Spring 2014

JASIN
SYLLABUS
Spring 2014
http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/jasin/classes
VIA VERITAS VITA
Nagasaki University of Foreign
Studies
International Center
2014.1.15
JASIN Course List (“B” Courses: Spring 2014）
Japanese Language Courses
Course
Instructor
Japanese 1 B
Niida, Sumino
Matsumoto, Hitomi
Koga, Ikue
Japanese 2 B
Kawasaki, Kanako
Matsumoto, Hitomi
Koga, Ikue
Japanese 3 B
Tamaki, Nozomi
Koga, Ikue
Tajima, Noriko
Japanese 4 B
Yasuda, Mayumi
Fujiwara, Ichie
Koga, Ikue
Japanese 5 A ～ 8 B
新居田 純野
松本 一見
古賀 郁英
川崎 加奈子
松本 一見
古賀 郁英
玉記 希美
古賀 郁英
田島 紀子
安田 眞由美
藤原 一智絵
古賀 郁英
Credits
Page
4
1
4
2
4
3
4
4
Please see the NICS Syllabus for Course Details.
Kanji and Vocabulary 1 B
Wada, Hitona
和田 一菜
1
5
Kanji and Vocabulary 2 B
Wada, Hitona
和田 一菜
1
6
Kanji and Vocabulary 3 B
Fujiwara, Ichie
藤原 一智絵
1
7
Credits
Page
Japan Studies Courses
Course
Instructor
Japanese Culture B
Marra, Claudia
2
8
Japanese Literature B
Tiedemann, Mark
2
11
Japanese Society B
Tiedemann, Mark
2
12
Japanese History B
Marra, Claudia
2
13
Japanese Business B
Chowdhury, Mahbubul Alam
2
15
Japanese Management B
Umali, Celia
2
16
Seminar in Japanese Studies B
Hanson, Lorna
2
17
Nagasaki Fieldwork B
Niida, Sumino
2
18
Independent Study B
Marra, Claudia
Chowdhury, Mahbubul Alam
Traditional Japanese Arts 1
<Calligraphy, Tea Ceremony, Shogi>
Deguchi, Suzumi
Takahashi, Fumiko
Shimosato, Wataru
Traditional Japanese Arts 2
<Flower Arrangement, Kimono, Karuta>
Shirai, Kyoko
Fujima, Yasuyuki
Sasaki, Misa
Japanese Martial Arts and
Sports Practice
Kaburagi, Kojiro
Shimosato, Wataru
Mark Tiedemann
Additional Courses (in Japanese)
新居田 純野
出口 すゞ美
高橋 富美子
下里 亘
白井 恭子
藤間 弥寿幸
佐々木 美沙
鏑木 幸次郎
下里 亘
2
19
20
1
21
1
22
1
23
Please see the NICS Syllabus for Course Details.
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese 1 B — Introduction to Japanese
Instructors
Niida, Sumino (Coordinator) 新居田 純野 ／ Matsumoto, Hitomi 松本 一見 ／ Koga, Ikue 古賀 郁英
Eligibility
Course
Summary
Course Goals
This course is intended for beginning-level students and meets four times a week. Students learn letters (Hiragana, Katakana
and Kanji), greetings, and basic grammar. Students will have regular quizzes on kanji, hiragana, and course units, as well as a
final exam. In addition, homework will be assigned at the end of each class.
During this course, students will learn basic vocabulary and grammar related to situations they are likely to encounter as
international students in Japan. In addition, students will improve their overall Japanese language knowledge and ability.
Course Plan
Class
1
2
3
Content
Assignments
Hiragana/Katakana
Hiragana/Katakana preparation/review
Hiragana/Katakana
Hiragana/Katakana preparation/review
Lesson 1 X は Y です, Question Sentences / Noun1 の Noun2
Lesson 1 preparation/review
Lesson 1, Lesson 2 これ それあれ どれ
Lesson 1-2 preparation/review
この/その/あの/どの＋noun
4
Lesson 2 ここ そこ あそこ どこ、だれの Noun
Lesson 2 preparation/review
5
Lesson 3 Verb Conjugation/Present Tense / Particles
Lesson 3 preparation/review
6
Lesson 3, Lesson 4 X があります/います
Lesson 3-4 preparation/review
Describing Where Things Are
7
Lesson 4 Past Tense of です/ Past Tense of Verbs
Lesson 4 preparation/review
8
Lesson 5 Adjectives/～ましょう/～～ましょうか/ Counting
Lesson 5 preparation/review
9
Lesson 5, Lesson 6 Te-form
Lesson 5-6 preparation/review
10
Lesson 6 ～てください/～てもいいです/～てはいけません
Lesson 6 preparation/review
11
Lesson 7 ている/ Te-form for Joining Sentences/ Verb stem+に行く
Lesson 7 preparation/review
12
13
14
15
Lesson 7, Lesson 8 Short Forms/Informal Speech
Lesson 7-8 preparation/review
～と思います/ ～と言っていました
Lesson 8 ～ないでください/Verb のが好きです/何か and 何も
Lesson 8 preparation/review
Lesson 9 Past Tense Short Forms
Lesson 9 preparation/review
Qualifying Nouns with Verbs and Adjectives
Lesson 9 まだ～ていません/～から
Lesson 1-9 review
Lesson 1-Lesson 9 Review
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
30
Class attitude
Quizzes
30
Class participation
Assignments
10
Other ①（
Textbook
References
Value (%)
GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese I [Second Edition] (3,675 yen)
By Eri Banno, Yoko Ikeda, Yutaka Ohno, and Chikako Shinagawa
『みんなの日本語1』, NEJ：A New Approach to Elementary Japanese ＜vol.1＞ テーマで学ぶ基礎日本語 くろしお出版
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 207
Office Hour: Tuesday 4th Period
1
E-mail Address: niida@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
30
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese 2 B
Instructors
Kawasaki, Kanako (Coordinator) 川崎 加奈子 ／ Matsumoto, Hitomi 松本 一見 ／ Koga, Ikue 古賀 郁英
日本語で、名詞・形容詞・動詞を用いて日常生活の過去・非過去を描写することができる。
動詞の活用（て形、辞書形、ない形など）を学んだことがある。
Eligibility
Students joining this class should be able to use past tense and other elementary grammar to express aspects of daily life. In
addition, they should be familiar with dictionary form and basic forms of verb conjugation.
※ 毎回の授業開始時に、小さいクイズを行います。クイズの平均点は最終成績に反映されます。
A short quiz will be held at the beginning of each class, with the average score reflected in the student's final grade.
1 週間に４コマ 4 classes per week
【文法項目】 Grammar topics
・動詞の活用 Verb conjugation
ます form ：～たい・～ながら～・～すぎる・～し、～・～そうだ（様態）
て form ： ～てもいい・～ておく
辞書 form ： ～つもり・～のがすきだ
ない form ： ～ないでください・～なければいけない
Course
Summary
た form ： ～たり、～たり・～ことがある・～ほうがいい ・～たらどうですか
可能 Potential form
＆
意向 Volitional
・丁寧体と普通体 Polite/Formal Style
・～とおもう、～という
・～んです
・～ので、～
・～とき、
＆ Plain/Casual Style
・かもしれない
・～でしょう
・比較と最上級 Comparison and superlative
・ほしい
・～になる／～くなる
・受給動詞（名詞の授受）（動作の授受） Giving and receiving verbs
・連体修飾 Noun-modifying clauses
・～そうです（伝聞）
・～たら、～
・自動詞と他動詞 Transitivity Pairs
・～と、～
・～まえに／てから、～
・尊敬語 Honorific expressions
複文を用いて、自分の意志や感情を相手に伝えることができる。
話されている日本語を文法的に理解しながら、相手の意図や感情を汲み取ることができる。
場面や親疎関係に応じて適切な表現を使い分けることができる。
Course Goals
Students will learn how to express their thoughts and feelings with complex sentences and how to surmise those of another
speaker by analyzing the speaker's Japanese grammatical structures. Furthermore, they will learn to differentiate their
language usage by situation and familiar relationship.
