Junten Junior High School / Senior High School

From October 31st to November 7th (10/31, 11/1, 2, 6 and 7) in 2018, Junten Senior High School hosted Global Week. Global Week is a unique and innovative event developed by the Junten SGH program. During Global Week, regular classes finished at 2:00 pm. This year’s Global Week a collaboration even with Ikubunkan Yume Gakuen so students from Junten and Ikubunkan attended workshops and lectures provided by university students, graduate school students, university professors, researchers, and corporate executives. Global Week was designed to provide students with interactive learning opportunities that are inventive and borderless.  

◆ Topic Code 101 “Foreign Languages but English” 

Kanda University of International Studies, Research Institute of Language Studies and Language Education Dr.Ryunosuke Kuroda
Student Attendance : 46  Reported by Jun Asawa　

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１．　Topic Content　　　
The class theme was Russian. As the starting of the class, the students were asked to think about taboos of studying a foreign language. We could thing of thing like “losing motivation” or “studying somewhat without goals”. Then, Dr.Kuroda taught Serbian numerals “meaninglessly”. Participants were confused by the Serbian language that everyone saw for the first time. Dr.Kurada taught 0 to 9. All the participants including teachers tried to learn the numbers. When learning a foreign language I learned the importance of learning on the spot and verifying pronunciation. Actually, Serbian has two kinds of Cyrillic characters, besides Roman letters that are familiar to participants. We also challenged Cyrillic letters. 90 minutes went by very quickly. Dr.Kuroda was asked “Why did you study Russian?” ,  ” What is the first thing to do when learning a foreign language? ” or ” Is it difficult language? “. Dr.Kuroda closed the class with this remark, “if you studied a foreign language, you could win over AI!”. 

２．Student Feedback
〇 I was surprised that it was possible to read even characters of which reading is too difficult to understood. By learning “sound → word → sentence” it became easier to understand, I thought that I could learn without difficulty with foreign languages.
〇 I think that it was the greatest harvest that I was able to find how to learn languages of other countries through practice practice.

◆Topic Code　302 “What Does It Mean to be a World Heritage Site? : Analyzing International Law”
Meiji University Faculty of Literature Dr.Toru Yamada 　
Student Attendance : 21  Reported by Kanako Hirata

１．Class Content
Starting from checking the current number of World Heritage sites, the class thought about legal aspects of the World Heritage.
What is the “legal security” of the World Heritage registration project and the translation work of the law? Based on the discussions and announcements in the group, students learned ① city planning law ② forest law ③ natural environment law ④ nature park law ⑤ landscape law etc.
On June 30 this year, UNESCO ‘s World Heritage Committee approved the “latent Christian heritage of Nagasaki and Amakusa Region” as the 22nd world heritage of Japan. There are pros and cons for local people. Increasing number of tourists and regional revitalization in areas are the discussion topics. But what exactly is the World Heritage? What will be the effect of “becoming a world heritage” on residents’ lives in the area? While thinking about it, the class focused on aspects of the world heritage as a law, and explained about laws and our lives, mainly with international law, while thinking together.

２．Student Feedbacks
・International law was used as a World Heritage site, and I was able to learn in detail how it is managed under the law.
· Originally I was interested in World Heritage and there were things to investigate in various ways, but it was thought from the aspect of the law.
· I could see the World Heritage from a new perspective.
· I could see the World Heritage from the viewpoint.
· I learned the importance of speaking actively from myself。

◆Topic Code 303　　”Ethnic Confrontation” – Jewish, Israeli and Palestinians”
Gakushuin Women’s College, International Communication 　Dr.Ayaka Takei
Student Attendance: 23  Reported by Taro Komiyama 

１．　Topic Content
Dr.Takei explained in great detail from the history of the persecution of Jewish people to the background of the Israeli founding country. Some students knew that “God” in Judaism, Christianity and Islamism were originally believed in the same God and Jerusalem was a special place for both  religions. Some students were surprised that the idea of ​​”Jewish people” was a concept that was born “racialized” in discrimination. Also, in the Holocaust in World War II, it was shocking that about 3,000 Jewish people per day were killed. We should consider not only the current problems but also the multilateral viewpoint based on their religious background and historical background.

2. Student Feedbacks
· Background of the Israeli founding country I had been concerned about for a long time and I was able to know more about the formation of the Middle East War.
· I have deepened my understanding of the issue of Palestine, which is frequently featured in the news.

◆Topic Code　304　”International Measures for HIV/AIDS”
Gakushuin University, Faculty of Law Yuka Motoda

Student Attendance : 7  Reported by Reo Okusawa

１．　Class Content

Dr.Motoda gave a lecture on the history of international HIV / AIDS infection and its countermeasures.
“AIDS is a disease of poverty”. This is a topic. Current AIDS patients estimated to exist about 36 million in theworld, but in recent years infection spread has concentrated in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. About 10% of them are under 15 years old. From the 1990s to the beginning of 2000, AIDS, which expanded in youth in Africa, reduced the number of young people and middle-aged people in African countries. As a result, young parents increasingly became absent, and AIDS orphans increased. Because the finances challenges of developing countries, social security and health-related budgets have been cut, and hygiene has become worst. Poverty spreads AIDS. Now the price of the medicine decreases little by little, and from 160,000 yen / day, the treatment fee drops to 3500 yen / day. (Doha Declaration)

2. Student impressions
I knew that there are medicines that control AIDs, but I found that social countermeasures are not in place. In the role play scenario, I read the scenario that a woman is unable to confess to her boyfriend. Also, I felt that overseas assistance is really necessary.  I felt that additional assistance might cause additional confusion. I thought that foreign aid is only good before the lecture, but I was able to think more deeply in this lecture.

