Course Objectives
1. To raise an awareness for the importance of using the Korean, Russian, or Chinese language accurately and flexibly, and to build the attitude to consciously make efforts to do so.
2. To learn to pay attention to the cultural aspects of the Korean, Russian, or Chinese language and to attempt to understand the unique communication style of those languages.
3. To learn to use verbal communication and to observe the rules including deadlines and personal appointments, through all the preparations and activities required by the program.
Rubric
| Ideal Level of Achievement | Standard Level of Achievement | Unacceptable Level of Achievement) |
| Language | To recognize the imortance of using Korean, Russian, or Chinese accurately and flexibly and to intentionally act on them. | To learn to intentionally make efforts to use Korean, Russian, or Chinese accurately. | Unable to make efforts to use Korean, Russian, or Chinese flexibly. |
| Cross-cultural communication | To learn to use the unique communication style of each language and to continue to develop it afterward. | To try to learn the unique communication style of each language. | Unable to pay attention to the unique communication style of each language. |
| verbal communication | To learn to act based on verbal communication to observe the rules, dealines, and personal appointments. | To try to engage in verbal communication and to observe the rules, deadlines and personal appointments. | Unable to engage in verbal communication or to observe the rules, deadlines, and personal appointments. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
The 'Japan Sea Rim' cross-cultural study programs, held in Seoul, Vladivostok, or Taipei during the summer season, are intended to raise students' awareness for cross-cultural sensitivity through language activities in the morning and various spontaneous experiences in the afternoon and on the weekends. Participants for these programs are expected to take part in all the activities and the guidance sessions before departure and to submit a reflective essay on cross-cutural experiences after completing the program.
Style:
The program consists of (1) participating in the pre-departure activities, (2) engaing in language activities and cultrural experiecnes during the three-week program, and (3) submitting a reflective essay and report card issued by the institution. Grades are given based on the (3) after being approved by the committee.
Notice:
Those who have any record of punishment due to violating the school regulations will not be permitted to enter the program (Please refer to the professor in charge for details). An escorting professor may be provided for the first week to secure participants' daily activities. The program may be cancelled due to risks caused by the world's unstable conditions surrounding the place of study.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
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Activities before departure (1) |
Self-introduction by participants, a group forming activity, documents, applications
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Activities before departure (2) |
Things to take, insurance, etc.
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Activities before departure (3) |
A guidance for parents and students—program fees.
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Activities before departure (4) |
Tips for homestay experiences
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The final activities before departure (5) |
Emergency, time and place for departure
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The first week of the program |
Language classess in the morning and outdoor activities in the afternoon.
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The second week |
University dormitories on the weekend
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The post activities |
Reflection on the program—good aspects as well as things to be changed.
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Writing a reflective essay, records. |
Submitting the essay and records.
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Approved by the committee
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 0 | 80 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Basic Ability | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Technical Ability | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Interdisciplinary Ability | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |