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HIS 272H,
CULTURAL INTERACTIONS: JAPAN

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

A discussion of themes, goals and objectives, assigned resources, evaluation standards, expectations and assumptions tied to the course of study together with an individualized student exploration of preferred learning styles, thereby helping to determine the instructional and evaluation guidelines to be implemented over the course of the coming semester.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2008
PROVOKING TOPICS OF INTEREST

A consideration of inquiry questions and avenues of potential interest emerging from the completion of Journal Assignment One based on a varied set of assigned introductory readings and an excerpt from an online video lecture.

INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEARNING STYLE PREFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE DUE

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
DEFINING BASIC TERMS, CONCEPTS AND CATEGORIES OF MEANING
MOVING ON: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

A session devoted to establishing a commonly agreed upon ground of meaning upon which to build further inquiries into the impact of "cultural interactions" on Japanese culture and civilization plus an attempt to pull together all the various threads developed since the beginning of the semester and to provide a general outline of the process that lies ahead.

            READING ASSIGNMENT: INITIATING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT ONE DUE