New Liberal Arts Education in Japan
Japan has a long history of liberal arts education, whose main mission has been to accommodate domestic academic needs by offering various courses solely in the Japanese language. At the turn of the century, however, it saw the advent of a new type of liberal arts education that is characterized by...
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| description | Japan has a long history of liberal arts education, whose main mission has been to accommodate domestic academic needs by offering various courses solely in the Japanese language. At the turn of the century, however, it saw the advent of a new type of liberal arts education that is characterized by its international focus and small-size seminars. In stark contrast with the traditional type, this new type typically offers university courses in English and teaches both Japanese and international students in the same classroom. This paper explains merits of this type of education from the perspective of developing well-rounded Japanese individuals who can adequately handle cross-cultural communication, fully utilizing practical skills of English that they acquire during the four years of undergraduate studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afca027ccdf24e508f65a6d8b8b2452b2022-12-22T01:48:01ZengPenerbit UKMMALIM: Jurnal Pengajian Umum Asia Tenggara1511-83982289-51832019-06-0120https://doi.org/10.17576/malim-2019-2001-01New Liberal Arts Education in JapanKENICHI NAMAI0Waseda University, 1-104 Totsukamachi, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 169-8050, JapanJapan has a long history of liberal arts education, whose main mission has been to accommodate domestic academic needs by offering various courses solely in the Japanese language. At the turn of the century, however, it saw the advent of a new type of liberal arts education that is characterized by its international focus and small-size seminars. In stark contrast with the traditional type, this new type typically offers university courses in English and teaches both Japanese and international students in the same classroom. This paper explains merits of this type of education from the perspective of developing well-rounded Japanese individuals who can adequately handle cross-cultural communication, fully utilizing practical skills of English that they acquire during the four years of undergraduate studies.http://ejournals.ukm.my/malim/article/view/35190/9819critical thinkingenglish educationjapanliberal arts educationuniversity education |
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| title | New Liberal Arts Education in Japan |
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