Proseminar 3600-19-JAW2-P3
Classes aim at developing skills related to a scientific workshop and preparing to choose a specialization within Japanese studies and the ability to write a BA thesis. The main task of the participants is to collect bibliography and discuss selected problems in the field of Japanese history, religion, philosophical thought, aesthetics, literature or linguistics in the form of a presentation and written work. The topics covered in the proseminar include, among others, Japanese historiographical traditions and the evolution of Japanese studies worldwide.
Course coordinators
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Type of course
obligatory courses
Mode
Learning outcomes
- Alumnus knows and understands the place and importance of Oriental studies in the humanities and their specificity in relation to the subject and methodology
- knows the state of research in chosen aspects pertaining to Japan [K_W17],
- knows and understands the basic terms and rules of copyright and protection of intellectual property [K_W20],
- search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources[K_U1],
- can compare and perceive interrelations between chosen literary texts and other works of culture of Japan (film, press, social writing) and the issues within the scope of tradition and modern times [K_U7],
- analyze most important phenomena/trends in art (painting, sculpture, architecture, other fields) of Japan [K_U8],
- has a good command of a foreign language at least at the B2 level [K_U11], - - can translate literary texts and writings from Japanese into Polish[K_U14],
- interpret key terms from a culture of Japan through linguistic/philological analysis [K_U15],
- fluently use the Japanese script and the necessary tools to learn and analyze it (traditional and electronic dictionaries, lexicons, linguistic corpora, data bases, etc.)[K_U16],
- has the necessary skills to prepare seminar papers: can select and find sources and analyses in Japanese, knows the methodology of writing seminar papers [K_U18],
- can use basic knowledge in the scope of methodology of cultural research in a seminar paper K_U19,
- choose and formulate a subject of a BA thesis, select and find sources in Japanese, make references to basic theoretical approaches [K_U20],
- has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of Japan in Polish and in Japanese taking into consideration the intellectual tradition of Japan,
- has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of cultural issues of Japan in Polish and in Japanese taking into consideration the intellectual tradition of Japan[ K_U21],
- has a skill at formulating own opinions and conclusions in writing and in speech both in Polish and Japanese [K_U22],
- has the ability of substantive argumentation with the use of other authors’ views [K_U23],
- use electronic and internet tools both in Polish and Japanese[K_U24],
- communicate with specialists in the fields of academic research and in academic disciplines pertinent to the Oriental Studies – Japanese Studies using contemporary IT technology [K_U25],
- can acquire knowledge independently and develop research skills following the research supervisor’s instructions[K_U26],
- understands the need to learn all one’s life [ K_K01],
- set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity K_K04,
- is ready to initiate actions in favour of public interest and to think and act in an enterprising manner [K_K10].
Assessment criteria
- continuous attendance and active engagement in class discussions, including conducting literature reviews of the subject matter.,
- preparation and delivery of a presentation on a selected topic (to be consulted with and approved by the instructor),
- submission of a written term paper
Bibliography
Brownlee John S., Japanese Historians and the National Myths, 1600-1945: The Age of the Gods and Emperor Jinmu, University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo 1999.
Estetyka japońska. Krystyna Wilkoszewska (red.), t. 1, Universitas, Kraków 2001
Kotański Wiesław, W kręgu shintoizmu, Wydawnictwa Akademickie Dialog, Warszawa 1995.
Kubiak Ho-Chi Beata, Estetyka i sztuka japońska. Wybrane zagadnienia, Universitas, Kraków 2009.
Melanowicz Mikołaj, Formy w literaturze japońskiej, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2003.
Sources of Japanese Tradition, William Theodore de Bary, Carol Gluck, Arthur Tiedemann (ed.), Vol. 1-2, Columbia University Press, New York 2002.
Tubielewicz Jolanta, Kultura Japonii. Słownik, Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, Warszawa 1996.
Tubielewicz Jolanta, Od mitu do historii. Wykłady o Japonii, Wydawnictwo Trio, Warszawa 2006.
Wielcy myśliciele Wschodu, Ian P. McGreal (ed.), Wydawnictwo al fine, Warszawa 1997.