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Whoa, this lecture had tons of information! Professor Yamashita had a great presentation on a topic I was mostly unfamiliar with. I think there many ways to make this topic interesting to students: making language booklets, reading the first account of a Japanese by a Chinese (talk about stereotypes), comparing myths across different cultures, etc. I agree with Rebecca on the point that you really need the history to appreciate the literature. Then again, that brings in the whole literary theory debate, but that's another thread...