{"id":7472,"date":"2026-01-26T15:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/?p=7472"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:15:41","slug":"international-course-news-no-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/2026\/01\/international-course-news-no-78.html","title":{"rendered":"International Course NEWS No.78"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the international course, students use a curriculum focused on English language learning and cross-cultural understanding. We offer a varied and interesting course of study alongside many specialized subjects.<br>One of the most popular classes is Cross-cultural communication. This class is an elective class for 2<sup>nd<\/sup>-and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&#8211; year students.<br>Notable Features of this class:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>An \u201cEnglish language only\u201d policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team-teaching by a Japanese English teacher and a native English instructor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can improve 4 skills, foster critical thinking, and improve their knowledge in many different areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This class is organized as follows:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Textbooks published in foreign countries are used in this class. Students learn about various cultures from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The content includes a wide variety of topics like geography, history, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Pair Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students practice using new vocabulary and expressions through English communication with their class partners. They also hold three-minute conversations to build skills for talking with anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"279\" data-id=\"7459\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7459\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6.png 496w, http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-6-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"283\" data-id=\"7460\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7460\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7.png 504w, http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-7-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8.png 414w, http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-8-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debate in English (three-four members)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Debating helps students gain new perspectives on different cultures and social or societal problems.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theme examples:<br>\u201cNew Year\u2019s food (<em>Osechi<\/em>) should be cooked at home to maintain cultural traditions.\u201d<br>\u201cIt is a good idea to spend money on restoring and maintaining monuments like Nagoya Castle.\u201d<br>\u201cJapan should move to green energy as quickly as possible, no matter the cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, students research a theme\u00a0in advance. Then, they form arguments\u00a0from both sides\u2014the affirmative and negative sides\u2014in class.\u00a0By expanding their understanding of the theme, they present each argument within their groups.\u00a0Through the process of developing refutations, students can foster critical thinking and improve their knowledge in many different areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"268\" data-id=\"7464\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7464\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9.png 475w, http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-9-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" data-id=\"7466\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7466\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10.png 490w, http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-10-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"307\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7467\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11.png 546w, http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the international course, students use a curriculum focused on English language learning and cros&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7472"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7473,"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7472\/revisions\/7473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cms.aichi-c.ed.jp\/kdc-mas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}