KIFL English in Practice M&F 09:00-10:40 final presentation topics

Hello all,

Here are the topics you've decided on for your final presentation projects:

Aya - refugees in Japan*
Mickey (Kazuma) - landscapes (good idea, but you need to tie it into a social or environmental theme)
Miyu - death penalty - should it be stopped?*
Shihori - graffiti and vandalism in Tokyo
Masayuki - child abuse in Japan
Kuni - declining birthrate in Japan
Natsu - causes and effects of Iraq War
Nanae - young people and cell phones (good, but be sure to focus one positive point & one negative point)
Yuko - career choices - those most popular among men, and those most popular among women
Kenji - shoplifting - reasons why people do so
Miku - food waste in Japan
Hinakoppi - smoking and related health problems
Manami - housework among single people
Aruno - body art and piercing - why people are interested in it
Kiwa - removing landmines in Cambodia
Yuta - cultural differences and individual solutions to them
Takeshi - immigration issues in Japan*
Pan (Aya Takahashi) - civil war in Somalia
Remi - influences of gaming violence

I have yet to hear from Sachiko and Ryosuke.

*SPECIAL NOTE FOR MIYU, AYA & TAKESHI : I have YouTube videos for each of you that relate to your topics. First, here's a video for you, Miyu. Think about this song and the words to it. It connects to your subject about the death penalty:



And for the both of you, Aya and Takeshi - here's a video that relates to both of your topics (it may seem to relate more to Aya's topic than yours, Takeshi, but it does, indirectly). Think about the words to this song:



I will find other Internet links and things to support all of you with your projects when I can - but the main parts of your research has to be your own. Good luck!

KIFL Global Studies Wed 09:00-10:40 final presentation topics

Hello to all of you,

While I wrote down today what your final presentation topic ideas for Global Studies were, I will post these here so that all of you can clearly see what each class member is doing, and know where not to repeat each other's ideas.

Hiroko - the issue of stray animals in Japan and Germany
Mitsuo - one of two possible topics: biodiversity or promotion of green societies
Yuto - issues of water in countries
Izumi - differences between monotheistic and other religions (monotheistic = one god [such as Christianty, Judaism, and Islam])
Ayami - differences between educational systems of Japan and other countries
Daisuke - religion and war
Yuichiro - issues with tobacco

I have to hear from Kazu, Junko and Kana.

For those of you who gave me your topics, you've got some good ideas here. Please tell me more over the next 2-3 weeks. Good luck!

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