2014 Fall Syllabi for KU International Program Courses JSL (Japanese as a Second Language) Japanese (1-a), (1-b) Japanese (2-a), (2-b) Japanese (3-a), (3-b) Japanese (4-a), (4-b) Japanese (5-a), (5-b) Japanese (6-a), (6-b) Contemporary Japan (Understanding Japan) Contemporary Japan (Japan in Mass Media 2) Communication in Japanese Society(Communication among Youth A) Communication in Japanese Society (Learning Kansai 1) KUGF Unit Group, Specialized Subjects Unit Moduele1.Disaster reduction and resilient society Engineering Seismology Hydrosphere Disaster Analysis Education for Disaster Reduction Disaster Transport Planning Module2.Food Science Polysaccharide Science Module3. International Business &Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Business and Japanese People International Finance Marketing in Japan Module4 Japanese Religion Japanese Arts Japanese History(Bushido: The Way of the Warrior) Japanese Literature I (The Tale of Genji) Japanese Culture I (Living in Contemporary Japan) Japanese Law Japanese Economy(Topics in Japanese Economy and Discussion) Japanese Society Seminar in Japanology I (The Japanese Language and Society) Seminar in Japanology II (Japanese Budo: Intro. to Naginata) Module5. Language Teaching &Communication Study of TESOL (Teaching through Multi-media) Global Liberal Studies Unit Academic Writing Practice Academic Discussions and Debates Presentation Skills TOEFL Score up Training b Cross-Cultural Competence KUGF Independent Study Center for International Education (国際教育センター) Kansai University (関西大学) * Please note that the course contents are subject to change.
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2014 Fall Syllabi for KU International Program Courses
JSL (Japanese as a Second Language) Japanese (1-a), (1-b) Japanese (2-a), (2-b) Japanese (3-a), (3-b) Japanese (4-a), (4-b) Japanese (5-a), (5-b) Japanese (6-a), (6-b) Contemporary Japan (Understanding Japan) Contemporary Japan (Japan in Mass Media 2) Communication in Japanese Society(Communication among Youth A) Communication in Japanese Society (Learning Kansai 1) KUGF Unit Group, Specialized Subjects Unit Moduele1.Disaster reduction and resilient society Engineering Seismology Hydrosphere Disaster Analysis Education for Disaster Reduction Disaster Transport Planning Module2.Food Science Polysaccharide Science Module3. International Business &Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Business and Japanese People International Finance Marketing in Japan Module4 Japanese Religion Japanese Arts Japanese History(Bushido: The Way of the Warrior) Japanese Literature I (The Tale of Genji) Japanese Culture I (Living in Contemporary Japan) Japanese Law Japanese Economy(Topics in Japanese Economy and Discussion) Japanese Society Seminar in Japanology I (The Japanese Language and Society) Seminar in Japanology II (Japanese Budo: Intro. to Naginata) Module5. Language Teaching &Communication Study of TESOL (Teaching through Multi-media) Global Liberal Studies Unit Academic Writing Practice Academic Discussions and Debates Presentation Skills TOEFL Score up Training b Cross-Cultural Competence KUGF Independent Study
Center for International Education (国際教育センター)
Kansai University (関西大学)
* Please note that the course contents are subject to change.
Course Title: Japanese (1-a) Elementary Japanese (Oral Skills) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Yosuke Ogawa
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who have less than 50 hours of Japanese
instruction. In this course, students will master the basic expressions and phrases
necessary in daily communication in Japan. The course content focuses on oral
communication skills, i.e., listening and speaking in Japanese. The class is limited to a
small number of students in order to provide personal attention to each student’s
improvement.
Course Objectives:
The course will enable students to manage Japanese language interactions regularly
encountered in daily life and classroom situations, and also become able to pick up
necessary information from short conversations when spoken slowly. Students in this
course will be encouraged to aim for N5, or Level 4 in proficiency level in the old Nihongo
Nōryoku Shiken (Japanese Proficiency Test).
Course Outline:
Week 1: Orientation for the course
Week 2: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 1
Week 3: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 2
Week 4: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 3
Week 5: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 4
Week 6: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 5
Week 7: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 6
Week 8: Basic Grammar/Vocabulary and Oral Communication Practice 7
Week 9~10: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Student Project -1
Week 11~12: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Student Project -2
Week 13~14: Basic Grammar /Vocabulary and Student Presentation
Week 15: Final Test and Summary
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
TBA in the class
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Participation and performance in the class (35%)
Homework (30%)
Quizzes (15%)
Final (20%)
*If attendance is unsatisfactory (i.e., less than 90%), a failing grade may be given. Students must
notify the instructors in charge regarding absences and give justification.
Benchmarks:
TBA in the class
Main Textbook:
Students will be provided with learning materials and original handouts throughout the
course from the instructor
References:
Students will be provided with details of a range of internet based resources, and they
are expected to make use of CEAS/Sakai System (from which they can access text based
information and utilize interactive learning materials).
