As the year draws to a close, we have a number of special events to close out the year:
- Bunka Koryu 2010 Orientation: Any 2nd-year students interested in studying at Winchester University in Britain next summer should go to the course orientation… Friday, Feb. 12 from 12:10 in Room 532
- Graduating Students Presentations: Eight of our 4th Year students will present the results of their seminar research projects. Each presentation will be 20 minutes, followed by a Q&A time. Starts on Friday, Feb 12 from 2:00 pm in Room 532. See the noticeboard for details.
- Lonely Hearts Valentines Event: A chance for all the lonely students to eat chocolate and cake, then watch a romantic movie. Free for everyone, but bring some chocolate! Friday, Feb 12 from 6:00 pm in Room 532
- Retiring Teachers’ Lectures: This year we have 4 faculty members retiring. Profs. Kon, Osato, Ono, and Nagoya will each give a lecture on their area of interest. Tuesday, Feb 16 from 10:00 am in Room 532
Studying Abroad in New Zealand
From February 20 to March 20 2010, 13 students will be travelling to New Zealand with Malcolm Swanson. We will be staying in Nelson, a beautiful seaside city at the north of the South Island. Students will be studying at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology’s International Studies Department (NMIT – see website), as well as taking part in many sporting, cultural, and environmental activities. You can find more information about our trip on these pages. Also, during the trip, our travel blog will be regularly updated with information and photographs about what we are doing.
New Zealand studies group!
On January 21, 2010, we held our final English Lecture for this year. We called it “A Festival of English” because of the variety of activities it covered.
We started with our Zion Cup winner of the 1st Year competition, Kanako Mine, who presented her speech on “Learning from the Past.” That was followed by a presentation by Prof. Kazuto “Stephen” Ono about the role of English in his life. Our 2nd Year Zion Cup winner, Saki Tokugawa followed with her speech about One Piece. One of our graduate students, Kana Nagabe, then talked about the role that Seinan and her study abroad in Australia played in her life, and this was followed by a photo slideshow looking back at 2009. Then, everyone got involved with a quiz show, with the top teams taking home wonderful prizes that included pink slippers! Finally, we finished with Jingle Bell Rock, an old favorite from our Christmas Intensive. All in all, an interesting and fun end to the lecture series.
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- Kanako Mine
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- Prof. Ono and his friend
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- Saki Tokugawa
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- Kana Nagabe
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- One group answering the quiz
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- Another group
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- …and another
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- …and another
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- Prof. Osato
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- The winners!
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- Teachers and students
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- Stephen and friends
English in every room!
Many of you will have seen the wonderful displays of English material in the classrooms in Building 5… puzzles, stories, posters, and games – there’s something for everyone, and a nice chance to brush up your English skills between classes. These are the work of one of our part-time faculty, Ms Margaret Orleans. We thank her for her commitment to extending the English skills of our students in such a creative way!
A Festival of English
Thursday, January 21, 4:20-5:50 in Rm 6206
Come and join us for a Festival of English for our final English Lecture for this year. We’ll have lots of different activities and presentations for you to enjoy. Lots of fun, and a chance to improve your English!
Programme:
- A talk by Professor Ono about his life with English
- Sayaka Ichihashi will tell us “How my Australian experience changed my life”
- One more chance to hear Kanako Mine and Saki Tokugawa give their winning Zion Cup speeches
- A “That was 2009″ slideshow
- An English quiz
- A sing-along with Mr. Woolbright
Please join us. This is open to everyone!
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