Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BF200001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	東アジア地域システム研究A
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヒガシアジアチイキシステムケンキュウA
Subject Name in English	Study of Regional System in East Asia A
Instructor	FUNADA YOSHIYUKI
Instructor (Katakana)	フナダ　ヨシユキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Tues1-4：LET B153
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
			See the Japanese syllabus.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	The Mongol Empire, East Asian history
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)	History （Abilities and Skills） ・Acquisition of research method on History Secondary School Social Studies/Geography/History/Civic Education （Abilities and Skills） ・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science. （Comprehensive Abilities） ・To be able to summarize the outcome of research, studies, education practice and social activities, and to deliver presentations.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course provides an in-depth examination of specific aspects of East Asian history under the Mongol Empire. Subjects include a focus on translations, styles, and formats of edicts and diplomatic documents. The course also occasionally touches on spoken Chinese at that time.
Class Schedule	lesson 1: Guidance lesson 2: The Mongol period and multilingual societies lesson 3: Chinese textbooks and official documents during the Mongol period: Lao Qida, Piao Tongshi, and official documents translated from Mongolian lesson 4: mini-exam, and The origin of the literal translation style of Chinese from Mongolian: A process of translating Güyüg's letter to the Pope from Mongolian into Latin lesson 5: mini-exam, presentations, and discussion lesson 6: The transformation of the literal translation style of Chinese from Mongolian: Edicts of Ögedei and Qubilai lesson 7: mini-exam, presentations, and discussion lesson 8: The classical Chinese documents translated from Mongolian and their format: Qubilai's letters to Japan lesson 9: mini-exam, presentations, and discussion lesson 10: The linguistic feature of Lao Qida: The similarities and differences between the textbooks and translated documents lesson 11: mini-exam, presentations, and discussion lesson 12: The practical utility of Lao Qida: A guidebook for travels and buisinesses lesson 13: mini-exam, presentations, and discussion lesson 14: Relations between a translation style and a spoken language: Officials' routine works, administration, and public announcements lesson 15: Discussion See the Japanese syllabus.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reading materials are provided in classes. Reference books are introduced in the classes.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms
	(More Details)	Handouts are provided in classes and lectures are given with presentation-slides.
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	lesson1: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson2: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson3: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson4: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson5: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson6: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson7: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson8: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson9: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson10: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson11: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson12: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson13: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson14: See the Japanese syllabus. lesson15: See the Japanese syllabus.
Requirements	See Japanese syllabus.
Grading Method	Participation (30%), presentation (30%), and mini-exams (40%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Students are expected to be actively involved in discussions.
Other	See the Japanese syllabus.
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