Note:
This course is complementary to Japanese (1-b Fall 2014), which focuses on reading and writing
skills
Course Title: Japanese (1-b) Elementary Japanese (Literacy) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Mai Tanaka / Yosuke Ogawa
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who have less than 50 hours of Japanese
instruction. In this course, students will master the basic expressions and phrases
necessary in daily communication in Japan. The course is centered around developing
basic Japanese grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana,
Katakana (Japanese alphabetical systems), and basic Kanji (Chinese characters used in
Japanese). The class is limited to a small number of students in order to provide
personal attention to each student’s improvement.
Course Objectives:
Student on this course will be encouraged to aim for N5, or level4 in proficiency level in the old
Week 15: Final examination *Themes may change according to the registered students’ preference.
Assessments:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Participation and performance in the class (35%)
Homework (30%)
Quizzes (15%)
Final (20%)
*If attendance is unsatisfactory (i.e., less than 90%), a failing grade may be given. Students must
notify the instructors in charge regarding absences and give justification.
Benchmarks:
TBA in Class
Main Textbook:
Students will be provided with learning materials and original handouts throughout the course from
the instructor.
References:
Students will be provided with details of a range of internet based resources, and they are expected
to make sure of CEAS/Sakai System (from which they can access text based information and utilize
interactive learning materials).
Notes:
Course Title: Japanese (6-a) Advanced Japanese II (Oral) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Akiko Inagaki
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who have already studied up to level 5 in the Japanese language
program at Kansai University, or equivalent content elsewhere. In this course, the students will
further improve advanced level grammar, expressions and phrases in Japanese for advanced
proficiency which is equivalent to N2 or more in Japanese Proficiency Language Test). It also
measures more advanced competence which is necessary in order to take regular courses in a
Japanese university. The course focuses on oral communication skills, i.e., integration of speaking
and listening in Japanese.
Course Objectives:
Students will learn to comprehend orally presented materials such as coherent conversations, news
reports, and lectures spoken at natural speed in a broad variety of settings. In addition, students will
learn how to follow the ideas presented in these materials and summarize in their own words.
Finally, students will learn about various socio-pragmatic aspects of Japanese communication, such
as various formality levels in speech, style-mixing strategies, and dynamism of interaction among
various communities within Japan.
Course Outline:
Week 1: Orientation for the course
Week 2: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 1:
Work (job hunting, “friitaa” or the youth without full time work, etc)
Week 3: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 2:
Gender (housewives, house husbands, gender roles in working environment, etc)
Week 4: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 3:
Japanese annual customs now and then (wedding, funeral, New Years, etc)
Week 5: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 4:
Japanese advertisements (TV commercials, magazines ads, etc)
Week 6: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 5: Social issues in contemporary Japan I
Week 7: Advanced Gramma/Vocabulary and Theme 6: Social issues in contemporary Japan II
Week 8: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Theme 7: Social issues in contemporary Japan III
Week 9~10: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Student Project -1 Group
Week 11~12: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Student Project -2 Individual
Week 13: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Summary
Week 14: Student Presentation
Week 15: Final examination *Themes may change according to the registered students' preference.
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
The students are encouraged to make use of writing lab (area), global area activities in Senriyama
Campus, Rinpukan building (to start in April 2013)
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Participation and performance in the class (35%)
Homework (30%)
Quizzes (15%)
Final (20%)
*If attendance is unsatisfactory (i.e., less than 90%), a failing grade may be given. Students must
notify the instructors in charge regarding absences and give justification.
Benchmarks:
TBA in Class
Main Textbook:
Students will be provided with learning materials and original handouts throughout the
course from the instructor.
References:
Students will be provided with details of a range of internet based resources, and they are expected
to make use of CEAS/Sakai System (from which they can access text based information and utilize
interactive learning materials).
Notes:
Course Title: Japanese (6-b) Advanced Japanese II (Literacy) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Setsuko Miyake
Course Description:
This course is designed for students who have already studied up to level 5 in the Japanese language
program at Kansai University, or equivalent content elsewhere. In this course, the students will
further improve advanced level grammar, expressions and phrases in Japanese for advanced
proficiency which is equivalent to N2 or more in Japanese Proficiency Language Test). It also
measures more advanced competence which is necessary in order to take regular courses in a
Japanese university. The course particularly focuses on literacy skills, i.e., integration of reading and
writing in Japanese.
Students will develop skills in reading writings with logical complexity and/or an editorials and
critiques, and be able to comprehend both their structures and contents on various topics and follow
their narratives as well. In addition, students will demonstrate skills in reading written materials
profoundly and in understanding the intent of the writers.
Course Objectives:
Students will develop skills in reading writings with logical complexity and/or an editorials and
critiques, and be able to comprehend both their structures and contents on various topics and follow
their narratives as well. In addition, students will demonstrate skills in reading written materials
profoundly and in understanding the intent of the writers.
Course Outline:
Week 1: Orientation for the course
Week 2: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 1:
Work (job hunting, “friitaa” or the youth without full time work, etc)
Week 3: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 2:
Gender (housewives, house husbands, gender roles in working environment, etc)
Week 4: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 3:
Japanese annual customs now and then (wedding, funeral, New Years, etc)
Week 5: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 4:
Japanese advertisements (TV commercials, magazines ads, etc)
Week 6: Advanced Grammar/Vocabulary and Theme 5:
Social issues in contemporary Japan I
Week 7: Advanced Gramma/Vocabulary and Theme 6:
Social issues in contemporary Japan II
Week 8: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Theme 7:
Social issues in contemporary Japan III
Week 9~10: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Student Project -1 Group
Week 11~12: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Student Project -2 Individual
Week 13: Advanced Grammar/ Vocabulary and Summary
Week 14: Student Presentation
Week 15: Final examination *Themes may change according to the registered students' preference.
