ECA (Global Understanding): 春期末プレゼンテーション

Hello!

How are you? Here are the guidelines and schedule for the final presentations (期末作文) in our class. 

Guidelines

1. These will be individual presentations only - no pair or group work.

2. For themes - you can use ideas from the textbook units we have read and learned about - but you can go outside the textbook for themes and topics. Talk to me about what you want to do! 

•       Unit 1 & 2 - identity (正体のこと)
•       Unit 3 & 4 - life and work (生活、働いてこと)
•       Unit 5 - lifestyles and differences (住んでいること、多様性)

There are many topics you can choose from in these themes. Here are some ideas for you:

identity - countries with more than one ethnic group (for example - Brazil, Canada, France)
identity - countries with more than one language (for example - India, the Philippines)

identity - famous Japanese born outside of Japan

identity - famous foreign people in Japan

identity - famous half-Japanese people

life/work - childcare leave (出産休暇、育児休暇) policies in different countries
life/work - educational systems in different countries
life/work - differing social customs among different countries
life/work - unusual jobs in different countries
life/work - different resume (履歴書) writing styles in different working cultures
                
lifestyles - LGBTQ people issues
lifestyles - young people and independence (age young people begin living alone)
lifestyles - retirement and pension issues in different countries
lifestyles - religious minorities (for example - Muslims in Britain, Hindus in Indonesia)
lifestyles -
Schedule
Here is our schedule for the rest of the semester:

7/4 - introducing final presentation project and thinking and choosing topic ideas
7/11 - deciding topic ideas and beginning research
7/18 - research and presentation practice
7/25 - final presentations

Important note: Please do not wait to decide topics or start your research. Please start now! 

Good luck! See you next week with your topic ideas!

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