Introduction to Comparative Cultures — Osaka Jogakuin Web Syllabus

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科目名	Introduction to Comparative Cultures
担当教員	土井　清孝
授業の目的、または到達目標	Students can understand the historical sources, influences, and popular/business expressions of modern holidays and cultural practices. Students can compare and explain the differences between Western and Japanese representations of holidays and cultural practices. Students can highlight the ongoing debate between traditional and popular/business expressions of culture. Students can share their own research into holidays and events and explain their historical and popular culture aspects.
授業の概要	"To understand how cultures are created and how cultural practices popularized and recognize how popular traditions are, in reality, created through a combination of universal archetypes, the spread of ideas (through diffusion, dissemination, emigration, immigration) inspired


科目群/ベンチマーク	COM3600（715生以前）・COM3020（716生以降）
授業の形態	Students will be expected to do the readings and homework before each class. They will participate in discussions and many intercultural activities. There will also be quizzes and individual and group presentations.
時間割		概要	宿題(予習・復習等)
	1	Introduction	Short lecture plus video
	2	Education in Japan	Prepare writing and discussion
	3	Learning a foreign language	Prepare writing and discussion
	4	Schools systems	Prepare writing and discussion
	5	National holidays and history	Prepare writing and discussion
	6	Work ethics	Prepare writing and discussion
	7	Social gathering	Prepare writing and discussion
	8	Japanese management system	Prepare writing and discussion
	9	Japanese society	Prepare writing and discussion
	10	Cross-cultural problems	Prepare writing and discussion
	11	Climate and national psyche	Prepare writing and discussion
	12	Japanese economy	Prepare writing and discussion
	13	Japanese companies	Prepare writing and discussion
	14	Japanese and American business	Prepare writing and discussion
	15	Holidays & annual events	Prepare writing and discussion
	16	Family structure	Prepare writing and discussion
	17	Overseas assignment	Prepare writing and discussion
	18	Working conditions	Prepare writing and discussion
	19	Love and marriage	Prepare writing and discussion
	20	Festivals and their functions	Prepare writing and discussion
	21	Human relations and proxemics	Prepare writing and discussion
	22	Generation gap	Prepare writing and discussion
	23	Business practice in Japan and in America	Prepare writing and discussion
	24	Housing problems	Prepare writing and discussion
	25	National holidays, customs and manners	Prepare writing and discussion
	26	Children and adults	Prepare writing and discussion
	27	Interview on ccomparative culture	Prepare writing and discussion
	28	Videos on cross-cultural issues	Prepare writing and discussion
	29	Interviews on cross-cultural issues	Reflection
	30	Presentations / Final test	Reflection
準備学習	Students will have regular readings, homework and quizzes. They will write reflections and prepare short presentations.
教科書	異文化コミュニケーションの英語
参考文献	Reference books will be informed by the instructor.
成績評価方法・基準	Classwork / participation・・・20% Paper・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・30% Final test・・・・・・・・・・・・50%

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担当教員	開講学期	開講曜日	開講時限	履修クラス	単位数
土井　清孝	春学期	水曜日	３時限	3000	4
土井　清孝	春学期	水曜日	４時限	3000	4

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