PROFESSOR VOGT

This course will inspire students to “awaken the goodness within themselves.” Students who take this class will have many opportunities to reflect upon their lives and to reassess the various choices that they make in their day-to-day encounters. Through various in-class activities and assignments, students will learn the importance of being authentic in their life choices and keeping an open, honest, and positive outlook no matter the circumstance.

04.08 Class Intro & Syllabus Review

04.15 Student Intro & Photo Session

04.22 It Comes Around + Class Task

05.06 Responsibility + Class Task

05.13 Consider Possibilities + Class Task

05.20 PRESENTATION 1 [What to Do]

05.27 PRESENTATION 1 [What to Do]

06.03 On Your Own

06.10 Let Go + Class Task

06.17 Yourself as a Gift + Class Task 

06.24 Progress + Class Task

07.01 Complaining + Class Task 

07.08 PRESENTATION 2 [What to Do]

07.15 PRESENTATION 2 [What to Do]
07.22 Semester Review + Survey

--SUMMER VACATIONS--
 

09.30 Summer Vacation Task

10.07 Imagination + Class Task

10.14 Your Response + Class Task 

10.21 On Your Own

10.28 Your Own Life + Class Task 

11.11 A Different Take + Class Task

11.18 PRESENTATION 3 [What to Do]

11.25 PRESENTATION 3 [What to Do]

12.02 Faithful Choices + Class Task ***

12.09 World Lies Within + Class Task 

12.16 Redefining Effort + Class Task + Final Review

12.23 PRESENTATION 4 [What to Do]

01.06 PRESENTATION 4 [What to Do]

01.14.2020 (Tue.) No Class

01.20.2020 Final Review [Required] + Survey

EVALUATION

Grades will be decided on a balanced performance in the following areas: Quarterly Student Presentations, Weekly in-class Tasks/Contribution, and Semester Review/Final Review Essay.

TEXTBOOKS

No class textbook. Materials will be distributed via a website link. Students are responsible for bringing printouts of the downloaded material to each class.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will attempt to inspire students to cultivate an awareness of shin-zen-bi (truth, goodness, and beauty). Upon completion of this course, it is hoped that students will have gained a sense of direction by which to steer their lives. Through various in-class activities and out-of-class assignments, students will expand themselves and discover the qualities of truth, goodness, and beauty that lie within waiting to emanate from their deeper selves.

04.08 Class Intro & Syllabus Review

04.15 Student Intro & Photo Session

04.22 A Good Listener + Class Task

05.06 Comfort Zone + Class Task    

05.13 Discipline + Class Task    

05.20 PRESENTATIONS [What to Do]

05.27 PRESENTATIONS [What to Do]

06.03 On Your Own

06.10 Each and Every Day + Class Task 

06.17 Frustration + Class Task  

06.24 Live Your Values + Class Task  

07.01 Needs & Desires + Class Task  

07.08 PRESENTATIONS [What to Do]

07.15 PRESENTATIONS [What to Do]

07.22 Semester Review + Survey

--SUMMER VACATION--

09.30: Summer Vacation Tasks

10.07: Peace + Class Task  

10.14: Ripples + Class Task  

10.21: On Your Own

10.28: See the Signs + Class Task      

11.11: The Journey + Class Task 

11.18: PRESENTATIONS [What to Do]

11.25 PRESENTATIONS [What to Do]

12.02: Present Moment + Class Task ***

12:09: The Seeds + Class Task     

12.16: Things Not to Forget + Class Task 
12.23: You Can + Class Task + Survey

01.06: PRESENTATION 4 [What to Do]

01:14.2020: (Tue.) No Class

01.20.2020: PRESENTATION 4 [What to Do]

EVALUATION

Grades will be decided on a balanced performance in the following areas: Quarterly Student Presentations, Weekly in-class Tasks/Contribution, and Semester Review.

