Description
This second semester element of the course is aimed squarely at third year students developing their Bachelor thesis. This component will allow students to specialize in an area of Japanese society, culture or history in a historical period of the student’s choice to develop their studies towards a small research project. As part of this preparation, this component will introduce study in Japanese language texts so that, with the support of the class group, the student can begin not only to use Japanese materials, but also to carry out advanced analytical and research tasks in the Japanese language.
The course will also continue as a minor focus the examination of the role of political discourse and ideology in the development of the modern Japanese nation state between 1500 and 1900. It will do that through introductory readings in Japanese texts.
Teaching method
Tutorial
Admission requirements
Prospective students must have completed the 1st semester element of this course.
Course objectives
To develop requisite skills and provide a workshop environment for students to develop a BA thesis.
To begin development of specialist research skills in relation to this project including the reading of Japanese texts.
Course load
To be announced
Required reading
To be announced
Test method
Participation element (attendance, class discussion (including participation in online forums between classes)) 30%
Review element (literature review (1,000-1,500): 20%
Final paper (research essay with summative analysis (2,500-3,000 words)): 30%
Summative element (joint research project and presentation) 20%
Time table
For more information, check time table.
Contact
Registration
Enrollment period:
1st semester: 24 August 2009 till 3 September 2009
2nd semester: 18 January 2010 from 10.00 hrs till 27 January 2010.
Via U-twist, check enrollment
Blackboard
Yes
Remarks
None