Second Semester:
Oct. 1 - Joint Class
Place: Campus II, Room 2012 （授業名：川越学）
Theme: Kawagoe Sweetpotato
Oct. 15 - Place: Regular Classroom (Campus I, R122)
Student presentations: Sweetpotatoes in Japan and/or other countries
Oct. 22 - Student presentations: Hate crimes against people of Arab or Muslim background
Oct. 29 - Student presentations: Detail your impressions about the video shown Oct. 22 concerning Japanese-Brazilians.
Nov. 5 - TIU Shuka Festival
Nov. 12 - No class
Nov. 19 - Student presentation theme: "Terrorism in the world, November update"
Reference:
Nov. 26 - Play a cultural simulation game: Barnga
Dec. 3 - Student presentation theme: "Things learned from playing Barnga"
Dec. 10 - Student presentation theme: "Country Borders, and the Effect They Have on a Country's Culture"
Dec. 17 - Student presentation theme: Free theme decided individually concerning immigration/emigration
Jan. 7 - Final Exam
First Semester:
April 16 - Orientation
April 23 - Willamette University Prof. Ron Loftus
"One of the Greatest Moments There Ever Was: Bob Dylan and the Basement Tapes"
May 7 - Student presentations about April 23 lecture
May 14 - Student presentations about First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra
May 21 - Student presentations based on the article, "Food-makers butt heads in the instant noodle wars" (from April 22, 2001, Japan Times)
May 28 - Student presentations based on the PBS video series "United Tastes of America" section 'African American Tastes.' Video can be viewed with closed captions in Bldg. 1, 3F, Language Learning Center.
June 4 - Student presentations based on the website: Final Meal Requests
June 11 - Baltimore Ravens are a team in the USA National Football League. Describe the food product you would design to sell to fans during the games: take advantage of the team color, season the games are held, and so on.
June 18 - Willamette University Prof. Linda Heuser
"What is Volunteering?"
June 25 - Student presentations about volunteering. Include answers to these questions:
What are your thoughts about volunteering?
What experience do you have volunteering?
July 2 - Student presentations: Free theme related to food culture in your own country, the USA, and/or Japan.
July 9 - Final Exam