary and/or cell phone to class so that
you can translate from English to Japanese or your language of preference. |
| 事後学習/Reviewing |
Prior to class, please check COURSEPOWER to review previous lecture materials
and/or reading materials, and write down your questions, if any to ask in class. |
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授業方法/Method of instruction
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対面授業 / Classes in-person
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通常型 / regular
補足事項/Supplementary notesFirst class will be held online (on-demand). The 2nd to 15th class will be FACE-to-FACE in the classroom. Please check COURSEPOWER for more course details during the semester. NOTE--please download your first day of HOMEWORK, and submit your completed HOMEWORK for the 2nd class session via email submission.
Most importantly, on the first day of class, please email me at t12807@aoyamagakuin.jp.
Your email will confirm your attendance on the first day of class as well as your HOMEWORK submission.
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
This will be based on the concept of ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE by utilizing a Multicultural approach for this coursework.
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成績評価方法/Evaluation
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試験 Exam
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100%
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HOMEWORK 15%
MIDTERM EXAM 25%
FINAL EXAM 45%
CLASS PARTICIPATION 10%
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教科書/Textbooks
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Your Instructor will provide you with all the learning material from multiple sources such as textbooks or articles.
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メッセージ/Message
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The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentraion...by Kurt Vonnegut
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その他/Others
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This coursework will provide practical methods for writing essays and presentations.
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キーワード/Keywords
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Techniques for Writing,, Personal Style of Writing,, Developing your Voice
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