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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 65811001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 地域地理学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チイキチリガク
Subject Name in
English
Regional Geography
Instructor FUNCK CAROLIN ELISABETH HANNA
Instructor
(Katakana)
フンク カロリン エリーザベト ハンナ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Weds11-12:Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm S207
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
lecture and groupwork.
This class will be conducted  face-to-face with some classes conduted online. There will be no recording on Moodle.  
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 12 : Geography
Eligible Students
Keywords Regional Geography, Seto Inalnd Sea, SDGs  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences) Category:Anthropology / Geography / History 
Expected Outcome 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This class is conducted in Japanese, so please check the Japanese syllabus 
Class Schedule lesson1
About Geography
lesson2
About Geography
lesson3
Geography of the Seto Inland Sea: Nature
lesson4
Geography of the Seto Inland Sea: Nature
lesson5
Geography of the Seto Inland Sea: Population
lesson6
Map interpretation
lesson7
Geography of the Seto Inland Sea: Live with the sea
lesson8
Geography of the Seto Inland Sea: Live with the sea
lesson9
Research and fielwork
lesson10
Groupwork
lesson11
Regional Planning
lesson12
Regional Planning: Germany, Britain and Japan
lesson13
Regional Planning, Groupwork
lesson14
Geography of the Seto Inland Sea: Comparison with other Inland Sea Areas
lesson15
Presentation 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Will be introduced during class 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Microsoft Teams
(More Details) DVD, PPT, student's laptop 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students will prepare for their groupwork ahead of class 
Requirements  
Grading Method Tasks given in class or homework 80 points
Group report 20 points 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
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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