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Overview
Read the post-corona world ー The world seen in the Financial Times ー
Since last year, the global outbreak of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), the so-called “pandemic,” has covered the world, and the threat has not gone away yet.This 21st century pandemic of unprecedented impact is causing political, economic, social and cultural changes everywhere in the world.
In this course, while reading the original text (in English) from the Financial Times, a UK economic newspaper, students will look at and discuss the with-corona and post-corona eras. It is a practical course that is very useful for improving TOEFL and TOEIC scores.
Click here for information leaflet (5064KB; PDF file)
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. Studied at the College of Europe (economics major) as an exchange student from the Belgian government.In 3, he completed the doctoral program at Sophia University, specializing in international relations.Professional experience: 1990-1985 Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva (Specialist Researcher), 1988-1988 Customs and Tariff Department, GATT Secretariat (Economic Affairs Officer), 1990-1990 Nanzan University Economics Department (Associate Professor) , 1995-1995 Permanent Mission of Japan to the European Union (Expert Researcher), 1998-1998 Professor, Faculty of Comparative Culture, Otsuma Women's University, 2002-2002 Counselor, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2004 ~ 2005 Keio University Faculty of Policy Management (Professor), current position from April 2019, Keio University Emeritus Professor. Since April 2019, he has been a corporate auditor of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.
class day
2022 2/8(fire)·15(fire)·22(fire)·3/1(fire)·8(fire)
19:30-21:00 (Reception: 18:30-)
Application deadline
2022 2/4(Money)
*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.
Archive delivery
To all those who have registered for the evening class,Archive delivery service (you can watch videos recorded at a later date)will be provided.
Limited to applicants, limited time, no real-time limited information such as personal information * However, we will send a URL that can be viewed at a later date to those who have applied.
We hope that it will be useful for those who cannot attend due to work reasons, or who want to use it as a review.However, since this is a paid course, please refrain from sharing it with anyone other than the applicant or using it for purposes other than self-study.If it is discovered, we may take measures such as stopping the service or refusing to apply for the course.
We would appreciate it if you could apply after understanding the above.
Contents
| Times | Schedule | theme | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❶ | 2 / 8 (Tue) | What impact has the pandemic had on the global economy? | Consider the impact of Covid-24 on the global economy while reading articles such as "Pandemic knocks one-tenth of incomes of workers worldwide" (19September). |
| ❷ | 2 / 15 (Tue) | What impact has the COVID-XNUMX pandemic had on education? | While reading articles such as "School's out: Covid curbs hit students" and "UK universities imposevirus restrictions" (29 September), consider education in the age of COVID-XNUMX. |
| ❸ | 2 / 22 (Tue) | 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" (31 October-1 November), etc. |
| ❹ | 3 / 1 (Tue) | 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). |
| ❺ | 3 / 8 (Tue) | The UK's withdrawal from the EU (BREXIT) and Japan | Read "EU urges blocunity on Brexit talks- Members told no side deals of negotiations fail. Time running out. Pound's slide continues." |
*This year's course will use the latest newspaper articles.The above content is a newspaper article used in last year's class.
Target
◆ Those who are interested in world affairs and learning English.
◆ Explanations in the course are given in Japanese, and you will also practice how to read English.Please think of the ratio as 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
When applying, please refer to the following site link "Notes on email addresses"you have toplease confirm.
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.
* Browsing in a mobile network environment (packet) is also possible, but we recommend browsing in a Wi-Fi network environment.
◆ Please check the following site link "How to use Zoom" for how to use Zoom.
