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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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Integrated English
Integrated English II for Art & Design Majors (Class B) and Life and Environmental Science Majors (Class C1): Welcome Back!
Hello everyone, welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the summer. Today we are going to begin the second half of our course. This semester we will read two detective stories. For the first half of the semester we will read Death on U Street, the second story in our textbook, Fiction …
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Integrated English
IE-II PhysEd B4 First class of the Autumn Term
Hello everyone, welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the summer holiday. This semester we are going to talk about sports in general, and health and fitness. Today's topic is the Olympics. Let's start with some vocabulary study. Please click the link: IE-II PhysEd Vocabulary …
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Presentation 1
The University of Tsukuba Autumn Semester 2014 Classes Begin!
Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed your summer. This semester I have four new classes. You will have to register for your courses on manaba today. Please click the link, log in, and register for your course on manaba . After you have registered for the course, please click the…
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The University of Tsukuba Web 2.0 Workshop for Japanese Secondary School Teachers 2014
Hello everyone, Welcome to the University of Tsukuba, and welcome to our workshop. Here's what we will do today. Part 1: 10:45-12:15 Introductions and team building Survey - I will ask you to do a survey in order to help me understand your technical expertise, interests and …
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Writing 2 Spring 2014 Weeks 11 & 12: Task 3 - The Comparative Essay
Hello everyone, Today we are going to write the first draught of our comparative essay. First, let's watch a video made by an American student in Nagasaki called Hannah. Take notes as you watch the video, and answer the questions below. What were the two housing options …
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Presentation 2
Presentation 2 Spring 2014 Weeks 11-15: Your Third and Final Presentation
Hello everyone, Today we are going to begin the third and final presentation. This presentation will also be a group presentation. You can do the third presentation with the same group that you did the second presentation. Last year I asked the students who took this course with…
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mindmeister
Integrated English I for Art & Design Majors (Class B) and Life and Environmental Science Majors (Class C1): Week 8: Chapter 6 Quiz
Well everyone, this is the last class of the semester. Today we'll review Chapter 6 and do the last quiz. Let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: The Inverted Eagle Chapter 6 Vocabulary . Now with your group please review Chapter 6. You can see a complete m…
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Hockey
Integrated English 1 for Physical Education Majors B4 Week 8: Last Class
Hello everyone, Well, we've come to the end of this semester. I hope you enjoyed reading about Paul Kariya. This biography was published in 2000. At that time Kariya was still playing in Anaheim. Later, he played in Colorado, Nashville, and St. Louis. His career ended early …
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Integrated English
Integrated English I for Art & Design Majors (Class B) and Life and Environmental Science Majors (Class C1): Week 7: Chapter 5 Quiz
Hello everyone, Today we are going to review Chapter 5 and then do the Chapter 5 quiz. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: The Inverted Eagle Chapter 5 Vocabulary . Here's a good summary of Chapter 5 by Karenne Sylvester's student Martina R. in…
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Pre-intermediate Reading
Integrated English 1 for Physical Education Majors B4 Week 7: Paul Kariya Chapter 5
Hello everyone, Well, we're almost done. Today we'll finish the Paul Kariya biography. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: IE-I PE (B4) Vocabulary . Now let's finish reading the book, and do the quiz on manaba. Enjoy!
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Writing 2 Spring 2014 Weeks 8-10: Preparing to Write a Comparative Essay
Hello everyone, Today we are going to start our next writing task, a comparative essay. Look at the diagram on the left. This is a floor plan from Laurier Hall at the University of Windsor. The University of Windsor is my alma mater. In my first year, I lived in MacDonald Hall, …
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The University of Tsukuba
Writing 1 Spring 2014 Week 8: The Essay (Part 2)
Hello everyone, Well, we've come to the end of the course. Today I will return the first draught of your essay to you. Please write your second and final draught and submit it to my mailbox on the 4th floor of the Foreign Language Centre by the 25th of June . Also, please po…
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Presentation 1
Presentation 1 Spring 2014 Week 8: Final Presentations
Hello everyone, Well, we've come to the end of the course. Today you will do your final presentations. Thank you for being such a great class. i really enjoyed teaching you. I think your confidence and your presentation skills have improved a lot. Your final assignment is to…
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Writing 2 Spring 2014 Week 7: Writing a Personal Narrative Part 3
Hello everyone, Today we are going to start writing our second task. In order to prepare for that we will learn how to identify omissions ( 省略、削除、切り捨て、脱落 ), and how to use details to make the story more enjoyable to the reader. After that, we'll learn how to identify digress…
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Writing 1 Spring 2014 Week 7: The Essay (Part 1)
Hello everyone, Well, we're almost done, and so it's time to learn how to write an essay. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Academic Wordlist . OK, now we are going to learn how to write a 4-paragraph essay. Please submit your first draught t…
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English Central
Presentation 2 Spring 2014 Weeks 7-10: Your Second Presentation
Today we will work on our second project. First let's use English Central . Did you reach your goal this week? Your second project is a group project. You and the members of your group will make a presentation about your course of study at the University of Tsukuba. Follow …
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Presentation 1
Presentation 1 Spring 2014 Week 7: Final Presentation Preparation
Hello everyone, Did you know that Japanese invented the first android? Well they did. You can see a picture of the first android on the left. You will invent something for your final presentation. Last week I gave you your final presentation worksheet. If you were absent, please…
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Hockey
Integrated English 1 for Physical Education Majors B4 Week 5: Paul Kariya Chapter 3
Hello everyone, Today we are going to talk about Paul Kariya and the 1994 Lillihammer Olympics. As you can see in the video, Kariya was robbed by Sweden's goalie Tommy Salo, and so Canada lost the gold medal match. Unfortunately for Kariya, the 1994 Olympic Games were his o…
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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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Writing 2 Spring 2014 Week 6: Writing a Personal Narrative Part 2
Hello everyone, Today we are going to continue preparing for our second writing task, a personal anecdote. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Academic Word List . By now, all of you have a lot of experience using a Japanese/English dictionary, so it&#…
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