MLL 358 - Experiencing Japanese Culture in English Translation

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D; Social Justice
Spanning from the Meiji Restoration to the 21st century, this course covers topics such as technology, food, nationalism, anime and manga in the visual arts, and the cultural transformation that took place over the course of the 20th century.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences, Overlay - Social Justice
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe Japanese traditions and their role in Japanese society
Identify major time periods and events in Japanese history
Analyze aspects of Japanese culture and how they impact Japanese identities, society, and world perceptions
Analyze the cultural transformation that took place in Japan from the modern to post-modern eras and how it is demonstrated in Japan today
Evaluate your pre-assumptions about Japanese culture and consider how your views change as you learn more about the culture

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.