Subject | Humanities & Social Sciences

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Learning about "Lessons for life in Japan" with NHK TV show Japanology Plus

In Japan, 40 million people attend "lessons for life" annually. "lessons for life" refer to the practice of students and working adults learning something under a teacher outside of school, work, or everyday life. This custom is a traditional part of Japanese culture. What kinds of "lessons for life" are there in Japan, and why do Japanese people engage in them? How have these practices changed over time? In this content, we will learn about Japan's culture of learning, lessons for life, through the NHK Japanology Plus program by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK.

Content/学習内容

Staff/スタッフ

    • Teacher
    Ryosuke Ohniwa
    University of Tsukuba Professor, Department of Educational Promotion
    Director, Office of International Online Education
    Integrated Study on Health Information

Competency/コンピテンシー

  • Literacy
  • Problem finding ability
  • Situation grasping ability

Learning Goal

  • The students will be able to explain the role of “lessons for life” in Japanese society
  • The students will be able to explain the differences between “lessons for life” and recreation or leisure
  • The students will be able to explain the differences between the past and present of “lessons for life” in Japan

Information/その他の情報

References

Ryosuke Ohniwa, Reconsidering “Kata (型)” – from science to comprehensive/integrated study – Kyoto University Press, Aug, 2021

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