• Presentations 70%
• Final Paper 30%

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Students will be divided into seven country groups: 
1) Thailand 2) Myanmar 3) Viet Nam 4) Malaysia 5) Indonesia 6) Philippines 7) Cambodia
Each group will give a weekly PowerPoint presentation (prezi.com provides a good format) providing an overview of current events in their country during the previous week. These group presentations will be in the format of a news broadcast organized as follows. One person will be selected each week to introduce the news broadcast and the presenters in the group (that person will also be responsible for presentation of one of the categories of news items. Each member of the group will present a main/headline news item and a secondary news item on one of the following topics: 1) domestic politics, 2) social issues, 3) foreign relations, and 4) human interest stories related to politics.
Each group will have 20 minutes for their presentations (4-5 minutes per person). Starting on time and keeping within the allotted time is very important. Group members need to discuss among themselves what stories they will be presenting during the week prior to the class and work together to come up with a polished presentation. There will be a large number of potential stories each week and you will need to select the ones that are the most important to present within the time available.
Each news item will need to be organized carefully so that the listeners understand why it is important and know the significant details. Stay focused on what is important and what we need to know and why. Your presentations should include illustrative material (photographs, news clips, maps where appropriate, etc.). It is also important to keep your audience’s attention.
Towards the middle of the semester we may modify the format to include interviews.

For your paper (length 10-12 pages), you are to select a story that you have presented during the semester and explore it in greater detail, discussing its context and background.