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This course further develops advanced level Japanese through building and expanding knowledge of Japanese history as a dynamic, interrelated system and employs a variety of processes to identify, analyze and evaluate cultural themes, values and ideas. Students will demonstrate ability to accurately comprehend ideas across a range of historical content. Taught in Japanese.
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In JAPN 302 we looked at Japanese history in Japanese. Our instructor provided us with one primary reading material in the target language. We had various writing assignments and quizzes on content and kanji from the book. The final assessment was a presentation (in course work section below) on a topic from the book. This course satisfied two of my Major Learning Outcomes for Japanese.
One Major Learning Outcome that this class satisfies is MLO 1: Japanese Language and Communication. This course was taught primarily in Japanese. However, at the time I, and a few others, were not on par with the Japanese level of the class. So, we were given additional help outside of class by Japanese people to do our homework. We still talked almost entirely in Japanese during class, except a few times when the aforementioned small group of people were permitted to use English but encouraged to use basic Japanese to discuss the readings. This class was the first class I had entirely in Japanese and I believe it really helped my skill level.
Another Major Learning Outcome that this class satisfies is MLO 2: Japanese Culture. This class focused on the history of Japan, according to our textbook, from previous periods, such as the Heian Periods, to now and event he future 2020 Olympics. Each chapter tended to focus on an important person or subject from a certain period, instead of the time period in general. One example chapter would be the topic I did for my final presentation, which focused on three different famous haiku poets from the Edo Period. In class we discussed their lives and influences on their works, looking at Japanese traditional cultural practices, like haiku, through a historic lens.
One Major Learning Outcome that this class satisfies is MLO 1: Japanese Language and Communication. This course was taught primarily in Japanese. However, at the time I, and a few others, were not on par with the Japanese level of the class. So, we were given additional help outside of class by Japanese people to do our homework. We still talked almost entirely in Japanese during class, except a few times when the aforementioned small group of people were permitted to use English but encouraged to use basic Japanese to discuss the readings. This class was the first class I had entirely in Japanese and I believe it really helped my skill level.
Another Major Learning Outcome that this class satisfies is MLO 2: Japanese Culture. This class focused on the history of Japan, according to our textbook, from previous periods, such as the Heian Periods, to now and event he future 2020 Olympics. Each chapter tended to focus on an important person or subject from a certain period, instead of the time period in general. One example chapter would be the topic I did for my final presentation, which focused on three different famous haiku poets from the Edo Period. In class we discussed their lives and influences on their works, looking at Japanese traditional cultural practices, like haiku, through a historic lens.
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