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam: Midterm 20×2、Final 30
70
Class attitude
10
Quizzes
10
Class participation
10
Textbook
『げんきⅠ』＆『げんきⅡ』 The Japan Times
References
このクラスのためのノートを準備してください。 Please bring a notebook to class.
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 302
¥3,500 each
Office Hour: Monday 5th Period
2
※第２版 Second Edition
E-mail Address: kawasaki@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese 3 B
Instructors
Tamaki, Nozomi (Coordinator) 玉記 希美 ／ Koga, Ikue 古賀郁英 ／ Tajima, Noriko 田島 紀子
Eligibility
Course
Summary
しょきゅうこうはん
初 級 後半
This course focuses on the last half of basic Japanese grammar. Each class meets four times a week.
にほんご
しょきゅうこうはん
はな
き
か
よ
ちから
もくひょう
このクラスは，日本語の初級後半の 話す／聞く／書く／読む 力 をつけることを目標にしています。
とく
はな
ちから
き
ちから
たか
しょうてん
あ
Course Goals 特に話す 力 と聞く 力 を高めることに焦 点を当てます。
The aim of the course is to acquire proficiency in speaking/listening and writing/reading, using the last half of the basic
grammar of Japanese. The course focuses especially on enhancing oral proficiency, including listening.
Course Plan
Class
Content
Assignments
1
オリエンテーション／第16課～くれる／あげる／もらう／～といい
第16課ワークブック
2
第17課～そうです／～って／～たら／～前に／～てから
第17課ワークブック
3
第18課～てしまう／～と／～ながら／～ばよかったです／
第18課ワークブック
4
第19課 尊敬動詞／お～になる／お（ご）～ください
作文
5
第19課 ～てくれてありがとう／～てよかった／～はずです
第19課ワークブック
6
第16～19課読み書き編／復習試験①
作文
7
第20課 謙譲語／お～する.／～ないで／～か／かどうかわかりません
復習試験レビュー／第20課ワークブック
8
第21課 受身動詞／～てある／～間に／形容詞＋する／～てほしい
第21課ワークブック
9
第22課 使役動詞／～なさい／～ば／～のに
第22課ワークブック
10
第23課 使役受身／～ても／～ことにする
第23課ワークブック／作文
11
復習試験②／『中級へ行こう』第１課
復習試験②レビュー
12
『中級へ行こう』第２課、第３課
作文
13
『中級へ行こう』第４課、第５課
作文
14
『中級へ行こう』第６課、第７課
作文
15
復習／ 期末試験
復習
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
40
Class attitude
10
Quizzes
20
Class participation
10
Assignments
20
Other ①（
）
Other ②（
）
Presentation
Textbook
『げんきⅡ』The Japan Times／『中級へ行こう』スリーエーネットワーク
References
Related
Courses
Notes
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 318
Office Hour: Wednesday 2nd Period
3
E-mail Address: nkinoshita@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese 4 B
Instructors
Yasuda, Mayumi (Coordinator) 安田 眞由美 ／ Fujiwara, Ichie 藤原 一智絵 ／ Koga, Ikue 古賀郁英
Eligibility
しゅうかん
かい
すこ
つか
なが
ぶん
よ
ぶんぽう
べんきょう
さくぶん
か
れんしゅう
1週 間 に 4回クラスがあります。『 中級を学ぼう 』を使って、少し長い文を読んだり、文法を 勉 強したり、作文を書いたりする練 習 を
しゅくだい
かなら
だ
か
お
ふくしゅう
ふくしゅう
ぜん ぶ
かい
します。宿 題がありますので、 必 ず出してください。1 つの課が終わると復 習 テストがあります。復 習 テストは全部で７回あります。金
に ほ ん ご な ま ちゅうけい
Course
Summary
しょちゅうきゅうへん
にほんご
なま
かい わ
べんきょう
曜日(きんようび)には『日本語生 中 継 初 中 級 編１』を日本語の生の会話も勉 強 します。
This course meets four times a week and focuses on reading short passages, studying grammar, and writing essays in Japanese
using the Chukyu wo Manabo textbook. Homework is assigned regularly, and a review quiz will take place at the end of each
chapter (for a total of 7 quizzes). On Fridays, students will use the Nihongo Nama Chukei Shochukyu textbook to practice
conversations.
にほんご
Course Goals
しょきゅう
しゅうりょう
ひと
しょきゅう
べんきょう
ぶんぽう
ご い
ふくしゅう
ちゅうきゅう
ちから
日本語の初級が 終 了 した人のためのクラスです。初級で勉 強 した文法や語彙を復習しながら， 中 級 レベルの 力 をつけることを
め ざ
目指します。 This course is intended for students who have completed elementary Japanese study.
Course Plan
Class
Textbook Lesson
Class Content
1
第1課
日本語生中継Ｌ１
カタカナ語／～だろう／～のだろうか／～わけがない
2
第1課
日本語生中継Ｌ１
～わけがない・～わけではない／～こそ／動詞の省略
3
第1課，第2課
日本語生中継Ｌ１
～より／～というN／～ほど～はない／比較／～ぐらい
4
第2課
日本語生中継Ｌ２
Nからすると／疑問語疑問文／数字についての話
5
第2課，第3課
日本語生中継Ｌ２
～て以来／何～も・何～か／文章の中の「こ・そ」
6
第3課
日本語生中継Ｌ３
～は～であって、～ではないということだ／～までもなく／Nであろうと
7
第3課，第4課
日本語生中継Ｌ３
移動＋ている／複合動詞～だす・～こむ／助詞＋の／～途中
8
第4課
日本語生中継Ｌ４
なぜか／～たとたん／～たところ・～たばかり／～ことに・・・
9
第5課
日本語生中継Ｌ４
～つつある／～を中心に／～たところに・～たところで／意志動詞・無意志動詞
10
第5課，第6課
日本語生中継Ｌ５
～らしい／～げ／話し言葉／～にとって
11
第6課
日本語生中継Ｌ５
～ずにはいられない／～らしい／～としたら
12
第6課，第7課
日本語生中継Ｌ６
名詞修飾節／～だらけ／～ないと～からだ／～たびに
13
第7課
日本語生中継Ｌ６
～に加えて／「は」と「が」
14
第7課，第8課
日本語生中継Ｌ７
～ように／接続詞／～にすぎない／～さえ～ば／「さえ」「しか「こそ」
15
第8課
日本語生中継Ｌ７
～というものでもない／～かねない／～ものの
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
期末試験
(Final Exam)
20
宿題
(Homework assignments)
15
復習テスト
(Review tests)
30
授業時態度など
(Class performance)
5
漢字クイズ
(Kanji tests)
20
授業への参加度など
(Class participation)
10
Textbook
①『中級を学ぼう 』スリーエーネットワーク（required）
② 『日本語生中継 初中級編１』くろしお出版 （required）
If you arrive late to class or leave more than thirty minutes early, you are considered absent. If you are late or leave early three
times, then you are considered as having been absent for one class.
Notes
A make-up exam is permitted only if you have a legitimate reason (e.g., a medical reason) for your absence. The grade will
automatically be lowered by 10%. The students who attend more than 2/3 of the class are allowed to take the final exam.
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 339
Office Hour: Thursday 4th Period
4
E-mail Address: yasuda@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course
Name
Kanji and Vocabulary 1 B
Instructor
Wada, Hitona 和田 一菜
Eligibility
Beginning-level Japanese students
This optional course is recommended for students who are beginning kanji study and supplements the core curriculum with
additional material and instruction to further advance the students’ Japanese language studies.
Students will learn approximately 160 kanji as well as related vocabulary over the course of the semester at a pace of one
Course
Summary
chapter (about 16 kanji) per class. New kanji studied in class will be used in various exercises, so students will become familiar
with characters and words in multiple contexts as they practice the material. Each week students will have a quiz to measure
their progress. In addition, tests will take place at the end of every three chapters.
