JAPN302: history of japan
Course Description:
This course further develops advanced level Japanese through building and expanding knowledge of Japanese history as a dynamic, interrelated system and employs a variety of processes to identify, analyze and evaluate cultural themes, values and ideas. Students will demonstrate ability to accurately comprehend ideas across a range of historical content. Taught in Japanese.
This course further develops advanced level Japanese through building and expanding knowledge of Japanese history as a dynamic, interrelated system and employs a variety of processes to identify, analyze and evaluate cultural themes, values and ideas. Students will demonstrate ability to accurately comprehend ideas across a range of historical content. Taught in Japanese.
reflective narrative
This course regarding the history of Japan from the 6th to 20th century was quite the challenge, as it was also completely in Japanese and this was my second year at CSUMB with primarily a high school background in Japanese.
The course was rigorous in its material, as weekly we would read a chapter of our textbook out loud (which meant preparation beforehand for reading kanji and fluency), answering content and discussion questions, quizzes and chapter tests, and midterm and final tests and presentations.
As this course follows MLOs 1,2, and 4, I learned a lot regarding how to effectively communicate orally in Japanese about complex contents such as old literature and poetry, civil and world wars, and religions such as Buddhism. I picked up plenty of words being in a more advanced class, and working with students who had a range of backgrounds in learning the language. As this was an online course, there were many breakout room assignments and I collaborated with many people in this class.
One of the largest collaborations was our final project presentation, which I worked with two peers on. Our topic regarded protests in Japan, specifically with the ANPO movement in Okinawa. Please see here the presentation slides and presentation script.
We likewise learned plenty about culture (MLO2) and dove deep into cultural highlights of Japan that are still widely regarded today such as the samurai ruling era, World War II and the kamikaze, and literature and poetry, in which we created our own haiku based on the seasonal rules and syllable counts.
In regards to MLO 4, we learned how to use different applications to help read fluently, such as Chuuta, Rikai, ALC, and Kakijun for kanji stroke order.
I would certainly say this was one of the most in-depth courses I've taken at CSUMB and within the Japanese major, and regardless of the challenge it brought, it is memorable in the fact that I feel proud of my accomplishments and the challenges I overcame. Someday I strive to look back at the textbook and material and understand it better now that my Japanese has improved.
The course was rigorous in its material, as weekly we would read a chapter of our textbook out loud (which meant preparation beforehand for reading kanji and fluency), answering content and discussion questions, quizzes and chapter tests, and midterm and final tests and presentations.
As this course follows MLOs 1,2, and 4, I learned a lot regarding how to effectively communicate orally in Japanese about complex contents such as old literature and poetry, civil and world wars, and religions such as Buddhism. I picked up plenty of words being in a more advanced class, and working with students who had a range of backgrounds in learning the language. As this was an online course, there were many breakout room assignments and I collaborated with many people in this class.
One of the largest collaborations was our final project presentation, which I worked with two peers on. Our topic regarded protests in Japan, specifically with the ANPO movement in Okinawa. Please see here the presentation slides and presentation script.
We likewise learned plenty about culture (MLO2) and dove deep into cultural highlights of Japan that are still widely regarded today such as the samurai ruling era, World War II and the kamikaze, and literature and poetry, in which we created our own haiku based on the seasonal rules and syllable counts.
In regards to MLO 4, we learned how to use different applications to help read fluently, such as Chuuta, Rikai, ALC, and Kakijun for kanji stroke order.
I would certainly say this was one of the most in-depth courses I've taken at CSUMB and within the Japanese major, and regardless of the challenge it brought, it is memorable in the fact that I feel proud of my accomplishments and the challenges I overcame. Someday I strive to look back at the textbook and material and understand it better now that my Japanese has improved.