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2022　Japanese Culture: Language and society

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Academic unit or major
Japanese language and culture courses
Instructor(s)
Yamamoto Hilofumi 
Class Format
Exercise    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed7-8(W936)  
Group
-
Course number
LAJ.C302
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2022/3/16
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
Access Index

Course description and aims

We will learn the expertise and Japanese expressions of each field involved in Japan
and learn the technology to introduce the Japanese society.
This lecture is for international students.
In this lecture, we will learn more advanced Japanese language relating to Japanese society through discussion of the various issues in Japan.

Student learning outcomes

Students will become acquainted with the convincing Japanese way of speaking and to be able to explain Japanese society related areas.

Keywords

Seclusion, the opening of the country, military, war, education, examination, industrial and consumer culture, the Internet society, social disparity, aging population, global warming, shutter shopping street, working poor, depopulation, agricultural policy

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 examples and questions for group discussions. Students must attend every class. A final report is the most essential.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Society and people in Japan What is the difference between easy entertainment and profond entertainment?
Class 2 Deserted shopping street Why do people no longer walk?
Class 3 Decreasing birthrate and aging of the population What do we have to do as a low birthrate and aging measures?
Class 4 Culture of consumption in modern industry How can we stop to buy?
Class 5 Education and entrance examination Why has the method of education in Japan become this way?
Class 6 Agriculture and technology What can we be involved in agriculture?
Class 7 Creating Sugoroku board game for understanding Japanese culture and society Is Sugoroku a microcosm of life?

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)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Introduced in the class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Attendance of all classes, each test and report must be a full mark.
There will be daily sub-reports and a final report.
Each report must contain sufficient content to pass.

Related courses

  • LAJ.C101 ： Japanese Culture : Society
  • LAJ.C102 ： Japanese Culture : Adaptation
  • LAJ.C103 ： Japanese Culture : Arts
  • LAJ.C201 ： Japanese Culture:Japanology
  • LAJ.C301 ： Japanese Culture: Language and literature
  • LAJ.J201 ： Japanese 5
  • LAJ.J202 ： Japanese 6
  • LAJ.J203 ： Japanese 7
  • LAJ.J204 ： Japanese 8

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

Over the 3rd year of undergraduate students can attend this course.
Participation in class should be active and cooperative.

Other

For online courses, a computer is preferred over a mobile device.
For face-to-face sessions, it is preferable to bring a computer or terminal with Internet access.

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