Winter 2010 Course Schedule

• This course schedule is subject to minor changes as the term progresses.
• Readings and assignments are due on the days for which they are listed.  They are listed this way to help students pace the workload.

Abbreviations Key: NJ = Newspaper Journal; RS = Reading Summary; FEP = Final Essay Proposal; FE = Final Essay; TBA = To Be Announced

Date             Reading For Class/ Quizzes/Major Assignments/Activities

Week 1
Mon 03/29 INTRODUCTION:
Tue 03/30 HW # 1. using Kids Web Japan Homepage due.
Thu 04/01 36 VIEWS: Ch. 1 (8pgs.) RS01
Fri 04/02 Learning to Bow: Ch.1 & 2 (25pgs.) RS02:

Week 2
Mon 04/05 Learning to Bow: Ch. 4 (10pgs.) RS03
Tue 04/06 Quiz #1 (History)
Thu 04/08 Office Lady: Prologue and Ch. 1 (30pgs.) RS04
Fri 04/09 Office Lady: Ch. 2 (30pgs.) RS05
* Don't forget about the Sakura Festival in Baker Center on Sunday 04/11!

Week 3
Mon 04/12 Office Lady: Ch. 3 (23pgs.) RS06
Tue 04/13 Quiz #2 (Politics/ Constitution)
Thu 04/15 Learning to Bow: Ch. 5 (7pgs.) RS07
Fri 04/16 Office Lady. Ch. 4 (21pgs.) RS08

Week 4
Mon 04/19 Office Lady: Ch. 5 (14pgs.) RS09
Tue 04/20 Quiz #3 (Schools)
Thu 04/22 Learning to Bow: Ch. 7 (9pgs.) RS10, NJ1.
Fri 04/23 Office Lady: Ch. 6 & 7 (23pgs.) RS11

Week 5
Mon 04/26 Learning to Bow: Ch. 9 & 10 (21pgs.) RS 12
Tue 04/27 Quiz #4 (Business)
Thu 04/29 Office Lady: Ch. 8 (20pgs) RS13
Fri 04/30 Office Lady: Ch. 9 (15pgs) RS14

Week 6
Mon 05/03 Learning to Bow: Ch. 14 (11pgs.) RS15
Tue 05/04 Quiz #5 (Daily Life)
Thu 05/06 Office Lady: Ch. 10 (11pgs.) RS16, FEP due.
Fri 05/07 Office Lady: Ch. 11 (20pgs.) RS17

Week 7
Mon 05/10 Learning to Bow: Ch. 18 (10pgs.) RS18
Tue 05/11 Quiz #6 (Culture and Tradition),Office Lady: Ch. 12 (19pgs.) RS19
Thu 05/13Office Lady: Ch. 13 (7pgs.) RS20
Fri 05/14 Learning to Bow: Ch. 19 (9pgs.) RS 21

* Kobayashi sensei visits

Week 8
Mon 05/17 Learning to Bow: Ch. 21 (10pgs.) RS22
Tue 05/18 Office Lady: Ch. 14 RS23
Thu 05/20 Office Lady Ch 15 (32pgs.) RS24, NJ2.
Fri 05/21 Office Lady: Ch. 16 (15pgs.) RS 25

* Students from Chubu might visit.

Week 9
Mon 05/24 Learning to Bow: Ch. 22 (10pgs.) RS26
Tue 05/25 Quiz #7 Learning to Bow: Ch. 23, (10pgs.) RS 27
Thu 05/26 Learning to Bow: Ch. 24 (20pgs.) RS28
Fri 05/27 * Thompson's Research on Folk Spirituality (contact with the other world).

Week 10
Mon 05/31 Memorial Day: No Class!
Tue 06/1 Learning to Bow Ch. 24, (14pgs.) RS 29 * Special Cultural Activity, TBA (Zen Buddhist meditation experience.)

* Course Evaluation On-line: See link at top of Front Page.

Thu 06/2 Learning to Bow Epilogue (10pgs.) RS 30
Fri 06/3 Quiz #8 (Geography/ Regional Life/ Seasonal Celebrations) FE due.

Final Examination Week 3/16-3/21

* There is no Final Exam in JPC 250.