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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2017 - 2018
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Description The purpose of this module is to introduce students to Japanese literature, and to bring students to a deeper understanding of its literary and cultural value. The literary texts and films are introduced in their original language and in translation as appropriate. The module prepares students to develop their analytical skills by using Japanese literary texts and films as primary data to identify underlying cultural values and principles. Students will work, individually and as a group, on a range of selected literary texts and films over the duration of the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Read and analyse Japanese literary texts. 2. Understand cultural and social background of literary texts and films in Japan. 3. Write an analytical essay on a literary text by a Japanese author or on a film by a Japanese film maker. 4. Analyse a Japanese literary text or film in terms of cultural and social norms of Japanese society. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities LecturesThe cultural context and presumptions surrounding the creation and the interpretation of literary texts. Grammatical and idiomatic issues. The Japanese manner of literary presentation and the Japanese manner of structuring stories. Literary Japanese as a distinct language form, diverging from spoken Japanese. Comparison of the experience of reading texts in Japanese and in English translation; the extent to which the Japaneseness of texts can diminished in translation. The perceived exoticism of Japanese literature and the reality.Student ParticipationReading Japanese texts in the classroom situation and discussions of the text.Example TextsExtracts from novels which provide special insights in Japanese literary language and Japanese writing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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