Overview --> Learning Objectives
After attentively engaging with course materials, a student should be able to:
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(a) effectively answer basic questions, posed by a peer unfamiliar with Asian culture, regarding key terms, images and primary sources related to the art, literature, religion & philosophy of late medieval & modern Asia, as reflected in assigned readings, images and videos; and
(b) locate reliable scholarly sources that address aspects of Asian culture that you don't understand, and formulate questions to guide your reading of those sources. -
(a) describe accurately and precisely, again for a peer unfamiliar with Asian culture, the way that primary sources written by Asians themselves feature the key terms and images mentioned in #1(a); and
(b) present a balanced selection of details from those sources that supports your statements about them. -
(a) compare and contrast, for class members as well as peers outside the classroom, different examples of the Asian traditions mentioned above; and
(b) compare and contrast Asian practices encountered in readings, images and videos with an individually chosen daily ritual or artistic practice. -
effectively communicate with others while refining the skills listed in #1-3.
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appreciate the emotional impact and intellectual fascination of Asian culture.
- continue to investigate, as modeled throughout the course, the religion and culture of the people encountered throughout life.
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