TEXTBOOKS

No class textbook. Materials will be distributed via a website link. Students are responsible for bringing printouts of the downloaded material to each class.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Culture can be compared to how fish relate to water: As long as we stay within our own culture, we don't take notice of things, everything is normal just as it should be. Only when we have fish-out-of-water experiences, do we realize that there are other worlds. Unfamiliar environments, values, and behaviors can be stressful, and they can lead people to make skewed judgments or react in a negative inefficient way to the "strange" culture. With cultural intelligence/intercultural communication education, however, people will discover that there are valuable gifts hidden in the unfamiliar, and at the same time, with renewed eyes appreciate the gifts in their own culture.

CLASS CONTENT WILL CHANGE DEPENDING UPON THE CLASS MAKEUP.

*Contact the Professor if you've forgotten the Password

[SPRING SEMESTER, 2019 -2020]

09.24 Course Overview
10.01 Session A

10.08 Session B 

10.15 Session C

10.29 Session D

11.12 No Class

11.19 Session E

11.26 Session F

12.03 Session G

12.10 Session H

12.17 Information Packet

12.24 Test Preparation

01.14.2020 FINAL TEST- Vocabulary + WebSurvey

01.21.2020 FINAL TEST - Essay

ORIGINAL

04.16 Orientation

04.23 Student Intro, Photo Session

05.07 Video Project Information

05.14 Cultural Intelligence + Discussion

05.21 The Five Important Core Themes

05.28 Change, Cognitive Style, Conflicts

06.04 Control, Decisions, Flow, Formality

06.11 PRESENTATION or MIDTERM TEST

06.18 Freedom, Leader/Manager, Pace

06.25 Quality, Rat/Emotional, Silence

07.02 Comm, Process, Work Style
07.09 FINAL TEST- Vocabulary

07.16 FINAL TEST- Essay

07.23 Final Review and Wrap Up

EXPECTATIONS:

Students are expected to come to class on time and with a positive attitude. Enrollment will be limited.

EVALUATION:
Grades will be decided on a balanced performance in the following areas: Tasks, Presentation, Participation, Contribution, and Attitude. The more you speak up in class, the better your grade will be.

TEXTBOOK:
No textbook. Weekly printouts will be distributed.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this seminar is threefold. The first objective is to improve students’ understanding of global issues relating to Japan in our interdependent world currently enveloped in a tide of uncertainty. Second is to gain a deeper sense of media literacy by developing a critical eye, digging for sources, finding hidden agendas or intentions, and evaluating persuasion techniques. The third is to enlarge students’ English vocabulary and communication skills. The ultimate aim of this seminar is for each student to grasp that it is not what we get but instead who we are and what we contribute that truly matters.

OUR GLOBAL WORLD

T-Shirt Project Overview

The Economics * (DL01)

Technology & Subsidies * (DL02)

Indonesia [satellite farms/spinning] * (DL03)

Two Sisters * (DL04)

Garment Industry * (DL05)

Bangladesh / Columbia * (DL06)

Nixon and Kimchi * (DL07)

Container * (DL08)

Taxes * (DL 09)

The Afterlife (DL10) * ["Test" Info]

Work, Trade, Clothes * (DL11)

WHITEBOARD REVIEW:

04.10 Overview

04.17 Session A (Ohgi & Yuuki)

04.24 Session B (Hiro or Kazu)

05.08 Session C (Hakamada)

05.15 Session D (Minami)

05.22 Session E (Professor Presentation)

05.29 Session F (Kazu Presentation)

06.05 Session G (Ohgi Presentation)

06.12 Session H (Yuuki Presentation)

06.19 Session I (Hakamada Presentation)

06.26 Session J (Discussion)

07.03 Test Information

07.10 MID-SEMESTER TEST (Vocabulary)

07.17 MID-SEMESTER (Writing)

09.25 TED Talk: DeepFakes / handout

10.09 No Class

10.16 Handout 1 & 2 / Notes

10.23 Handout 1 / Notes

10.30 Handout 1 / Notes

11.13 H.T.'s Life

11.20 What's the Deal with Hong Kong? (paused at 44.05)

11.27 On Your Own (Read thoroughly. More.)

12.04 Earthquake programming / H.K. continued /Notes

12.11 How to tidy up & Tie up loose ends - KonMari / Notes

12.18 Final Task (Exam) Review / Information

01.08.2020 Questions and Answers

01.15.2020 Magnificent Paper Due

*Mid-semester Vocabulary (multiple choice & short answer) & Final Exam (format TBA) in January 2020.

