2. MLO 2: Culture
2.1. Students develop a comprehensive understanding, appreciation and knowledge of Japanese culture: perspectives (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), practices (patterns of social interactions) and products (both tangible and intangible, for example, art, history, literature, music).
2.2. Students develop analytical and critical thinking in areas, such as how Japan’s cultural background influences modern Japanese life, how to compare their own culture with the Japanese culture, or how Japanese culture relates to other world cultures in an age of global inter-relatedness.
I took many Japanese culture classes at CSUMB. The one class that stuck out to me is Japanese Cinema.This course was the second culture course I took to fulfill my MLO requirements. I really enjoyed this course because it contributed to my hobby of Japanese Movie appreciation. Throughout the course we watched various genres of Japanese films and analyzed the films in our weekly assignments. I learned a lot about how to interpret cinematography and plot from different perspectives. In this course I was able to analyze Japanese movies in terms of cinematography and culture. I was also able to learn more Japanese history through the time setting of each film. Below is an example of one of my essays on a Japanese film.
While studying abroad I took a Japanese Culture course that focused on the comparison of Japanese and American culture. We especially focused on the High Communication (Low Context) vs Low Communication (High Context) systems. I also focused on various aspects of Japanese History. In one of my courses I read the novel "Kokoro" and analyzed the setting of post Meiji Restoration. Below is the essay I wrote on the novel.
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