Culture and Language in the Far East

Brief description

• Introduction to the Culture and Language of East Asia • Culture in Late Imperial China • Buddhism and Japanese Art • Korean Confucianism and gender • Food and drink as an expression of cultural characteristics (business context) • Rich and poor in contemporary China • Asian values? The Confucian Reform Movement in East Asia and Singapore • Westernisation, globalisation or localisation • Chinese language and Japanese or Korean references

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, text analysis, case studies, discussions, student presentations

Assessment methods and criteria

• Exam method: continuous assessment (presentations 50%, participation in class 30%, quiz 20%) • Assessment criteria: completeness, level of detail and complexity of answers, correctness of solutions and results, compliance with formal criteria

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Modules Economics 1, Economics 2

Infos

Degree programme

Logistics & Transport Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

Yes

Learning outcome

Upon successful completion of the course, students can • describe cultural patterns and linguistic features in East Asia • classify the basic approaches of Confucianism and Buddhism and their influence on East Asian culture and illustrate these with examples of East Asian literature and art • identify examples of local variation and diversity and place them in historical context • critically reflect on the contemporary discourse on "Asian values" as opposed to "Western values • assess the relationship between globalisation and localisation through selected East Asian cultural phenomena • identify and critically reflect on intercultural differences to European trends based on manifestations of gender ideology in East Asian cultures • integrate the acquisition of competences in the field of languages and cultures of East Asia into one's own perspective and actions in the business environment

Course code

0391-21-01-BB-DE-55a

Culture and Language in the Far East