ASB01001 Text Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ASB01001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name テクスト文化論

Subject Name
（Katakana）テクストブンカロン

Subject Name in
English Text Culture

Instructor HIRATE TOMOHIKO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヒラテ　トモヒコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Thur7-8：IAS K201 CALL

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 14 : Cultural Studies

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This class takes as the object of study the "text" and the world that surrounds it. The class will examine, from a historical perspective, how texts come into being and are transmitted, and how they are read.

Class Schedule 1 What is a text?
2 Can spoken language constitute a text?
3 The emergence of writing
3 What did people write on?
4 From scrolls to books
5 Scribes and monasteries
6 Reading aloud and reading silently
7 Typographical printing
8 The Reformation and printing
9 The world of the chapbooks
10 The Enlightenment and the regulation of the printing industry
11 Public education and libraries
12 Book-lending shops and reading groups
13 Large-volume production of texts
14 The private press movement
15 The Internet and e-books

The class will involve sequential examination of the themes listed above, focusing mainly on Western Europe, but students may be asked to give presentations on other, related documents.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. A reading list will be given out in the first session, and will be explained in detail.
21 Seiki no Kyoyo (5) - Chi no Kongen o Tou ("Liberal Arts in the 21st Century V - Inquiring into the Roots of Knowledge"), Baifukan; Tekusuto to Dokusho no Bunkashi ("A Cultural History of Texts and Reading"), 2008, are also worth referring to.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Handouts and visual materials

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Instructions will be given in class.

Requirements There are no special requirements, although ideally students should have a basic knowledge of the history of Western Europe and of at least one major European language (such as English, French, German, Italian, or Latin, etc.).

Grading Method Evaluation will be based on students' presentations and written reports (around 80% of the total score) and on participation, in terms of speaking up in class, etc. (around 20%).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Students will be expected to participate actively in class, speaking up and asking questions.

http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hirate

Other This English syllabus was translated from the Japanese version by the department.

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASB01001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	テクスト文化論
Subject Name （Katakana）	テクストブンカロン
Subject Name in English	Text Culture
Instructor	HIRATE TOMOHIKO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヒラテ　トモヒコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Thur7-8：IAS K201 CALL
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	14 : Cultural Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This class takes as the object of study the "text" and the world that surrounds it. The class will examine, from a historical perspective, how texts come into being and are transmitted, and how they are read.
Class Schedule	1 What is a text? 2 Can spoken language constitute a text? 3 The emergence of writing 3 What did people write on? 4 From scrolls to books 5 Scribes and monasteries 6 Reading aloud and reading silently 7 Typographical printing 8 The Reformation and printing 9 The world of the chapbooks 10 The Enlightenment and the regulation of the printing industry 11 Public education and libraries 12 Book-lending shops and reading groups 13 Large-volume production of texts 14 The private press movement 15 The Internet and e-books The class will involve sequential examination of the themes listed above, focusing mainly on Western Europe, but students may be asked to give presentations on other, related documents.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	A reading list will be given out in the first session, and will be explained in detail. 21 Seiki no Kyoyo (5) - Chi no Kongen o Tou ("Liberal Arts in the 21st Century V - Inquiring into the Roots of Knowledge"), Baifukan; Tekusuto to Dokusho no Bunkashi ("A Cultural History of Texts and Reading"), 2008, are also worth referring to.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Handouts and visual materials
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Instructions will be given in class.
Requirements	There are no special requirements, although ideally students should have a basic knowledge of the history of Western Europe and of at least one major European language (such as English, French, German, Italian, or Latin, etc.).
Grading Method	Evaluation will be based on students' presentations and written reports (around 80% of the total score) and on participation, in terms of speaking up in class, etc. (around 20%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Students will be expected to participate actively in class, speaking up and asking questions. http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hirate
Other	This English syllabus was translated from the Japanese version by the department.
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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