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2021/04/15

アメリカの新聞にクランキー先生のインタビューが掲載されました。

アメリカの新聞にクランキー先生のインタビューが掲載されました。

記事のリンクはこちらです。

Hononegah grad living in Japan misses seeing people smile amid COVID (rrstar.com)

2020/12/25

Hello Everyone

John Thurman

Hello Everyone

How are things going for you?

I would like to tell you what I have been doing in
making some videos for taking the TOEIC(Test of
English for International Communication) test.

If you have to take the TOEIC, I hope these
videos will help you.

I have been doing this series since April. So far,
I have made nine videos covering all seven parts
of the TOEIC.

I am at the halfway point in making these videos
and there are still seven more to go!

To make these Videos, I am using the great books
by Grant Trew on taking the TOEIC. I like these books
because they teach the strategies for taking the TOEIC.
By practicing the strategies. You have a better chance
of putting your knowledge of English to use during the
test-taking time. As you may know, no matter how much
you understand the content of the TOEIC, if you have
poor strategies, that knowledge will be wasted in lost
time and mistakes.

Let me introduce the videos for you. They are all on
YouTube for you. I will provide the links below for
you.


Video 1

Video One talks about the basic philosophy of the TOEIC
and a short history of how it started.

In addition, there is a general overview of all the 
parts of the TOEIC with some great advice.

Available at: https://youtu.be/BOy7gd2ef9U


Video 2

Video Two gives advice on how you can study 
beforehand for the TOEIC.

This includes how you can improve your readings and 
listening skills you need for the TOEIC and how to 
study vocabulary.

Available at: https://youtu.be/CtkzzUU3MH8


Video 3

Video Three introduces how to do Part One of the 
TOEIC and general advice on doing the listening
sections.

Part One of the TOEIC are the Picture Description 
listening questions.

Available at: https://youtu.be/O5oO2RTJE5k


Video 4

Video Four gives advice on how to do Part Two 
of the TOEIC.

Part Two is one of the more difficult sections
of the TOEIC because, unlike the other listening 
parts, there is no written context for this part.
This part really tests your concentration!

Available at: https://youtu.be/NMVFb59YjcQ


Video 5

Video Five gives advice on how to do Part 
Three of the TOEIC emphasizing how to cope
with the new changes in this part.

Part Three has a conversation on the tape
and questions in the test booklet. Some 
conversations have three people speaking!

Available at: https://youtu.be/mObSwWFV_sg


Video 6

Video Six gives advice on how to do Part
Four of the TOEIC.

In Part Four, a person gives a speech and
you must answer questions related to that
speech.

Available at: https://youtu.be/CjByBZfvo_A


Video 7

Video Seven gives advice on how to do Part
Five of the TOEIC.

In Part Five, you must select the proper
word or phrase to put into a blank in a 
sentence in the test booklet. This part
test your vocabulary as well as your 
grammatical knowledge.

Available at: https://youtu.be/WkIBTcYpewg


Video 8

Video Eight gives advice on how to do Part 
Six of the TOEIC.

Part Six, similar to Part Five, but is a
longer, connected text. You must also 
consider the context of the text as well.
A new change is to insert the proper 
missing sentence.

Available at: https://youtu.be/8NDPaz8zFFs


Video 9

Video Nine deals with the most difficult 
part of the TOEIC: Part Seven.
Part Seven has questions for different 
kinds of texts and these can be one, two, 
or even three connected texts. Very Difficult!

Available at: https://youtu.be/82GDjH6y49U




So this is what I have done so far. I 
sincerely hope that you will enjoy these 
videos and that you may be able to benefit
from them.

Remember, it's not just what you know to 
take a test, but also what you know on how
to take the test. That is where strategy
comes in.

John Thurman

2020/12/02

日本語用論学会第23回大会で発表いたしました

商学科英語専修2年平間優太君が西口先生と
日本語用論学会第23回大会でポスター発表を行いました。

 

2020/11/19

李賢晙准教授(韓国語担当)が第42回サントリー学芸賞を受賞されました!

 11月16日、公益財団法人サントリー文化財団によって、第42回サントリー学芸賞の受賞者が発表されました。そして、わが言語センターの韓国語担当教員である李賢晙先生が、芸術・文学部門の賞を受賞されたのです!サントリー学芸賞は日本で出版された優秀な学術研究書に対して贈られる代表的な学術賞で、主に若手研究者に贈られるものです。これを受賞することは研究者にとって大変な名誉であり、本学にとってもまさに大きな快挙と言えるでしょう。

 受賞作の『「東洋」を踊る崔承喜(チェ・スンヒ)』(勉誠出版、2019)は、李先生の2015年度の博士学位論文(東京大学大学院・総合文化研究科・超域文化科学専攻)を基に、平成30年度科学研究費助成事業(研究成果公開促進費ー学術図書)の支援を得て出版されたものです。日本の比較文学研究の第一人者で、今回の賞の選考委員でもある沼野充義氏が素晴らしい選評を書いておられるので、一部をご紹介しましょう。

