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- Japanese language and culture courses
- Instructor(s)
- Miyata Shoko
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(W111)
- Group
- 4QA
- Course number
- LAJ.T444
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/4/11
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course aims to acquire
- presentation skills in Japanese and
- cross-cultural understanding
through discussion on different cultures from various point of view.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) describe their own culture and society,
2) understand the background to cultural difference,
3) give a presentation about Japanese culture and society from their point of view.
Keywords
Inter-cultural understanding, Introducing culture and society with a focus on food, traditions, sense of value, etc.
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Topics change in every lesson. Every lesson contains a discussion. Classroom participation and the final exam. are mandatory.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Japanese food culture | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between food culture in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 2 | Japanese traditional culture | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between traditional Japanese culture and the culture of the students' home countries. |
| Class 3 | The sense of value in Japan | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between the sense of value in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 4 | Students' presentation 1 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 5 | Students' presentation 2 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 6 | Students' presentation 3 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 7 | Students' presentation 4 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 8 | Final exam. | Give a presentation to demonstrate the understanding of Japanese culture and society |
Textbook(s)
It is not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
It is not specified.
Assessment criteria and methods
Assessment will be conducted based on student's presentation（30%）, discussions（20%） and a final exam.（50%）.
Related courses
- LAJ.T443 : Topic oriented Japanese 43
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Japan and
Other
You must reserve your seat of this class in advance using Japanese class online system (http://js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~web). You will not be allowed to attend the course without your reservation.
