Year 3

FALL 2006 Schedule

                                Room GL 220, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 pm

 

9/20/06: Overview (Steven Heine, Asian Studies)

 

9/27/06: Japan Today (Heine)

 

10/4/06: Part I: The Japanese Classroom Experience through Fulbright (Christine Cuesta, K-12 teacher); Part II: Effective Strategies Available in the Teaching and Learning of Japan (Hilary Landorf, College of Education)

 

10/11/06: History of Japan's Relation with China (Laura Nenzi, History)

 

10/18/06: Comparison of Japanese and Chinese Culture (Wendy Lo, Asian Studies)

 

10/25/06: Japan in an East Asian Context (Paul Kowert, International Relations)

 

11/1/06: Political Economy of China and Japan (James Kilpatrick, University of Miami)

 

11/8/06: Part I:  Lesson Plans Advancement (Landorf); Part II:  Japan Today cont`d  (Heine)

 

11/15/06: Part I: Expressions of Japanese Culture (Asuka Haraguchi, Modern Languages); Part II: Japan in Global Perspectives (Heine)

 

12/06/06: Presentations (Heine)

 

SPRING 2007

Room MARC 115, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 pm

2/07/07: Overview (Steven Heine, Asian Studies)

2/14/07: Japanese Religion and Society in Global Perspectives (Heine)

2/21/07: Part I: Environmental Issues in Japan (Mahadev Bhat, Environmental Studies); Part II: Effective Strategies Available in the Teaching and Learning of Japan (Hilary Landorf, College of Education)

2/28/07: A Comparative View of Latin American and Japanese Film  (Maida Watson, Modern Languages)

3/07/07: Part I: Kyoto: Glimpses of Japan's Ancient Capital  (Robert Moorhouse, Palmer Trinity School, Diversity Studies Department); Part II: Tokyo: The Modern Metropolis (Heine)

3/14/07: Traditional Japanese Music and Koto Demonstration (Wendy Lo, JET alumni)

3/21/07: Spring Break

3/31/07: Zen and the Art of Tea Ceremony demonstration (Eric Messersmith, Tea Master and Asian Studies Lecturer)

4/04/07: Part I: Japan-USA Comparative Global Wetlands Ecosystems  (Adewale Alonge, Homestead Middle School); Part II: Lesson Plans Advancement (Landorf)

4/11/07:  Japanese Cultural Issues (Heine)

4/18/07: Presentations (Heine)

 

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