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2020　Japanese Culture : Adaptation

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Academic unit or major
Japanese language and culture courses
Instructor(s)
Sato Reiko  Morita Junko  Komatsu Midori  Yamamoto Hilofumi 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed7-8(W932)  
Group
-
Course number
LAJ.C102
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This is a Japanese culture course intended for first-year international undergraduate students. The aim of this course is to enable students to obtain and summarize information delivered through large-scale lectures and to participate in group work, for these abilities are indispensable for Tokyo Tech Visionary Project. Using the concept of intercultural communication and methodology, this course will also help students acquire a point of view which is essential in order to live harmoniously with people with different languages and cultures. In addition to lectures, students will take part in group work and discussions to acquire both knowledge and experiences, which can be used as communication skills on practical situations.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- uderstand interpersonal communication;
- analyze and understand their own communication style and values;
- express their own ideas and opinions in an appropriate way in Japanese society;
- understand different values and harmonize views in order to work cooperatively in a group with multinational members.

Keywords

Communication, International student, Cross-culture, Japanese, Japanese culture, Tokyo Tech Visionary Project

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Class will be conducted with small groups of 5~6 people. Class will start with lecture, followed by group work. Students will make a presentation on the discussion outcome. As for group work, active participation such as stepping forward as a group leader is desired . At the end of each class students are expected to complete and turn in a review sheet.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Orientation: Cross-cultural communication, Tokyo TechTokyo Tech Visionary Project　(March 6th, 13:30~, Zoom) Understand interpersonal communication.
Class 2 Skills for academic listening and note-taking Analyze and use your own language skills.
Class 3 Skills for group discussion Through case study, analyze how misunderstanding occurs.
Class 4 Cross-cultural contact and adjustment Understand the theory of Cultural-contact. Analyze cultural receptive attitude and the process of cultural adaption based on your own experience of intercultural contact
Class 5 Cross-cultural contact and adjustment(2) Understand culture shock and reverse culture shock based on your own experience. Term paper subject will be announced. Students who need comments should turn in the paper by Class 7 to get comments.
Class 6 Communication and approach in a multicultural environment Learn and practice communication skills.
Class 7 Communication and approach in a multicultural environment Learn and practice communication skills.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Handouts will be given in each class.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

none

Assessment criteria and methods

Review sheet (20%), Group work(10%), Term paper(70%)

Related courses

  • LAJ.C301 ： Japanese Culture: Language and literature
  • LAJ.C301 ： Japanese Culture: Language and literature
  • LAJ.J101 ： Japanese 1
  • LAJ.J102 ： Japanese 2
  • LAJ.J103 ： Japanese 3
  • LAJ.J104 ： Japanese 4
  • LAJ.J201 ： Japanese 5
  • LAJ.J202 ： Japanese 6
  • LAJ.J203 ： Japanese 7
  • LAJ.J204 ： Japanese 8

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

International students only.
https://cuckoo.js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~yamagen/japanese1A/js2020.html

Other

Please check the following site for more information.
https://cuckoo.js.ila.titech.ac.jp/~yamagen/japanese1A/js2020.html

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