Japan

<Level IV>
Target Students: Those who have completed and mastered elementary level studies.
Course Goals: To develop understanding and command of the 100 important intermediate sentence patterns for further improvement of the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. To master the 4,000 basic words and 800 basic Chinese characters.
<General 1-5>
Goal: To develop balanced, intermediate-level proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Contents: Learning the 100 most important intermediate sentence patterns and vocabulary and improving reading comprehension with an intermediate level textbook. Developing command of intermediate Japanese through short sentence composition exercises. Increasing vocabulary by learning both the words introduced in the textbook as well as additional related words. Improving the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing by understanding the textbook and exchanging opinions on it.

This basic Japanese course is designed to improve speaking skills. A different theme concerning Japanese culture and society is chosen for each course and students are split into groups to engage in activities, discussion, and group work concerning the selected topic. The overall goal of the class is for students to widen their perspectives and deepen their knowledge regarding various issues related to Japan and Japanese society. Meeting three times a week, the program offers various theme courses and students may take multiple sections. Assessment: attendance, participation, quizzes, and a final exam.

This lecture intends to understand the basic equations of fluid flow in porous media as reservoirs, and to master the fundamentals about reservoir engineering for analyzing quantitatively mass and heat transport phenomena in underground structures containing fracturing and multiphase flow.
Numerical analysis can provide fundamental information on the production of oil and gas, the extraction of geothermal energy, and the problems of soil contamination and carbon sequestration. A lot of practical examples on the topics are explained in this class. 
        
It is recommended to master fluid dynamics in advance, but this is not compulsory so that we explain easily to master the phenomena. 

This course is the gateway to becoming an individual who can function in a global society as stated in the diploma policy by acquiring fundamental knowledge and skills of the Japanese language. In this course, students will learn vocabulary, simple grammar, expressions, and writing system necessary for daily life, thereby establishing a solid foundation for further study. In addition, students will familiarize themselves with the sound patterns of the Japanese language.

A distinctive feature of Japanese cultural tradition is an aesthetic that favors the subtle, the condensed, the pure, and the ephemeral. This contrasts with the West, which finds beauty ideals in things that are large, rich, powerful, and rationally ordered. From bonsai to figurine, it is said that this characteristic has been passed down through repeated exchanges with China in ancient times and with the West in modern times.　

This course considers the factors behind Japan's unique sense of beauty, centered on plastic arts, and what the results were, through comparison with those of the West and China. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage of studying in Kyoto, which has nurtured Japanese aesthetic traditions and produced excellent art, the course also includes a tour.　

This course offers a whirlwind survey of European history from the French Revolution to the present - it considers the political, economic, social, and cultural transformation of the continent during this 250-year period of dramatic change. At the beginning of the course, most Europeans were illiterate, impoverished farm laborers; by the end of the course, most had become well-educated, prosperous democratic citizens. The overarching theme for the course is the “revolutions ”－political, economic, and intellectual and their attendant ideologies. This includes the various “isms” that shaped Europe in this period: liberalism, nationalism, imperialism, communism, fascism, and feminism. Furthermore, the course addresses tensions between liberalism vs. Illiberalism; universality vs. particularity, and modernity vs. tradition. The course concludes with a reflection on the challenges that Europe faces today and in the future.

This course addresses various issues that constitute citizenship and non-citizenship in the process of transmigration, settlement, and creation of communities (or nation), as well as identity formation, cultural hybridization, and cultural/knowledge productions ‒ all of which are informed by race, gender, sexuality, class, religion, language, and others.

The course aims to:

1) Familiarize students with some fundamental concepts of reconciliation, peace, and coexistence in a range of historical contexts;
2) Analyze and interpret historical theories and case studies in the local and global context of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea(s), and Taiwan) to ensure a transnational perspective;
3) Help students develop an in-depth understanding of national, regional, and global dimensions in the makings of modern East Asia and interactions by illuminating human agency, nongovernmental organizations, and local dynamics in East Asia to think critically about historical narratives;
4)  Explain the concepts as nationalism, citizenship, identity and belonging;

5) Explain historical and contemporary issues faced by various displaced people categorized as “immigrants,” “refugees,” and “adoptees” in their process of transmigration, settlement, and creation of diasporic communities;
6) Analyze various data sources including policies, legislations, historical facts, popular cultural production, and personal narratives; and
7) Use intersectionality as a lens of analysis to discuss issues pertaining to identity formation.

This course explores the meanings of encountering “the Other” by reviewing existing theories and research in intercultural communication. It also examines how encountering someone/something "foreign" builds, shapes, and transforms relationships and communication in our everyday life. Each student should ponder what kind of relationship he/she would like to make in this globalized society that we experience every day. In order to stimulate classroom discussion and promote student-centered active learning, we adopt some innovative instructional methodologies and strategies (e.g., collaborative learning and writing, group presentation, flip teaching, etc.).

<Level IV>
Target Students: Those who have completed and mastered elementary level studies.
Course Goals: To develop understanding and command of the 100 important intermediate sentence patterns for further improvement of the four skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. To master the 4,000 basic words and 800 basic Chinese characters.
<Reading Comprehension B>
Goal: To understand slightly complex passages and sentence structures.
Contents: Reading of simple stories, essays and poetry.

Target Students: Those who have partially completed elementary level studies.

Course Goals: To master the grammatical expressions learnt at the elementary level, as well as to develop understanding and command of upper elementary and intermediate level grammar and to improve the four skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing. To master the 2,000 basic words and 500 basic Chinese characters.

Contents: Mastering the elementary level grammar and developing understanding and command of grammar using an upper elementary level textbook, followed by introduction of basic sentence patterns of the intermediate level using an intermediate level textbook. Improving the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through various class activities designed for developing each skill. Mastering the 2,000 basic words and 500 basic Chinese characters.