English Ib Eb69(R/W)
Part-time Instructor: Professor Kazunori
Nozawa, Ritsumeikan University
Tentative Schedule
<1st Semester>
Week 1 (April 12): Introduction (syllabus,
search engines, e-mail assignment format)
Week 2 (April 19): Search Information on
the chosen topic (1)
Week 3 (April 26): E-mail Assignment (1)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(2)
Week 4 (May 10): E-mail Assignment (2) &
Search Information on the chosen topic (3)
Week 5 (May 17): E-mail Assignment (3) &
Search Information on the chosen topic (4)
Week 6 (May 24): E-mail Assignment (4) &
Search Information on the chosen topic (5)
Week 7 (May 31): E-mail Assignment (5) &
Search Information on the chosen topic (6)
Week 8 (June 7): E-mail Assignment (6) &
Search Information on the chosen topic (7)
Week 9 (June 14): E-mail Assignment (7) &
Web Page Workshop (1)
Week 10 (June 21): Web Page Workshop (2)
Week 11 (June 28): Oral Presentation and
Peer Evaluation (1)
Week 12 (July 5): Oral Presentation and Peer
Evaluation (2)
Week 13 (July 12): Oral Presentation and
Peer Evaluation (3)
<Tasks>
The e-mail assignments should be done individually
while creating web pages and oral presentations
should be done by small groups of 3 or 4.
<Topics to choose>
Topics that each group chooses should be
different, so if the same topic is chosen
by multiple groups, it should be adjusted.
Possible topics recommended are liberal-arts-oriented:
amusement parks, art, cities, countries,
culture, education, family and marriage,
food, games, health, holidays, literature,
business, movies, music, news, sports, etc.
<2nd Semester>
Week 1 (October 4): Introduction & Search
Information on the chosen topic (1)
Week 2 (October 11): E-mail Assignment (1)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(2)
Week 3 (October 18): E-mail Assignment (3)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(3)
Week 4 (October 25): E-mail Assignment (4)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(4)
Week 5 (November 1): E-mail Assignment (5)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(5)
Week 6 (November 8): E-mail Assignment (6)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(6)
Week 7 (November 15): E-mail Assignment (7)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(7)
Week 8 (November 22): E-mail Assignment (8)
& Search Information on the chosen topic
(8)
Week 9 (November 29): PowerPoint Workshop
(1)
Week 10 (December 6): PowerPoint Workshop
(2)
Week 11 (December 13): Oral Presentation
and Peer Evaluation (1)
Week 12 (December 20): Oral Presentation
and Peer Evaluation (2)
Week 13 (January 10): Oral Presentation and
Peer Evaluation (3)
Week 14 (January 17): Oral Presentation and
Peer Evaluation (4)
<Tasks>
The e-mail assignments, creating a PowerPoint
file, and an oral presentation should be
done individually.
<Topics to choose>
Topics that each group chooses should be
different, so if the same topic is chosen
by multiple groups, it should be adjusted.
Possible topics recommended are science-
or technology-oriented: extinct animals,
earthquake and architecture, astrology, computer
crime, space travel, ozone layer, solar energy,
mobile phones, human brain and memory, environmental
hormone, gene technology, internal clock,
garbage and recycling, etc.
<Homework>
You are expected to study for a few hours
to complete each assignment and may have
to make an extra effort to do it at home
or after school.
<How to Submit Your Assignments>
You should send all the assignments through
e-mail to knozawa@ip.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp by the planned due date.
<Evaluation>
Final grade = Attendance (20%) + 15 e-mail
assignments (45%) + Oral Presentation (15%)
+ Web page files/PowerPoint file (20%)