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Overview
Read the post-corona world ー The world seen in the Financial Times ー
In 2020, the global outbreak of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), the so-called "pandemic," swept across the world, and the threat has not yet gone away.Already, more than 5000 million people have been infected worldwide, and more than 126 million people have died.This 21st century pandemic, with its unprecedented impact, is causing political, economic, social, and cultural changes throughout the world.In this course, we will read articles from the British economics newspaper ``FINANCIAL TIMES'' in their original text (English), and together with the participants we will look forward to the With Corona and Post-Corona eras and discuss them. Go. This is a practical course that will greatly help improve your TOEFL and TOEIC scores.
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Lecturer in charge
Yorizumi Watanabe(Professor, Kansai University of International Studies / Dean of the Faculty of International Communication)
Graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, Sophia University in March 1976, and studied at the College of Europe (majoring in economics) as a Belgian government exchange student.He graduated from Sophia Graduate School's doctoral program, majoring in international relations, after completing his credits (3).Work experience includes: 1990-1985 at the Permanent Mission of Japan to International Organizations in Geneva (expert researcher); 1988-1988 at the Customs Department of the GATT Secretariat (economic affairs officer); 1990-1990 at the Faculty of Economics, Nanzan University (associate professor). , 1995-1995 Permanent Mission of Japan to the European Union (EU) (Specialist Researcher), 1998-1998 Faculty of Comparative Culture, Otsuma Women's University (Professor), 2002-2002 Counselor, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2004 ~2005 Keio University Faculty of Policy Management (Professor), current position since April 2019, Keio University Professor Emeritus. Since April 2019, he has been an auditor at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.
class day
2021 2/1(Month)·8(Month)·15(Month)·22(Month)·3/1(Moon)
19:30-21:00 (Reception: 18:30-)
Application deadline
2021 1/25(Moon)
*Deadline as soon as the capacity is reached on a first-come, first-served basis
Tuition fee
10,000 Yen(for all 5 times)
* Pre-payment system (we will inform you of the bank account after applying.)
* The tuition fee is 10,000 yen regardless of the number of times you attend.
Attendance method
Online course [Capacity: 200 people]
*This will be an online course via Zoom.
Contents
| Times | Schedule | theme | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| ① | 2 / 1 (month) | What impact has the pandemic had on the global economy? | Think about the impact of Covid-24 on the world economy while reading articles such as "Pandemic knocks one-tenth of incomes of workers worldwide" (19September). |
| ② | 2 / 8 (month) | What impact has the COVID-XNUMX pandemic had on education? | Consider education in the era of coronavirus while reading articles such as "School's out: Covid curbs hit students" and "UK universities impose virus restrictions" (29 September). |
| ③ | 2 / 15 (month) | What is left by the Trump administration, what is President Trump's "legacy"? | Read "Trump claims Covid is 'rounding the turn' despite spike in US cases" (26 October), "Election and virus jitters hit stocks" (31October-1 November), etc. |
| 4 | 2 / 22 (month) | Ask about the current situation in Europe.What are France and Germany doing now? | Read "Familiar path: Paris leads EU into lockdown" (31 October-1 November), "Germany imposes tough curbs as rising Covid alarm dents markets" (29 October). |
| ⑤ | 3 / 1 (month) | The UK's withdrawal from the EU (BREXIT) and Japan | "EU urges blocunity on Brexit talks- Members told no side deals of negotiations fail. Time running out. Pound's slide continues." |
* The article may be changed to the latest content.
Target
◆Those who are interested in world affairs and learning English.
◆Explanations in the course will be given in Japanese, and students will also practice reading in English.Please consider the ratio to be about 7% Japanese and 3% English.
Remarks
Until the day before the course startsWe will send the URL of the course by e-mail only to those who have been able to confirm the payment.
How to apply
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*Registration for the online course will be done by e-mail, so please apply one by one.
* Pre-registration is required for current students, graduates, and people related to Hamana Gakuin.
Notes on email addresses
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About online training
◆ You can take the course by watching it in real time using your home PC, smartphone, tablet, etc.For the text, we will send you the URL by e-mail.
*Although it is possible to view in a mobile network environment (packet), we recommend viewing in a Wi-Fi network environment.
◆For how to use Zoom, please check the following site link "How to use Zoom".
