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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
- 1QA
- Course number
- LAJ.T443
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- 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 one's culture and society on customs, activities, visiting places, 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 final presentation are mandatory.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation and placement | |
| Class 2 | Visiting places in Japan | Introduce visiting places in students' home countries. |
| Class 3 | Festivals in Japan | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between festivals in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 4 | Customs in Japan | Compare and discuss similarities and differences between customs in Japan and the students' home countries. |
| Class 5 | Students' presentation 1 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 6 | Students' presentation 2 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 7 | Students' presentation 3 | Prepare text and visual materials to demonstrate the students' home countries. |
| Class 8 | Final presentation | Give a presentation to demonstrate an 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 presentation（50%）.
Related courses
- LAJ.T444 : Topic oriented Japanese 44
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
This class is for the intermediate level of international students.
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.
