Instructions はじめにお読みください
January 2024
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Online lesson schedule for January
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2023 December Week 4 (12/18-12/24) Weekly Task - EU warns X over Israel-Hamas disinformation
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Week 1 (1/8-1/14) Chatterbox - What habit do you want to form in 2024?
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Week 1 (1/8-1/14) Weekly Task - Japan govt. speeds up efforts to boost financial aid to quake-hit areas
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Week 2 (1/15-1/21) Chatterbox - Do you often put off things you know you should do?
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Week 2 (1/15-1/21) Weekly Task - Grapes are good for our eyesight
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Week 3 (1/22-1/28) Chatterbox - Would you call yourself a procrastinator?
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Week 3 (1/22-1/28) Weekly Task - Study says fructose is a major cause of obesity
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Week 4 (1/29-2/4) Chatterbox - How do you beat procrastination?
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Week 4 (1/29-2/4) Weekly Task - Iceland's prime minister and women go on strike
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Feedback and Q&A
February 2024
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Online lesson schedule for February
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Week 1 (2/5-2/11) Chatterbox - Elon Musk says AI could lead to “civilization destruction,” do you agree?
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Week 1 (2/5-2/11) Weekly Task - Tai chi could slow down Parkinson's disease
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Week 2 (2/12-2/18) Chatterbox - How do you use AI in your daily life?
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Week 2 (2/12-2/18) Weekly Task - The Beatles release the last song they recorded
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Week 3 (2/19-2/25) Chatterbox - Do you think AI is dangerous?
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Week 3 (2/19-2/25) Weekly Task - Fatigue and sleeplessness are on the rise
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Week 4 (2/26-3/3) Chatterbox - What impact has AI had on your life?
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Week 4 (2/26-3/3) Weekly Task - 265-year-old love letters opened for first time
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Feedback and Q&A
March 2024
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Online lesson schedule for March
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Week 1 (3/4-3/10) Chatterbox - How do you determine which choice to make?
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Week 1 (3/4-3/10) Weekly Task - World population has passed 8 billion
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Week 2 (3/11-3/17) Chatterbox - Do you always make good choices?
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Week 2 (3/11-3/17) Weekly Task - Diseases in 'Factor X' could be next global threat
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Week 3 (3/18-3/24) Chatterbox - Who influences you most in life?
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Week 3 (3/18-3/24) Weekly Task - NASA can send your name to Jupiter's moon Europa
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Week 4 (3/25-3/31) Chatterbox - If you could go back in time and change a major decision you made, would you?
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Week 4 (3/25-3/31) Weekly Task - Napoleon's hat most expensive ever sold at auction
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Feedback and Q&A
April 2024
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Online lesson schedule for April
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Week 1 (4/1-4/7) Chatterbox - What is your typical approach to making a choice?
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Week 1 (4/1-4/7) Weekly Task - Bacteria pass 'memories' to future generations
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Week 2 (4/8-4/14) Chatterbox - What were you afraid of as a child?
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Week 2 (4/8-4/14) Weekly Task - Scientists hopeful of cure for itchiness and eczema
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Week 3 (4/15-4/21) Chatterbox - Do you think it's OK to make mistakes?
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Week 3 (4/15-4/21) Weekly Task - New Zealand U-turns on planned smoking ban
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Week 4 (4/22-4/28) Chatterbox - Do you like trying new things?
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Week 4 (4/22-4/28) Weekly Task - Scientists say dolphins have a seventh sense
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Feedback and Q&A
May 2024
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Online lesson schedule for May
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Week 1 (5/6-5/12) Chatterbox - Are you confident to approach tourists in Japan?
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Week 1 (5/6-5/12) Weekly Task - Eight billionaires as rich as half the world
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Week 2 (5/13-5/19) Chatterbox - Do you know any good icebreakers?
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Week 2 (5/13-5/19) Weekly Task - Cold weather exercise burns more calories
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Feedback and Q&A