Beyond basic kanji and vocabulary, additional related materials may also be introduced in order to help students better
understand the various roles of kanji in Japanese society.
※ This course is new for the 2014 academic year, and its content is subject to change based on student and instructor feedback.
This course aims to help students become familiar with approximately 160 kanji, learning to read and write each character
without trouble over the course of the semester.
Course Goals By the end of the course, successful students will have mastered the Japanese Language Placement Test (JLPT) N4 level kanji
as well as related vocabulary to supplement their Japanese language studies and enhance their study abroad experience. (See
the “Notes” section below for more information about N4 level goals.)
Course Plan
Class
Unit
Content
1
Orientation – About Kanji
2
Chapter 1
一 二 三・・・目
Review Chapter 1 Kanji
3
Chapter 2
日 月 火 ・・・分
Chapter 1 Quiz
4
Chapter 3
上 下 中・・・北
Chapter 2 Quiz
5
Chapter 1-3 Review
上 下 中・・・北
Chapter 3 Quiz
6
Chapter 4
田 力 男・・・国
Chapter 1-3 Test
7
Chapter 5
見 行 米・・・週
Chapter 4 Quiz
8
Chapter 6
大 小 高・・・友
Chapter 5 Quiz
9
Chapter 4-6 Review
10
Chapter 7
入 出 市・・・院
Chapter 4-6 Test
11
Chapter 8
休 走 起・・・語
Chapter 7 Quiz
12
Chapter 9
春 夏 秋・・・道
Chapter 8 Quiz
13
Chapter 7-9 Review
14
Chapter 10
15
Summary
Evaluation
Chapter tests 10% x 3
Weekly kanji quizzes 5% x 10
Textbooks
上 下 中・・・北
Review syllabus
Chapter 6 Quiz
Chapter 9 Quiz
山 川 林・・・犬
Chapter 7-9 Test
Chapter 10 Quiz
Value (%)
Evaluation
30
10
50
Class participation
10
KANJI LOOK AND LEARN (required), KANJI LOOK AND LEARN Workbook (required)
Japanese Language Placement Test N4 Level Goals (Targeted in this course)
※ Read simple e-mails, postcards, and memos from friends and acquaintances
Notes
Value (%)
Homework assignments
※ Read time schedules and announcements at school or work and understand basic advertisements
※ Understand simple memos or notes written in Japanese
※ Write about oneself in simple diary entries or brief essays about basic topics
※ Communicate basic thoughts via e-mails, postcards, or memos
5
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course
Name
Kanji and Vocabulary 2 B
Instructor
Wada, Hitona 和田 一菜
Eligibility
Beginning-to-intermediate level Japanese students
This optional course is recommended for students who are gaining confidence with kanji study and supplements the core
curriculum with additional material and instruction to further advance the students’ Japanese language studies.
Students will learn approximately 100-150 kanji as well as related vocabulary over the course of the semester at a pace of one
chapter per class. New kanji studied in class will be used in various exercises, so students will become familiar with characters
Course
and words in multiple contexts as they practice the material. Each week students will have a quiz to measure their progress. In
Summary
addition, tests will take place at the end of every three chapters.
Beyond kanji and vocabulary, additional related materials may also be introduced in order to help students better understand
the various roles of kanji in Japanese society.
※ This course is new for the 2014 academic year, and its content is subject to change based on student and instructor feedback.
This course aims to help students become familiar with approximately 100-150 kanji, learning to read and write each character
without trouble over the course of the semester.
Course Goals By the end of the course, successful students will have mastered the Japanese Language Placement Test (JLPT) N3 level kanji
and started N2 level study. Throughout the course, students will also acquire related vocabulary to supplement their Japanese
language studies and enhance their study abroad experiences.
Course Plan
Class
Unit
Content
1
Orientation – Chapter 11
料 理 反・・・味
Review Chapter 11 Kanji
2
Chapter 12
音 楽 歌・・・着
Chapter 11 Quiz
3
Chapter 13
家 矢 族・・・紙
Chapter 12 Quiz
4
Chapter 11-13 Review
5
Chapter 14
教 室 羽・・・説 上 下
Review Test 1 (Chapter 11-13 Test)
6
Chapter 15
遠 近 者・・・風
Chapter 14 Quiz
7
Chapter 16
運 動 止・・・死
Chapter 15 Quiz
8
Chapter 14-16 Review
9
Chapter 17
医 始 終・・・事
Review Test 2 (Chapter 14-16 Test)
10
Chapter 18
図 官 館・・・意
Chapter 17 Quiz
11
Chapter 19
頭 顔 声・・・以
Chapter 18 Quiz
12
Chapter 17-19 Review
13
Chapter 20
場 戸 所・・・進
Review Test 3 (Chapter 17-19 Test)
14
Chapter 21
丸 熱 冷・・・個
Chapter 20 Quiz
15
Chapter 22 and Summary
笑 泣 怒・・・情
Chapter 21 Quiz
Evaluation
Chapter 13 Quiz
Chapter 16 Quiz
Chapter 19 Quiz
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
Chapter tests 10% x 3
30
Homework assignments
10
Weekly kanji quizzes 5% x 11
55
Class participation
5
Textbooks
KANJI LOOK AND LEARN (required)
KANJI LOOK AND LEARN Workbook (required)
Japanese Language Placement Test N3 Level Goals (Targeted in this course)
Notes
※ Read pamphlets, use a regular Japanese dictionary, and research on one’s own
※ Read short stories and understand an outline of the story
※ Write appreciation, apology, and other social e-mails
6
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course
Name
Kanji and Vocabulary 3 B
Instructor
Fujiwara, Ichie 藤原 一智絵
Eligibility
Intermediate Japanese students
This optional course is recommended for students who are continuing kanji study and supplements the core curriculum with
additional material and instruction to further advance the students’ Japanese language studies.
Course
Students will learn up to 80 kanji per week (adjusted to fit the level of the class as necessary) as well as related vocabulary over
Summary
the course of the semester. Each week students will have a quiz to measure their progress. In addition, tests will take place at
the end of every three chapters.
※ This course is new for the 2014 academic year, and its content is subject to change based on student and instructor feedback.
This course aims to help students master kanji at the Japanese Language Placement Test (JLPT) N2 level as well as strengthen
Course Goals
students’ overall grasp of Japanese vocabulary and language in preparation for further study and/or work in Japan.
Course Plan
Class
Unit
Content
1
Orientation – “Week 1” Part 1
禁煙
2
“Week 1” Part 2
地下鉄
3
“Week 2” Part 1
普通 回数券 数字・・・
“Week 1” Part 2 Quiz
4
“Week 2” Part 2
設定
乗り換え
“Week 2” Part 1 Quiz
5
“Week 3” Part 1
様子
重要
6
“Week 3” Part 2
必要 紅葉 製品・・・
“Week 3” Part 1 Quiz
7
“Week 4” Part 1
署名 年齢
勤務・・・
“Week 1-3” Review Test
8
“Week 4” Part 2
拝見 幸運
紹介・・・
“Week 4” Part 1 Quiz
9
“Week 5” Part 1
傾向 原因
余裕・・・
“Week 4” Part 2 Quiz
10
“Week 5” Part 2
節約 神経
乾燥・・・
“Week 5” Part 1 Quiz
11
“Week 6” Part 1
税金
12
“Week 6” Part 2
役所 公園
谷間・・・
“Week 6” Part 1 Quiz
13
“Week 7” Part 1
求人 簡単
基本・・・
“Week 4-6” Review Test
14
“Week 7” Part 2
封筒
15
“Week 8” and Summary
電波 典型的 競争・・・
Evaluation
安静
関係・・・
同窓会
価格
改札口・・
湿度・・・
客席・・・
募集・・・
論文 濃度・・・
Value (%)
Review “Week 1” Part 1 Kanji
“Week 1” Part 1 Quiz
“Week 2” Part 2 Quiz
“Week 5” Part 2 Quiz
“Week 7” Part 1 Quiz
Review
Evaluation
Value (%)
Chapter tests 15% x 2
30
Homework assignments
10
Weekly kanji quizzes 5% x 11
55
Class participation
5
Textbooks
日本語能力試験対策日本語総まとめ N2漢字(required)
Japanese Language Placement Test N2 Level Goals (Targeted in this course)
※ Read and understand newspaper and magazine articles about daily events
Notes
※ Acquire necessary information from a magazine or guidebook
※ Read and understand written inquiries and requests
※ Write explanatory and persuasive essays
※ Write concisely about personal experiences or stories in films or novels
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Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese Culture B — Washoku and Beyond
Instructors
Marra, Claudia
Eligibility
In 2013, traditional Japanese cuisine “Washoku” was designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. The UNESCO’s
recognition statement says: “Transmitted from generation to generation, Washoku plays an important role in strengthening
social cohesion among the Japanese people while providing them a sense of identity and belonging. Washoku has developed as
Course
Summary
part of daily life and with a connection to annual events and is constantly recreated in response to changes in human
relationship with natural and social environment. It has great diversity from Hokkaido in northern Japan, to Okinawa in
southern Japan, responding to the wide range of geographical conditions and the differences of historical background.”
