Chanoyu III: The Way of Tea in Japanese history and culture 3600-JA-CHDHJHIII-OW

The students will be able to present, using the vocabulary of this field, various detailed issues of the Japanese Way of Tea, its history, aesthetics and philosophy. They will also experience tea in its traditional environment practicing on tatami mats, which enables them to become more familiar with Japanese traditional space. They can act according to the guests' etiquette during a tea gathering, it is easier for them to enter Japanese culture environments and they do so with deeper awareness. The necessity to learn from their older more experienced colleagues develops the ability of cooperation and communication. Class calls for particular concentration and physical and mental effort, therefore it hardens the spirit. The nature of the Way of Tea also awakens openness towards the other, empathy, mutual understanding and the notion of mutual ties.

After the course the student:

Knowledge:

– has detailed and organized knowledge of art and aesthetics of Japan (K_W08);

– demonstrates basic grasp of contemporary cultural life of Japan (K_W16);

– knows the state of research in chosen aspects of Japanse culture (K_W17);

– knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of chosen theories and schools of research within the scope of cultural and literary studies, linguistics, philosophy and religion studies and history (K_W18);

– knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of local traditions of Japan (K_W19)

Skills:

– can use the knowledge of socio-cultural issues of Japan in typical professional situations (K_U09);

– analyze and interpret source texts in Japanese (K_U13);

– properly function in the linguistic and cultural environment of Japan (K_U17);

– 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);

Social competences

– understands the need to learn all one’s life (K_K01); cooperate and work in a group as well as forge relationships and build social relations (K_K02); establish relations and cooperate with representatives of other cultures (K_K03); make others aware of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world (K_K05);

– sees the need of dialogue between cultures (K_K06);

– is aware of significance the Japanese culture has for the culture of the world (K_K07);

– acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural and linguistic heritage of Japan (K_K08)

Final written and practical assessment

Continuous assessment

Attendance control (permitted two absences per semester)

Possible pre-exam session assesment

NA

Varley Paul, Kumakura Isao (red.), Tea In Japan, Essays on the History of Chanoyu, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 1989

Dennis Hirota, Wind in the Pines, Asian Humanities Press, Fremont 1995

Selected texts from: The Way of Tea Literature Classics in 12 volumes, Tankōsha, Kyōto 1956

And other source materials selected by the teacher for the given semester

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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