Modern Japanese literature

Course: Eastern philology, Western European language and translation: the Japanese language and literature

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Modern Japanese literature
Code
ОК.07
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
12 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PLO 7. Analyze, compare and classify different directions and schools in linguistics. PLO 8. Evaluate historical achievements and the latest achievements of literary studies. PLO 9. Characterize the theoretical foundations (concepts). PLO 10. Collect and systematize linguistic, literary facts, interpret and translate texts of different styles and genres in the field of Japanese philology. PLO 11. Carry out scientific analysis of linguistic, speech and literary material, interpret and structure it taking into account appropriate methodological principles, formulate generalizations based on independently processed data. PLO 17. Plan, organize, implement and present research and/or innovative developments in the field of Japanese philology.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) possession of elementary skills of analytical, search and research work; 2) successful completion of the disciplines "Oral and Ancient Oriental Literature (in the language direction)", "Medieval Oriental Literature (in the language direction)" and/or "Literature of Japan of the XIX century" during the study at the ED "Bachelor"; 3) Proficiency in Japanese language and skills of working with original texts.
Course content
The compulsory discipline OK.07 "Modern Japanese literature" is taught in the first and second semesters and consists of 6 credits, 180 hours (32 hours of lectures, 28 hours of seminars and 120 hours of self-study), of which 3 credits and 90 hours (16 hours of lectures, 14 hours of seminars and 60 hours of self-study) in each semester. Final control form – pass-fail test in the first semester and examination in the second one. The course is designed to explore the key features of Japanese literary process in the XX-XXI centuries, to introduce most popular figures of the modern Japanese literature and their creative heritage, to teach how to determine genre-style and figurative specifics of iconic works of the XX-XXI centuries.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Bondarenko I. P., Osadcha Ferreira Yu. V. Japanese literature. Course of lectures. Part three: literature of the modern period - K.: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2016. 2. Breslavets T. I. Literature of modernism in Japan - Vladivostok: Dal'nauka, 2007. 3. Hrihorieva T. P. Japanese literature of the XX century. - Moscow: Alpha-M, 2005. 4. Osadcha Yu. V. Japanese ego-prose of Watakushi-shōsetsu: theory, genesis, modern context. - Kyiv: Publishing house "Naukova Dumka" of NAS of Ukraine, 2013.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Oral response, participation in discussions at lectures and seminars, module tests, project, credit, exam.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final assessment in the 1st semester is carried out in the form of a credit: the maximum number of points on the credit – 20 points; the minimum number of points that are added to the semester points – 12 points (60% of the maximum number of points allocated for the credit). Students, who have scored a total of less points than the critical-calculated minimum of 40 points, are not allowed to take the test. The final evaluation in the 2nd semester is conducted in the form of an exam: the maximum number of points in the exam – 40 points; the minimum number of points, added to the semester points, – 24 points (60% of the maximum number of points allocated for the exam). The written exam consists of three questions on the course content. If necessary, an oral examination is additionally conducted. Students, who scored less points than the critical minimum of 20 points, are not allowed to take the exam.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Japanese

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yulia Serhiivna Kuzmenko
Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology