「理解東亞：文明與文化」課程旨在從多元且開放的學術視角，探討東亞世界在歷史變動中的文明發展與文化表現。作為世界重要的文明圈之一，東亞孕育了深厚的思想傳統與文學典範，也開創出特殊的社會形態和政經結構。東亞在與世界長期的互動中，形成跨越國界的文明活動與文化網絡，從而展現出高度連續性與多樣性。本課程的開設，嘗試經由系統且廣角的課程單元設計與專題講座形式，使學生能從「文明」和「文化」兩個面向，如城市發展、法政體系、教育傳承、知識生產、媒介流通、語言文字、宗教信仰、文學傳統、藝術實踐、民俗經驗，以理解東亞文明與文化的形成境況、進展脈絡，並進一步思考其在當代情境下的轉化潛力與可能方向。
作為日本「一般財団法人ユーラシア財団 from Asia」（Eurasia Foundation (from Asia)）計畫補助的講座課程，單元主題將涵蓋語言文字、文學藝術、思想文化、社會經濟、政治制度等領域。擬邀請來自臺灣、日本、韓國、香港、歐洲等地多位專家學者，就其研究專長與文化關懷，透過跨文化、跨學科的學術對話，引導修課同學由不同面向，認識東亞的文明發展與文化變遷，從而理解東亞文明與文化的特性與多元性。
本課程目標有三：第一，透過跨地域、跨領域的比較視野，深化學生對東亞文明與文化的理解。第二，培養尊重多元、追求共生的宏觀視野，希冀學生能在全球對話中，確立自我定位。第三，提供與國內外專家學者的直接交流的機會，增進學習動機，並提升學術基底。藉由此課程，學生將兼具人文素養與國際視野，以呼應東海大學「全人教育」與「放眼世界」的精神，進而展現傳統與現代融合的創新力量。

The "Understanding East Asia: Civilization and Culture" course aims to explore the civilizational development and cultural expression of the East Asian world in historical changes from a diverse and open academic perspective. As one of the important civilization circles in the world, East Asia has nurtured profound ideological traditions and literary models, and also created special social forms and political and economic structures. In its long-term interaction with the world, East Asia has formed a cross-border civilizational activity and cultural network, thus demonstrating a high degree of continuity and diversity. The establishment of this course attempts to use a systematic and wide-angle course unit design and special lecture format to enable students to understand the formation and development context of East Asian civilization and culture from the two aspects of "civilization" and "culture", such as urban development, legal and political systems, educational inheritance, knowledge production, media circulation, language, religious beliefs, literary traditions, artistic practices, and folk experiences, and further think about its transformation potential and possible directions in the contemporary context.
As a lecture course subsidized by the Eurasia Foundation (from Asia) project in Japan, the unit topics will cover language, literature and art, ideological culture, social economy, political system and other fields. It is planned to invite experts and scholars from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Europe and other places to use their research expertise and cultural care to guide course students through cross-cultural and interdisciplinary academic dialogues to understand the civilization development and cultural changes of East Asia from different aspects, so as to understand the characteristics and diversity of East Asian civilization and culture.
This course has three goals: First, to deepen students’ understanding of East Asian civilization and culture through a cross-regional and cross-field comparative perspective. Second, cultivate a macro perspective that respects diversity and pursues symbiosis, hoping that students can establish their own positioning in global dialogue. Third, provide opportunities for direct communication with domestic and foreign experts and scholars, enhance learning motivation, and enhance academic foundation. Through this course, students will have both humanistic qualities and an international perspective, echoing Tunghai University’s spirit of “holistic education” and “viewing the world,” thereby demonstrating the innovative power of integrating tradition and modernity.

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