Course Description

Today, globalization progresses more and more in many parts of the world such as human, money, things and information, crossing national borders freely going on the earth in all areas such as politics, economics, society and culture. It is no exaggeration to say that today's Japanese society is becoming more globalized and it is practically a multicultural society. Indeed, although the "era of intercultural communication" has come, it can be said that there is a necessity to seriously learn cross-cultural communication. With this background in mind, this lecture will learn about cross-cultural communication from various perspectives. Also, we will hold discussions from the 4th to the 10th round. In this lesson, you will acquire attitudes, knowledge and ability on study objective 1, 2 and 3.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you should be able to:
①Understanding international exchange and cross-cultural understanding through theory and practice. You can acquire international senses and abilities.
②We can respect a variety of cultures and communicate with people with different cultural backgrounds.
③You can understand foreign cultures and people's thinking behind them.
④We can deal with problems in symbiosis with people and their the background of different culture and realistically.

Grading Policy

Your overall grade in the class will be decided based on the following:
- worksheet :30%
- Homework:20%
- The report of end of term:50%
The results of the class attitude will be evaluated on the degree of participation in the discussion.
In order to pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.
Report will be return and discuss.

Textbook and Reference

Requirements(Assignments)

①After looking through the printouts distributed in advance. Please carefully understand the contents and fill in the preparatory sheet. （half an hour）
②As for the review, after organizing the content you learned, please express your opinion and summarize it in your comments and submit it by the deadline. （1.5 hours）

Note

We will ask you to submit assignments and out of class reports on a regular basis.
In the class of information electronics department, this is a compulsory subject of JABEE compatible program (optional subject) and correspond education goal Item 1-1.
The lesson plans and material used may be changed depending on the circumstances of students attending.

Schedule