Monday, October 20, 2014

CE-II Autumn 2014: The New Semester Begins!

Water drop impact on a water-surface - (1) 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.
This semester we are going to use the manaba learning management system. You can find all the course documents on manaba, and you will use manaba to do tests and assignments. You will also receive course news and announcements from manaba.
Please log into manaba and download the course outline. Next, please check out the other resources I have uploaded for you, and finally please do the quiz I've made for you.


That's all for today.
See you next week!

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

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 in Action - Whodunit. Death on U Street is another story featuring Detective Ellie Koo. I'm sure you will enjoy it very much. Just like last semester, there will be a quiz after each chapter.

In the second half of the course we will read The Sign of Four, which is a Sherlock Holmes Story.

First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Death on U Street Chapter 1 Vocabulary.

Death on U Street is fiction, of course, but U Street is a real street in Washington D.C. You can see U Street in the image below.


View U Street NW, Washington, DC in a larger map

Ok, now let's start reading. Enjoy!

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.



Now please log in to manaba. Please download the handouts for today's class. Now let's listen to an English teacher called Sean Banville talk about his favourite sports. Please click the link: ListenAMinute.com Sport.
That's all for today. We'll do a quiz about today's class next time. See you next week.

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

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 resources tab and download your course outline.
Next, if you have not registered for Quizlet, please click the link and register. After that please join your class on Quizlet. Please click the appropriate link below:



Seminar on English Writing for Academic Purposes I

Seminar on English Writing for Academic Purposes II

Students in the Seminar on English Presentation for Academic Purposes please click the following link: Presentation 1 Welcome

That's all for today. See you next week!