| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | Course introduction | We will introduce ourselves and the course outline.
Prior learning (2 hours): review this syllabus
Subsequent learning (2 hours): research timeline of this historical period. |
| 第2回 | Ernest Satow and the Namamugi Incident | Shortly after Yokohama opened to foreign visitors, a British man was killed by samurai (called the Namamugi Incident). Why did this happen, and how could it have been avoided? We will read the opinion of Ernest Satow, a British diplomat in Japan.
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第3回 | Ernest Satow and intercultural relations in Yokohama | We will consider texts and images describing the relationship between Japanese people and non-Japanese people in Yokohama. Can these help us understand the Namamugi Incident?
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第4回 | William Griffis and the early days of Meiji | William Griffis was one of the first foreign employers to write about Meiji Japan. What was his view of Japan, and what does it tell us about relations between Japanese and non-Japanese at the time?
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第5回 | Review of previous classes
Presentation introduction and preparation 1 | We will review previous classes and answer student questions. Students will choose presentation topics and begin research.
Prior learning (2 hours): complete your reflections from classes 3 and 4, and prepare questions for the teacher.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): continue presentation preparation. |
| 第6回 | Isabella Bird: Tourism in Japan
| In the early years of Meiji, Japan became a popular destination for adventurous tourists. Bird wrote letters to her sister describing her journey. What do these letters tell us about Japan, and Bird’s opinions?
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第7回 | Alice Mabel Bacon: women's education | Alice Bacon was a teacher, writer, and friend of Tsuda Umeko and Yamakawa Sutematsu. She wrote about Japanese women at this time. What was her view?
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第8回 | Review of previous classes
Presentation preparation 2 | We will review previous classes and answer student questions. Students will continue presentation research.
Prior learning (2 hours): complete your reflections from classes 6 and 7, and prepare questions for the teacher.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): continue presentation preparation. |
| 第9回 | Basil Hall Chamberlain: Japanese identity | Chamberlain was a translator and professor of Japanese who wrote about Japan’s modernization. What can he tell us about Japanese identity at this time?
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第10回 | Lafcadio Hearn: empire and Japanese genius | Lafcadio Hearn was a writer who was also known as Koizumi Yakumo. We will read his opinions about the reasons for Japan’s growing strength in the 1900s.
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection. |
| 第11回 | Review of previous classes
Presentation preparation 3 | We will review previous classes and answer student questions. Students will continue presentation preparation.
Prior learning (2 hours): complete your reflections from classes 9 and 10, and prepare questions for the teacher.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): continue presentation preparation. |
| 第12回 | Diversity and internationalization in today's Japan | We will consider what we have learned about cross-cultural exchange throughout the course, and assess the situation in Japan today.
Prior learning (2 hours): complete the reading and questions.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): complete your reflection and practice your presentation. |
| 第13回 | Student presentations: Visitors to Japan | Students will watch and respond to other student presentations.
Prior learning (2 hours): finish presentation preparation.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): reflect on presentations before final class. |
| 第14回 | Student presentations: Visitors to Japan | Students will watch and respond to other student presentations.
Prior learning (2 hours): finish presentation preparation.
Subsequent learning (2 hours): reflect on presentations before final class. |
| 第15回 | Review and discussion | Summary and discussion of main points of lessons.
Prior learning (2 hours): reflect on what we have learned in this course, including presentations. |
