日本研究演習(英語)Ａ Chris Burgess (1号館1308研究室、内線164)

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1 日本研究演習(英語)Ａ Chris Burgess (1号館1308研究室、内線164)

2 Contemporary Issues about Japan in the English Media
If you haven’t brought 4 photocopies of your English news article, go and do it now! If you were absent last week (or forgot to bring an article), you will have to use the article I give you.

3 １２月４－１２月１０日 ？？週間 １２月１０日 ？？日

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5 The date was chosen to honor adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (世界人権宣言), the first global enunciation of human rights, on 10 December 1948

6 Contemporary Issues about Japan in the English Media

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8 Introduction: Leader summarises article
3 (or 4) leaders: each leader has 20 (15) minutes to finish the following… Introduction: Leader summarises article Give out article copies to group members 5 minutes reading in silence Clarification: members ask leader questions about parts in the text they don’t understand Questions: Leader asks each member in turn one of the prepared questions No need to write down the answers! Discussion: Leader stimulates (English!) discussion & writes down member opinions Leader hands in article & report sheet. Next! Make groups of 3 (max. 4): no electronic dictionaries!

9 日本研究演習(英語)Ａ Chris Burgess (1号館1308研究室、内線164)

10 Move over Bridget, the Japanese are coming
As if Britain's growing army of Bridget Jones-like singletons haven't enough to worry about, now they face competition from rich Japanese career women. Like their dynamic industry before them, Japanese business women are coming to these shores to plunder the market, this time in eligible bachelors. The main reason for the invasion is that, even though 40 per cent of Japanese men are single, they are considered too conservative and old-fashioned by their womenfolk

11 Japanese anger at nuclear submarine incident / EEZ incursions
Chinese anger at Yasukuni Shrine visits (1st time mentioned at this level) Koizumi refuses to answer any more reporters questions on Yasukuni

12 日本人残留孤児 Japanese ‘war orphans’ who became separated from their parents in the confusion at the end of the war when Japanese residents of Manchuria fled advancing Soviet troops (2 - 6,000?) Brought up by foster parents in China Many later settled in Japan after the Japanese government helped in locating parents and relatives . Zanryukoji Yamagata has 2nd highest number in Japan

13 Queen Elizabeth Avoided Visit to Chidorigafuchi in 1975

14 日本の１５歳、読解力改善…国際学力調査：初参加の上海「三冠」
　ＯＥＣＤは７日、６５の国・地域の１５歳男女計約４７万人を対象に２００９年に実施した国際学力調査（略称ＰＩＳＡ）の結果を世界同時発表した。 　日本は理科でトップ級から転落するなど過去２回の結果で学力低下が明白になり「ＰＩＳＡショック」　と呼ばれた。 Sankan=triple crown （2010年12月8日  読売新聞）

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