Outcome Description:2.1 Students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of Japanese culture: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
2.2 Students develop analytical and critical thinking in areas such as how Japan’s cultural background influences modern Japanese life, how to compare their own culture with the Japanese culture, or how Japanese culture relates to other world cultures in an age of global inter-relatedness.
Courses Taken:
JAPN 305- Intro Japanese Culture/Civilization
JAPN 317- Pacific Food Empires
JAPN 380- Land and People
JAPN 402- Japanese Literature
Reflective Narrative:
Japanese culture was an area I had a hard time wrapping my finger around and to this very day I am still learning new things about to improve my understanding of the Japanese heart. Japanese literature was a challenging yet fascinating class. Just recently in my senior I found a passion to read and I also learned that I find the challenge of reading in Japanese is something I can now do in my free time to relax. Japanese literature is especially significant because the style of the author can show you a lot about how people thought or felt at that moment in time.