(For the full UNESCO-text see: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00869)
In this class I’d like to explore the close relationship between Japanese food, religion, history, society, crafts, traditions and arts.
We will also learn how to cook a simple Japanese meal.
Become acquainted with an academic approach to and understand the basic terms and concepts involved in the study of
Japanese culture. Acquire knowledge about food styles, concepts of aesthetic presentation, seasonal traditions, crafts and trades
Course Goals related to “washoku”. Understand how cultural activities contribute to the formation of individuals and society within the
context of Japanese culture. Develop a cross-cultural and comparative cultural understanding. Be able to prepare a simple
Japanese meal.
Course Plan
Content
Content
Assignments
1
Read the assigned material and watch the recommended clips.
Introduction and historical overview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s0TP4n270A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmE6HR6Pk-E
2
3
4
5
6
Rice-culture and early Japanese society
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbZbS9dYZmI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q25zC7pDpW8
Food and religion, Part I - Shintō
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVjjl6XNtY
Food and religion, Part II - Buddhism
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110008895052
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGyOiVX9IkE
Rituals surrounding Japanese foods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMlkwgFb0CE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW31YyMeoio
Monastic cuisine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJHBUKscfDQ
7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOugTb9KU-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbrlDDeQRqI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngum2PegrTY
Food and health concepts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5DUq9X9oU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4yPvfISDyA
http://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2009/02/yakuzen-food-as-medicine.html
8
Tea ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LOZe_FSl2o
9
Kaiseki Ryōri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUH0CJYSDkE
10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTV3CAT5eV4
Wagashi – Edible poetry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHCi8yXNn1w
11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raIwUJpeu8o
Dishes for the dishes – ceramics, lacquer, metalwares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKgG8L0WEp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkgCW-z-31w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9yn7VPDSM
12
Food and social stratification
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOcwpAg3CCA
13
Table manners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_Y7jEOOeY
14
Foods through the year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqiCGmIIm20
15
Globalization and Japanese food culture
8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JICaETj9cdE
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Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
Evaluation
30
Class attitude
Quizzes
Class participation
Assignments
30
Presentation
Textbook
Value (%)
40
Other ①（
）
Other ②（
）
The purchase of Hosking, R. A Dictionary of Japanese Food. Tokyo 1996 is highly recommended.
<<books>>
Ashkenazi, M. & Jacob, J., The Essence of Japanese Cuisine. Philadelphia 2000
Ekuan, K., The Aesthetics of the Japanese Lunchbox. Massachusetts 1998
Fujita, Y., Recipes of Japanese Cooking. Tokyo 2004
Soei Yoneda, Zen Vegetarian Cooking. Tokyo 1998
Soei Yoneda,The Heart of Zen Cuisine. Tokyo 1987
Wright, T. (transl.), How to Cook your Life, Dōgen’s classic Instructions for the Zen Cook. Boston 2005
Kobayashi, K. Shojin Cooking. The Buddhist Vegetarian Cooking. San Francisco 1977
Ono, T. & Salat, H., Japanese Soul Cooking: Ramen, Tonkatsu, Tempura, and More. Berkeley 2013
Singleton-Hachisu, N., Japanese Farm Food. Kansas City 2012
Hosking, R. A Dictionary of Japanese Food. Tokyo 1996
Tsuji, K., Kaiseki: Zen Tastes in Japanese Cooking. Tokyo 1981
Aoyama, T. Reading Food in Japanese Literature. Honolulu 2008
Rath, E. C., Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan. Berkeley 2010
Koba, H.(author), Burke-Gaffney (transl.), An Invitation to Shippoku Cuisine. Nagasaki 2007
Kondo, Nishimura, Saito, Wagashi and Waka. Amazon e-book. 2012
Takahashi, M., Wagashi. Tokyo 2005
Levi-Strauss, C., The Raw and the Cooked. Chicago 1969
Levi-Strauss, C., The Origin of Table Manners. Chicago 1990
Flandrin, J. & Montanari M., Food – A Culinary History. New York 2000
Montanari, M., The Culture of Food. Oxford 1994
References
Toussaint-Samat, M., A History of Food. Oxford 2009
Laudan, R., Cuisine & Empire. Cooking in World History. Berkeley 2013
Bode, W., European Gastronomy. The Story of Man’s Food and Eating Customs. London 200
Rebora, G., The Culture of the Fork. New York 2001
Shaw, S., Asian Dining Rules. New York 2008
Montagne, P. (Ed.), Larousse Gastronomique. New York 2001
Kubo, K., Table Manners for Adults. Tokyo 2004
Ohnuki-Thierney, E., Rice as Self. Princeton 1994
Earhart, H. B.: Japanese Religion. Belmont 2003
<<books in Japanese>>
Harada Nobuo, Washoku to Nihon Bunka -Nihonnryori no Shakaishi (Washoku and Japanese Culture- Social History of
Japanese Dishes). Tokyo 2005
Kanzaki, Noritake, Matsuri no Shokubunka (Dietary Cultures of Festivity), Tokyo 2005
Kimizuka, Masayoshi, others, Nihon no Shokuseikatsu Zenshu Zen 50 kan (The Complete Works of Dietary Habits, 50
volumes), Nosangyoson Bunka Kyokai 1993
Kumakura, Isao (Ed.), Nihon no Shokujibunnka (Dietary Cultures of Japan), Ajinomoto Shoku no Bunka Centre 1999
Nihon Dento Shokuhin Kenkyukai (Japanese Traditional Food Workshop) (Ed.) Nihon no Dento Shokuhin Jiten (Dictionary
on Japanese Traditional Foods), Tokyo 2007
Nosan Gyoson Bunka kyoukai., Densho Shashinkan Nihon no shokubunka Zen 12 kan (12 volumes of Collection of Pictures:
Food Culture in Japan), Tokyo 2006
Nomoto, Kanichi (Ed.), Shoku no Minzoku Jiten (Dictionary on Food Customs), Tokyo 2011
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<<web sources>>
Marra, C., Fucha Ryori: the Monastic Cuisine of the Obaku-Zen School, The journal of Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
(15), http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110008895052
Kumakura, I., Characteristics of Eating Culture in Japan
http://www8.cao.go.jp/syokuiku/data/eng_pamph/pdf/pamph5.pdf
Ceccarini, R., Food Studies and Sociology.
http://gds-gs-sophia.jp/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/AGLOS_2010_Ceccarini.pdf
Higuchi, K., Why is there no talk of food or bathing in the Genji Monogatari?
http://figal-sensei.org/hist108/Textbook/Higuchi.htm
http://www.maff.go.jp/e/index.html
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/syokuiku/recipesyu.html
http://www.rdpc.or.jp/kyoudoryouri100/recipe/
http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/36JapFoodCulture.pdf
<<Audio-Visual>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGpcS8ro8gg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0TM5Os1bc0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbYuHQv_zzw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s0TP4n270A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUH0CJYSDkE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJMS-ZSu2j4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTV3CAT5eV4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHCi8yXNn1w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q25zC7pDpW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVjjl6XNtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf-EVqyr3ug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3YldOmiomU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LOZe_FSl2o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW31YyMeoio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJHBUKscfDQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOugTb9KU-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmE6HR6Pk-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqiCGmIIm20
<<smartphone-apps>>
e 食材辞典 by Daiichi Sankyo
美食手帳 by Ea.Inc
Sushi Culture 寿司 by Shigenzushi
Wagashi 和菓子 by ピエ・ブックス
今日の献立
by Kikkoman Corp.
