Numbering Code	P-GOV00 63020 SB45	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Seminar
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese and English	Day/Period	Tue.5
Instructor name	AKIZUKI KENGO (Graduate School of Law Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course is designed to enhance participants' discussion skills in English. Topics will be ranging from international and global politics to domestic governmental issues, although focus will be on domestic politics. The way the class is operated will be dependent on the number of participants, but we will have discussion classes first and then move to debate classes.
Course Goals	Students will be able to think and discuss important current issues in English.
Schedule and Contents	Lecture 1 Introduction Lecture 2-8 phase 1 practice of English reading and discussion Lecture 9-14 phase 2 debates on current issues Lecture 15 post mortem There will be more debate style classes in this course than in Contemporary Issues I.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Participation (50%) and debate performance (50%).
Course Requirements	Intermediate English abilities are desirable.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students will be required to select and present themes of discusssion or debate and related articles in English. All the participants are expected to read them in advance.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	There is no textbook for this course. Required reading materials will be provided in the first several weeks.