日本語

Course Code etc
Academic Year 2023
College University-wide Liberal Arts Courses (Comprehensive Courses)
Course Code 多彩な学び/主題別
Theme・Subtitle Transnational and Transcultural Japan
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Tue.3・5125
Credit 2
Course Number CMP2231
Language English
Class Registration Method
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges
course cancellation
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy
Notes ・F科目中級(外国語による総合系科目)
・他に特別外国人学生が履修
・この授業は英語で実施する
・履修者はTOEIC®550点相当以上の英語力を有することが望ましい
Text Code FB539

【Course Objectives】

1. Discuss Japanese culture and society from a cross-border social sciences perspective.
2. Question essentialist understandings of Japan by recognizing the transcultural and transnational elements of Japanese culture and society.
3. Develop critical thinking, discussion, and academic English reading skills.
4. Undertake undergraduate-level research and write a research report.

【Course Contents】

This course departs from a cross-border social sciences approach to the study of Japanese culture and society. By problematizing the concepts of nation, culture, and tradition, we will question stereotypical images of Japan in their historical, political, and socio-cultural trajectories. Focusing on the processes of mobility, migration, and cultural diffusion, this course introduces students to Japan from a transcultural and transnational perspective.

This course will be taught in English and is designed to help students develop critical thinking, discussion, and research skills. Students will take part in a cross-cultural exploration of ideas and works by Japanese and non-Japanese scholars through in-class lectures, group discussions, homework readings, and other activities.

Each class will focus on a topic, exposing students to a range of sociological themes and concepts and their applications in the study of Japan. Students are required to actively engage in preparing for in-class discussions and activities by completing weekly homework assignments. At the end of the course, students will do an oral presentation and write a research report on a topic related to the course contents.

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