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
The students are encouraged to make use of writing lab (area), global area activities in Senriyama
Campus, Rinpukan building (to start in April 2013)
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Participation and performance in the class (35%)
Homework (30%)
Quizzes (15%)
Final (20%)
*If attendance is unsatisfactory (i.e., less than 90%), a failing grade may be given. Students must
notify the instructors in charge regarding absences and give justification.
Benchmarks:
TBA in Class
Main Textbooks:
There is no ‘set’ textbook required for this course. Students will be provided with learning materials
and original handouts throughout the course from the instructor. Some of the materials which may be
in use as reference are the following:
『改訂版 トピックによる日本語総合演習 上級』(Kaiteiban topic ni yoru nihongo sogou enshuu
Advanced level)
『留学生のための時代を読み解く上級日本語』 (ryuugakusei no tame no jidai o yomitoku
jyookyuu nihongo)スリーエーネットワーク
『インタビュープロジェクト―日本人の価値観発見』 (intabyuu purojekuto: nihonjin no kachikan
hakken)くろしお出版
References:
Students will be provided with details of a range of internet based resources, and they are expected
to make use of CEAS/Sakai System (from which they can access text based information and utilize
interactive learning materials).
Notes:
Course Title: Contemporary Japan (Understanding Japan) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Keiko Ikeda
Course Description:
In this course students will pursue a small research project on a topic of their interests
selected from various social and cultural issues about Japan. The students will learn
how to make an oral presentation in Japanese. They will be asked to actively participate
in the group discussions at each class. For the Fall 2014, this class will be collaborating
with a class for Japanese students (Study Skill Seminar class) and doing various
collaborative learning with them, in Japanese and/or English (more Japanese than
English). Japanese language will be the main medium of communication in this class.
Required Levels: Students must be taking level 3 or 4 Japanese language courses
concurrently with this course. Those who do not meet this requirement may be given a
permission to register upon a consultation with the instructor.
Course Objectives:
The students will learn how to make an oral presentation in Japanese. They will be
asked to actively participate in the group discussions at each class. Japanese language
will be the main medium of communication in this class. Each week students will be
assigned to make a progress in their small project with advice from their peers and their
instructor. They will learn how to carry out a team-based project with Japanese
students.
Course Outline:
Week 1: Orientation for the course
Week 2~4: Researching current issues in Japan – I
(Topics: public transportation, the university system, family structure, manufacturing
industry, ethnicity, religion etc.)
Week 5~7: Researching current issues in Japan – II
(Topics: politics, population, linguistic variety, sports, music, popular culture, economic
growth, globalizing Japan etc.)
Week 8~10 : Oral presentation skills in Japanese
Week 11~14 : Oral presentations by the students
Week 15: Final report submission
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
There may be some activities such as (1) a TV conference activity with an overseas university (2)
day-trips to interesting workplace, elementary school, or local sites.
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Assessment is based upon the following:
Attendance (20%)
Participation and performance in class (15%)
Homework (20%)
Small quizzes (15%)
Final report and presentation (30%)
Benchmarks:
TBA in Class
Main Textbooks:
There is no ‘set’ textbook required for this course. Students will be provided with book chapters and
handouts throughout the course.
References:
Students will be provided with details of a range of internet based resources, and they are expected
to make use of CEAS/Sakai System (from which they can access text based information and utilize
interactive learning materials).
Notes:
Students will need to have internet access while taking this course. Some research using the library
and the web will be required.
Course Title: Contemporary Japan (Japan in Mass Media 2 ) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Yosuke Ogawa
Course Description: In this course, students will learn about Japan and how various aspects of Japan (e.g., culture, contemporary living styles, social issues, people, art, etc) are portrayed in mass media. The course will take a broad view of what constitutes `mass media`, and will consider such sources and materials as radio, television, paper-based media such as newspapers and magazines, internet-based mediums (e.g., podcast, online newspapers), mobile phone-based mediums (e.g., websites specialized for cell-phone access), film, and various forms of animation. Required Levels: Students must be taking level 5 or above Japanese language courses concurrently with this class. Those who do not meet this requirement may be given permission to register upon consultation with the instructor. Course Objectives: The students will be given opportunities to critically examine the “Japan” in mass media with guidance and some linguistic assistance by the instructor. The students are encouraged to construct their own critical evaluation on the ways which mass media portrays Japan. In this course, students are expected to do one group research project and one individual mini-project under supervision of the instructor.
