ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION 2 (INTERMEDIATE II)*

概要

On this course, you will apply the study skills you developed in Academic Communication 1 to study an academic subject or topic. You will be able to deepen your understanding about a topic and further develop your knowledge, language and critical thinking skills. When asked what they want out of their life, many people may respond that they want to be happy. But what is our happiness as human beings, really? In this course, we will discuss this question and consider components of happiness from a perspective of Individual Psychology a.k.a., Adlerian Psychology founded by Alfred Adler. The course unfolds by examining technical terms and expressions used in the field, while relating them to our day-to-day real-life experiences. 人生で何を望むかと問われた時,多くの人たちが幸せになりたいと答えるだろう。しかし,人としての私たちの幸せとは一体何なのだろうか?本コースではこの問いについて,アルフレッド・アドラーによって創始された個人心理学(アドラー心理学)の視点から議論し,幸福の中身について考えていきたい。同心理学で使われる専門用語や表現を取り上げ,それらを日常生活の実体験と絡めながらコースを進めていく。

目標

On this course, you will use the skills you learned in AC1 to listen and read about a particular topic which will be covered in class. You will also be able to talk and write effectively in English about what you have learned. You will be guided to think academically about the topic with a focus on critical thinking. The course aims for not just imparting academic knowledge but cultivating hopefully useful insights for each student in navigating his/her life and relationships through dialogues. 本コースの主目的は,単なる学術的知識の伝達ではなく,対話を通じてお互いの洞察や意見を交換することにより受講生一人一人が願わくば人生や人間関係にとって糧となるような視点を育むことである。

授業外の学習

Based on the content of the syllabus and textbook materials, students will be asked to preview/review the lessons. Homework in connection to the lessons will be given every week. As main assignments, the students will be required to (1) participate in in- and out-of-class discussions actively: 10 minutes (2) prepare written summaries of reading/video materials when assigned: 25 minutes (3) keep a journal that tracks a train of thoughts and feelings throughout the course: 10 minutes 主要課題として,以下を設けることとする (1) 教室内外でのディスカッションへの積極的参加(10分) (2)リーディング/ビデオ課題の要約レポート (25分) (3)コースを通じて自身の思考や感情の変遷をたどるジャーナル(10分)

所要時間: 45 minutes