Past Programs

• English
• Japanese

Partner university (faculty)

Faculty of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chiba University and The University of Alabama

Class schedule

Term 6

Time difference

15 hours

Class objectives

Basic knowledge of politics in the Middle East is acquired and considered from diverse perspectives while considering Japan-U.S. relations.

Class content

Students learned the basics of Middle Eastern politics through on-demand teaching materials studied in advance and were divided into two groups to create video presentations for the University of Alabama students.

1. What is the Middle East?
2. Is Islamism a traditional ideology?
3. Cause of the rise of the Islamic militant school
4. Why is the Middle East important to Japan?

Presentations by the Chiba University students

1. Japan's Middle Eastern Policy
2. Differences between the U.S. and Japan in dealing with ISIL

After deepening their learning through asynchronous feedback from all class members of the University of Alabama, five selected members from the University of Alabama participated in two Japan-U.S. joint teams.

1. Ice break & topic selection (February 11)
2. Discussion for final presentation (March 2)
3. Final presentation (March 11)

The final presentations of the two teams were as follows:
Team A: U.S. and Japan Policy with the current events in Ukraine
Team B: Japan and U.S. Trade with Middle East
The final presentations were held synchronously, the video recording was uploaded to COIL-Moodle, and an asynchronous Q&A session was held.

Class format

Synchronous and asynchronous

Tools used

Zoom, Google Drive, COIL-Moodle

While cultivating student leadership, a deeper understanding of international relations was gained through cooperation among members with diverse cultural backgrounds.

実施大学（学部）

千葉大学法政経学部・国際教養学部　アラバマ大学

授業日程

T6集中

時差

15時間

授業目的

中東政治の基礎知識を身につけ、日米関係との関わりを視野に入れつつ、多様な視点から考察する。

授業内容

事前学修としてオンデマンド教材により中東政治の基礎を学び、2グループに分かれてアラバマ大生向けにビデオ・プレゼンテーションを作成した。

1. What is the Middle East?
2. Is Islamism a traditional ideology?
3. Cause of the rise of the Islamic militant school
4. Why is the Middle East important to Japan?

千葉大生によるプレゼンテーション

1. Japan's Middle Eastern Policy
2. Differences between the U.S. and Japan in dealing with ISIL

非同期でアラバマ大受講者全員からフィードバックを得て学びを深めた後、アラバマ大から選抜メンバー5名が参加し、日米共同チームを2チーム編成した。

1. Ice break & topic selection (2/11)
2. Discussion for final presentation (3/2)
3. Final presentation (3/11)

両チームの最終発表題目は以下の通り。
Team A: U.S. and Japan Policy with the current events in Ukraine
Team B: Japan and U.S. Trade with Middle East
最終発表は同時双方向で実施し、録画をCOIL-Moodleにアップロードして質疑応答を非同期で行った。

授業実施形態

同期型および非同期型

使用ツール

Zoom, Google Drive, COIL-Moodle

学生のリーダーシップを涵養しつつ、多様な文化を背景とするメンバーの協力により国際関係への理解を深めた。