Major Learning Outcome 2:
2.1. Students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
2.2. Students develop analytical and critical thinking in areas, such as how Japan’s cultural background influences modern Japanese life, how to compare their own culture with the Japanese culture, or how Japanese culture relates to other world cultures in an age of global inter-relatedness.
2.1. Students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
2.2. Students develop analytical and critical thinking in areas, such as how Japan’s cultural background influences modern Japanese life, how to compare their own culture with the Japanese culture, or how Japanese culture relates to other world cultures in an age of global inter-relatedness.
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Classes that fulfilled MLO 2:
JAPN 215: Cool Japan
JAPN 300: Introduction to Advanced Communication
JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind
JAPN 308: Japanese Pop-Culture
JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema
JAPN 380: Japan: Land and People
JAPN 402: Japanese Literature
JAPN 215: Cool Japan
JAPN 300: Introduction to Advanced Communication
JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind
JAPN 308: Japanese Pop-Culture
JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema
JAPN 380: Japan: Land and People
JAPN 402: Japanese Literature
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Reflective Narrative:
2.1 The courses listed above fulfilled MLO 2 because it introduced to us a lot of concepts of Japanese culture and society. Half of these courses were taught in English and the other half were taught in Japanese. Courses such as JAPN 215: Cool Japan and JAPN 308: Japanese Pop Culture focused more heavily on Japanese traditional and contemporary culture. Through lectures, videos, and readings, we would familiarize ourselves with everything related to Japanese culture. Other courses focused more on the intangible traits of Japanese society. For example, in JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind we focused on the complexities of Japanese society and more obscure concepts such as social behavior and how why they are important to Japanese people (ppt). In JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema we were able to see these intangible traits in an authentic manner through films of various generations. We would then write reflections for each film (such as this) to gauge that we truly did understand the significance of each film.
2.2 In all of the culture classes taught in English, Japanese exchange students would also be enrolled so that we would have the opportunity to learn of Japanese culture and society from first-hand sources. The discussions would often entail a group of 4-5 American students plus 1-2 Japanese exchange students. Often, the American students would also come from diverse backgrounds so that would enable an interesting discussion where we could learn many different perspectives and point of views. Also, in the course JAPN 380: Japan: Land and People, we held in-class discussions in Japanese on topics such as the reasonings between the significance of hanami (flower viewing), how weather affects daily life, and possible reasons for Japan's aging society problem. We would then complete a powerpoint presentation on the assigned class-discussions such as this powerpoint on the declining birthrate in Japan (link).
2.1 The courses listed above fulfilled MLO 2 because it introduced to us a lot of concepts of Japanese culture and society. Half of these courses were taught in English and the other half were taught in Japanese. Courses such as JAPN 215: Cool Japan and JAPN 308: Japanese Pop Culture focused more heavily on Japanese traditional and contemporary culture. Through lectures, videos, and readings, we would familiarize ourselves with everything related to Japanese culture. Other courses focused more on the intangible traits of Japanese society. For example, in JAPN 306: The Japanese Mind we focused on the complexities of Japanese society and more obscure concepts such as social behavior and how why they are important to Japanese people (ppt). In JAPN 310: Japanese Cinema we were able to see these intangible traits in an authentic manner through films of various generations. We would then write reflections for each film (such as this) to gauge that we truly did understand the significance of each film.
2.2 In all of the culture classes taught in English, Japanese exchange students would also be enrolled so that we would have the opportunity to learn of Japanese culture and society from first-hand sources. The discussions would often entail a group of 4-5 American students plus 1-2 Japanese exchange students. Often, the American students would also come from diverse backgrounds so that would enable an interesting discussion where we could learn many different perspectives and point of views. Also, in the course JAPN 380: Japan: Land and People, we held in-class discussions in Japanese on topics such as the reasonings between the significance of hanami (flower viewing), how weather affects daily life, and possible reasons for Japan's aging society problem. We would then complete a powerpoint presentation on the assigned class-discussions such as this powerpoint on the declining birthrate in Japan (link).