This course will be conducted FULLY ONLINE.

​The course is meant for students to understand the historical and cultural​​ partnerships of 1200 years between Japan and India. In this course, you will learn new information about Japan and India. Also, you will develop listening, speaking and critical thinking skills by writing weekly assignments and making a short presentation. You can choose your own topics for presentation by the middle of the semester. Please be actively invloved in the class discussions.

After completing the course, students will be able to:

1) develop listening and speaking skills,

2) understand Japan and India relationships,

3) develop critical thinking and

4) present their ideas clearly.

Attendance and Class Participation : 20%
Weekly Assignments: 30%
End-Semester Project Presentation & Paper : 50%

If you wish to enhance your understanding of India to prepare yourself for a variety of careers, or simply would like to learn something new, this is the course for you.

①     Attendance and Class Participation: 20%

Please note that attendance will be taken at the beginning of the class and absentees and habitual latecomers may not get a good grade. This includes asking questions in class and actively participating in class discussions.

②     Weekly Assignments: 30%

Please summarize class materials for class discussion.

③     End-Semester Project Presentation & Paper: 50 %

Students are expected to choose a topic of interest connected to the class themes to conduct their research and make a presentation of about 5 minutes (30%). After the presentation, please submit 700 words project paper based on your presentation concluding with learning outcomes(20%).