Course Description
This course is held in collaboration with Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. Each lecture is given by a reporter from the newspaper. The course content covers: (1) the importance of acquiring a wide range of information, the characteristics of newspaper articles, and writing techniques; (2) presentations using excerpts of newspaper articles; and (3) group work aimed at problem-solving using newspaper articles. The goal is for students to acquire the habit of being interested in and learning about various issues through newspapers, as well as for them to be able to summarize their own thinking and communicate it to others using evidence from several sources.
Keywords
newspaper, media, information, society, problem-solving, region, practical experience, group work, fieldwork
Course Plan
Session 1: Orientation; the need for information
Session 2: Characteristics of newspapers
Session 3: Excerpts of interesting articles and presentations
Session 4: Making a newspaper for circulation
Session 5: Site tour of the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun head office in Matsumoto
Session 6: Techniques for writing newspaper articles
Session 7: Editorials
Session 8: Headlines
Session 9: Regional newspapers
Session 10: Scrapbook review
Session 11: Problem-solving group work (1): Reading and understanding articles
Session 12: Problem-solving group work (2): Gathering materials
Session 13: Problem-solving group work (3): Presentation I and examining counterarguments
Session 14: Problem-solving group work (4): Rebuttal and re-examination
Session 15: Problem-solving group work (5): Re-examination and presentation II
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