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科目名/Subject 比較文化I
担当教員(所属)/Instructor ホルスト (商学部)
授業科目区分/Category 昼間コース 学科別専門科目
開講学期/Semester 2017年度/Academic Year  後期/Fall Semester
開講曜限/Class period 火/Tue 3
対象所属/Eligible Faculty 商学部/Faculty of Commerce
配当年次/Years 1年 , 2年 , 3年 , 4年
単位数/Credits 2
研究室番号/Office
オフィスアワー/Office hours
更新日/Date of renewal 2017/03/14
授業の目的・方法
/Course Objectives and method
Using established theoretical frameworks, this course investigates national cultural values and how those values manifest themselves in everyday interaction. The course has two aims:
(i) To consider national identity and how it affects intercultural communication.
(ii) To develop students' English fluency - especially presentation,  discussion and writing skills.
達成目標
/Course Goals
By the end of the course students should be able to understand cultural theory and have developed their speaking and listening skills in English. This will be achieved through:
- Weekly discussions on theoretical and practical aspects of comparative culture
- Regular reading assignments to prepare for class.
- Three writing assignments to examine theoretical and practical aspects of comparative culture to develop English academic writing skills.
- Group research project into one cultural aspect of a country. Each group gives a class presentation on its research and writes a report to be handed in at the end of the course.
授業内容
/Course contents
Weeks 1~6: Introduction of cultural theories; discussions in small groups.
Weeks 7~14: Student presentations; discussions in small groups.

1  Orientation - What is culture?
2  Individual Identity
3  National Identity
4  Social Identity
5  Individualism v Collectivism
6  Gender Roles and Culture
7  Nations and National Groups
8  Political Systems
9  Education Systems
10 Religion
11 Marriage & Family Structure
12 Work and Leisure Patterns
13 Food culture
14 Music & Art
15 Conclusions - Intercultural encounters
使用教材
/Teaching materials
Weekly handouts and lecture materials drawn from online and textual sources will be uploaded and available for students on Moodle. Key text:
* Porter, Richard E. & Larry A. Samovar (2012) Communication Between Culture, 8th Edition. Belmont California: Thompson Wadsworth.
成績評価の方法
/Grading
3 Written Assignments     50%
Presentations and presentation reports     50%
成績評価の基準
/Grading Criteria
 
履修上の注意事項
/Remarks
The medium of instruction of this course is English - there are  Japanese versions of some of the written materials, but all class discussions and written work are in English. Please feel free to contact the instructor if you would like to take the course, but you are concerned about your English language abilities
リンク先ホームページアドレス
/URL of syllabus or other information
http://geert-hofstede.com/countries.html
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp
遠隔授業
/Online class
遠隔授業/Online class

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