Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASA40001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	イギリス社会研究演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	イギリスシャカイケンキュウエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Seminar on British Society
Instructor	KASUGA AYUKA
Instructor (Katakana)	カスガ　アユカ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Thur5-8：IAS J306
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
			Seminar-centred, lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students	From second year students.
Keywords	Modern British history, Reading English text
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)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Abilities and Skills） ・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines. ・The ability and skills to specify necessary theories and methods for consideration of issues. ・The abilities and skills to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, and to deliver presentations at a seminar or research meetings, and to answer questions.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This class aims to acquire the skills to read English texts on modern British history and the basic knowledge of British modern history. In the first session of each class, one of the students will present a summary of an English article or book chapter, which will be discussed by the entire class. If the number of students is not many, students can choose a Japanese article for their second presentation. In the second half of each class, students will read one or multiple articles on contemporary Britain or British history and discuss the topic.
Class Schedule	lesson1　Introduction lesson2　Basics of essay writing lesson3　Discussion on an English article lesson4　Discussion on contemporary Britain (Class) lesson5　Discussion on an English article lesson6　Discussion on contemporary Britain (Gender) lesson7　Discussion on an English article lesson8　Discussion on contemporary Britain (Race) lesson9　Discussion on an English article lesson10　Discussion on contemporary Britain (Environment) lesson11　Discussion on an English article lesson12　Discussion on contemporary Britain (Welfare) lesson13　Discussion on an English article lesson14　Discussion on contemporary Britain (Free topic) lesson15　Conclusion Students need to submit an essay based on the articles they read in the class.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference:  村岡健次、川北稔編著『イギリス近代史［改訂版］――宗教改革から現代まで――』ミネルヴァ書房、2003年。
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, moodle
	(More Details)	Handouts
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Read the assigned English article or book chapter before each class.
Requirements
Grading Method	Participation in the discussion, preparation for chapters that students are in charge of, and an essay.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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