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Pop Culture! |
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Welcome to Pop Culture for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students at Sugiyama Women's University in Nagoya, Japan taught by Suzanne Bonn. It's going to be an awesome semester! I hope you will enjoy this course! If you have any questions, please email me. |
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Course Description: This integrated skills course is designed to improve language and critical thinking skills through the study of American pop culture as well as looking at pop cultures of other English-speaking countries. Through discussions, readings, analytical and reflective writings, video viewing, and Internet searches, students will learn about what's new and hot in the United States. Course topics include: slang, music, movies, television, Internet, fashion, and Hollywood. See course syllabus. |
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Pop Culture Links:
Wikipedia: A definition of pop culture.
Slang City: A pop culture website that includes slang, songs, movies, and more!
EZSlang: Short dialogues with listening comprehension quizzes and questions. Focus is on idioms and slang.
Pop Culture Madness: Everything there is to know about pop culture. Read about TV, movie, and music news.
Resources for Critical Analysis: A site created by a professor at Washington State University.
Japan's Pop Power: Read about popular Japanese pop culture in the U.S. and in Japan.
Portal into Japanese Pop Culture: Read about Japanese news, post a message to a forum, and more. |
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Pop Culture Interviews! |
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Learn more about English-speaking countries' pop cultures by listening to interviews with native speakers from Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States. |
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Click on a picture to get linked to that country's page of activities. |
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Australia |
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The United States |
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Canada |
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New Zealand |
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England |
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To: Homepage |
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Created: November 13, 2006
Last updated: April 5, 2007 |
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