食いしん坊万歳 by Kikkoman Corp.
Related
Courses
Contact /
Office Hours
Japanese History B, Japanese Society B
Office: 324
Office Hour: Tuesday 4th Period
E-mail Address: marra@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
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Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese Literature B — Contemporary Japanese Literature
Instructors
Tiedemann, Mark
Eligibility
This course is an introduction to some of the fiction being produced in the contemporary society of Japan.
First, we will look at two novels and several short stories by one of Japan’s most popular contemporary writers, Haruki
Course
Murakami, which illustrate his development as a writer and the progress of his ideas about such things as consciousness,
Summary
imagination, concepts of reality, and the meaning of an existential existence in the modern world.
We will also look at works, most disturbing, some disgusting, by other contemporary writers (mostly women) who peer into the
soul of Japanese society as they see it today.
Course Plan
Class
1
Content
Assignments
Introduction to the course. Background to Japanese literature.
In the left-hand column are the topics
“Yumiyura City,” Yasunari Kawabata;; “Love in the Morning,” Yukio Mishima
to be covered each class day.
(handouts)
2
“On Meeting my 100% Perfect Girl . . .” (pdf);; “TV People” (pdf);; “The Elephant
It will be assumed that the students
Vanishes” (pdf)
will have read the day's materials
3
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami, Ch. 1-17
ahead of time.
4
Hard-Boiled Wonderland, Ch. 18 to end
5
Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami, Ch. 1-5
6
Norwegian Wood, Ch. 6 to end;; “Mazelife” (pdf)
7
Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto, all;; “Moonlight Shadow” (pdf);;
8
Now You’re One of Us, Asa Nonami, Ch. 1-14
9
Now You’re One of Us, Ch. 15 to end;; “Sproing!” (pdf)
10
Out, Natsuo Kirino, through p. 220
11
Out, to end;; “Momotaro in a Capsule” (pdf)
12
“Kneel Down and Lick My Feet” (pdf), “Wine” (pdf), “Peony Snowflakes of Love” (pdf)
13
Snakes and Earrings, Hitomi Kanehara, all.
14
In the Miso Soup, Ryu Murakami, to top of p. 89;
15
In the Miso Soup, to end.
Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
Quizzes
Value (%)
Class attitude
70
Assignments
Presentation
Evaluation
30
Class participation
Other ①（
）
Other ②（
）
Textbook
References
Related
Courses
Notes
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 330
Office Hour: Tuesday 2nd Period
11
E-mail Address: mdtieds@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese Society B
Instructors
Tiedemann, Mark
Eligibility
In this class we will look at Japanese social relationships and institutions. We will examine the ways in which the forms of
Course
social structure -- groups, organizations, communities, social categories (such as class, sex, age, or race), and various social
Summary
institutions (such as kinship, economic, political, or religious) affect the attitudes, actions, and opportunities of the Japanese
people.
This course aims to develop students’ basic understanding of the social institutions of Japan and major characteristics of
Course Goals
Japanese society, referencing such topics as identity, religion, class, family, gender, social organization, governance, work,
education, and current politics. Unifying the study of these diverse subjects of study is the goal of understanding how the
actions and consciousness of the Japanese both shape and are shaped by surrounding cultural and social structures.
Course Plan
Class
Content
1
Introduction / Survey: Pre-conceived attitudes on Japanese Society
2
People & Geography / Quiz: Geography & Demographics ppt
Geographic & Generational Variations”
3
Interpretations of Japan / Quiz: Interpreting Japan ppt
“The Japan Phenomenon & the Social Sciences”
4
Family / Quiz: Kokuseki & Ie Ideology ppt
“Gender Stratification & the Family System”
5
Religion / Quiz: The Japanese & Religion ppt
“Religion in contemporary Japanese lives”
6
Leisure / Quiz: Japanese Holidays ppt
“Popular leisure”
7
Societal Structures / Quiz: Social Class ppt
“Class and Stratification: An Overview”
8
Interpersonal Relations / Quiz: Gifts in Japanese Society ppt
“Ritual & the Life Cycle”
9
Education / Quiz: Education ppt
“Diversity & Unity in Education”
10
Health & Social Welfare / Quiz: Social Security in Japan ppt
“Aging and social welfare in Japan”
11
Government / Quiz: Government Organization ppt
“Collusion & Competition in the Establishment”
12
Popular Culture/ Quiz: Japanese Popular Culture ppt
“Popular Culture & Everyday Life”
13
Employment / Quiz: Business Relations & Employment ppt
“Forms of Work in Cultural Capitalism”
Enlightened Authoritarianism / Quiz: Civil Society & Friendly
“Civil Society & Friendly Authoritarianism”
14
15
Assignments
Authoritarianism ppt
Urban and Rural Life / Quiz: The Two Japans ppt
s
“The urbanization of the Japanese landscape”
Value (%)
Evaluation
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
20
Class attitude
Quizzes
80
Class participation
Value (%)
Assignments
Other ①（
）
Presentation
Other ②（
）
Textbook
An Introduction to Japanese Society, 3rd ed., Yoshio Sugimoto, Cambridge, 2010. (IJS)
Understanding Japanese Society, 4th ed., Joy Hendry, Routledge, 2013. (UJS)
References
Modern Japanese Culture, Yoshio Sugimoto Ed,. Cambridge, 2009. (MJC)
Routledge Handbook of Japanese Culture and Society, Bestor et. al. Eds., Routledge, 2011. (RHJCS)
Related
Courses
Notes
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 330
Office Hour: Tuesday 2nd Period
12
E-mail Address: mdtieds@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese History B — Japan’s Way to World War I
Instructors
Marra, Claudia
Eligibility
From the Meiji period from 1868 to 1912 through the Taishō period Japan rapidly changed from a feudal, secluded country
Course
into a modern, industrialized military power, the nationalist politics of the new Japan led quickly to military involvement and
Summary
imperialistic politics in Asia. In this class we will focus on the military developments up until the First World War and discuss
their effects on the current situation in Asia.
Become acquainted with an academic approach to and understand the basic terms and concepts involved in the study of
Course Goals
Japanese history. Acquire knowledge about early modern Japanese history and its significance. Develop a cross-cultural and
comparative historical understanding.
Course Plan
Content
Content
Assignments
1
Introduction and historical overview
https://archive.org/details/modernhistoryofj010028mbp
2
Meiji modernization
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
3
Meiji economics and military development
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
4
Foreign relations
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
5
The First Sino-Japanese War
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
6
Taiwan under Japanese Rule
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
7
The Boxer Rebellion
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
8
The Russo-Japanese War
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
9
The Annexation of Korea
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
10
The World before World War I
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
11
Japans situation before the War
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
12
Japan during World War I
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
13
Consequences of the war I (foreign)
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
14
Consequences of the war II (domestic)
Study the hand-outs and assigned readings
15
Conclusion
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
Quizzes
Class attitude
50
Class participation
Assignments
Presentation
Textbook
30
50
Other ①（
）
Other ②（
）
A reader will be made available
<<books>>
Lu, D. J., Japan, A Documentary History. London 1997
Hane M. & Perez, L. G., Modern Japan. Philadelphia 2009
Jansen, M. B., The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge 2000
References
Value (%)
Irokawa D. (Transl.by M. B. Jansen), The Culture of the Meiji Period. Princeton1985
Keene, D., Emperor of Japan, Meiji and his World. New York 2002
Sansom, G.., History of Japan, 3 vols. Stanford 1963.