 「崔承喜(1911-69)といっても、いまでは知る人は少なくなったかもしれない。しかし、戦前の日本では帝国日本を代表する朝鮮出身の舞踊家として一世を風靡し、日本語読みされたサイショウキという名前は全国にとどろき渡っただけでなく、世界での公演旅行を通じて国際的にも高く評価された。本書はその崔承喜が日本で活躍した1926年から45年の期間に焦点を当て、膨大な資料を掘り起こしてまとめた労作である。(…)著者、李賢晙氏のとった方法は極めて明確なもので、自伝・小説・同時代の日本の文化人の批評といったテクストから、崔承喜が登場する映画、写真、絵画まで、当時の日本の文化・芸術の世界にほとんど遍在していた崔承喜のイメージを広範囲にわたって分野横断的に調査し、一つ一つ丁寧に分析していくのである。」

 

続きはこちらをご覧ください。

https://www.suntory.co.jp/news/article/13792-3.html#c

 

李先生の受賞は、コロナ禍のせいで暗いニュースの多いこの時期、日本の研究・教育機関の1つとしてのわが言語センターにとって、本当に明るい大ニュースとなりました。

 

2020/11/13

SUT INTERNATIONAL STAFF TRAINING WEEK

Daniela Caluianu
SUT INTERNATIONAL STAFF TRAINING WEEK
For three years, I have been conducting virtual exchanges with the Silesian University of Technology (SUT) in Gliwice, POLAND. I knew where to find Gliwice on the map, but I had no idea what a delightful city it was until last fall when my virtual exchange partner, Prof. Iwona Seta-Dabrowska, invited me to the SUT International Staff Training Week.
The concept of an ‘International Staff Training Week’ was new to me and I did not know what to expect. This made my enjoyment of the event even higher. There were tutorials, workshops, project presentations, social mixers: a great opportunity to learn new things, to meet colleagues from around the world and exchange ideas in a relaxed and and pleasant atmosphere.
This year, the pandemic made it impossible to travel and the International Staff Training Week was held online. I had the pleasure of attending again and, although I did understand a little why our students yearn for the return to face-to-face classes- yes, it is fun to talk to people over a cup of coffee or to meet with them for dinner when the day’s program is finished- I managed to have almost as good a time as last year. I sat through lectures, workshops and social gatherings for hours for five days in a row and I was neither bored nor tired even though Gliwice is seven hours away and I had my classes during the day.
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I have no doubt that organizing such an even, on campus or online, is not easy, but it’s definitely worth it. I have learned so much during these days from tips on how to use online resources to creative ideas for projects and many other things too. Thank you organizers, you did a wonderful job! I wish we could have an International Staff Training Week at OUC. Even a small one would be nice.

2020/10/27

VIRTUAL EXCHANGE OUC-SUT

VIRTUAL EXCHANGE OUC-SUT
Yesterday, October 26, was the first day of our new Virtual Exchange project with the Silesian University of Technology, Poland. The topic of the project is innovation. Students in English Composition 1 will collaborate with their peers from SUT to create and advertise an innovative product based on a Japanese gadget. Yesterday, we met online and the OUC students gave a short presentation about Japan. I am looking forward to the next meeting.
Daniela Caluianu

2020/10/13

日本英語学会第38回大会ワークショップ

Profs Nishiguchi, Takano, Caluianu, Holst and a research student Shao will run a workshop session at ELSJ.
http://elsj.jp/wp-content/uploads/Workshop-Program-Online.pdf

2020/09/24

Reflections on the 4th International Virtual Exchange Conference

Daniela Caluianu

telecollaboration-now

 

2020/09/16

The 4th International Virtual Exchange Conference

Daniela Caluianu

 

The 4th International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC4) opened on September 14th at Newcastle University in the UK. I attended the Opening Ceremony and joined the Rapid Mix that followed- a good opportunity to get to know some of the other participants. I had the chance to speak with colleagues from South Africa, Mexico, the Netherlands, Venezuela, France, the United States and Britain. From my home in Sapporo. Due to the pandemic, the conference is held online.
We are going through tragic and frightening times when millions of lives around the globe have been thrown in disarray.  It is hard to find positive aspects in the current situation. In spite of this, there are  voices talking about the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink our way of life and change it for the better. This hopeful message can be frequently encountered at IVEC4. Many of the speakers express the idea that, for universities in particular, the disruption of the regular activity  is also an chance to innovate, to carry out the promise of digital technologies and to transform education making it better suited to the challenges of the 21st century.  I have no doubt that the conference will be a great success.

2020/09/02

オープンキャンパスサイトへGO!

9月1日からアップされております、小樽商科大学のオープンキャンパスにて言語センターの高橋優季先生の模擬講義「瞬きの間に見える妖精の世界ー英米文学における妖精詩の世界」が公開されています。

 

 

また、デジタルタスク室では、Webオープンキャンパスの開設にあたり、模擬講義の他、大学紹介や、ギャップイヤープログラム紹介動画などのコンテンツ作成に撮影等の協力をしています。

 

 

ご覧いただければ幸いです。

 

 

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