Course Outline: Week 1: Orientation for the course Week 2: Theme 1: Mass Media in Japan Week 3:Theme 2: Japan in Foreign Mass Media (newspaper, online newspaper) Week 4:Theme 3: Japan in Foreign Mass Media (TV) Week 5:Theme 4: “Beauty” discourse in Japanese commercials, signs Week 6:Theme 5: “Health” discourse in Japanese commercials Week 7:Theme 6: Radio / Podcast talk Week 8:Theme 7: BBS, SNS, cyber-friends through 2 channel, twitters, etc. Week 9~10:Student Project -1 Week 11~12:Student Project -2 Week 13~14:Student Presentation Week 15:Final examination *Themes may change according to the registered students’ preference and developing news at the time of the classes.
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Participation and performance in the class (35%)
Individual Oral Presentation(20%)
Group project presentation (30%)
Final Report (15%)
*If attendance is unsatisfactory (i.e., less than 90%), a failing grade may be given. Students must
notify the instructors in charge regarding absences and give justification.
Benchmarks:
TBA in Class
Main Textbooks:
There is no ‘set’ textbook required for this course. Students will be provided with book chapters and
handouts throughout the course.
References:
Students will be provided with details of a range of internet based resources, and they are expected
to make use of CEAS/Sakai System (from which they can access text based information and utilize
interactive learning materials).
Notes:
Course Title: Communication in Japanese Society (Communication among Youth A)
(Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Yuriko Kite
Course Description:
This course highlights youth communication in how and what people communicate. Drawing from
various data from both on-line and print-based materials, we will explore language use by youth by
taking a look at (1) its characteristics seen in various genres such as film, manga, animation, twitter,
blogs etc., (2) and how it is related with gender, age, region/community, and identity. Students in this
course will have much to contribute by relating their own observations and experience in Japan.
Required Levels:
Students must be taking level 5 or above Japanese language courses concurrently with this class.
Those who do not meet this requirement may be given permission to register upon consultation with
the instructor.
Course Objectives:
1. To be able to read newspaper articles, papers or text on the web about Japanese language use by
youth, discuss the issues in class, and write papers on the issues.
2. To understand characteristics of youth Japanese language.
3. To understand how language use is related with attributes such as gender, identity, age.
4. To compare and contract with the students’ L1 and develop a deeper understanding of the Japanese
language.
Course Outline:
Week 1: Introduction to the course: Youth language
Week 2: Rough language
Week 3: Manga and animation
Week 4: Language and identity
Week 5: Language and gender
Week 6: Keigo and youth
Week 7: Baito keigo
Week 8: Twitter echoes
Week 9: Blog: Japanese favorite
Week 10: Hikikomori
Week 11: Shukatsu
Week 12: Language on the web: mistakes or creative language?
Week 13: Language: new or incorrect?
Week 14: Students’ presentations
Week 15: Students’ presentations
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
- Read the materials so that students are ready for discussions in class
- Collect Japanese language samples
- Select the theme (by group) and an individual topic for presentation.
Assessments:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Language Observation Tasks (30%)
Final presentation (30%)
Short paper based on the presentation (20%)
Participation in class (20%)
Benchmarks:
Language Observation Tasks: Collection of authentic language and/or culture matters.
Final presentation: (1) Meet the criteria of a project, (2) show analysis of language use, and
(3) present explicit points of view.
Short paper based on the presentation: Show understanding on the topic selected, and
present the views based on data analysis.
Participation in class: Participate actively based on readings, showing an understanding of
texts read.
Main Textbook
Handouts will be used each week.
References:
Nakami Yamaguchi. (2007). Wakamono ni mimi o sumaseba [Listening to Youth Language].
Serious hydrosphere disasters have repeatedly occurred in the world, such as the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Tsunami, the 2011 Thailand floods and the 2013 Philippines High Tide by typhoon. The course will pick tsunamis
as typical hydrosphere disasters. First, the course will show damages by tsunami disasters and countermeasures
for the disasters. Next, it will provide hydraulic and mathematical fundamental knowledge on the hydrosphere
disasters. Based on these knowledge, students will study physical mechanisms, basic equations and numerical
modeling of hydrosphere disasters. Finally, the course will cultivate systematic understanding of analysis methods
on the hydrosphere disasters.
Course Objectives:
After studying this course students are expected to:
- Understand tsunami disaster damages and countermeasures;
- Understand hydraulic and mathematical fundamental knowledge on hydrosphere disasters;
- Understand physical mechanisms, basic equations and numerical modeling of hydrosphere disasters.
Course Outline: Week 1 Introduction: Tsunami Disaster Damages and Countermeasures
Week 2 Fundamental Knowledge on Hydrosphere Disasters: Stress, Viscosity and Compressibility
Week 3 Fundamental Knowledge on Hydrosphere Disasters: Hydraulic Pressure, Lagrange Derivative and
Leibnitz integral rule
Week 4 Derivation of Continuity Equation from Mass Conservation Law
Week 5 Vertical Integration of Continuity Equation
Week 6 Derivation of Euler Equations from Momentum Conservation Law
Week 7 Derivation of Navier-Stokes Equations from Euler Equations
Week 8 Derivation of Non-linear Shallow Water Wave Equation from from Navier-Stokes Equations
Week 9 Linearization of Shallow Water Wave Equation
Week 10 Finite Difference Method for solving Continuity Equation
Week 11 Finite Difference Method for solving Linear Shallow Water Wave Equation
Week 12 Land and Open Boundary Conditions
Week 13 Fault Model and Tsunami Source
Week 14 Topography and Bathymetry Models
Week 15 Course Review
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours: Each week, students will be expected to review and work on the assignments for the next class before they come
to the actual class hour. Students should expect at least 3 hours per week of work hours outside on an average.
