The “Global Economy” is a subject to provide students with the knowledge required to understand progressive globalization. Students learn about the global economy in their world history and contemporary social study classes. This subject is also designed to allow students to proactively think about the basic issues of our contemporary society while nurturing and deepening their awareness about how they should live in our increasingly globalized society.

In world history class, we particularly emphasize units that are deeply associated with the integration of the world community and globalization. In parallel with such learning, we offer group studies to encourage students to examine issues deriving from globalization thereby enhancing their proactive awareness of associated challenges and problems. From time to time we offer lectures by relevant specialists as necessary.
Global Lectures
① Aug. 25 (Sat.): “Through JICA activities” Lecture by Mr. Yutaka Yamazaki,; Sanmu City Board of education
② Dec. 9 (Sat.) “Global talent requirements”　Lecture by Prof. Kenji Yokoyama ; APU (Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University)

This course is designed to allow our students to acquire a sense of global culture and knowledge through problem-solving studies in English. This subject is also designed to allow students to learn the basics of presentations in English by making effective use of leading-edge digital media.

① Apr. ~ May Self-introduction (The basics of presentation)

② Jun., Jul. and Aug. Preparations for presentation

Students chose one from the following categories, based on which they set their respective topics.
　1. Science & Technology
　2. Cultural Similarities & Differences
　3. Travel & Geography
　4. Solutions to War, Hunger and Global Issues
　5. Environmental Issues

• Informatin morals
• ICT skill training

③ Sep. 30 (Sat.) Self-Education Preparation in English (mid-term presentation meeting) Special task

• ll first-year students are grouped and assigned to 14 classrooms (each with 20 or so students).
• Time for presentation per person is over 5 min. and up to 10 min.
• They receive evaluation by commentators from the outside.
• Commentators:
  Shinshu University professors and teachers (7)
  Mizue Kayama
  Asano, David;
  Hernan Aguirre;
  Takuya Kawahara;
  Stephan Corrigan
  Jason Andrews;
  Wataru Takahashi
  Shinshu University undergraduate and graduate school students (10)
  Wataru Akiyama Sawako Shihara Kelvin Lai Siong Ong Hassan Arafat SA Yoshifumi Tanaka
  Wiktor Klonowski Souhei Katori Konoka Agatsuma Natsumi Kobayashi Manaka Shimozaki
  Seisen Jogakuin College(1)
  Yoiichi Nakamura;
  Businesses (5)
  Pratima Kumari Shah Chandani Shrestha Mariko Kobayashi Yoko Inoue Makiko Ashida
  The University of Nagano Professors and teachers (5)
  Hiromichi Morimto
  Yoshio Takanashi
  Junichi Saka
  Kirchhoff Cheryl Ellis
  Motoki Nakajima

④ Sep. ~ Jan. Parliamentary Debate

Students learned the basics of debating in English. Group research Competitive debating

① To allow students to acquire a mindset for positively communicating with others in English.
② To allow students to acquire the ability to properly communicate their intentions to others in English after gaining a perspective on various international issues and diverse values.
③ To encourage students to build a mutually enhancing relationship by encouraging cooperation with each other within a group and enhancing each other’s ideas and abilities.
④ To nurture students’ abilities for “working together” in this globalized world by making the most of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and by taking advantage of our friendly-exchange relationships with Taiwanese high schools.

① ① Apr. ~ May Communication Training

• Self-introduction
• ICT skill training
• My Favorite Presentation

② Jun. ~ Jul. Presentation on global issues

③ Jun. ~ Jul. Preparations for exchanges in Taiwan, Creation of presentation materials

• Creation of presentations to activate discussion
• Google-based exchange of comments with Taiwanese students
• Examples of students’ presentations

④ Dec. ~ mid-Jan. Parliamentary Debating

Model debating by senior studdents (via video tools made on their own)
(1) Nagano Senior High School students should wear school uniforms.
(2) SNS should be banned for children.
(3) Google (The Internet) makes people stupid.

⑤ Md-Jan. ~ Feb. Essay writing & Workshop

(A) Thesis statement and paragraph structure
(B) Thesis statement Organization
(C) Outline and preparation for writing an essay
(D) Writing and completing an essay