- 学部・研究科
Faculty/Graduate School - 法/文/経/商/社/政策/外/人間/ビ/シ/環/化
- 時間割コード
Course Code - 00676
- 科目名
Course title
サブテーマ
Subtitle - Japan in International Affairs
- 授業形態/単位
Term/Credits - クラス
Class -
- 秋/2
- B
- 担任者名
Instructor - バシール・モハメッド・ウッディン/ドン・バイサウス
- 曜限
Day/Period - 木5
- 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 is designed to give students opportunities to consider how Japan is situated with regard to key contemporary social issues in international settings, taking both international and domestic perspectives. We will examine a range of broad themes relating to foreign policy, international law, trade and finance, and defense and security. In addition, we will explore more specific areas of contemporary interest, for example, aspects of popular culture, health and wellbeing, gender, environment, and sustainable development issues. The course aims to be topical and draw upon themes and materials as they develop, so there will likely be changes to the course structure each semester in order that we can examine a range of breaking issues and stories as they occur.
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。
This class may adopt COIL practice (Collaborative Online International Learning), in which students will connect online with overseas students to work collaboratively to complete a project. COIL aims to provide learning opportunities for the students to gain desirable employability qualities, such as intercultural competency, digital literacy, leadership skills, etc. *For more information about COIL for this course, please directly contact the instructor or ask them at the first class.
本科目は「COIL(Collaborative Online International Learning:海外との協働学習)」を取り入れる場合があります。COILでは海外の学生とオンラインで繋がり、チームプロジェクト等を通して協働学習を行います。COILを実践することで、異文化理解力、デジタルリテラシー、リーダーシップ力等これからのグローバル人材が必要とされる能力の向上を目的としています。※COILを実施するかどうかは、担当講師に直接問い合わせるか、授業初日に確認してください。到達目標 / Course Objectives
To provide students with opportunities to critically examine contemporary international affairs issues that feature Japan as a major theme.
To foster an appreciation of the difficulties associated with analysis of domestic and international affairs while affording students ways in which such analysis might be profitably undertaken.
To enable students to formulate positions on a range of social issues drawing from domestic and international perspectives.
To provide students mediated critical discussion opportunities in which contentious and challenging social issues can be explored from a range of cultural and disciplinary perspectives.
To provide students with experience of formulating and producing multimedia presentation materials that can provide clear overviews of complex international affairs materials.
To foster an appreciation of the difficulties associated with analysis of domestic and international affairs while affording students ways in which such analysis might be profitably undertaken.
To enable students to formulate positions on a range of socio-economic, political, and environmental issues drawing from domestic and international perspectives.
To provide student-mediated critical discussion opportunities in which contentious and challenging issues can be explored from a range of cultural and disciplinary perspectives.
To provide students with experience in formulating and producing reports and presentations that can provide clear overviews of complex international affairs.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
・学生による学習のふりかえり
・学生同士の意見交換(グループ・ペアワーク、ディスカッション、ディベート等含む)
・プレゼンテーション(スピーチ、模擬授業等含む)
・課題探究(プロジェクト学習、課題解決型学習、ケーススタディ等含む)
- 授業計画
Course Content -
授業計画 / Course Content
1.Introduction
2.Nationalism - Growth in Far Right
3.Nationalism - Regional and Domestic Issues
4.Demographic Issues - Ageing
5.Demographic Issues - Ethnic Diversity
6.Gender and Sexuality - Workplace Reforms
7.Gender and Sexuality - Diversity
8.Immigration - Cross-Cultural Issues
9.Immigration - Demographic Changes
10.Peace and Conflict I
11.Peace and Conflict II
12.Japan and Global Environmentalism
13.Japan and Sustainable Development Goals
14. Japan as the International Norm Entrepreneur: the Emergence of Human Security
15. Wrap Up
The course will be delivered utilizing a blend of mini-lectures, practical activities, workshops, group discussions and interrupted case studies. In addition, the course delivery will feature elements of enquiry-based learning. Sessions will involve extensive use of audio-visual materials. Students will be provided with extensive handouts.授業時間外学習 / Expected work outside of class
Students will be expected to undertake work relating to completion of the relevant assessment objectives (See section on Grading Policies). This may involve a range of different activities depending on student interests and projects, more details will be provided throughout the course.
- 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。
The course will be assessed by formative and summative assessment. Formative assessment will be undertaken throughout the term and consist of short practical exercises and group discussions. The full summative assessment will comprise meeting the following requirements.
Assessment will comprise three optional tasks. Students can choose their level of engagement (you do not need to complete all tasks to pass the course).
The first is submission of a brief 5-10 minute reflective video (using flipgrid) that contains comments and remarks relating to a topic relevant to the course. This is to be completed as an individual task. Completion of this task will make the student eligible for a grade of C.
The second task involves the production of a briefing report. This is a brief written report that gives an overview of a specific topic of relevance to Japan in an area of relevant international affairs. The report can be done as a group or individual project. The report is produced as a magazine article, information pamphlet, or website article (as examples) and not as an academic paper. The report will be hosted online using padlet. Completion of this task (in addition to the reflective video) will make the student eligible for a grade of B.
The third task is a multimedia presentation on a given topic. This is a short (10-15 minutes) presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, poster, panel discussion, documentary, or any other format) that investigates and explores a specific topic of relevance to Japan in an area of relevant concern. This can be done as an individual or group production. Completion of this task (in addition to all other tasks mentioned above) will make the student eligible for A-S grades.
NOTE: If this course is conducted with a COIL component (several weeks of collaboration with students from overseas universities) then participation in the online COIL project will grant an automatic pass for the entire course (higher grades are obtained by completion of the additional course-related tasks and activities).
NOTE: Assessment tasks are not evaluated in terms of percentages (e.g., with each assignment worth a particular percentage of overall final grade), rather the course features task-based assessment. Completion of specific assessment tasks will make relevant final course grades based on completion.基準・評価 / Evaluation Criteria・Assessment Policy
Participation and Reflection/Quiz (C 60%)
Short Report (B 10%)
Multimedia Presentation (A-S 30%)
Students will be provided with detailed information on assessment including information on how assessment rationale and marking are related to course learning outcomes.
- 教科書
Textbooks
There are no ‘set’ textbooks required for this course.
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参考書
References
Students will be provided with book chapters, readings and activity materials throughout the course from a range of materials.
McCarthy, Mary M., ed. Handbook of Japanese Foreign Policy. Abingdon, London and New York: Routledge, 2020.
The above book will be used as the main reference material while other relevant articles and activity materials will be provided throughout the course (Week 12-15). Soft copies of and links to all the materials will be provided prior to the class.
- フィードバックの方法
Feedback Method Formative and summative feedback provided throughout the course.
- 担任者への問合せ方法
Instructor Contact (Week 1-11) bysouth(at)kansai-u.ac,jp
(Week 12-15) buddin54(at)gmail.com
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