EXPECTATIONS:

Students are expected to come to class on time and with a positive attitude. Enrollment will be limited.

EVALUATION:
Grades will be decided on a balanced performance in the following areas: Tasks, Presentation, Participation, Contribution, and Attitude. The more you speak up in class, the better your grade will be.

TEXTBOOKS

No class textbook. Materials will be distributed via a website link. Students are responsible for bringing printouts of the downloaded material to each class.

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES:

[This course is for INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED level students.] The area explored in this course will be the outcome of the Rio+20 Summit (with an emphasis on science and innovation): The Sustainable Development Goals. SDGs is a historic declaration ratified by 193 UN Member States outlining the goals and targets from 2016 to 2030. Your learning objectives for this course should be that by the end of the semester you should: (a) have become familiar with the broad contours of SDGs; (b) understand, appreciate, and assimilate information having to do with paths towards global prosperity, human well-being and a healthy planet; (c) have increased your vocabulary; and (d) have expanded your worldview.

Further details are HERE.

09.26 Orientation [New Room: 206]

10.03 Overview of SDGs + Introduction

10.10 End Poverty For All (1) 

10.17 Zero Hunger (2)

10.24 Good Health and Well-Being (3) 

10.31 Responsible Consumption (12) **

11.14 Presentation Preparation

11.21 [4]Quality Education (Kosuke, Taishi, Taiga, Mihane, Ryunosuke, Nana)

11.28 [5]Gender Equality (Mitsuhide, Taishi, Kento, Hisae, Kohei, Fujii, Shiki, Ayaka)

12.05 [6]Clean Water (Yuuto, Riho, Yusuke, Misaki, Tasutomo, Sikako, Sara)

12.12 No Class

12.19 [10]Reduced Inequalities (Mai, Yudai, Minori, Atsushi, Ryuto, Ayane, Sayaka)

01.09.2020: [14]Life Below Water (Hideto, Junna, Takahiro, Kaho, Saaya)

01.16.2020: [15]Life on Land (Saruya, Arata, Saya, Mitsuki, Murumi) + Final Reports/WebSurvey

PRESENTATION FORMAT SUGGESTION:

Introduction / Connection with other SDGs / What is the Problem or Issue / So what? / Solutions / Conclusion

TIPS:

When showing a video, give an overview (a quick summary) first, so people know what to expect). CHOOSE MATERIAL THAT MOVES THE HEART, NOT JUST THE HEAD. Let people know the video length, too. If you want, you can make handouts, give a quiz, play a game, introduce music, perform a skit, have classmates come to the front of the room to demonstrate something, etc. Do things that make your talk engaging and helps get your point across. Give your presentation variety, visually and aurally. You can plant "helpers" in the audience if you think that's necessary. Include your sources for any charts. Be uptempo, don't sag unless it's deliberate. Rehearse a million times and make sure your computer will show any video in large screen mode without interruption. Have multiple back-up plans in case things don't go as planned. Do not "hide" behind the podium; be dynamic---think TED Talk or Steve Jobs!

WARNING:

If you do not come on the day of your presentation without a valid excuse (official letter from a doctor which will be verified), you will not pass this course.

REPORT: On or before the last day of class, everyone must submit a written essay/report (in English, of course). Your assignment is to select one or more of the 17 SDGs and come up with an original solution to the problem(s). It is OK if the 'how' is not completely solid; what is essential is the thought that went into the solution and your ingenuity. Your paper should be between five and ten pages long. Quality is more important than quantity.

COMMENTS:

Students are expected to come to class with a positive attitude and a willingness to express themselves in English. Student numbers will be limited due to classroom size and course content.

GRADES:

Grades will be decided on a balanced performance in the following areas: In-class contribution/attendance/attitude, presentations, and report.

TEXTBOOK:

None.