CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH B2

概要

On this course, you will be able to study academic subjects in a structured way at an undergraduate level. A CLIL approach will be employed so that you can learn the basic knowledge of the subject and the specialist language used in the subject in English. Critical Thinking will be employed to develop academic knowledge in concepts, theories and research in the area of these subjects. Plenty of language support will be given in learning how to express issues and notions introduced in class. この科目群では,アカデミックな科目を体系的に英語で学びます。内容言語統合型学習(CLIL)を用い,科目の基本的な内容やその分野で使用される専門用語,学問分野を英語で身につける方法について学びます。この科目群では,それぞれの分野の概念,理論,調査法に関する学問的な知識を育むためのタスクにおいて,批評的思考(Critical Thinking)を使います。授業で用いられる論点や概念をどう言い表すかを学ぶにあたって,英語については多くの学習支援があります。 On this course, you will learn about how Cross-cultural Communications is defined as an academic area of study. Drawing on some topics related to Cross-cultural Communications, this introductory course provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the subject. このコースは異文化コミュニケーションとは何かを学問的に定義し,関連トピックをわかりやすい英語で紹介する入門コースです。 This course will look at cross-cultural communication by looking at music of cultures around the world. By studying music of cultures around the world we can learn many things about the culture. What instruments are common there? What can we learn from its popular music? How is religion and spiritual life expressed in music? What does its music tell us about its values, religion, education, community, and much more. Each week we will examine different aspects of music such as rhythm, pitch, instruments etc. and examine them in different musical cultures. Music we study includes traditional, classical, contemporary, popular and all genres of music. Each week students will also introduce music or musical performance from around the world that they have listened to recently, and lead a short discussion about it. Students will be assigned reading as well as musical examples to read and listed to each week. Then, we will listen to musical performances from around the world and discuss the musical elements and analyze the cultural context and meaning. Eventually, students will introduce to the class a musical piece or excerpt and explain its cultural context as well as some of the musical elements. This will the most significant project of the class. For those who took the course 'Global music and cross-cultural communication' in the Spring, you may take this course as well. You will review some of the things you learned in the Spring while getting to know other music from different parts of the world. You will also have a chance to do a new research project.

目標

The goal of this course is to introduce universal musical concepts and explore musical cultures around the world. Course objectives are divided in three units: 1 You will learn and review about basic ideas about music and people and cultures who are involved in it. 2 This is the majority of the course. You will be introduced to and review basic musical elements (instruments, pitch, rhythm etc.) and how they are manifested in music the world. You will increase your vocabulary and knowledge connected to music. You will learn how to communicate your ideas about music. 3 You will present a musical excerpt from somewhere in the world and explain the cultural context as well as the musical and performance elements. You make a presentation and show your abilityh to analyze music and its culture. Additionallly, you will be able to speak and have discussions in English about music and musical cultures. You will learn terms and phrases useful for music and gain basic knowledge in music. You will have opportunity to do extensive research project and present it to the class. You will write about a musical performance you attended.

授業外の学習

Homework includes: Reading about elements of music and musical culttures and the people who make music. Listening and analyzing musical examples. Reviewing and looking up musical vocabulary practice. Presentation preparation Concert report (about 1 page)

所要時間: 190 minutes