International Christian University

This advanced course investigates the Christian claim that Jesus’ crucifixion brings salvation. Although this claim is central to the Christian faith, it has been understood in surprisingly diverse ways over the centuries. These diverse interpretations of the cross often reveal divergent understandings of other key theological topics, such as: the nature of sin; the relationship between Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and ascension; the relationship between Christ’s saving work and the work of the Holy Spirit; what it means to say that Jesus is both divine and human; and even the nature of God as Trinity. Moreover, feminist theologians and others have offered important critiques of some interpretations of Christ’s crucifixion. This theme is also the subject of one of the most well-known contributions to systematic theology by a Japanese theologian, Kazoh Kitamori’s Theology of the Pain of God. As a result, investigating Christian understandings of Christ’s crucifixion provides a focal point for navigating Christian systematic theology as a whole.

This course introduces experimental approaches to the study of language for students with a background in introductory linguistics. Students learn how linguistic hypotheses can be tested using behavioral methods such as acceptability judgments and reading-time measures. Through hands-on activities and a small-scale research project, they gain experience in designing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting results in relation to current theoretical issues.

Required Prerequisites: Introduction to Linguistics I or II, or instructor consent.

This course prepares students with the necessary skills to provide effective writing tutorials in English. The course teaches the theoretical foundations of academic writing and tutoring. The course covers the process approach; roles of tutoring as a constructive dialogue in the writing process, as well as the roles of effective writing tutors. The course also offers a practical component with opportunities for tutorial observations, mock tutorials, and reflective practice in tutoring.

This course offers an overview of some major concepts concerning translation as a social practice that has a significant impact on our daily lives and cultures. It provides opportunities to increase awareness through practical exercises in translation. It addresses the questions: What role do translators and translations play as agents of social change? Does it matter who translates whom? How do translation and social media interact in the fraught contemporary media landscape? 

The concept of “climate justice” suggests that climate change is not only a problem of science or technology but more fundamentally a problem of political power. This course introduces students to major concepts and debates in a humanist approach to climate change and examines a range of existing solutions to the crisis. 

The first part of the course, “The Politics of Climate Change,” introduces students to major concepts and debates in a critical approach to climate change, considering the origins of climate change and its intersection with economic and social inequality. The second unit of the course, “Climate Justice in Practice,” examines a range of existing solutions to climate change, considering their advantages, drawbacks, and tactics for implementation.
 

This course examines the history, characteristics and fundamental principles of International Refugee Law which deals with refugees and displaced persons through the traditional legal as well as political approach. It also focuses on solutions and current debates concerning forced migration issues around the globe, especially in Japan and Korea.

This course teaches the fundamentals of archery form (stance, set, setup, drawing, full draw, aiming, release, and follow-through), learning the movements, mental control, and sighting techniques necessary to hit the center of the target. Initially, the class will shoot arrows at close range, focusing on proper form, while gradually increasing the distance as the class becomes more comfortable. By the end of the course, the class will engage in competitive match-style shooting at a distance of approximately 15 meters. 

This course develops skills in the application of learning analytics to instructional design. The class applies procedures of computer-mediated discourse analysis to generate learning analytics, while addressing popular concepts and their misconceptions, such as “big data” and the misnomers surrounding “qualitative and quantitative research.” 

This course aims to help students learn Japanese for academic purposes through various familiar topics about society and culture. The target level is CEFR B1.1.

The course requires students to complete various tasks using Japanese, so they can acquire the language skills necessary to perform the tasks and also increase their knowledge of Japanese language (vocabulary, grammar patterns and expressions, Kanji).

The course includes an elective component, "Expand your World in Japanese."