This course aims to develop an advanced level of academic communication through the formulation of research questions on linguistic and cultural topics, using appropriate research methods and critical thinking skills. Students utilize a variety of information sources to investigate, organize, and analyze the information. Taught in Japanese. (Credit/ No Credit Available) (Prereq: JAPN 300: Introduction to Advanced Communication or equivalent)
Course Reflection
The Japan 403 Pre-Capstone class was an English taught class where I was able to work on various necessary skills to complete my capstone next semester. First we had sampled our previous senpai’s capstone work, then created a presentation based on a senpai’s presentation that we had particularly liked. Then we worked on creating sample capstone titles, research questions, significance of the study, and survey questions based on previous capstone presentations. We then were able to select our capstone partner and began working on capstone based on the knowledge and practice we gained through the samples. Furthermore, MLO4 was worked on when we worked with our librarian to further enhance our research ability. Also MLO 4 was touched by working on our e-portfolio using weebly.