CE2L Syllabus (Hasstedt) - Fall 2023

Current English Listening 2 - Fall 2023
[Independent Course]
Instructor: Marc Hasstedt E-mail: [email protected]
Class Code: FU734 Office Location: Rm. 6319 / Zoom (by appointment)
Day / Time: Monday 13:25PM - 15:05PM Office Hours: Tues-2 (池袋) / Fri-2 (新座)
Classroom: X302 (Bldg 10)
Course Description and Objectives

The aims of this course are for students to listen to, understand, and then discuss both domestic and
international English-language news broadcasts while learning about a variety of topical issues.
Contents
This is an upper-intermediate listening course designed to further enhance student listening ability while
building a deeper understanding of current news topics. Students will review and build upon their vocabulary
and develop the discussion skills they learned in their first year while learning about a variety of topical issues,
both domestic and global.
Textbook
Required textbook: CBS NewsBreak 6 (Seibido)
Please purchase the textbook for the course as soon as possible to avoid delays.
http://www.st-paulsplaza.com/shop/textbook/
Schedule
Week 1 (9/25) Introduction, Course overview
Week 2 (10/2) Unit 1: Young Boy Seeks to Spread His Love of Literacy
Week 3 (10/9) Unit 3: A Mission to Help the Homeless
Week 4 (10/16) Unit 4: Fly Me to the Moon – Space X to Fly Japanese Billionaire to Moon
Week 5 (10/23) Unit 6: COVID Vaccine Inequalities
Week 6 (10/30) Unit 7: Surfing in Japan
Week 7 (11/13) Unit 8: A New Beat – High School Students Learn the Music Business
Week 8 (11/20) Unit 9: Vintage Office Gear Making a Comeback During Pandemic
Week 9 (11/27) Unit 10: Virtual Tutors – Teens Offer Free Tutoring to Kids
Week 10 (12/4) Unit 12: You’ve Got a Friend – New York Woman Starts Movement to Unite Strangers
Week 11 (12/11) Unit 13: Japan’s Love of Vending Machines
Week 12 (12/18) Unit 14: Dreams Deferred – College Seniors Struggle with Changing Job Market Amid Pandemic
Week 13 (1/15) Unit 15: Policing in Japan – How the Koban and Police Force Keep Citizens Safe and Secure
Week 14 (1/22) Final Exam
Evaluation
• Participation (30%)
• Assignments and Others (40%)
• Final Exam (30%)
Attendance Policy
• Students will be expected to attend a minimum of 80% of all classes in order to get credit for this course.
This means students who are absent from class four times or more fail the course.
• Coming late for class three times is counted as one absence in this course. You will also lose
participation points depending on the degree of the lateness.
• Coming late for class 50 minutes (or more) is counted as one absence in this course.
• Even when you are absent, you are expected to submit your homework assignments on time. If you
know in advance that you will be absent, please contact your instructor. Also please contact your
classmates or instructor and ask if there are any materials distributed in class that you have missed. If
you have any questions or concerns, contact your instructor.
• Students are expected to preview and review all materials constantly and actively participate in
classroom activities.
Train Delay Slip Invalid Policy:

Train delay slips (遅延証明) issued at stations are not valid unless in the case of a serious interruption of
service due to an accident.
Officially Approved Absences:

Students may apply for an exemption when absences are due to the following cases. Please note that no other
cases are eligible for exemption in Zenkari English Courses. If there are any questions about documents related
to these exemptions, please contact Zenkari for confirmation.
① Officially approved illnesses（学校感染症）

② Lay judge（裁判員制度）
③ Bereavement leave（三親等以内の忌引き）
④ International sports competition（日本代表としての国際大会参加）
⑤ Teacher training（教育実習）
⑥ Care work training（介護等体験）
⑦ Training at museums（博物館実習）
⑧ Training at libraries（図書館実習）
⑨ Social education training（社会教育実習）
⑩ Practical training in clinical psychology（心理実習）
⑪ Fieldwork (practicum)（社会福祉援助技術現場実習）
⑫ Fieldwork in psychiatric social work（精神保健福祉援助実習）

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Course Description and Objectives

Train Delay Slip Invalid Policy:

Officially Approved Absences:

① Officially approved illnesses（学校感染症）

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