Naslov
How the Japanese culture could be taught?

Autori
Mori, Hazuki

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
International Symposium “Japanese Language and Culture Education in South-eastern Europe”

Mjesto i datum
Pula, Hrvatska, 13.01.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Demonstracija

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
Japanese studies ; education ; Japanese culture ; Japanese history

Sažetak
It is almost too obvious to be mentioned that the minimum aim of education in Japanese studies programmes in higher educational institutions is to introduce learners to the fundamental knowledge and essential theories of Japanese language and Japanese culture so that they thereby become able to examine Japanese language and/or culture by themselves. Regarding the teaching methods of the Japanese language, thanks to the devotion of professionals and researchers, more effective teaching/learning methods have been developed. However, as for the means of 'teaching' on culture, it is questionable whether this issue has been sufficiently debated. In the first place, what may we call 'Japanese culture '? Some discourses claim that 'Japanese original culture is superior to others', or assert the existence of 'Japan’s unique culture' or that it exists as an entity, overlooking continuity/discontinuity in history, the region’s diversity, differences between the social classes and so forth. When asked if there are archetypes or patterns which we may notice more often in Japanese ways of thinking and expressing and behavioural characteristics, admittedly, there can be common uniting aspects with which we may describe such characteristics. However, still, it must be noted that there are possibilities of finding the same things in varying degrees in people of other cultural backgrounds. When culture is thought about and explored, particularity tends to attract one’s attention more than universality. Yet, the things which can be called qualities universal to humankind should not be neglected. It may be safe to say that this is a crucial perspective especially in this era when conflicts and terrorist attacks are occurring frequently in the world as a result of the emphasis on particularities of some cultures. In this presentation, based on awareness of these issues, I would like to discuss how ‘Japanese culture’ can be examined and thought of in Japanese studies courses.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pedagogija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Povijest, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti, Književnost

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