Japanese

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC112511	Subject Classification	Courses for Professional Teaching
Subject Name	初等社会
Subject Name （Katakana）	ショトウシャカイ
Subject Name in English	Social Science for the Elementary School
Instructor	NAGATA TADAMICHI,KIMURA HIROKAZU,ITOU KOUITI
Instructor (Katakana)	ナガタ　タダミチ,キムラ　ヒロカズ,イトウ　コウイチ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Fri5-8：EDU K201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Lecture-oriented(Incl. Note-taking, Handout materials used, Watching video of Social Science class)
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	08 : Curriculum and Instruction Sciences
Eligible Students	Mainly for students of Cluster1 School Education
Keywords	Social science for elementary schools, teaching contents, teaching material research，SDGs
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Elementary School Teacher Education （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Having acquired basic knowledge of theory and method on guidance in subjects and cross-curricular education in elementary schools
Class Objectives /Class Outline	To deepen the basic understanding of the teaching contents of social science for elementary schools and acquire the basics of methodologies of how to approach a small research. Specifically, the lecturer will pick up items from social science textbook for elementary schools and explain each of the topics and also explain how to research teaching materials for each topic.
Class Schedule	Lesson1: Orientation & The image of social studies education for middle elementary school students Lesson2: Orientation & The image of social studies education for late elementary school students 2 Lesson3: The objectives and the contents of social studies education for elementary schools Lesson4: The contents of social studies education for elementary schools Lesson5: The methods of social studies education for elementary schools Lesson6: Teaching material research of social studies education for elementary schools Lesson7: The contents and teaching material research for social studies education ( national land) for elementary schools Lesson8:  The contents and teaching material research for social studies education ( environment) for elementary schools Lesson9:The contents and teaching material research for social studies education ( politics) for elementary schools Lesson10:The contents and teaching material research for social studies education (international understanding) for elementary schools Lesson11: The contents of social studies education ( industry) for elementary schools Lesson12: The methods of social studies education ( industry) for elementary schools Lesson13: Teaching material research III for social studies education for elementary schools Lesson14: The contents of social studies education ( community) for elementary schools Lesson15: Teaching material research for social studies education ( community) for elementary schools Students will take an exam in the last lesson
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No required textbook.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	Handouts and videos of recorded lessons will be utilized.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson1: Recall social studies lessons when you were an elementary student. Lesson2: Recall social studies lessons when you were an elementary student. Lesson3: Visit MEXT’s website and read the curriculum guideline of social studies for elementary schools. Lesson4 - : Read a social studies textbook currently being used at elementary schools and deepen understanding of each  chapter. Think how you can teach social studies to children.
Requirements	The students of this course will be divided into two classes. For this academic year, both of the classes will cover the same contents. Follow the instructions for class specification.
Grading Method	Attending specified number of lessons or more is a prerequisite. Students will be evaluated comprehensively based on attendance, final exam, and reports.
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	A former school teacher will give a lecture on guidance and support related to educational practice based on his experience.
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