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ACADEMIC LITERACY

Subtitle	Deep Culture, Cognition and Mind
Lecturer(s)	SHAULES, JOSEPH
Credit(s)	2
Academic Year/Semester	2024 Fall
Day/Period	Wed.4
Campus	Hiyoshi
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	93528
Faculty/Graduate School	LETTERS
Department/Major	HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Year Level	1
Field	GENERAL EDUCATION
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Course Description	Students approach up-to-date global issues through reading materials and discussions.
K-Number	FLT-FE-01503-212-89

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	FLT	LETTERS
Course Administrator	Department/Major	FE	HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Main Course Number	Level	0	Faculty-wide
	Major Classification	1	General Education Course
	Minor Classification	50	Outside Series - Cultural Skills
	Subject Type	3	Elective subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	2	Lecture
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	2	English
Academic Discipline		89	Academic Skills

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

This course explores how culture shapes cognition and mind. By learning how culture shapes our mental processes, sense of self, worldview, and behavior in daily life, we can develop a more "intercultural mind". This course is good for anyone interested in travel, cultural identity, cultural difference or living abroad.

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Textbooks

Textbook - A Beginner’s Guide to the Deep Culture Experience: Beneath the Surface, Shaules, Intercultural Press (2010)

Reference Books

• Trompenaars, F., and C Hampden-Turner. 1998. Riding the Waves of Culture. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
• Nisbett, Richard E. 2003. The geography of thought. New York: Free Press.
• Hofstede, Geert, Gert Jan Hofstede, and Michael Minkov. 2010. Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind. 3rd ed. Aufl. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Lab / Skill-development / On-site training	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content through first-hand experience and trial-and-error by initiating their own activities at facilities and accommodations both on and off campus.
Fieldwork	An educational approach in which students conduct surveys and observations on their own to collect information both on and off campus.
Presentations	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content by preparing materials and delivering presentations in class.
Discussions, Debates	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content through sharing and discussing their opinions on designated topics.
Group work	An educational approach in which students are divided into small groups and assigned tasks on issues related to educational content.
Role-playing	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content by being assigned specific roles to play, thus allowing them to experience different viewpoints.
Flipped classroom	An educational approach in which students study the course lecture in advance, and questions and discussions relating to that content are then held in class.
Problem-based learning	An educational approach in which students acquire knowledge and skills related to educational content by attempting to tackle specific projects or problems posed to them.