- 学部・研究科
Faculty/Graduate School - 法/文/経/商/社/政策/外/人間/シ/環/化
- 時間割コード
Course Code - 00593
- 科目名
Course title
サブテーマ
Subtitle - Japanese Society
- 授業形態/単位
Term/Credits - クラス
Class -
- 秋/2
- 担任者名
Instructor - ドン・バイサウス
- 曜限
Day/Period - 月4
- 授業概要
Course Description
到達目標
Course Objectives -
授業種別 / Teaching Types
講義（対面型）
言語 / Language
英語(English)
授業概要 / 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. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach and draws upon psychological, sociological, anthropological and other human sciences approaches to the study of culture and social interaction.
授業は全て英語で行われます。履修する学生は以下の語学力（相当）を必要とします：
GTEC 260以上
TOEFL ITP 505以上
TOEFL iBT 60以上
TOEIC 580以上
IELTS 5.0
英検準１級以上
CEFR B1
・本科目は、入学時及び２年進級時に受験しているプレースメントテスト（GTECまたはTOEFL ITP）のスコアを利用し、履修者が定員を超過した場合は上記スコア要件に合致していない学生から優先的に削除されます。本科目の受講を希望しており、GTEC受験以降に上記のスコアに相当する語学力を取得した者は、事後抽選日の2日前（土日祝日を除く）までに各種テストの証明書コピーを国際教育支援室まで提出してください。また、スコア要件に合致している学生で定員を超過した場合は、無作為抽選となります。
・上記スコアを所持していない学生は、先に留学準備スキルアップ科目を修得する等、CEFR B1以上の取得を目指してください。
到達目標 / Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with various aspects of modern Japanese society through reading, research, and observation. By learning about many different social phenomena, students will gain a greater understanding
of Japan.授業手法 / Teaching Methods
・教員による資料等を用いた説明や課題等へのフィードバック
- 授業計画
Course Content -
授業計画 / Course Content
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
Week 7 Gender stratification and the family system;
paper due
Week 8 “Japaneseness,” ethnicity, and minority groups
Week 9 Collusion and competition in the establishment
Week 10 Popular culture and everyday life
Week 11 Civil society and friendly authoritarianism
Week 12 Ritual and the life cycle
Week 13 Community and neighborhoods
Week 14 Presentations
Week 15 Presentations
Note that this schedule may change depending upon student previous level of study and disciplinary major.授業時間外学習 / Expected work outside of class
Students will be expected to read each week’s assignment (in English) before class in order to participate in class discussions.
- 成績評価の方法・基準・評価
Grading Policies /
Evaluation Criteria -
方法 / Grading Policies
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:
The course will be assessed through participation in weekly activities during lecture sessions (60%) and with an end of semester multimedia project that will require students to document some aspects of Japanese society (40%). The project can be completed as a solo project or as a group project.基準・評価 / Evaluation Criteria・Assessment Policy
Assessment:
Participation in course activities will make students eligible for C (60%) and B (70%) grades upon course completion.
Completion of the final multimedia project will make students eligible for A (80%) and S (90-100%) grades upon course completion.
- 教科書
Textbooks Sugimoto, Yoshio An Introduction to Japanese Society Cambridge
Joy Hendry Understanding Japanese Society Routledge
Copies of each chapter will be distributed in class. There is no need to buy the books. 購入不要
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参考書
References
- フィードバックの方法
Feedback Method
- 担任者への問合せ方法
Instructor Contact don.bysouth(at)gmail.com
- 備考
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