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Quizzes (30%) and essay assignments (70%)
Benchmarks: The course will be assessed by:
- Understanding of tsunami disaster damages and countermeasures;
- Understanding of hydraulic and mathematical fundamental knowledge on hydrosphere disasters;
- Understanding of physical mechanisms, basic equations and numerical modeling of hydrosphere disasters.
Main Textbook:
The textbook is not required. Handouts will be provided as appropriate.
References:
Handouts will be provided as appropriate.
Note:
This course requires following background knowledge: calculus, linear algebra, vector analysis and Newtonian
mechanics.
Office hours: 13:00 - 17:00 on weekdays. Students have to make an appointment by email to
In this course, a series of omnibus lectures will be given by 4 professionals experienced in international finance.
They will analyze the actual financial issues from various viewpoints to give students a solid and dynamic
understanding of these subjects. Each unit will include a case study of a Japan-related financial issue. This course
aims to introduce practical views and opinions of actual players in the field of international finance.
Course Objectives:
Students will learn:
1. Type and function of financial market
2. Money flow with international foreign trade business
3. Management of foreign exchange risk at currency market
4. Japanese financial market system
5. Japanese corporate management system
6. Financial crisis and money flow
Course Outline: Class 1 Introduction of the Course
Class 2 International Currencies and Foreign Exchange - I
Class 3 International Currencies and Foreign Exchange - II
Class 4 International Currencies and Foreign Exchange - III
Class 5 International Currencies and Foreign Exchange - IV
Class 6 Direct Finance – I
Class 7 Direct Finance - II
Class 8 Direct Finance - III
Class 9 Indirect Finance - I
Class 10 Indirect Finance - II
Class 11 Indirect Finance - III
Class 12 Corporate Management and Finance - I
Class 13 Corporate Management and Finance - II
Class 14 Corporate Management and Finance - III
Class 15 Corporate Management and Finance - IV Study Activities Outside of Class Hours: Students are expected to complete regular reading assignments and prepare an individual project or report.
Assessment: 定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Final grades will be determined as follows:
Attendance and class participation 40%
Four writing assignments (reports) 60%
Total: 100%
The topic of the writing assignments will be given by each instructor in his last class respectively and the students
will submit each report within two weeks. No late papers will be accepted. Benchmarks: The criteria for each assignment will be provided in the class.
Main Textbook:
Textbook is not required. The instructor’s own materials will be given each time as a base for his lesson, and
relevant reading materials for each topic will be recommended.
References:
TBA in the class.
Note:
Course Title: Marketing in Japan (Fall, 2 credits)
4. To deepen the understanding on the peculiarity and commonality of Japanese companies in
a global market in terms of marketing strategy and management
5. To develop the ability to plan the marketing strategy on own view through group discussion and
working on the report theme.
Course Outline:
Class 1 Principles and Concepts of Marketing - I
Class 2 Principles and Concepts of Marketing - II
Class 3 Marketing in the Food industry - I
Class 4 Marketing in the Food industry - II
Class 5 Global Marketing in the Electronics industry - I
Class 6 Global Marketing in the Electronics industry - II
Class 7 Global Marketing in the Electronics industry -III
Class 8 Marketing Strategies of a Fast-Food Restaurant Chain “TENYA” - I
Class 9 Marketing Strategies of a Fast-Food Restaurant Chain “TENYA” - II
Class 10 Marketing in the Automobile industry - I
Class 11 Marketing in the Automobile industry - II
Class 12 Marketing in the Automobile industry - III
Class 13 Marketing in the Automobile industry - IV
Class 14 Marketing and Intellectual Property Rights of Consumer products and Sporting goods-Ⅰ
Class 15 Marketing and Intellectual Property Rights of Consumer products and Sporting goods-II
Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
Students are expected to complete regular reading assignments and prepare an individual project or report.
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Class Participation: 70%
Individual Project or Report: 30%
Benchmarks:
The criteria for each assignment will be provided in the class.
Main Textbook:
Textbook is not required. The instructor’s own materials will be given each time as a base for his lesson, and
relevant reading materials for each topic will be recommended.
References:
TBA in the class.
Note:
Course Title: Japanese Religion (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Hillary Pedersen
Course Description:
This course will explore the historical development of Japanese religious traditions as well as the role
of religion in contemporary Japanese society. In addition to textual sources, we will also examine how
religious paintings, sculpture, architecture, internet-based media and film contribute to different
perceptions of religious practice in Japan. While the major Japanese religious traditions such as
Buddhism and Shinto will be a large part of our study, we will also cover that of other religions in
Japan, such as Christianity. The theme of cross-cultural exchange will be ever-present in lectures, as
well as in the writing assignments and discussions that reinforce course content.
Course Objectives:
Understand the development of major Japanese religious traditions.
