School of Letters Department of Humanities (Credit 2) 選択科目 Intended Year: Intended School: |
Humanities (Japan and East Asia) in English(Seminar II)
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Numbering Code: LET-HUM3104E Course Code: 2018 SpringTerm weekly Tue3 Ito 401 Classroom E科目 (English, English) |
Course Overview |
Buddhism encompasses a vast array of communities, practices, philosophies, and technologies spanning roughly twenty-five hundred years and covering diverse regions across Asia and more recently, the West. Buddhists themselves often describe their practice as a path. In a similar vein, we will take a journey traveling through many of the practices, communities, and movements that developed over the course of its history. Our investigations will closely consult firsthand sources, authored by Buddhists, themselves. By reading and analyzing primary texts, you will confront cultural practices and ways of thinking that expose you to unfamiliar terrain—an experience that, in turn, will shed light on your present circumstances, values, and beliefs. The course is divided thematically into three sections: Buddhist foundations, Buddhist divisions and philosophies, and Buddhist practices. GOALS FOR THIS COURSE 1) Learn key Buddhist terminology, concepts, and practices. Consider both continuities among traditions as well as variations and issues of historical and regional context. 2) Develop analytical skills that allow you to critically read primary sources (within Buddhist traditions) and secondary sources (written by scholars). 3) Engage in open discourse, especially in an English-language setting. In addition, you will gain practice in asking questions, making comments, and writing about the ideas, practices, and vested interests embedded in the sources we study. 4) Step into the unfamiliar by encountering beliefs, practices and ways of understanding the world outside of your own. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prerequisites : Required Ability : English proficiency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course Objectives |
九州大学人文科学府歴史空間論専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー 九州大学人文科学府言語・文学専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー 九州大学文学部哲学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部歴史学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部文学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部人間科学コース・カリキュラムマップ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Plan |
Textbooks : No assigned textbooks. Readings will be available in PDF format through Dropbox. Reference Books : Course Handouts : Course Plan ()
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Evaluation |
GPA Evaluation
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Study Consultation (Office Hours) |
Study Consultation (Office Hours) : Tuesday 2-3pm, 文学部本館379室 Suggestion for success (Specific) : Be active in class: speak up and join discussion. Read all assignments and get enough sleep before class! : |