◆Topic Code 305　”Wars in the World and Victims”
Head of the Japanese Red Cross Institute for Humanitarian Studies and Dean of Japan Red Cross Akita College of Nursing Dr Tadao Inoue 

◆Topic Code 306　「How to Enjoy Funny and Serious Plays”
Dokkyo University Faculty of Foreign Language Dr.Kazuo Kojima

Student Attendance: 30  Reported by Masanobu Takahashi

１．　Class Content
　Wayne and his partner repeatedly committed to indiscriminate murders and they stand in a movie director Bruce’s mansion in Beverly Hills. Outside of the mansion there are the police and the media. Bruce’s wife is their hostage. Wayne invites in the police and media and orders them to broadcast the crime scene. Wayne is excited to see the instanteneous viewer rating number goes up very quickly. It is the last scene of the play which adapted Ben Elton’s novel “Popcorn”. In the class, students looked at the image of a professional actor for 5 minutes and thought about the responsibility of the media. In seeing this last scene in this lecture, O. J. The background of Simpson’s incident and Rodney King’s incident. When you see this play with knowing these two incidents, you can watch from various angles. Depending on your viewpoint, you may also be on your side.

2. Student Feedback:
· I understand the importance of thinking the meaning behind the media seen from theater. Also, since things change according to the way they are conveyed, I understood that it should be possible to obtain information with awareness that it may not be true.
· Some of the newspaper and TV news misinform. We see these untrue facts on wide-shows etc. It is important to see and  listen carefully without being deceived and being immediately reacted to the information.
· There are plenty of information rolling in the world, but it seemed that it is important for us  to think about how it is really true. Also, music in the programs we are watching can influence our emotions, that is surprising to find out.
· By using expressions that intensify stimulation, sometimes I assume that even fake news is genuine news.  People feel that the news is true or false, depending on  BGM.

◆Topic Code 307　　”Play Station VS Nintendo 64″
KIT Toranomon Graduate School　　Innovation Management Dr.Hiroharu Mitani  
Student Attendance : 41   Reported by Hiroaki Kotani

１．　Topic Content

The class addressed optical illusion and how that influences our knowledge and thoughts.  Looking at the companies strategies in terms or target setting, value analysis, capability and profit estimate,  the class analyzed how Nintendo prospered with family computer or super family computer and how Sony fought back. 

2. Student Feedback 
I was able to think about the mechanism, the reason why goods, especially games, can be sold from various perspectives. I was able to understand it very easily, I wondered about how another goods might be produced. 

◆Topic Code　308　”The Key of Good Presentation and Slide Shows” 
Kitazato University, Liberal Arts and Sciences,  Dr.Takahiko Nojima 
Student Attendance：　29　 Reported by Yuki Yoshino

１．　Class Content 

Dr.Nojima explained the basic of thinking while comparing a good and bad example about effective preparation method and attention points. 
【Effective Slideshow】
① Start from the target setting (what you want to tell). Suddenly creating a slide show without thinking is a waste of time and effort.
② It is not a goal to ask people to understand the contents of the slide show, but rather a slide should encourage listeners to take some action.
③ Address the main point at the very beginning.
④ The contents should be minimal. Even if there is no character, that is OK. Remove extra stuff.
⑤ Do not use”Mincho” but use “Gothic”, as it is easy to see.
⑥ Transmit effectively using animation function without using laser pointer.
⑦ Paper copy of your presentation is not needed, because people listening will not listen to speakers.

2. Student Feedbacks
· When I made a presentation, the information I learned is very helpful.  
· I understood how to convey the content of the presentation efficiently.
· It was valuable experience that we do not learn at school.
· I was able to know how to convey the presentation well.
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◆Topic Code 309　「キューバ革命に至る道筋」
Commission Analysis Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs  Mr.Tetsuji Yoshii
Student Attendance : 19 

◆Topic Code 310 　「How Medicines Work from Body Science」
Mont-Vert Nouyama Food Sanitation Supervisor/Pharmacist  Mr.Futoshi Kimura 
Attended Student　33   Reported by Mika Kimura 

1. Class Content 
The information obtained from a medicine is transmitted and delivered throughout the body and promotes ions flowing in / out of the cell and out, this all works to control the cell activities. The class looked at these functions using some examples: local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drugs. Also the class looked at antibiotics, antibacterial drugs, drug resistant bacteria and antiviral drugs and how they work with bacterial cell wall  and virus structure. Students learned about efficacy and functions of medicines from biological mechanism of humans against the chemical structure of a drug.

2. Student Feedback
· It was a very useful lecture for my career path. I chose this topic because I want to be a pharmacist.  After the class,  I got more interest in the work.  I think I had a very meaningful time.
· I thought that the mechanism of polarization using channels is very logical in conversation talk. 

· Usually the first think you learn is the receptor functions, but it resonates with me when I was taught to understand the channel and polarization.
· I felt it necessary to study more than one field to get a job.
· There were various kinds of medicines, each one had different roles and something not familiar to me much though it was familiar, so I was deepened to understand it.

◆Topic Code 311 「NPO/NGO・Corporation’s Social Responsibility, Mission Management and Donation”
Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University, Dr.Yuko Uehara Student Attendance: 10