FF:JPNB38 Visiting Professor's Course - Course Information

JPNB38 Visiting Professor's Course

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Zsófia Hidvégi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 13. 4. 16:00–19:40 K21, Tue 14. 4. 14:00–15:40 K32, 16:00–17:40 K21, Wed 15. 4. 8:00–9:40 K32, 16:00–17:40 K33, Fri 17. 4. 14:00–15:40 K21

Prerequisites

JPN111 Japanese language I - theory
Communicative knowledge of English. Basic understanding of Japanese culture and society.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Studies (programme FF, B-JA_) (3)

Abstract

Title of the course: Languages and communities in Japan
During the course we will exmanine the multilingual linguistic sceneary and the different cultural communities of Japan. The students will be introduced to the language/speech communities in Japan (focus will be on the indigenous languages and their varieties), and how the relation of culture and language shape their exsistence and language life. During different case studies, project-intorductions they will learn how to desing their own community based research, the different methods of fieldwork, the ethic background of working with community members (and handling their data), and the limitation of researches of this nature.

Learning outcomes

After finishing the course the students will understand the different theories and definition of multilingualism and multiculturalism.

· They will understand the multimodality of linguistic identity.

· They will understand the role of multilingualism, translingualism in the wellbeing of a society.

Competencies an attitudes

· The students will learn how to critically examine texts, theories, methodologies and fieldwork documents/publications.

· They learn how to analize linguistic life and surroundings, and recognize the linguistic problems in accordance or in contrast to the language policies.

· They learn how to design their own community based research.

· They will exame their own assumptions on language and community in Japan

Key topics

• • Course plan: 

  • 1. Orientation, introduction and a short intro to fieldwork methodology

    2-3. Ethnic and linguistic diversity: individuals, communities and identity

    On the border of ethnology and linguistics: dialectology

    3-4. Language communities in Japan

    Etic and emic description of communities

    5-6. Building a base for community focused projects Socioprofiles of Japanese communities

    7-8. Planning a community-based research project

    Examples of fieldwork based, review based, online based researches about Japanese communities

    9-10. Let’s practice! – A few excercise for preparing and conducting research on Japanese language communities

  • 11. Exam Submission of a community-based research plan

Study resources and literature

recommended literature
• ASAHI, Y., USAMI, M., & INOUE, F. (Eds.). (2022). Handbook of Japanese sociolinguistics. De Gruyter Mouton.

not specified
• MAHER, J. C. (Ed.) 2022. Language communities in Japan. Oxford University Press.
• TAGENGOKA GENSHŌ KENKYŪKAI 多言語化現象研究会 (Ed.) 2013. Tagengo shakai Nihon: Sono genjō to kadai多言語社会日本：その現状と課題. Tokyo: Sangensha.
• KAKIHARA, T. 柿原武史 (Ed.). 2002. Sekai no gengo seisaku: Tagengo shakai to Nihon 世界の言語政策：多言語社会と日本. Tokyo: Kuroshio Shuppan.

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

The classes wil combine lectures with practical examples and exercises.

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Submission of a community-based research plan.

Language of instruction

English

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