Summary
– Main objectives of the Virtual Exchange
- Analyze American and Japanese media articles how they report a same news/event/issue and discuss the reasons why they report the way they did
- Determine any cultural based expressions or the ways they report the same news/event/issue
– Targeted learning outcomes
- Discuss the reasons of differences in media articles after analyzing a few media sources how they report a same news/event/issue in Japan and in the U.S.
- Demonstrate understanding of intercultural communication by communicating with students whose cultural background is different from theirs as well as create a summary of discussion
Partners
| Partner / department | Course | Language of instruction | Number of students |
| University of Maryland Baltimore County, United States/ Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication | Japanese Language in Society | English | 26 |
| Nanzan University, Japan / Department of British and American Studies |
Start and end date
1 October 2019 – 26 October 2019
Duration
4 weeks
Discipline
-0231 Language acquisition
Integration and assessment
- Summary of the discussion
- Communication proof
- Submission of articles
Technology tools used
– Learning environment
CANVAS
– Collaboration tools
Skype, Zoom, Discord, Discussion board in CANVAS