Course Outline: Each week, course content will be introduced through lectures and accompanying visual media. At-home readings will be assigned periodically to highlight important concepts. Students will then be quizzed on specific issues presented in the lectures and readings. Week 1 (9/26) In class: Course introduction and goals Week 2 (10/3) In class: Prehistoric and Shinto belief Homework: Victor Harris, Shinto: the Sacred Art of Ancient Japan (London: British Museum Press, 2001), 90-93, 97-105. Week 3 (10/10) In class: Sites of Shinto practice Homework: George J. Tanabe, “Shinto in the History of Japanese Religion” in George Tanabe, ed. Religions of Japan in Practice (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999), p. 451-467. Week 4 (10/17) In class: QUIZ #1 on Prehistoric and Shinto belief Japan’s introduction to Buddhism (Asuka, Hakuho periods) Homework: Richard Bowring, The Religious Traditions of Japan 500-1600 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), 14-35. Week 5 (10/24) In class: Buddhism and the early Japanese state Week 6 (10/31) In class: QUIZ #2 on Buddhism in the early Japanese state Nara Buddhism Homework: Bowring, pp. 77-105. Week 7 (11/7) In class: Early Heian period esotericism Week 8 (11/14) In class: Late Heian period anxiety and religious practice Homework: Bowring, pp. 217-237. Week 9 (11/21) In class: QUIZ #3 on Nara and Heian period religion Medieval shifts in religious belief Week 10 (11/28) In class: Medieval Japanese religion Homework: Bowring, 344-362. Week 11 (12/5) In class: QUIZ #4 on Medieval religion Edo period religion Weekend field trip Week 12 (12/12) In class: Field trip response paper due Meiji period separatism Week 13 (12/19) In class: Religion in modern Japan Week 14 (1/9) In class: Religion in modern Japan Homework: Ian Reader and George Tanabe, Jr., Practically Religious (Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1998), 206-225. Week 15 (1/16) In class: QUIZ #5 on Religion in Edo, Meiji and modern Japan Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
30% Attendance and participation
30% Quizzes (5)
10% Field trip response paper
30% Contextual analysis of an object or site
Benchmarks:
Development of basic knowledge of Japanese religion.
Main Textbook:
References:
Note:
Please turn off cell phones, ipods, and other electronic devices. Please come to class prepared, on time, and ready to participate. Do not bring food or drink into the classroom. Do not bring outside reading material to the class during class time (books, newspapers, magazines). Do not sleep in class. It is your responsibility to contact me regarding any make-up assignments.
Course Title: Japanese Arts (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Hillary Pedersen
Course Description: This class is designed to develop students' abilities to identify and analyze features of Japanese visual arts in terms of formal characteristics, production methods, and historical contexts. We will examine the original contexts in which paintings, sculptures, architectural structures, etc. were made, as well as the role such objects have within modern society. This course provides a basic knowledge of Japanese visual arts to foreign students, and gives Japanese students the tools to discuss important aspects of Japanese culture in English. The theme of cross-cultural exchange will be ever-present in lectures, as well as in the writing assignments and discussions that reinforce course content. Course Objectives: Students will learn to identify and analyze features of Japanese visual arts in terms of formal characteristics, production methods, and historical contexts. Course Outline: Each week, course content will be introduced through lectures and accompanying visual media. At-home readings will be assigned periodically to highlight important concepts. Students will then be quizzed on specific issues presented in the lectures and readings. Please read the required materials before coming to class. We will discuss it along with in-class lectures. Week 1 (9/26) In class: Course introduction and goals Week 2 (10/3) In class: Introduction to Buddhism and Buddhist visual culture (Asuka, Hakuho period temples and sculpture) Homework: Denise Patry Leidy, The Art of Buddhism (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2008), pp. 109-125. Week 3 (10/10) In class: Buddhist visual culture (Nara period temples, sculpture and painting) QUIZ #1 on Buddhist visual culture Homework: Penelope Mason, History of Japanese Art. 2nd. ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2004), pp. 33-38, “Introduction to Shinto.” Week 4 (10/17) In class: Buddhist and Shinto visual culture (Nara period con’t., Heian period) Homework: Christine Guth Kanda, Shinzō: Hachiman Imagery and its Development (Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1985), pp. 7-13, and Mason, pp 161-65. Week 5 (10/24) In class: Shinto visual culture, con’t. QUIZ #2 on Shinto visual culture Homework: Leidy, pp. 208-229. Week 6 (10/31) In class: Buddhist visual culture (Heian period) Homework: Visit museum for Formal Analysis Paper (3-4 pages, see handout for details). Week 7 (11/7) In class: Handscrolls (Heian period) Formal Analysis Paper due Homework: Leidy, 208-229. Week 8 (11/14) In class: Handscrolls and sculpture (Kamakura) Week 9 (11/21) In class: Buddhist temples (Kamakura period) QUIZ #3 on Heian/Kamakura visual culture Week 10 (11/28) In class: Visual culture of the military elite (painting, architecture) Homework: Morgan Pitelka, “Introduction” in Morgan Pitelka, ed., Japanese Tea Culture: Art, History and Practice (London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003), pp. 4-8. Okakura Kazuko, The Book of Tea (Tokyo and Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, Inc., 1906 and 1956), pp. 3-11.
