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Shibaura Institute of Technology Autumn 2014 Classes - Joining Coursebase
Hello everyone, Last week I introduced you to the courses you will be taking this semester,…
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Bangladesh
Cross Cultural Awareness and English Spring 2014 Week 6: Love and marriage in Bangladesh
Hello everyone, Today we will continue discussing Love and Marriage. Look at the picture above. This is a picture I took of a Bangladeshi bride and groom at a wedding reception I attended in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the photo below you can see me with my colleagues. The men, inclu…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
Cross Cultural Awareness and English I Spring 2014 Week 5: Jewish Wedding Traditions
Photo downloaded from Wikipedia Hello everyone! Today we are going to finish learning about love and marriage in Greece. Then we'll learn about some Jewish wedding traditions. First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross cultural awareness and Englis…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
Cross Cultural Awareness and English I Spring 2014 Week 4: Love and Marriage in Greece
Photo by Louis Konstantinou Hello everyone! Today we are going to learn about love and marriage in Greece. Last week we learned about dowries. Dowries have been a part of Greek culture too. It's interesting that two very different cultures, China and Greece, can share a cul…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English I Spring 2014 Week 3: Love and Marriage in China
Hello everyone, I hope you had a nice weekend. Today we are going to start our next topic, Love and Marriage in China, but first let's study some vocabulary on Quizlet , please click the link: Cross cultural Awareness and English Vocabulary . Like Botswanan marriage custom…
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Course Outlines
Cross Cultural Awareness and English I 2014 Week 1: Welcome!
Hello everyone, welcome to the University of Tsukuba! Today I'm going to introduce you to the course. Please click the link to download your Course Outline . Well, as you saw from the course outline, we will be discussing love and marriage in various cultures this semester. …
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Global Issues
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 10: Electric cars
Hello everyone, Today we are going to talk about cars. Our reading is about electric cars , and the video below is about hydrogen cars. First, let's learn some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross Cultural Awareness and English 2 Vocabulary .
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 8: Free Bike Programs
Hello everyone, Last week we talked about trash. Look at the picture on the left. These are abandoned bicycles. Often, abandoned bicycles become trash in Japan. Many of the bicycles are in good shape, and they are still ridable. What a waste? In other cities, abandoned bicycles …
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 7: Down in the dumps
Hello everyone, Last week we talked about endangered and extinct species. Let''s review. Please click the link: CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 6 . Today we are going to read about the largest garbage dump in the Middle East. You can see a picture of Hiriya below. Hiriya is in Is…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 6: Going, going, gone
Hello everyone, Today we are going to talk about endangered and extinct species. Can you name 10 or more extinct species? For example, Tyrannosaurus Rex is an extinct species. Can you name 10 endangered species? For example, the common chimpanzee is an endangered species. Now le…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 5: A Trapper's Life
Public domain image downloaded from wikipedia Hello everyone, Today we are going to finish our discussion of overfishing, and then we'll talk about animal trapping. You can download the answers to the questions about the Jeremy Jackson TED Talk by clicking the link. Animal t…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 3
Hello everyone, Last time I asked you to watch The Story of Bottled Water and answer some questions, relating what you saw in the video with what you have read in your textbook. Here's is an example of a good answer to the first question: Question 1:According to the Story o…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
CE-II Autumn 2013 Week 2
Hello everyone, I hope you stayed inside, stayed safe, and had a nice relaxing "Typhoon Day" yesterday. Today we are going to review the homework about Michael Pritchard and his Life Saver bottle. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross Cul…
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Course Outlines
CE-II Autumn 2013 - Welcome back!
Hello everyone, welcome back! Today we are going to start our next unit of study. We are going to study....water. First, lets study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross Cultural Awareness and English 2 . Now click the link to download this semester's course outline …
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
Cross Cultural Awareness and English 2013 Semester 1 Week 7: Final Exam Study Guide
iStockphoto Hello everyone, Well we've come to the end of the Spring Semester. Wow! That was fast!! The next time we meet it will be time for the final test. The final test will be: Monday the 17th of June. Please click the link to download your study guide . Let's study…
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Bangladesh
Cross Cultural Awareness and English 2013 Semester 1 Week 5: Love and Marriage in Bangladesh
Hello everyone, Today we will continue discussing Love and Marriage. Look at the picture above. This is a picture I took of a Bangladeshi bride and groom at a wedding reception I attended in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the photo below you can see me with my colleagues. The men, inclu…
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Cross Cultural Awareness and English
Cross Cultural Awareness and English 2013 Semester 1 Week 4
Hello everyone, Today we are going to review last week's class and then talk about Jewish wedding traditions. First, let's review some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross Cultural Awareness and English Vocabulary . One of the Greek wedding traditions we learn…
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