| 年度 | 2006 |
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| 科目名 | ESP308 |
| 教員名 | D．スウィナトン |
| 授業概要 | This is an advanced level class for students who are interested in finding out about and discussing important issues in the world today， especially issues relating to young people. Students will watch documentary clips about the issue， do listening comprehension activities based on the documentary and discuss the issue in groups. Students will also find out more about the topic from newspaper articles and website downloads. One of the important issues in this course will be the problem of conflict and peace.If you have never heard of Peace Studies before， please read how the following teachers describe it. The Director of the Peace Education Program at Columbia University， Betty Reardon， described her program as ’efforts to achieve human dignity for all people and to realize a viable global society on an ecologically healthy planet’.Elaine Brooks， who teaches Peace Studies at the University of New York， wrote ’Peace education involves developing in young people not just the desire to avoid war but also the desire to build a more peaceful world – one with peaceful relations among people， among nations， and between human beings and the natural environment.’ |
| 授業計画 | A child soldier in Somalia. Soldiers in Gaza and Armenia. Smoking – a public health issue. Problems facing children and young people. Climate change and environmental problems. Animal intelligence. Memory and human intelligence. |
| 評価方法 | Class participation: 60%Attendance: 20%In-class test: 20% |
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| メッセージ | This will be an interesting but challenging class. You should be willing to discuss the issues if you join this class. |