
(This course will be in Japanese for AY2021, and in AY2022 will be GIGA-English course. Read the Japanese version of the syllabus for detailed information.) This lecture will combine the teaching of Aynu language to gain basic communicative competence, which enables us to delve into the rich world of Aynu culture manifested in its oral literature, with reflection on socio-political issues surrounding Aynu peoples and Aynu language revitalization in contemporary Japanese society.