Language and Culture Exchange with Congo in Reality (FULLY ON-LINE)

Project

Keywords:
Culture, Discussion, Extensive Reading, Listening, Literature, Presentation, Project, Research, Speaking, Web Activities, Writing, Zoom, Youtube-live

( Important notice) Because of the present situation of Colona Virus, this class will be offered FULLY ON-LINE (Zoom, Youtube-live).

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO AN AFRICAN COUNTRY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO(DRC)? OR HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF OUR "CONGO ACADEX PROJECT", WHICH IS 11 YEARS OLD? IF NOT, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND JOIN US AND OPEN THE DOOR WIDE OPEN TO THE WORLD OF AFRICA-JAPAN FUTURE? THIS SEMESTER WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE STARTED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA. YOU WILL LEARN THE HISTORICAL PARTNERSHIP AMONG AFRICAN COUNTRIES,JAPAN, AND INDIA. YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE A BRODER PERSPETIVE OF THE RELATIONS OF THE THREE COUNTRIES.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENFORCE AND TO SHARE THE INTRODUCTION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 3 COUNTRIES:HISTORY, CULTURE, EDUCATION, ECONOMICS, NATIONALITY,ETC.

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FIND WHAT WE CAN DO AND HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE OF 3 COUNTRIES.

Students who take this course will be able to
1.UNDERSTAND CONGO, INDIA AND JAPAN
2.MAKE FRIENDS WITH CONGOLEESE AND INDIAN STUDENTS THROUGH SKYPE COMMUNICATION and THROUGH FACEBOOK COMMUNICATION

3.DISCUSS, SHARE, PRESENT OUR FUTURE VISION AND GET THE ACTUAL IMAGES OF THE SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP OF 3 COUNTRIES.

Attendance: 25%
Assignment: 25%
Paper: 25%
Mid-term Presentation, Final Presentation: 25%
Active Commitment to the project: 10%
Bonus Points: 10%

1	Guidance of the course What is ACADEX PROJECT, What we do in this course? Share Our Mission How to use WebEx, zoom
2	1st session of the class Who we are, what we can and want to do in this course. 1.GOAL SETTING TOWARDS THE END OF THIS SEMESTER 2.INTRODUCTION OF OUR CONGOLEESE FRIENDS. 3.GENERAL INFORMATION ON DRC
3	2nd session of the class: GATEWAY TO MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING1 INTRODUCTION TO CONGO 1
4	3rd session of the class :GATEWAY TO MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING2 Introduction to its brief history, education, economy.
5	4th session of the class : Introduction to its religion and culture Lecture and discussion
6	MID-TERM PRESENTATIONS 1 GROUP DISCUSSIONS
7	MID-TERM PRESENTATION 2 GROUP DISCUSSIONS
8	MID-TERM PRESENTATION 3 GROUP DISCUSSIONS
9	Welcoming our guests from Congo. Impressions of Japan and introduction of DRC. Presentation and discussion. GROUP DISCUSSIONS
10	Introduction of Japan: history and nationality GROUP DISCUSSIONS 1
11	Introduction of Japan 2: economy and education 2. THE SIMILALITY AND DIFFERENCE 3. DISCUSSION
12	1.WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ON JAPAN AND WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ON CONGO 2.ENJOY CONGO And JAPANESE CUIZINE AND MUSIC
13	PRESENTATION ON "BUILDING SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONGO AND JAPAN" 1 PRESENTATION FROM CONGOLEESE GUESTS, 1 PRESENTATIONS FROM JAPANESE STUDENTS
14	Final presentations 1
15	Final presentations 2

THIS SEMESTER I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS FROM CONGO TO STUDY WITH YOU IN CLASS FOR A FULL SEMESTER on-line. AS MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY REALIZED THAT BUILDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND JAPAN IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR FUTURE. WE LEARN A LOT FROM AFRICAN COUNTRIES. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO START THE RELATIONSHIP IS, OF COURSE, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AS HUMAN BEINGS.
PLEASE COME AND JOIN US FOR BUILDING OUR PROMISING FUTURE!
STUDENTS WHO HAVE STRONG WILL TO JOIN THE PROJECT ARE MOST WELCOME: IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
SEE YOU SOON!