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2020年度

99100002-052

△Introduction to Japanese Society in the Global Context－52
Introduction to Japanese Society in the Global Context－52
2単位/Unit 秋学期/Fall 今出川/Imadegawa 講義/Lecture

ROBERT WILLIAM ASPINALL /ROBERT WILLIAM ASPINALL

＜概要/Course Content Summary＞

This course helps students analyze key aspects of modern Japanese society by studying historical cases of encounters between Japan and the West and Japan's emergence as a modern, global nation. The course is aimed at non-native speakers of English who hope to study in the medium of English in the future (possibly as part of a university exchange program). The course begins with a study of pre-modern relations between Japan and Western nations. This is followed by a study of later encounters in the 19th and 20th centuries starting with the arrival of Commodore Perry and the ‘black ships’ in 1853. The next part of the course examines Japan's emergence as a global power and its rivalry with other nations in the first half of the 20th Century. Finally, Japan's post-war reconstruction and its alliance with the USA will be the topic of discussion.　
　
Each week， students will discuss a text about the topic of the week. Further materials and ideas will be presented to the students to challenge them to think as deeply as possible about the issues raised. The tests will be based on unseen documents that cover the same issues.　
　

＜到達目標/Goals,Aims＞

Students will acquire increased knowledge and awareness of important issues relating to Japan's place in the modern world.　
Students will develop their skills in research， analysis of information and ability to express their work in written forms.　
　

＜授業計画/Schedule＞

（実施回/ Week）	（内容/ Contents）	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments）
（実施回/ Week） 1	（内容/ Contents） Course Introduction	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Handout
（実施回/ Week） 2	（内容/ Contents） The Tokugawa policy of ‘closed country’	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Introduction
（実施回/ Week） 3	（内容/ Contents） Early encounters with the West	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 4	（内容/ Contents） The Opening of Japan	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Chapter 1
（実施回/ Week） 5	（内容/ Contents） Japan: Embracing Modernity	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Chapter 2
（実施回/ Week） 6	（内容/ Contents） Japan’s overseas missions	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 7	（内容/ Contents） Japan’s empire 1895-1945	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Chapter 3
（実施回/ Week） 8	（内容/ Contents） Mid-term Evaluation	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Revise for Test
（実施回/ Week） 9	（内容/ Contents） The American Occupation of Japan	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Chapter 4
（実施回/ Week） 10	（内容/ Contents） Japan’s economic miracle	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 11	（内容/ Contents） Japan’s international education policy	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 12	（内容/ Contents） Japan’s pacifism and defence policy	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Chapter 5
（実施回/ Week） 13	（内容/ Contents） Multicultural Japan?	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read handout
（実施回/ Week） 14	（内容/ Contents） Final Evaluation	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Revise for Test
（実施回/ Week） 15	（内容/ Contents） Challenges for the future	（授業時間外の学習/ Assignments） Read Goto-Jones Epilogue

＜成績評価基準/Evaluation Criteria＞

平常点(出席，クラス参加，グループ作業の成果等)	20%	Students will be expected to read the relevant handout or chapter before each class and engage in small-group discussions based on those texts.
中間評価	30%	The mid-term test will consist of questions about unseen written documents that address issues that have been covered in class. The test will include both comprehension and interpretation questions. Comments on the test will be given to students in week 9.
総括	50%	The final test will consist of questions about unseen written documents that address issues that have been covered in class. The test will include both comprehension and interpretation questions. Comments on the test will be given in week 15.

＜テキスト/Textbook＞

Christopher Goto-Jones 『Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction』 (OUP、2009) ISBN:9780199235698

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