Course title | |||||
日本語と日本の文化概論Ⅰ [Japanese Language and Culture I] | |||||
Course category | courses for the 5-years doctral program | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
Department | Year | ~ | Semester | 3rd | |
Course type | 3rd | Course code | 232305 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
本郷 智子 [HONGO Tomoko] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address |
Course description |
The students have the opportunities to engage themselves in a variety of tasks to develop the new perspective for understanding our global society by examining the characteristics of languages and cultures through many different lifestyles in Japan. |
Expected Learning |
1. To acquire basic knowledge through participating in a series of activities in English 2. To make presentations applying skills the students have obtained in class |
Course schedule |
1. Orientation: Language and Society 2. The characteristics of Japanese language #1 3. The characteristics of Japanese language #2 4. The contexts in Japanese society #1 5. The contexts in Japanese society #2 6. Language Discourse 7. The writing system in Japanese 8. Untranslatable words in Japanese 9. Politeness and Casualness in Japanese# 1 10. Non-verbal behavior 11. Onomatopoeia in Japanese 12. Dialects in Japan 13. Oral Presentation and discussion #1 14. Oral Presentation and discussion #2 15. Summary |
Prerequisites |
Intensive lectures for Leading program students: In addition to 30 hours you spend in the class, 10 hours in completing the essay task and presentation preparation, you are expected to prepare for, and review, the classes spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class, using the handouts and the reference books specified below. |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
PPT slides; handouts |
References |
To be announced in class |
Assessment/Grading |
Class Performance 40%, Presentation 40%, and Assignments 20% |
Message from instructor(s) |
The students are expected to read the given materials before coming to class. |
Course keywords |
Food and lifestyle, Japanese culture and history, Japanese language and linguistics |
Office hours |
Contact the instructor(s) beforehand. |
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Lecture Language |
Language Subject |
English |
Last update |
2/19/2021 9:14:17 AM |