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DEVELOPING GLOBAL ENGINEERS THROUGH COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE MODEL
NORIKO FUJIOKA-ITO
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS (1)
Expert teaching style
+ Mathematics/Computer science
+ Arts/Music/Theater
- Humanities - Education
Facilitator and Delegator teaching style
- Mathematics/Computer sciences
+ Education + Arts/Music/Theater
No significant differences in the profiles of students majoring in a variety of academic disciplines
(Grasha, 1996)3
CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS (2)
Competitive learning style
- Humanities
Collaborative learning style
- Humanities
Avoidant learning style
- Humanities + Engineering, Science
Dependent learning style
+ Engineering, Science(Fujioka, 2000)
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS (3)
Certain Knowledge Belief
- Social science, Humanities
+ Engineering, Business
(Jehng, Johnson, & Anderson, 1993)
+ Engineering, Science(Fujioka, 2000)
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INTERNATIONAL CO-OP PROGRAM JAPANESE (ICP) JAPANESE PROGRAM PROPORTIONAL SYLLABUS
Linguistic form
Communicative function
ElementaryLevel
IntermediateIntermediateLevel
AdvancedLevel
Three Levels in a Balanced System (Yalden, 1980)
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QUARTER COURSE CURRICULUMCourse Duration Materials
Summer Intensive
６ weeks
３０ hrs/ week
Total: １８０hrs
-Genki 1: Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese-The Japanese Today
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QUARTER COURSE CURRICULUMCourse Duration Materials
Summer Intensive
６ weeks
３０ hrs/ week
Total: １８０hrs
-Genki 1: Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese-The Japanese Today
Fall Quarter １０ weeks
３ hrs/ week
Total: ３０ hrs
-Genki 1-Getting Down to business: Japanese for Business People-Video etc.
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QUARTER COURSE CURRICULUMCourse Duration Materials
Summer Intensive
６ weeks
３０ hrs/ week
Total: １８０hrs
-Genki 1: Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese-The Japanese Today
Fall Quarter １０ weeks
３ hrs/ week
Total: ３０ hrs
-Genki 1-Getting Down to business: Japanese for Business People-Video etc.
Winter Quarter １０ weeks
３ hrs/ week
Total: ３０ hrs
-Getting Down to business: Japanese for Business People-Video, websites, etc.
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QUARTER COURSE CURRICULUMCourse Duration Materials
Summer Intensive
６ weeks
３０ hrs/ week
Total: １８０hrs
-Genki 1: Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese-The Japanese Today
Fall Quarter １０ weeks
３ hrs/ week
Total: ３０ hrs
-Genki 1-Getting Down to business: Japanese for Business People-Video etc.
Winter Quarter １０ weeks
３ hrs/ week
Total: ３０ hrs
-Getting Down to business: Japanese for Business People-Video, websites, etc.
Spring Intensive
２ weeks
３０ hrs/ week
Total: ６０ hrs
-Getting Down to business: Japanese for Business People-Video etc.
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SPRING INTENSIVE COURSESites to Visit
Companies: Sony, Nomura Global Business Services, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan Manned Space System Corporation, Sekisui Chemical Company, Suntory, Toyota, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Bank of Japan, etc.
Universities, Laboratories: University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Chuo University, Kogakuin University, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, etc.
Museums: Tokyo National Museum, Edo-Tokyo Museum, TEPIA, Science Museum, Tokyo National Museum, etc.
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SELF-LEARNING RESOURCES
• English-Japanese Quick Reference Dictionary
http://www.uc.edu/propractice/icp/resources/E-J%20Engineering%20Dictionary%20
v3.4%20-%20Apr%202008.pdf
• Engineering Dictionary Vocabulary Building Exercises
http://homepages.uc.edu/~markovjo/ICP/vocabulary.html
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SEMESTER COURSE CURRICULUM
Course Duration Materials
Spring Semester
１ 4 weeks
160mins/ weekTotal: 45hrs
-Genki 1: Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
Summer Intensive
６ weeks
３０ hrs/ week
Total: １８０hrs
-Curriculum developed based on CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) by the Japanese language school in Tokyo
Fall Semester １ 4 weeks
160minus/ weekTotal: 45hrs
-Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese: Learning Through Content and Multimedia
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SEMESTER COURSE CURRICULUM ー FALL SEMESTER
Textbook: Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese: Learning Through Content and Multimedia
Chapter 1: Japanese Geography
Chapter 2: Japanese Speech Styles
Chapter 3: Japanese Technology
Chapter 5: Japanese Food