シラバス － 時事英語I(402)

授業の到達目標Objectives to be Attained

授業の概要Course Overview

1. Students are given online access to an English digital copy of a guide to the documentary film “The Economics of Happiness” produced by Local Futures.
2. The contents of the guide are explained and discussed in class.
3. Students are shown all parts of the documentary film.
4. Questions about the issues raised by the documentary are discussed in class.
5. Students give written answers to questions outside class hours through Moodle.

事前・事後学習、時間等Study Required outside Class(Preparation, etc.)

1. Students should read the written guide to the documentary film before viewing the film in class.
2. They should also access Moodle and read and think about the questions to be discussed in class.

授業計画(各回の授業内容)Course Outline

• 1回目Session 1 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  An introduction to all parts of the course. Two questions are raised. First, how are economic, social, and environmental issues related? Secondly, how are economic, social, and environmental areas relevant to well-being and happiness?

• 2回目Session 2 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  A case study of Ladakh is used to illustrate the relevance of economic, social, and environmental issues to well-being and happiness.

• 3回目Session 3 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What is Globalisation? Why is it defined in so many different ways?

• 4回目Session 4 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What are wants? What are needs? What is the difference? What is important for well-being and happiness?

• 5回目Session 5 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  How can economic factors increase well-being and happiness and how can economic factors threaten well-being and happiness? How much does globalisation increase our well-being and happiness?

• 6回目Session 6 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What economic, social, and environmental things are needed for a sense of security and well-being? How important are social and environmental factors for security and well-being?

• 7回目Session 7 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  How important is nature and the environment to well-being and happiness? How can we use natural resources to benefit us without unacceptable environmental costs?

• 8回目Session 8 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What is climate change? What are its causes? How do economic, social, and environmental factors affect climate?

• 9回目Session 9 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What is work? How important is work to well-being and happiness? Is thinking about work changing?

• 10回目Session 10 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What is peace? What is conflict? How do economic, social, and environmental factors increase the risk of conflict? How do conflict and peace affect security, well-being and happiness?

• 11回目Session 11 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What is economic growth? What is the difference between economic growth and economic development? Is economic growth essential for well-being and happiness? What is the relationship between economic growth, measured by GDP, and well-being and happiness?

• 12回目Session 12 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What localisation is and what localisation is not. What are positive and negative ways of thinking about localisation?

• 13回目Session 13 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  How do local businesses and local investment support well-being and happiness? How can local businesses enhance social and natural environments?

• 14回目Session 14 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What are the economic, social, and environmental benefits of the consumption and production of local food? How does the production and consumption of local food enhance well-being and happiness?

• 15回目Session 15 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  What are non-renewable energy sources? What are renewable energy sources? How can local renewable energy sources support well-being and happiness?

• 16回目Session 16 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Can education with emphasis on local knowledge support local communities in economic, social, and environmental respects? What economic, social, and environmental benefits does local knowledge provide?

• 17回目Session 17 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Can local knowledge support confidence and self identity?

• 18回目Session 18 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of Ladakh as a case study. What comments can we now make in light of what we have learned since we first thought about Ladakh?

• 19回目Session 19 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of what humans need for a sense of well-being and happiness? What is the difference between needs and wants? Do humans sometimes feel that economic growth and the satisfaction of wants is all that is necessary?

• 20回目Session 20 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of what is necessary for security and well-being.

• 21回目Session 21 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of economic development, economic growth, and questions about GDP.

• 22回目Session 22 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of the central economic, social, and environmental role played by local production and consumption of food.

• 23回目Session 23 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of local renewable energy sources and questions about economic growth and sustainability.

• 24回目Session 24 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of globalisation. What are its pros and cons? Where has it come from? Where is it going?

• 25回目Session 25 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Review of localisation. What are its pros and cons? Where has it come from? Where is it going?

• 26回目Session 26 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Student in-class essay writing on a topic of their choice.

• 27回目Session 27 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Student in-class essay writing on a topic of their choice.

• 28回目Session 28 対面授業 （Face-to-Face） 事前・事後学習 Study required outside class(Preparation/review)：200分

  Written test.

活用される学習方法Learning methods

教科書・テキストTextbooks

なし

参考書等References

Written digital guide to the documentary film “The Economics of Happiness” produced by Local Futures.

課題の種類・内容Homework, Assignments, etc.

One Moodle Assignment per week.

課題に対するフィードバックの方法Feedback Method

Moodle assignment grading and in-class feedback.

成績評価Evaluation

成績評価の方法 / Evaluation Method

Class Attendance: 20%
Moodle Assignments: 40%
Test: 40%

観点別評価の入力項目(ルーブリックとその使用方法) / Target to be Evaluated

成績評価に関するその他の確認事項 / Other Information for Evaluation

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