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Subject Name	Japanese Level
BJ500: Upper-intermediate Seminar on Japanese Culture (International co-learning classes) 　Business Journalism Internship 5	Level 5 (Upper-intermediate)
Class Goals and Outline
In Japan, regional medium/small businesses make up 99.7% of corporations, accounting for 70% of employment. However, most businesses have no point of contact with young people as their publicity resources are insufficient. In this class, students will hear perspectives from working newspaper journalists, ascertain the appeal of regional medium/small businesses from a journalistic perspective, and learn how to convey this to their peers. The class aims to deepen student understanding and observations through holding interviews with business owners to determine what issues regional businesses face and thinking about how we can contribute to overcoming these issues.
Eligibility
B1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N2 in the JLPT)
Learning Objectives
-On-site visit to regional medium/small businesses to understand their appeal and situation -Learn to work within an organization, and build relationships outside of it, through hands-on activities -Learn how to explain the details of the visit and one's own opinions through publicizing the visit and plan implementations
Number of Classes (per week)
Fall term: once/week (2 periods/week), 15 classes total
Course Content
Students will form teams of four, select a regional business to visit, conduct an on-site visit, compile a story, and conduct publicity. Working newspaper journalists will be invited to provide direct guidance on their visit and on writing articles.
1. Orientation/team organization 2. Lecture: lecture on problem discovery during the on-site visit 3. On-site visit (by teams independently) 4. Midterm presentation, review 5. Second visit, consider article and proposals (by teams independently) 6. Final review 7. Presentation of article and proposals 　*Members of the public may be invited to the presentations. 8. Final review
Textbook
To be distributed in class.
Evaluation Method
Evaluation will be based on engagement with the class overall and reports.
Subject to change.