Week 11 (12/5) In class: Visual culture of the military elite (tea) Homework: Herman Ooms, “Forms and Norms in Edo Arts and Society,” in Robert Singer, et al, Edo: Art in Japan 1615-1868 (Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1999), pp. 23-47. Week 12 (12/12) In class: QUIZ #4 on visual culture of the military elite Premodern (Edo) visual culture (painting) Homework: Oka Yasumasa, “The Painters of Japan and the West,” in Yukiko Shirahara, ed., Japan Envisions the West: 16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum (Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2007), pp. 16-31. Week 13 (12/19) In class: Premodern (Edo) visual culture (exchange with the West) QUIZ #5 on Premodern (Edo) visual culture Week 14 (1/9) In class: Premodern (Edo) visual culture (applied arts) Week 15 (1/16) In class: Premodern (Edo) visual culture (prints) Note: This syllabus will be subject to changes and/or revisions. Study Activities Outside of Class Hours:
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
30% Attendance and participation
30% Quizzes (5)
40% Formal analysis paper
There are 100 points total for the course:
Attendance and participation (2 points per class x 15 = 30 points)
Quizzes (30 points)
Formal analysis paper (40 points)
Benchmarks:
Development of basic knowledge of Japanese visual arts.
Main Textbook: Mason, Penelope History of Japanese Art. 2nd. ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2004. Varley, Paul Japanese Culture. 4th ed. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i, Press, 2000
References:
Note: Please turn off cell phones, ipods, and other electronic devices. Please come to class prepared, on time, and ready to participate. Do not bring food or drink into this room. Do not bring outside reading material to the class during class time (books, newspapers, magazines). Do not sleep in class.
Course Title: Japanese History(Bushido: The Way of the Warrior) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Alexander Bennett
Course Description:
The warrior culture of Japan is viewed with fascination by Japanese and non-Japanese alike, and in
recent years there has been a distinct resurgence of interest in the bushi ethics and philosophy
(bushidō). In many ways, the reverence of ‘the Way of the warrior’ is glorified nonsense. Some scholars
have even described bushi as being no more than ‘valorous butchers’, and beautified notions of bushi
morality as being overstated if not totally invented. There is a significant element of truth to this cynical
analysis, but I also believe that there are many aspects of bushi culture which can add to our lives today.
People around the world are searching for ethical anchors in an age when honour, integrity, bravery,
sincerity, and self-sacrifice for the greater good are virtues hidden by the tidal-wave of political scandal,
corruption, crime, and greed. Reinterpretations of bushidō are seen as one possible moral anchor. In this
course I will outline the history and components (both fact and fiction) of the seemingly timeless, and
in some ways borderless culture of Japan’s bushi warriors.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will have gained an understanding of samurai culture and how it
relates to modern society.
Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. The rise of warriors and the formation of the Kamakura bakufu
3. Medieval warrior culture
4. The paradox of warriors in peace ‒ The refinement of the Tokugawa bushi ethos
5. The ideal of ‘death’
6. The culture of war and the martial arts
7. The Meiji period and the end of warrior rule
8. Inazo Nitobe’s contribution to the modern ‘bushidō cult’
9. Bushidō's Acceptance in the West
10. WWII and bushidō propaganda
11. Vestiges of bushi culture today
12. Video part 1 (Pending)- "Flight from Death"
13. Video part 2 (Pending)
14. Conclusion- Bushidō from now...
15. Exam
Assessment:
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Attendance (30%)
Final Report (30%)
Exam (40%)
Benchmarks:
Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of samurai ethics collectively known as
"bushidō".
Main Textbook:
References:
No textbook is required for this course. Applicable materials will be distributed by the tutor.
Notes:
Depending on the number of students, the final essay may be replaced with a presentation.
Course Title: Japanese Literature I (The Tale of Genji) (Fall , 2 credits)
Instructor: Todd Squires
Course Description:
Description and Goals
We will study in depth one of the most important works of fiction in the Japanese literary traditions and
the world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji. In this class you will be required to read carefully and write
critically. Each class session will be organized as a guided discussion in which all students will be
required to participate actively.
Course Objectives:
By taking this class students will be better able to read and interpret the Tale of Genji.
