Story-telling (Online)

Discussion/Presentation

Keywords:
Culture, Discussion, Listening, Presentation, Project, Speaking

Fully Online (subject to change depending on how situation develops)

*NOTE: This course is conducted BOTH in Japanese and English.
This course is for students who want to brush up on their thinking, story-telling and presentation skills. Presentation is pretty much about thinking—thinking hard to form a good opinion, thinking hard to organize it, and thinking hard from audiences' point of view. Based on group work, the course provides students with opportunities to make presentations and see what stories can do, as well as doing some soul-searching.

By the end of the semester, students will be equipped story-telling skills. They will be able to understand the importance of story-telling, which is probably quite different from the kind of persentation they are familiar with, and actually deliver their "stories."

Attendance and participation: 60%
Completion of assignments: 20%
Final presentation : 20%
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1	Introduction: Self-introduction (Can you make your slef-introduction into a picture book?)
2	Presentation #1: Show us how much you can speak
3	What can/can't facts/data do? What can/can't stories do?
4	Analyze story samples #1
5	Analyze story samples #2
6	Organize your story-telling chart
7	Presentation #2: Story-telling
8	How can you improve your story-telling?
9	How can you improve your English? Know the differences between Japanese and English.
10	How can you make your story more gripping?
11	Presentation #3: Story-telling
12	Peer review and feedback
13	Let's do some thinking exercise
14	Preparations for the final presetation
15	FInal presentation

Class participation is essential. Students are particularly required to vocally respond to questions provided and actively participate in discussions. Materials, when necessary, will be handed out in class.