Japanese

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BM212001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	エスニック文学講義
Subject Name （Katakana）	エスニックブンガクコウギ
Subject Name in English	Lecture on Ethnic Literature in America
Instructor	MATSUNAGA KYOKO
Instructor (Katakana)	マツナガ　キョウコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds5-8：LET B251
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
			・More details will be made available via Momiji ・Lecture, discussion, oral presentation.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords	Literature, Ethnicity, Indigenous Americans
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)	British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Acquisition of basic knowledge on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, or linguistics Humanities in English Program （Knowledge and Understanding） ・Acquisition of wide-ranged knowledge of humanities in English
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In this course, students will learn about Indigenous American Literature. Considering such issues as colonialism, Native sovereignty, the environment, racism, and socio-economics, we will read and discuss fiction and poetry written by American Indian writers. The goal of this class is to understand the richness and dynamism of Indigenous American Literature. By closely reading texts, learning about cultural and historical contexts, and sharing ideas about the materials, students will acquire knowledge and the skills to understand the complexities of Native American Literature.
Class Schedule	lesson1  Introduction lesson2  “What is Indigenous American Literature?” lesson3  Colonial History and Impact lesson4  Colonial History and Impact lesson5  “Native American Renaissance” ① lesson6  “Native American Renaissance” ① lesson7  “Native American Renaissance” ② lesson8  “Native American Renaissance” ② lesson9  Contemporary Indigenous Fiction lesson10  Contemporary Indigenous Fiction lesson11  Native Poetics lesson12  Native Poetics lesson13  Presentations lesson14  Presentations lesson15  Review Writing Project
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Introduced during the first week of the course. No need to purchase textbooks.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Zoom
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Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to read all the assigned materials before attending classes. In each class, after the instructor’s lecture on the author and historical and/or cultural background, the class will exchange opinions about the texts assigned for the week.
Requirements	Make sure to read assigned materials before attending each class.
Grading Method	Participation (30%) Discussion Questions and Discussion Questions (20%) Presentations (10%) Writing Project (40%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	I will explain about the syllabus and rules for the class in the first week of class. The schedule provided is tentative and subject to change.
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