Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC333906 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 表現法演習
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ヒョウゲンホウエンシュウ
Subject Name in
English
Study of Rhetorical Criticism
Instructor YANAGISAWA HIROYA
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヤナギサワ ヒロヤ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-4:EDU L102
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
Lecture-oriented
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
Eligible Students
Keywords Movies, Cinema, Literacy, Grammar of picture, Rhetoric
 
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)
Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
(Comprehensive Abilities)
・By linking the six areas of Japanese language education, to improve and develop problems concerning the education. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
"We aim to learn how to interpret movies by means of various kinds of movies.
Focusing on the following elements, we aim to explain the intent of the directors conclusively.
 1 Mise-en-scène(Camera, Composition, Lighting, Color, Density, Arrangement, etc.)
 2 Scenario
 3 Editing, Acousmato
 4 Acting
The purpose of this course is to learn the essential skills generally to interpret movies through studying various kinds of movies.
"
 
Class Schedule lessonWatch films in the following list. Directors' names are provided in brakets

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lesson15

"Using the opening scenes of moveis, learn the meaning that edition, composition, camera angle, etc. have.
 『家族ゲーム』(森田芳光) *
 『最前線物語』(サミュエル・フラー)
 『g@me.』(井坂聡)*
  『オーシャンズ11』(スティーヴン・ソダーバーグ)
 『交渉人真下正義』(本広克行)

Edutirial technique, present sense, agogics of story
 『HANA-BI』(北野武)
 『アマデウス』(ミロス・フォアマン)*
 『フラガール』(李相日)

Layout, movement, composition of crowd , actors' movement
 『椿三十郎』(黒澤明)

Meaning of episode, Structure of movie
 『花とアリス』(岩井俊二)
 『Love Letter』(岩井俊二)*
 『リンダ リンダ リンダ』(山下敦弘)*
 『シックスス・センス』(ナイト・シャマラン)*

Unwrap the secrets of animations by Miyazaki
 『もののけ姫』
 『ハウルの動く城』
 『千と千尋の神隠し』

The most highly evaluated Japanese amination in US
 『攻殻機動隊-Ghost in the Shell-』(押井守)*

General analysis
 『打ち上げ花火 下から見るか 横から見るか』(岩井俊二)

Due to the limited time, the movies with * mark could be skipped.
As for 2 movies 『花とアリス』、『打ち上げ花火』, we will observe the whole stories, but the others will be cut.
The order of the movies and the titles are subject to change. At the beginning of the class, a schedule is provided."
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
"Reference book: ルイス・ジアネッティ、『映画技法のリテラシー 1』(フィルム・アート社)
Video and DVD are used. (Approx. 20 of them)
Movies are shown on large screen."
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Textbook, Materials provided in class, Audio teaching materials, Screen image (Video/PC/Other image materials)
 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
"In the first lesson, you will get a list of the movies. Watching them on your own, which we will cover in the class to analyze
No need for review"
 
Requirements "This lesson is classified as a seminar, but lecture styled so reviews and analysis are important.
The film addressed at the lesson will be some part of that. So students are recommended to watch the whole film beforehand by rental shop or something to analysis them.
"
 
Grading Method "Class id held in lecture-style. Every time, required to submit appreciation of the lesson. 4 points / submission (4 points ×13 lessons = 52 points),the rest of the points go to Term-end report or Examination. Based on the total points, students are evaluated. In addition to that, if students are absent for good reason (such as bereavement, etc.), attendance point is 2 points.
Report or Examination can be decided by students."
 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message "Anybody can take this course regardless of majors and faculties. No special knowledge is needed.
You will be able to understand the depth of movies and your views of them will change. "
 
Other   
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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