Critically Thinking about Controversies
| KONISHI TAKUZO 小西 卓三 |
4単位 |
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| 前期(火・2)時間割表へ |
| 前期(金・2)時間割表へ |
| 英語総合講座III-33 Critically Thinking about Controversies |
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In societies where values and opinions are varied and diversified, thinking through and arguing controversial issues are important steps for you to constructively engage in controversies. This course is designed to develop your critical thinking skills and disposition through reading, writing, and discussing contemporary controversial issues in English. The skills and disposition include: -analytic skills; skills to analyze reasoning and arguments so that you can display the claim and support of the given discourse -evaluative skills; skills to assess the overall cogency (strengths and weaknesses) of the reasoning/arguments -organizational skills; skills to arrange your thoughts in such a manner that you can write an extensive critique of the discourse -adequate attitudes and behaviors; disposition to handle controversial situations in a constructive manner As a course to develop your critical thinking skills, this course starts with a short overview of argumentation studies based upon recent scholarly research and pedagogical approaches. After familiarizing yourselves with basic concepts on argument, we will think through actual controversial topics: environmental issues, sports and arts, and health. On each of the topics, we will start with reading extended arguments to have common sense on the topic. Then we will have in-class discussion/presentation to 'think through' the topic. |
| 評価方法： | Grading of this course will be based on three presentations, two quizzes and participation. The detail of the point breakdown will be announced in the first class. |
| テキスト名： | Buy a copy of reading assignment at UNIPOST. |