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(Infused) Introduction to East Asian Religions (300 Level)

(Infused) Introduction to East Asian Religions (300 Level). Mihwa Choi Dept. of Religious Studies San Diego State University. Why Infused Teaching in SDSU?. General Education Course Enrolled students have diverse backgrounds To meet students’ interests and needs

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(Infused) Introduction to East Asian Religions (300 Level)

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  1. (Infused) Introduction to East Asian Religions(300 Level) Mihwa Choi Dept. of Religious Studies San Diego State University

  2. Why Infused Teaching in SDSU? • General Education Course • Enrolled students have diverse backgrounds • To meet students’ interests and needs  Interested in learning about the culture and society via studying religions • Reading primary texts only are too daunting for most students

  3. How to be infused? • Revising my existing syllabus A. Focusing on China and Japan only B. Incorporating material culture C. More actively incorporating visual materials D. Incorporating thematic studies F. Keeping balance between textual studies (learning concepts) and studying religious practices G. Incorporating more narrative writings

  4. Added Learning Outcomes • To challenge students’ preconceptions of culture of East Asia • To acquire practical knowledge on East Asian societies • To cultivate adaptabilityand mindsets for global leadership

  5. (Infused) Introduction of the Course • Who were/areChinese? • Where was/is China? • What do you know about East Asians and East Asian culture? (discussion)

  6. Existing Syllabus on China Covered • The Early Chinese Religious Practices • Confucius and His Time • Classical Daoism: Laozi & Zhuangzi • Religious Daoism • Introduction of Buddhism • Popular Buddhism • Neo-Confucianism • Christianity and Encounter with the West • Religion and State in Contemporary China

  7. Examples of Infused Teaching

  8. Confucius Existing Teaching Infused Teaching Rituals and music of the Confucian tradition • Reading the Analects

  9. Religious Daoism: Search for Immortality Existing Teaching Infused Teaching Reading more interesting narrative hagiographies of immortals X Reading (boring canonical) hagiography

  10. The Silk Road and Introduction of Buddhism Existing Teaching Infused Teaching Showing material culture of the Silk Road History of the Silk Road • Focused on Chinese cultural context of adopting Buddhism

  11. Newly Added Sections • Islam in China • Women and Religion in Chinese History

  12. Religions in Japan (Existing Syllabus Covered) • Shinto • Introduction of Buddhism • Development of Japanese Buddhism (Pureland Buddhism and Nichiren) • Zen and Its Culture • Japanese Nationalism and Religion • Popular Religious Movements • Religion in Contemporary Japan

  13. Infused Teaching • Problematizing the category of religion applied to Asian religions • Problematizing official historiography and mythology of Japan • Incorporating the architecture and landscape of temples in Japan • Narratives and poetries of Zen

  14. Exit of the Course Discussion • How did the course change your preconception of East Asian culture and its people? • How did the course assist you to gain knowledge and to develop mindsets for cultivating global leadership?

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