Summary: First, we settled in, and you viewed samples of promising notes and student references. Then, you discussed the homework that you took notes on about your issue, which you will write a paper on. When the other student spoke about their issue, I reminded you all to keep asking questions. Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Synthesizing Sources Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 09 -Write, repeat Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 10 -Revising For inspiration and details on how to move forward with your research, I shared these documents to help you narrow your… Read More

Summary: You shared your out-of-class listing with all classmates. We also explored different ways of not taking notes and of explaining them. We also made sure to upload homework, use the websites, and really start your graded reader program.  Finally, you wrote reflections in your Google Doc to discuss your English learning progress. The questions are: 1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best you can. 2. What did you learn about your issue? Your speaking pairs issues?  3. What are your next SMART (simple, manageable, attainable, reasonable, timely)… Read More

Summary of Class 03: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the causes of your issue. Our focus was more on documenting, organizing your work. Furthermore, making reflection questions about your issues to get informative research for your discussions and presentation. We also focused on help with doing online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Homework due on 10/14/2022 by 4 PM Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 4 回 Cycle 3 sharing… Read More

Summary: You got to share your out-of-class listing with others. We also explored different ways of not taking. I also ensured that students knew how to upload homework and use the websites.  Finally, you wrote reflections in your Google Doc to discuss your English learning progress. The questions are: 1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best you can. 2. What did you learn about your issue? Your speaking pairs issues?  3. What are your next SMART (simple, manageable, attainable, reasonable, timely) learning goals?  Homework due uploaded to your… Read More

Summary of Class 02: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the basic information about the issue of your choice. We also looked at ways of shifting the research from basic information to cases or causes related to your issue Homework is due on 10/07/2022. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 3 回 Cycle 3 sharing research notes 2: Causes.” Please, research the SAME research issue using 2 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic you are… Read More

ICR Website ようこそ! Welcome! Summary of Class 01: We had a course orientation that explained the documents below, including what is expected of you and how to excel in our class. You learned about the course introduction and requirements, goal-setting, introduction to social, political, and business issues, web-based research and websites, and student-choice of researching, listening to interesting topics, and reading graded readers of your choice. ICR Course Information Sheet Your homework will be uploaded to your Google Drive shared file by Sunday, before midnight, before Class 02. -If you missed class today,… Read More

Summary of Class 01: We had an orientation to the course explaining the documents below, including what is expected of you and how you can excel in the class. You learned about the course introduction and requirements, goal-setting, introduction to social, political, and business issues; web-based research and websites; and student-choice of researching the issue you would like to research. APA Kurokawa, S. (2020, October 2020). Residents in northern Hiroshima pref tormented by low-flying jets. The Mainichi.  https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20201019/p2a/00m/0dm/022000c MLA Kurokawa, Shinji. “Residents in Northern Hiroshima Pref. Tormented by Low-flying Jets.”The Mainichi, 20 Oct. 2020,… Read More

Summary: We had lovely presentations today. Thanks for joining our class. Your contributions to the course were very valuable and unique to your experiences.

Summary: Today we will finish speaking about this course continued from that class. Then, there was time for you to create and collect images for your upcoming presentation. 1. Please prepare for your slideshow presentation on 07/31/2024. The guideline for assessment are attached below. As best you can, design a draft of your slides in PowerPoint, based on the feedback from your paper. 2. Make sure that you have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. If you have time, continue to make your slideshow draft on your computer, and we can work on it in… Read More

Summary: Homework of your Powerpoint Draft is due before class on 07/28/2024 by by 4 pm via email attachment. 1. Please prepare for your slideshow presentation on 07/31/2024. The guideline for assessment are attached below. As best you can, design a draft of your slides in PowerPoint, based on the feedback from your paper. 2. Make sure that you have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. If you have time, continue to make your slideshow draft on your computer, and we can work on it in class. 3. The presentation is about 8-10 minutes and… Read More