| Course title | |||||
| 日本事情Ⅰ [Japanese Society Ⅰ] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 01FL1009 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 松尾 英俊 [MATSUO Hidetoshi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Based on the elementary grammar and reading, this course is designed to develop a higher level of proficiency in oral and written communication. Emphasis is on the intercultural understanding in Spanish. This course is offered to advance students' intercultural understanding applying the knowledge and skills acquired in Spanish I and II. Google Classroom Code: lnsveds |
| Expected Learning |
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Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: 1. comprehend Spanish texts on the contemporary Hispanic world. 2. write simple sentences on an aspect of the Hispanic world. 3. give a brief talk on an aspect of the Hispanic world. Compentency Development: Intercultural Understanding, Global Awareness, Communication skills, Reading Comprehension skills |
| Course schedule |
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Week 1 Overview of the Hispanic world. Week 2 Hispanic countries: Costa Rica. Week 3 Hispanic countries: Peru. Week 4 Hispanic countries: Spain. Week 5 Hispanic countries: Ecuador. Week 6 Hispanic countries: Argentine. Week 7 Hispanic countries: Chile. Week 8 Hispanic countries: Cuba. Week 9 Hispanic countries: Honduras. Week 10 Hispanic countries: Mexico. Week 11 Culture and Society of Mexico: “Dia de Muertos”. Week 12 Culture and Society of Mexico: Ancient city Teotihuacan. Week 13 Culture and Society of Mexico: Frida Kahlo. Week 14 Culture and Society of Mexico: Tacos and mexican cuisine. Week 15 Wrap up |
| Prerequisites |
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Students are required to take Spanish for beginners I & II to take full advantage of this class. Students are recommended to spend 45 minutes in preparing for each class, and another 45 minutes in completing assignments and revising the class. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Materials will be given at appropriate times. |
| References |
| Instructions on the references will be provided in the first session. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Class participation will be assessed by active contribution to class activities such as reading of materials and previous research on the topic (60%). In Final exam each student must hand in a research paper on a theme concerning the Hispanic countries (40%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Students are required to concentrate on the tasks in class. |
| Course keywords |
| Comprehension and production of spoken and written Spanish, Variety of histories and cultures of the Hispanic world |
| Office hours |
| Before/after the class and by e-mail. |
| Remarks 1 |
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Students are required to access Google Classroom regularly to download the tasks and handouts. Google Classroom Code: lnsveds |
| Remarks 2 |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Spanish |
| Last update |
| 4/14/2023 9:02:32 AM |