Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
34602:Actual Observations of Global Society (Intercultural Understanding Seminar)(BA) 2024 Summer(Intensive)4 (Fall accreditation) College Of Law,College Of Economics,College Of Business Administration,College Of Social Sciences,College Of International Relations,College Of Policy Science,College Of Letters,College of Image Arts and Sciences,College of Comprehensive Psychology,College of Science and Engineering,College of Gastronomy Management,College of Information Science and Engineering,College of Life Sciences,College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,College of Sport and Health Science (tentative name) TOHYAMA CHIKA 2

Campus

*

Class Venue

施設なし

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

This introductory course helps students develop their understanding of global society. Leaving Japan for an overseas country with a vastly different culture and social background, students will cultivate a global perspective while developing a deeper knowledge and understanding of the relevant region through in-country study. Through this experience in an intercultural environment, students will enhance their ability to adapt and be resilient in the face of difficulties and stresses resulting from different value systems and lifestyles as well as develop the ability to consider and evaluate Japan and their own culture objectively. In addition, through in-country practical study activities such as field work and projects, students will independently and autonomously experience the local lifestyle, culture and economic activities of the region, and gain the “flexibility” and “resolution” required in the development of global competence.
At Simon Fraser University, Canada, students will study foreign languages as well as learn about topics such as culture, society and history. Students will also develop a deep understanding of the local culture through practical learning activities such as university lectures and field trips. In regard to foreign language study, this course aims to comprehensively enhance all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) of participating students.

Student Attainment Objectives

- Deepen inter-cultural understanding through overseas experience.
- Comprehensively learn the four fundamental skills of English (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and acquire the practical ability to use them in both everyday and academic contexts.
- Use the overseas experience from this course, as well as continuous foreign language study and intercultural exchange after returning to Japan as a stepping stone to their next mid to long-term study abroad experience.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor(When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information

Details of the class schedule will be posted on the manaba+R “Courses” page prior to students departing to the host university.

Class Format

日本国内でのガイダンス、事前・事後講義、実習:募集要項またはmanaba+R等を通じて、担当教員より指示する。
現地での講義・実習:原則、派遣先国・地域、受入先機関・大学にて実施する。詳細はmanaba+R等にて連絡する。

Recommendations for Private Study

N/A

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment 
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)
100

In regards to grading for this course, there will be no final examination or report submission at Ritsumeikan University. The instructor in charge of the course at Ritsumeikan University will provide a P (Pass) or F (Fail) grade to each student using the grade given at the host university as a reference.

Grade Evaluation Method (Note)

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Textbooks (Frequency of Use, Note)

Reference Books

Reference Books (Frequency of Use, Note)

Web Pages for Reference

Host university website: https://www.sfu.ca/

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System (manaba+R),Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp//students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html