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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Japanese Culture
Module Code	JA207
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Ryoko Sasamoto Semester 2: Ryoko Sasamoto Autumn: Ryoko Sasamoto
Module Teacher	Ryoko Sasamoto
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To describe and analyze essential aspects of Japanese history and contemporary Japanese society, with reference to core cultural values.To prepare students for their year in Japan, in terms of practical information, cultural awareness and intercultural communicative competence. To provide an insight into the daily customs and manners of the Japanese, and the way in which these cultural expressions reflect deeper cultural values of Japanese society.

Learning Outcomes

1. Adapt readily to living in Japan in his or her study year abroad and cope with cross-cultural adjustment.
2. Interpret accurately how the daily customs, manners and social attitudes of the Japanese reflect deeper cultural values of Japanese society.
3. Discuss important developments in Japanese history and society.
4. Distinguish the main cultural differences between Europe and Japan.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent learning	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Lectures.
The practical experience of Japanese cultural values.The divergence between rhetorical positions on the conservation of traditional cultural values and the actual experience in reality.Japanese culture of ‘face’: the tension between the inner and the outward expression of opinions, values and positions.The distinctive position occupied by the visiting foreigner in Japanese society: the level of expectation in the receiving culture and the management of the visitor’s expectations.The concept of ‘culture shock’ as experienced by Western visitors in Japan: the presumed causative factors and how the experience can be ameliorated..

Audio visual presentations.
Audiovisual support materials, including Japanese films and television documentary material, will be used..

Classroom discussions.
Classroom discussions in Japanese focusing on themes introduced by lecturers, drawn from the lectures..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	n/a	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Benedict, R: 0, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture, Tuttle,
Doi, Takeo: 0, The Anatomy of Dependence, Kodansha, Tokyo,
Doi, Takeo: 0, The Anatomy of Self, Kodansha, Tokyo,
Lebra, Takie Sugiyama: 0, Japanese Patterns of Behaviour, University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu,

Other Resources

None

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