Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BF201002	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	東アジア地域システム研究B
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヒガシアジアチイキシステムケンキュウB
Subject Name in English	Study of Regional System in East Asia B
Instructor	FUNADA YOSHIYUKI
Instructor (Katakana)	フナダ　ヨシユキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds1-4：LET B201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
			Lecture; Presentation; Discussion 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
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 transmission and publication of edicts and official documents. The course also occasionally touches on relations between Mongol rulers and local societies in Northern China.
Class Schedule	lesson 1: Guidance lesson 2: What is the Mongol Empire? The name of the empire and its rise and fall lesson 3: The rulers and hierarchy lesson 4: mini-exam, and the layered structure of ulus and ayimaγ lesson 5: mini-exam, presentation and discussion lesson 6: The share of properties and rule of settled areas lesson 7: mini-exam, presentation and discussion lesson 8: The world of stone inscriptions and  field works lesson 9: mini-exam, presentation and discussion lesson 10: Inscribing edicts and the restructure of local societies: Chaγatai's edict in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province lesson 11: mini-exam, presentation and discussion lesson 12: Inscribing edicts and its function in local societies: Edicts of princes from Daγaritai family in Yantai, Shandong Province lesson 13: mini-exam, presentation and discussion lesson 14: Inscribing edicts and transformation of Islam: Zhu Yuanzhang's edict in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province lesson 15: Discussion See the Japanese syllabus.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No textbooks used. Reference books are introduced in the classes.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Forms
	(More Details)	Handouts are provided in classes and lectures are given with presentation-slides. Students are required to prepare handouts of the her/his own presentation.
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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