English students from the ESS circle and Prof. Woolbright’s seminar took part in a Reading Marathon on July 4th at the Nishi Nihihon Shinbun Building in Kokura. They read parts of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
ウールブライトゼミの学生をはじめ、英語科の学生が参加しました。
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reading Marathon
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『緋文字』リーディング・マラソン実行委員会
支援： 西日本新聞社北九州支社、北九州市立大学同窓会
後援：西南女学院大学、 北九州市・北九州市教育委員会、下関市教育委員会、N H K 北九州放送局、北九州市立大学、、福岡アメリカン・センター
Reading Marathon members
We occasionally hold social gatherings for the international students who are on campus. Currently we have students from England, China, and Korea with us. Last night’s party featured introductions, games, singing, and LOTS of snack food. Here are some parties…
“Dear Miss Breed”
Rio Imamura
July 15, 4:20-5:50, Rm 6206
Rio Imamura with the book he translated
Rio Imamura will speak about Joan Oppenheim’s Book “Dear Miss Breed” and how he came to translate the book into Japanese. He met (Miss) Clara Breed when he was delegated by his employer to the Board of Officers meeting of the Japan Friendship Garden Society located in Balboa Park, San Diego. Clara was a volunteer secretary, and he had no further knowledge about her. Rio read Clara’s obituary and learned that she was a librarian and had a strong connection with Japanese-American children; a beautiful story. After learning of the book, he knew his mission was to translate it into Japanese to convey it to the new Japanese generation.
Biodata: Rio Imamura spent10 years in New York City as a representative of a Japanese electronics company, and another 20 years in San Diego, CA for a semiconductor manufacturing plant until his retirement in 1995. He was elected an honorary chair of the San Diego Saturday Japanese School, Minato Gakuen, and sat on the Advisory Board of the Japan Studies Institute at San Diego State University. He became a Kitakyushuan in the late 1990s, and cofounded the Kitakyushu Toastmasters. He has two children, a son and a daughter, both U.S. citizens. He is twice a grandfather.
Lecture 3 Poster
On June 19, the Baiko Gakuin University ESS held its 2010 Mackenzie Cup speech contest. The two speeches available to students were John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama’s inaugural addresses. Two of our 1st-Year students, Satoko Murata and Akiho Tsuji took part. Here are the results:
- 1st place: Shinichi Miwa (Yamaguchi University)
- 2nd place: Satoko Murata
- 3rd place: Akiho Tsuji
Congratulations to Akiho and Satoko on the result. They both worked so hard, and performed perfectly. All of the ESS are very proud of them!
[Link to video of their speeches]
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- Satoko and Akiho at the start
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- Akiho’s speech
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- Satoko’s speech
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- The Seinan support team
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- Participants and judges
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- The Seinan team!
Our 2011 English Department pamphlet is now available. Please download it from this link [Download].
5th Seinan Jo Gakuin University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of English,
Mallory Cup English Contest
- Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 12:00 – 16:30
- Mallory Hall, Seinan Jo Gakuin University
For more information: Mallory Cup website: http://seinan-jo.com/mallory-cup/
Mallory Cup countdown
Great Britain: Four viewpoints
June 17, 4:20-5:50, Rm 6206
Amie Gordon, Lauren Herd, Olivia Papics, and Eve McCreary will introduce the customs, lifestyles, history, geography and character of their home country, Great Britain. Come and learn more about the country that gave birth to the English language!
Lecture Poster
Every year at English Camp, all 8 classes prepare and perform skits. This year’s theme was “Movies,” and we had a wide range of wonderful performances by the students. We also had a special treat… a performance of “Titanic” by our 4 Winchester University students. At the end of the evening, our panel of judges selected what they considered to be the best 3 performances:
- 1st prize – Class 2d – Sazae-san
- 2nd prize – Class 1d – Alice
- 3rd prize – class 2b – Aladdin
On May 21-22, we held our annual English Camp for 1st and 2nd Year students. This year, we traveled to Greenpia Yame – a resort in the mountains in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. We spent our time there on English activities, a symposium on Campus Life, and our popular skit performances. On our return, we stopped in Yanagawa for an unagi (broiled eel) lunch and a boat-ride through the city’s canals.
Students and staff at Greenpia Yame