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McClain, J. L.., Japan, a Modern History. New York 2002
Hammitzsch, H. (Ed.), Japanhandbuch. Stuttgart 1990
Hunter J. E., The Emergence of Modern Japan. New York 1989
Duus, Jansen (Ed.), The Cambridge History of Japan, Cambridge 1988
Buruma, I., Inventing Japan. Phoenix 2005
Gordon, A., A Modern History of Japan. New York 2003.
Münkler, H. Der große Krieg. Berlin 2013
Jukes, Hickey, Simkins, The First World War. Oxford 2003
Jukes, G., The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. Oxford 2002
Ivanov, A., The Russo-Japanese War. Oxford 2004
Berton, P. Russo-Japanese Relations. New York 2012
Kreiner, J., Der Russisch-Japanische Krieg. Bonn 2005
Lange, H. Der russisch-japanische Krieg bis zum Falle Port Arthurs. Paderborn 2011
Sprotte, Seifert, Löwe (Ed.), Der Russisch-Japanische Krieg. Wiesbaden 2008
Young, L., Japan’s Total Empire. Manchuria and the Culture of Wartime Imperialism. Berkeley 1998
Yamamura, Fogel, Manchuria under Japanese Dominion. Philadelphia 2006
References
Paine, S.C.M, The Sino-Japanese War. Cambridge 2003
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<<web sources>>
https://archive.org/details/modernhistoryofj010028mbp
http://www.dijtokyo.org/publications/PanAsianismusSaaler_WP.pdf
http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum/pdf06/EDJ.pdf
http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/archives/ww1.pdf
http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/throwing_off_asia_01/pdf/toa2_essay.pdf
<<audio-visual >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x3ngE2NY-M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnBT_etFF7Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JEh_zLLZfg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ0Abpeviec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L56_CmElyvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l8--S_cCWo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDv8NxGv9Yg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFF-sSf6qVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY3Sb8xiQ_c&list=PLC91A368FC30FFF95 (and sequels)
Related
Courses
Japanese Society B, Japanese Culture B, Japanese Literature B, Japanese Language courses
Notes
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 324
Office Hour: Tuesday 4th Period
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E-mail Address: marra@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese Business B
Instructors
Chowdhury, Mahbubul Alam
Eligibility
Course
Summary
The objectives of this course are to explore the foundations of the “Japanese Business” and to build a historical understanding of
the Japanese economy leading up to its current state. The course will be emphasis on Japanese management systems,
particularly as they transition and expand/contract during this period of globalization.
This is a course for international students who want to learn about the fundamentals of Japanese society, economics and
Course Goals
business. It is necessary for you to have advanced-level English discussion skills. Through this discussion, I hope you will deepen
your understanding of Japanese society, economic and business, and develop cultural insights that help in dealing with practical
issues in an international setting.
Course Plan
Class
Content
Assignments
1
Introduction
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
2
Crossing Borders: The Japanese Difference
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
3
Flying Geese: An Unequal Alliance in Asia
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
4
Flying Geese: An Unequal Alliance in Asia
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
5
Cooperation between Unequals
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
6
Cooperation between Unequals
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
7
The Political Economy of Japan
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
8
The Political Economy of Japan
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
Japan’s FDI-Promoting Systems and Intra-Asia
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
9
10
Networks
Japan’s FDI-Promoting Systems and Intra-Asia
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
Networks
11
Industrial and Trade Structures of NIES
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
12
Industrial and Trade Structures of NIES
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
13
Case Studies: FDI in Malaysia
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
14
FDI in Thailand
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
15
FDI in India
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
40
Class attitude
10
Quizzes
10
Class participation
20
Assignments
10
Other ①（
）
Presentation
10
Other ②（
）
Textbook
Ronald E. Dolan and Robert L. Worden, Japan a country study Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 1992.
References
Edwin O. Reischauer and Marius B Jansen The Japanese Today Change and Continuity, Tuttle Publishing 2005.
Related
Courses
Notes
Grades will be based upon attendance, participation, home-work, mid-term, final and oral examination.
Attendance and positive participation are desirable but unnecessary chatting and cellular phone use are not permissible.
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 308
Office Hour: Thursday 3rd Period
15
E-mail Address: chowdhury @tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Japanese Management B
Instructors
Umali, Celia
Eligibility
Course
Summary
Strategic Management of Japanese Firms
In this lecture, we will study the global business environment and the strategies that firms adopt to be able to compete and
Course Goals
survive in a fast changing global marketplace. We will discuss the operation and management of firms that engage in
international business. To have a better understanding of the strategic management of international business, we will look at
the global strategies of Japanese firms.
Course Plan
Class
1
Content
Assignments
Introduction: Changing business environment
Read articles/handouts that will be provided
in Japan
2
Globalization
Read Chapter 1, Globalization, International Business, Charles Hill
3
Economic integration
Read Chapter 8, Regional Integration
4
Theories of international trade
5
Theories of foreign direct investment
Read Chapter 7, Foreign Direct Investment
6
Strategy and the firm
Read Chapter 12, Strategy of International Business
7
8
9
10
11
Read Chapter 5, International Trade Theory and Chapter 6,
The Political Economy of International Trade
Entry strategy: entry decisions, entry modes
Read Chapter 14, Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliance
and selection
Strategic alliances: forms, advantages and
Read Chapter 14, Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliance
disadvantages
Global manufacturing: where to produce and
Read Chapter 16, Global Production, Outsourcing and Production
outsourcing decisions
Global marketing: 4P’s of marketing
Read Chapter 17, Global Marketing and R&D
Global marketing: 4P’s of marketing (cont’d)
Read Chapter 17, Global Marketing and R&D
12
Global human resource management: staffing policy
Read Chapter 18, Global Human Resource Management
13
Report Presentation
Research and report writing
14
Report Presentation
Research and report writing
15
Report Presentation
Research and report writing
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
60
Class attitude
10
Quizzes
20
Class participation
10
Textbook
Charles Hill, International Business, McGraw-Hill, 2011.
References
Notes
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Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Seminar in Japanese Studies B
Instructors
Hanson, Lorna
Eligibility
This course will give an overview of Japanese live-action cinema. Films viewed will be from a variety of genres, dealing with
various social topics that open discussion on society in Japan and its connection with the global community. Films will be shown
Course
in class with English subtitles. Students will be given access to a collection of DVDs to encourage them to expand their own
Summary
interest in Japanese cinema, in preparation for a presentation project. Although this class is centered on watching films,
students will be expected to participate in class discussions about the films and topics presented in each film. Class participation
will be a significant part of students’ grade.
• To provide a general introduction to Japanese live-action cinema
Course Goals • To watch, and discuss in depth, six Japanese films in two topic areas
• To explore and expand individual knowledge of and interest in Japanese cinema
Course Plan
Class
1
Content
Assignments
Introductions
No homework
Japanese Dramas: Nodame Cantabile :Episode 1 (2006)
2
“Jidaigeki”: 13 Assassins and Takashi Miike (2010)
Supplemental readings
3
“Jidaigeki”: 13 Assassins and Takashi Miike
Supplemental readings
4
“Jidaigeki”: Ooku: The Inner Palace (2006)
Supplemental readings
5
“Jidaigeiki”: Ooku: The Inner Palace
Supplemental readings
6
Comedy: Tanpopo (1985)
Supplemental readings
7
Comedy: Tanpopo
Supplemental readings/mid-term paper DUE
8
Romance: Love Letter (1995)
Supplemental readings
9
Romance: Love Letter
10
Documentary: The Great Happiness Space (2006)
Supplemental readings
11
Documentary: The Great Happiness Space
Supplemental readings
12
13
Supplemental readings/
Choose film for presentation project
Foreign adaptations and film rights:
Supplemental readings/presentation preparation
Perfect Blue (1997) vs. Black Swan
Foreign adaptations and film rights:
Supplemental readings
Perfect Blue vs. Black Swan
14
Presentations
Comments on classmates’ presentations
15
Presentations
Comments on classmates’ presentations
Evaluation
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
Value (%)
30
Quizzes
Evaluation
Value (%)
Class attitude
Class participation
25
Assignments
15
Other ①（
）
Presentation
35
Other ②（
）
Textbook
None: a variety of set reading from essays in English on Japanese film will be assigned.
