Course title
Arts of Intercultural Communication   [Arts of Intercultural Communication]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 05CM5008
Instructor(s)
夏目 雅裕   [NATSUME Masahiro]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
This lecture “Understanding Societies and Cultures in Asian and African Regions” will be the lecture omnibus by teachers of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
Expecting the cases where you will communicate with local people while conducting re- search, development assistance and others in developing and emerging counties, this lecture will give an outline of existing conditions, languages, cultures, customs and religions in various regions of Asia and Africa. In addition, it aims to provide know-how and knowledge required to understand other cultures and to understand deeply each other by discussing in English.
Every teacher gives a lecture in the first week and students are required to discuss the subjects of the lecture in the next week.
Expected Learning
1. To understand present societies and cultures in Asian and African regions.
2. To acquire understanding and skill required to discuss these subjects in English.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. 「Introduction」
2. 「Nomadic society and market economy in Mongolia」
3. 「Field survey and investigator's dilemma」
4. 「Language diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa」
5. 「What is culture? What is Japanese culture?」(Lecture)
6. 「Can you teach Japanese culture? How to teach Japanese culture.」(Discussion)
7. “Literature and Politics: The Turkish Case” (Lecture)
8. “Literature and Politics: The Turkish Case” (Discussion)
9. “Thailand and Its Social Environment of LGBT” (Lecture)
10. “Thailand and Its Social Environment of LGBT” (Discussion)
11. 「Central asia and Japan」
12. “English around the World” (Lecture)
13. “English around the World” (Discussion)
14. “Idea of Secularism: a Case Study of Indian Religious Cultures” (Lecture)
15. “Idea of Secularism: a Case Study of Indian Religious Cultures” (Discussion)
Prerequisites
In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below.
Required Text(s) and Materials
by the demand
References
by the demand
Assessment/Grading
Term Paper (in English).
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Asia, Africa, Culture, Custom, Religion, Communication
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
3/12/2019 6:07:32 PM