Info Session: UC Davis Summer Abroad, "Japanese Popular Culture in Tradition"

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Japanese Popular Culture in Tradition Info Session summerabroad.ucdavis. edu

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This program examines how contemporary Japanese culture has developed from traditional culture. It explores Japanese 20th-century popular culture including film, animation, and comics. The program examines how a culture grows and shifts its focus. It includes field trips to contemporary and historical sites and activities such as Japanese calligraphy, tea ceremony and flower arrangement. The program includes three major fieldtrips to Kyoto, the Ise Shrine and the Toyota auto factory and is designed so that students can taste the essence of Japan within a month. Those who participate should expect a strict Japanese living environment. http://summerabroad.ucdavis.edu

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Japanese Popular Culture in Tradition

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Basic Program Info Instructor: Miyo Uchida

East Asian Languages and Cultures Course 1: Japanese 109 – Japanese

Popular Culture (5 units) AND Course 2: Japanese 198 – Independent

Studies (3 units) (P/NP grading only)

Do Not forget!

The program is not a Japanese sightseeing tour, but two academic courses!

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Location

Accommodation & Classroom will be at

Aichi Seinen no Ie (The House for the Youth in Aichi)

in the town of Okazaki

OKAZAKI CASTLE TOWN

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Check-in: 6/21 (Sat) between 2- 7PM

(special arrangement possible due to your flight)

Orientation: 6/22 (Sun) 9:00AM

1st Day of Class: 6/23 (M)

Last Day of Class: 7/18 (F)

Check-out: 7/20 (Sun) by 10:00AM

Important Dates

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TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULEWARNING!! VERY STRICT & TIGHT SCHEDULE

Morning Call 6:30AM Morning Gathering 7:00-7:20AM (occasionally) Breakfast M-F 8:00-8:30 Lunch M-F 12:00-12:30 Dinner M-TH 5:00-6:00

Note: there is no meal served on weekends.

Bath around 9:00 for 1 hour Quiet Time 10:00PM (gate closes)

Program Schedule

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Class Schedule

Lecture/Discussion M-F 9:00-11:50

Film/Discussion M 1:00-3:50 & F 9:00-11:50

Group Studies W 1:00-3:00 (JPN198)

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Field Trips

Week 1: Okazaki City Tour Week 2: KyotoWeek 3: Ise Shrine & Ninja House Week 4: Toyota Automobile Factory Tour

Local School Visits:Aichi Agricultural College(12:50-4:10) * You are invited to participate in their club activities.

Miai Elementary School(11:20-2)

Mikawa Junior High School(11:20-1:25)

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Cultural Lessons

-YOU MUST WEAR “YUKATA” FOR THE LESSONS-

Lesson 1: Wearing Yukata & MannerismLesson 2: CalligraphyLesson 3: Noh PerformanceLesson 4: Flower Arrangement Lesson 5: Tea CeremonyLesson 6: Sumie PaintingLesson 7: Karate (no Yukata)Lesson 8: Karaoke

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Required Materials

Textbooks1) The Japanese Mind (edited by Roger J. Davies

& Osamu Ikeno) 2) Manga! Manga! The world of Japanese Comics

(Frederik L. Schodt) Course Reader Laptop (required)

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Fees & Funding

See breakdown onlineFUNDING

• Financial Aid• Study Abroad

Awards• Scholarships

• More info online

Fees do not include: Airfare, airport transfers, books, & incidentals Personal travel during and outside of program dates Entertainment expenses including alcoholic beverages, and

personal purchases Expenses for medical and other emergencies Medical expenses for special needs

Fees include: Lodging in shared room for the program dates Breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday - Thursday, and

breakfast and lunch on Friday Group transportation for program activities and field trips Entrance and other fees for program activities Guest lectures, cultural activities & materials for activities Course reader Lonely Planet guidebook for Japan Travel health and accident insurance

UC Davis Study Abroad Award Deadline:

March 6th!

summerbroad.ucdavis.edu

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Enrollment

Enrollment Period:January 8 – April 4, 2014Start your enrollme

nt online• First completed,

first reserved• Limited space in

program

Enrollment Materials: 1 photo (2" x 2" color headshot) with your name,

program, and 2014 written on the back. $300 non-refundable deposit (check or money order

made out to "UC Regents") Enrollment Checklist Statement of Intent to Enroll Summer Abroad Contract Health Clearance Unofficial transcript (print from campus online

system) Copy of your valid passport or receipt/proof that you

have applied for one

Enroll by March 6th to be eligible to apply for the UCD study abroad

award. summerbroad.ucdavis.edu

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Let’s learn & have fun in Japan

for 4 weeks

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PhotosTeaching English

Visiting Elementary School

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Calligraphy lesson

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Taking Karate Lesson

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IkebanaThe art of flower arrangement

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