References
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 338
Office Hour: Monday 3rd Period
17
E-mail Address: hanson @tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Nagasaki Fieldwork B
Instructors
Niida, Sumino
Eligibility
Students who can write reports and make presentations in English and/or Japanese
Course
Experience Nagasaki and Japan beyond the classroom by participating in fieldwork and events throughout the prefecture. After
Summary
participating in various events, students will write brief reports and make presentations on their findings.
Course Goals
Students will learn about Nagasaki’s history and culture first-hand through events and fieldwork, improving their
understanding of Nagasaki’s unique characteristics in the framework of Japanese culture.
Course Plan
Class
Content
Assignments
1
Orientation
Confirm syllabus content
2
Create event plan forms for fieldwork events
Complete assignments distributed in class
3
Create event plan forms for fieldwork events
Complete any necessary event plans
4
Event / fieldwork participation
Prepare event report
5
Create event report forms for fieldwork events
Prepare event report
6
Create event report forms for fieldwork events
Prepare report and/or presentation as necessary
7
Midterm presentations 1
Prepare report and/or presentation as necessary
8
Midterm presentations 2
Prepare report and/or presentation as necessary
9
Midterm presentations 3
Complete any necessary event plans as necessary
10
Event / fieldwork participation
Prepare event report as necessary
11
Event / fieldwork participation
Prepare event report as necessary
12
Create event report forms for fieldwork events
Prepare report and/or presentation as necessary
13
Individual or group presentations 1
Prepare report and/or presentation as necessary
14
Individual or group presentations 2
Prepare report and/or presentation as necessary
15
Individual or group presentations 3
Review semester work
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
Class attitude
Quizzes
Class participation
Value (%)
20
Assignments
40
Other ①（
）
Presentation
40
Other ②（
）
Textbook
References
Notes
Please note that all students are expected to participate in at least four events during the semester. Students will also write at
least four brief events reports and make two presentations about their experiences.
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 307
Office Hour: Tuesday 4th Period
18
E-mail Address: niida @tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Independent Study B — Culture, Literature, History, and Society
Instructors
Marra, Claudia
Students who wish to do an Independent Studies project for this section should think about a suitable project and consult with
Eligibility
their home universities BEFORE they sign up. In order to finish a meaningful project within 15 weeks of term time, early
preparation is absolutely essential! In case you want to ask me about your project before you arrive, please feel free to send me
an e-mail.
Course
Summary
This course offers the opportunity to conduct research and write a report or present in other suitable ways on an individually chosen subject in
the areas of Japanese art, culture, literature, history, and society.
Become acquainted with an academic approach to and understand the basic terms and concepts involved in Japanese studies.
Course Goals
Acquire knowledge about the current state of research in the selected studies. Develop a cross-cultural and comparative
understanding of cultures.
Course Plan
Class
Content
Assignments
Write a detailed research proposal including intended
1
Introduction, general outlines for individual research project
reference; the deadline for its submission will be made
known in the first weeks of classes.
2
Guidance for book-study projects
Individual research
3
Guidance for creative projects
Individual research
4
Individual research
Individual research
5
Individual research
Individual research
6
Individual research
Individual research
7
Individual research
Individual research
8
Individual research
Individual research
9
Individual research
10
Prepare a 10 minute presentation about the progress of
your research. Prepare to discuss your findings in plenum.
Intermediate presentation for full term students
Individual research
Final presentation for early out students
11
Individual research
Individual research
12
Individual research
Individual research
13
Individual research
Individual research
14
Individual research
15
Final presentation
Evaluation
Prepare your final presentation and the plenary-discussion
about your findings.
Hand in your final paper including complete references.
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
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Courses
70
Evaluation
Class participation
Value (%)
30
Japanese History, Society, Culture, Language
Mandatory attendance for the guidance sessions, intermediate and final presentation!
Final paper: Unless we agree on other forms of presentation, each student will hand in a medium length final paper of 15-20
Notes
pages double-spaced. The paper has to be written based on common academic standards (proper research, logical composition,
stringent argumentation, correct quotations).
Please note: Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form.
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 324
Office Hour: Tuesday 4th Period
19
E-mail Address: marra@tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name Independent Study B — Society, Economics, and Business
Instructors
Chowdhury, Mahbubul Alam
Eligibility
It is necessary for you to have advanced-level English discussion skills. Attendance and positive participation are desirable.
Course
Summary
This Independent Study course is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of the environment in which
international business operates and of the business practices required to compete successfully in global markets while pursuing
their own research each week.
This is a course for international students who want to learn about the fundamentals of Japanese society, economics and
Course Goals
business. It is necessary for you to have advanced-level English discussion skills. Through this discussion, I hope you will deepen
your understanding of Japanese society, economic and business, and develop cultural insights that help in dealing with practical
issues in an international setting.
Course Plan
Class
Content
Assignments
1
Introduction
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
2
Globalization
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
3
Cross-Cultural Business
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
4
Politics, Law, and Business Ethics
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
5
Economic Systems and Development
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
6
Business-Government Trade Relations
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
7
Regional Economic Integration
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
8
Foreign Direct Investment
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
9
International Strategy and Organization
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
10
Developing and Marketing Products
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
11
Managing International Operations
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
12
International Trade
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
13
International Financial Markets
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
14
International Monetary System
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
15
Analyzing International Opportunities
Articles, newspapers, magazines, and handouts created for the course
Evaluation
Value (%)
Evaluation
Value (%)
Exam (Midterm・Final)／Final Report
40
Class attitude
10
Quizzes
10
Class participation
20
Assignments
10
Other ①（
）
Presentation
10
Other ②（
）
Textbook
Wild, John J. and Kenneth L.(2008). International Business: The Challenges of Globalization, 4/E. Publisher: Prentice Hall.
References
Related
Courses
Notes
Japanese Business
Grades will be based upon attendance, participation, home-work, mid-term, final and oral examination.
Attendance and positive participation are desirable but unnecessary chatting and cellular phone use are not permissible.
Contact / Office Hours
Office: 308
Office Hour: Thursday 3rd Period
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E-mail Address: chowdhury @tc.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name
Instructors
Traditional Japanese Arts 1 — Calligraphy, Tea Ceremony, Shogi
(Calligraphy) Deguchi, Suzumi ／ (Tea Ceremony) Takahashi, Fumiko ／ (Shogi) Shimosato, Wataru
(Calligraphy) This class provides students with individual and group instruction in the practical skills of calligraphy. Each
student will receive individual attention to help refine their skills, and students will practice the Japanese New Year’s tradition
Course
of kakizome. Students will also see a DVD with detailed instruction during one class session.
Summary
(Tea Ceremony) In this class, students will learn the fundamentals and tools of the tea ceremony, and practice the simple
BonryakuTemae tea-making procedure.
(Shogi) Students will be introduced to the traditional Japanese entertainment of Shogi, or Japanese chess
(Calligraphy) An introduction to calligraphy in Japanese culture
Course Goals
Practice with the fundamental calligraphy brush strokes and handwriting skills
(Tea Ceremony) Study the traditional Japanese tea ceremony
(Shogi) Learn the rules and traditions of Japanese chess
Course Plan
Class
1
Content
Assignments
(Calligraphy) Introduction
Review class content
Explanation of calligraphy tools and strokes
2
(Calligraphy) On kanji brush strokes
Review class content
3
(Calligraphy) On kana brush strokes
Review class content
4
(Calligraphy) On small brush strokes
Review class content
5
(Calligraphy) Practice with different paper sizes
Review class content
6
(Calligraphy) Conclusion (summary)
Course self-review
7
(Shogi) Rules of Shogi
Learn the movements of Shogi pieces
8
(Shogi) Playing Shogi
Practice playing Shogi
9
(Shogi) Playing Shogi
Practice playing Shogi with many opponents
10
(Tea Ceremony) Tea ceremony fundamentals, Urasenke school of tea
ceremony, how to receive tea
Review class content
11
(Tea Ceremony) Warigeiko (Fundamentals), handling the cloth
Review class content
12
(Tea Ceremony) BonryakuTemae
Review class content
13
(Tea Ceremony) BonryakuTemae
Review class content
14
(Tea Ceremony) Practice
Review class content
15
(Tea Ceremony) Practice
Course self-review
Evaluation
Class participation
Textbook
References
Value （％）
80
Evaluation
Class attitude
Materials are provided in class.
Ogura, Kokkan: The Foundation of Calligraphy, Andou, Seiku: Umenoyuki Kana,
Kyouiku Shuppan: Classroom Handwriting Book and others
Notes
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Value （％）
20
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name
Instructors
Traditional Japanese Arts 2 — Flower Arrangement, Kimono, Karuta
(Flower Arrangement) Shirai, Kyoko ／ (Kimono) Fujima, Yasuyuki ／(Karuta) Sasaki, Misa
(Flower Arrangement) Receive instruction in the traditional and creative art of ikenobou flower arranging, whose history
extends for more than 500 years. Of the modern styles of tachibana, ikebana, and free-form arrangements, this class
concentrates on the free-form method.
Course
(Kimono) In this class, students who aspire to see, feel, and wear a variety of kimono, and who would like a photo of their
Summary
experience, will have their wishes fulfilled. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the kimono by studying
its traditions and role in Japanese culture.
(Karuta) Receive an introduction to the popular Ogura Anthology of Hyakunin Isshu (One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred
Poets) while using the poems to play karuta, a competitive Japanese card game
(Flower Arrangement) Learn the foundations of free-form flower arrangement. Students will perceive the life of the
vegetation of the four seasons and express happiness through flower arrangement.
(Kimono) Develop an understanding of the Japanese traditional kimono and study kimono conventions
Course Goals
・Seasonal differences, ・Differences based on Time, Place and Occasion (TPO)・Gender differences
(Karuta) Combining the One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets Anthology from the Muromachi period and the karuta
card game that was brought from Spain in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, competitive karuta emerged in the Meiji period as
a popular form of entertainment. Students will study the game’s history, watch demonstrations, and participate in games.
Course Plan
Class
1
Content
Assignments
(Flower Arrangement) History of ikenobou, introduction to
flower-arranging styles and practical skills (take-home vases)
2
Review class content
(Flower Arrangement) Basic ikebana knowledge and practical skills
(using a vase at school), water absorbing method, using ikebana tools
Review class content
and materials
3
(Flower Arrangement) Line-type practical skills
Review class content
4
(Flower Arrangement) Surface-type practical skills
Review class content
5
(Flower Arrangement) Point-type practical skills
Review class content
6
(Flower Arrangement) Overall practical skills
Review class content
7
(Karuta ) Learn about karuta and competitive Japanese card games,
practice using karuta cards
8
9
Prepare 3 or 4 favorite Japanese words
(Karuta) The origins of Ogura Hyakunin Isshu and karuta,
Memorize the key characters on ten Ogura Hyakunin
how to play with Hyakunin isshu cards.
Ishuu cards (details will be given in class)
(Karuta ) Watch a demonstration of competitive kartua and
participate in games.
Review knowledge and skills learned in class
10
(Kimono) Kimono Conventions: “Kimono by season”
Review class content
11
(Kimono) Male Kimono: “Yukata, haori, and hakama”
Review class content
12
(Kimono) Female Kimono: “Summer and Winter kimono,
long-sleeved and ceremonial kimono”
Review class content
13
(Kimono)Let’s wear formal kimono
Review class content
14
(Kimono) Dressing yourself in a kimono
Review class content
15
(Kimono) Kimono photos
Course self-review
Evaluation
Class participation
Value （％）
80
Evaluation
Class attitude
Textbook
(Karuta ) Distributed in class
References
(Karuta ) “World of Kyogi Karuta” http://karuta.game.cocan.jp/, http://www.karuta.org/
Notes
(Karuta ) Please silence cell phones during the demonstrations. Non-flash photography is permitted.
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Value （％）
20
Spring 2014 (Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies)
Course Name
Japanese Martial Arts and Sports Practice
Instructors
(Aikido) Kaburagi, Kojiro ／ (Kendo) Shimosato, Wataru ／ (Sumo) Mark Tiedemann
Course
Summary
All civilizations in all eras share a history of struggle. In this class, students will study traditional Japanese kendo, aikido,
and sumo with the goal of understanding the basic theory and concepts of Japanese martial arts and regarding their
importance in Japanese culture.
Become acquainted with Japanese fencing and understand the basic terms and concepts involved. Acquire knowledge about
Course Goals
Japanese martial arts and understand how martial arts contribute to Japanese culture. Develop a cross-cultural and
comparative understanding of martial arts and sports.
Course Plan
Class
Content
Assignments
1
(Sumo) Learn about the art of Sumo
Review class content
2
(Aikido) Learn basic movements such as body postures and defenses
Review class content
3
(Aikido) Continuation of previous week
Review class content
4
(Aikido) Learn the fundamentals of irmi, maai, and musubi
Review class content
5
(Aikido) Continuation of previous week
Review class content
6
(Aikido) Perform major Aikido techniques
Review class content
7
(Aikido) Continuation of previous week
Review class content
8
(Aikido) Overall review and application in pairs
Review class content
9
(Kendo) Introduction: Kendo
Review class content
10
(Kendo) About swords and equipment, Basic footwork, Kamae..
Review class content
11
(Kendo) Waza-geiko (技-稽古わざ-げいこ): technique practice to learn
and refine techniques of Kendo with a receiving partner.
12
Review class content
(Kendo) Kiri-kaeshi (切-返しきり-かえし): Striking the left and right
men target points in succession, practicing centering, distance, and
Review class content
correct technique, while building spirit and stamina.
13
(Kendo) DVD overview
Review class content
14
(Kendo) Kodachi short swords
Review class content
15
(Kendo) Review
Review class content
Evaluation
Class participation
Value （％）
80
Evaluation
Class attitude
Value （％）
20
全日本剣道連盟 (Ed.): Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo. Tokyo 2000
Miyamoto, Musashi: The book of five rings. Shambhala 200
Takuan, Soho: The Unfettered Mind. Kodansha 2003
Yamamoto, Tsunetomo: Hagakure. Kodansha 2002
References
Suzuki, Daisetsu: Zen and Japanese Culture. Tuttle 1988
Herrigel, Eugen: Zen in the Art of Archery. Vintage 1999
http://www.kendo.or.jp/
http://www.osi.uio.no/kendo/pdf/Noma.pdf
http://www.kendo-fik.org/
http://www.kendo-fik.org/english-page/english-page2/brief-history-of-kendo.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWzdIpayeFk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXMfPPWkMVY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fx5Ts9i-MM&feature=related
Attire: It’s not necessary to buy a Kendo uniform. Loose fitting sportswear, preferably thick cotton, without any metal zippers
will do. All martial arts are practiced with bare feet, so please make sure that your toenails (and fingernails) are trimmed.
Registration
Also earrings and piercings have to be removed - if that is not possible, they have to be covered with tape or band aide.
Notes
Watches, chains, necklaces and other accessories are not allowed to avoid injuries.
For Aikido, please wear clothes in which you can move. Skirts are not permitted. Because wrists are frequently contacted,
please remove your watch before the start of class.
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