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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / JPN122 - JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Code: JPN122 Course Title: JAPANESE HISTORY II Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer KUBİLAY ATİK (kubilay@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Japanese
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
In this course, it is aimed to introduce the processes of Japan from the World War II to the present day and other aim is to give information about Japan’s current situation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Have knowledge about Japan. PO-10 Research on Japanese Language, Literature, Culture and History.
PO-14 Gain the ability to collect current topics and information about Japan, in addition to information about Japanese Language, Literature, Culture, Society and History, from Japanese sources and can share this information with related persons, institutions and organizations.
Examination
LO-2 Have knowledge about Japanese history. PO-10 Research on Japanese Language, Literature, Culture and History.
PO-14 Gain the ability to collect current topics and information about Japan, in addition to information about Japanese Language, Literature, Culture, Society and History, from Japanese sources and can share this information with related persons, institutions and organizations.
PO-18 Acquire a universal consciousness by learning to look objectively to their own nation by using the information in the field of Japanese Language Literature and Culture.
Examination
LO-3 Develop a comparative perspective on Japanese history. PO-10 Research on Japanese Language, Literature, Culture and History.
PO-14 Gain the ability to collect current topics and information about Japan, in addition to information about Japanese Language, Literature, Culture, Society and History, from Japanese sources and can share this information with related persons, institutions and organizations.
PO-18 Acquire a universal consciousness by learning to look objectively to their own nation by using the information in the field of Japanese Language Literature and Culture.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Japan after the World War II
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Japan and World War II Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
2 Atomic bombing: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
3 Contemporary Japan: Internal affairs Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
4 Contemporary Japan: Economy and Society Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
5 Contemporary Japan: External Relations Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
6 Japan on world press Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
7 Japan on Turkish press Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
8 mid-term exam
9 Major earthquakes in Japan Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
10 Japan and technology Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
11 Japanese miracle and Japanese development model Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
12 Japanese state structure Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
13 Farming and fishing in Japan Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
14 Climate and population in Japan Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
15 Documentary film about Japan Lecturing and discussion method followed by questioning & answering
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Meyer, M. W., 2014, Japonya Tarihi Hanedanlık Döneminden Günümüz Japonyası’na, çev. Lizet Deadato, İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul.
2 Beasley, W.G., 1999, The Japanese Experience, Phoenix Press, London.
Required Course instruments and materials
PC, books, projector, CD

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 1 6 6
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 6 6
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 10 10
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90