Course outline:
Class 1: Introduction to the course, Murasaki Shikibu, Literature and Heian Court Culture
Class 2: Chapters 1-3
Class 3: Chapters 4-7
Class 4: Chapters 8-11
Class 5: Chapters 12-16
Class 6: Chapters 17-20
Class 7: Chapters 21-26, Distribute Mid-Term Examination Questions
Class 8: The Tale of Genji through the Ages, Mid-Term Examination Due
Translated by Royall Tyler (Deluxe Edition), The Tale of Genji (Unabridged) Penguin
Classics (paperback or ebook)
References:
Notes:
Course Title: Japanese Culture I (Living in Contemporary Japan) (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Antony Stephen Gibbs
Course Description: “Living in (and Thinking About) Contemporary Western Japan” This is a learner-centered course designed specifically for students just embarking on a more or less prolonged period of residence in the Kansai region, and consists of a number of projects designed to allow such students to devise and discuss working hypotheses concerning the characteristic matrix-culture and some of the micro-cultures that here surround them. For the first half of the course, each session will begin with questions submitted by participants, each beginning with [a suitable variation upon] one or the other of two interrogative phrases: Why do…? and How should I …? Course Goals: 1) An increase, for all active participants, in both their understanding of what they experience here, and their sense of well-being while doing this; 2) a greater chance for participants at all levels of JL proficiency to comprehend (and, when appropriate, themselves employ) the dialect[s] that they will daily hear used around them, beyond the confines of their Japanese-language classrooms, through grasping (i) how Kansai speech relates historically to its junior sibling, so-called Standard Japanese, and (ii)how very consistently the former relates to the latter, in terms of grammar, lexis [i.e., vocabulary], collocation, ellipsis, and pronunciation; 3) a gentle disengagement from any blinkering, because inappropriate, ()cultural stereotypes harboured unawares; 4) a greater degree of sensitivity to the sheer diversity of regional or spontaneously-embraced microcultures to be encountered here; 5) interactive and enjoyable learning. Course Outline: Course Outline: Unit One: Becoming Fully Prepared: Class 1: (i) Why the Hell are you Here? Class 2: (ii) Defining Realistic Goals Class 3: (iii) Possible Problems and Feasible Solutions Unit Two: Identifying and Understanding the characteristics of Kansai speech Class 4: (i) historical background, and student-analysis of parallel texts Class 5: (ii) student analysis of parallel texts; and roots in Pre-modern Western Japanese Class 6: (iii) student analysis of a popular song with lyrics written in the dialect, and of parallel texts Class 7: Participant-translation from ‘Standard’ dialect into Kansai speech. Unit Three: Actual Cultural Collisions Class 8: Instructor’s presentation of several cultural collisions, class-analysis, and class-discussion of potential cultural hypotheses Class 9: Participants’ paired presentations of Analyses, and class-discussion of potential cultural hypotheses (a) Class 10: Participants’ paired presentations of Analyses, and class-discussion of potential cultural hypotheses (b) Unit Four: Magazine-analyses Class 11: Participants’ creation of a comprehensive mind-map comprising and organizing all of the features of a magazine that can be salient in identifying the readership targeted Class 12: Participants’ PowerPoint Presentations (a) Class 13: Participants’ PowerPoint Presentations (b) Class 14: Participants’ PowerPoint Presentations (c) Class 15: To be decided by the participants. Study Activities Outside of Class Hours: Assessment: 定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。 Grading: Prepared and active participation: 40% Individual Analyses and Presentations: 60% Mere attendance: 0%
Benchmarks: 各自がどれだけ到達目標に達しているかを評価基準とします。 Grading will utlimately depend upon the degree to which each participant evidences achievement of the course-goals, and the perceptiveness, thoroughness, and peer-usefulness of their presentations.
Main Textbook: Printed materials will be distributed as necessary.
Attendance (30%) and a 15 - 20 page term paper (70%)
Benchmarks:
Grades depend on attendance and the score of the term paper.
Main Textbook:
References: Takatoshi Ito The Japanese Economy MIT Press David Flath The Japanese Economy 2nd ed. Oxford Robert C. Hsu The MIT Encyclopedia of the Japanese Economy MIT Press Saxonhouse and Stern (ed.) Japan's Lost Decade - Origins, Consequences and Prospects for Recovery - Blackwell
Notes:
Feel free to ask questions in the class.
Course Title: Japanese society (Fall, 2 credits)
Instructor: Jenine L.HEATON
Course Description:
This course introduces students to important issues in contemporary Japanese society.
Topics covered include demographic and generational variations; business and the workplace;
education; gender and ethnicity; the political system; popular culture; and social control and dissent.
Students will be expected to read each week’s assignment before class inorder to participate in class
discussions.
Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with various aspects of modern
Japanese society through reading, research, and observation.
Course Outline:
Week 1: Introduction to contemporary Japanese society
Week 2 The Japan Phenomenon and the Social Sciences
Week 3 Class and Stratification: An Overview
Week 4 Geographical and Generational Variation
Week 5 Forms of Work in Cultural Capitalism
Week 6 Diversity and Unity in Education
Weeks 7 Gender Stratification and the Family System; paper due
Weeks 8 “Japaneseness,” Ethnicity, and Minority Groups
Week 9 Collusion and Competition in the Establishment
Week 10 Popular Culture and Everyday Life
Week 12 Civil Society and Friendly Authoritarianism
Week 13 Civil Society; Oral Presentations
Week 14 Oral Presentations
Week 15 Oral Presentations
Assessment:
筆記試験に代わる論文(レポート)の成績で評価する。
定期試験を行わず、平常試験(小テスト・レポート等)で総合評価する。
Assessment:
Attendance and class participation: 20%
Term paper: 40%
Presentation: 40%
Benchmarks:
Assessment:
The term paper should be five pages or longer on some aspect of Japanese
society of interest to the student. The paper should have in-text references
and a bibliography. Presentations should be about twenty minutes long on an
aspect of Japanese society. Students can work in pairs or alone. PowerPoint
presentations are welcome.
Main Textbook:
Sugimoto, Yoshio, An Introduction to Japanese Society (Cambridge, 2010)
References:
Photocopies of each chapter will be handed out in class.