How are you? Our 3rd
presentation topic, and first for the fall semester, will be about comparing
and contrasting similarities and differences in educational
systems between Japan and another country.
Topic
Choose any country to compare and contrast with Japan to
make a two-sided argument about the advantages and disadvantages of education
between Japan and another country, with an encouraged focus on science education.
While I showed you the videos on the blogpost about education in Finland, India, and South Korea, you should find other videos and/or readings on educational systems in other countries for your comparison and contrast.
While I showed you the videos on the blogpost about education in Finland, India, and South Korea, you should find other videos and/or readings on educational systems in other countries for your comparison and contrast.
You can choose any
level of education as your point of comparison and contrast –elementary,
junior high school, high school, or university. (Please remember to compare and
contrast the same levels of education
– for example, advantages or disadvantages of elementary school in Japan with advantages
or disadvantages of elementary school in Germany, or advantages or
disadvantages of high school in Japan with advantages or disadvantages of high
school in Russia, and so on).
I encourage you to focus on science education, though you can focus on other areas of education if you wish. A focus on science education, however, may be more interesting for you. How does the quality of science education in Japan compare with the quality of science education in another country? What would arguments for the strength of science education in Japan be versus any strengths of science education in another country? Where would Japan be strong – and not so strong – in different areas of science education?
I encourage you to focus on science education, though you can focus on other areas of education if you wish. A focus on science education, however, may be more interesting for you. How does the quality of science education in Japan compare with the quality of science education in another country? What would arguments for the strength of science education in Japan be versus any strengths of science education in another country? Where would Japan be strong – and not so strong – in different areas of science education?
Deadline (締め切り)
We will do these on November 13th (11/13), so you have two (2) weeks to prepare these. Aim to
make a presentation of around 4-5 minutes, including a Q&A from others
you will present to.
Guidelines
1. Prepare a summary (要約) about what you will present on. The summary will be due next week on November 6th (11/6).
*I would like you to refresh yourselves on what a good summary should include. Go to this link from earlier this year for a review of what should go into a summary.
The link is a post about summaries and outlines - for now, only look at the part about summaries! I hope this can help you in your summary writing.
*I would like you to refresh yourselves on what a good summary should include. Go to this link from earlier this year for a review of what should go into a summary.
The link is a post about summaries and outlines - for now, only look at the part about summaries! I hope this can help you in your summary writing.
2. Be ready for me to review your progress next
week (11/6) and for you to practice
your presentation in-class. You can practice with me and/or other students.
3. Finalize your presentation outside of class and be ready to present on 11/13!
3. Finalize your presentation outside of class and be ready to present on 11/13!
Image: By Anna Frodesiak - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19067711
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