IE Program News- Successful IE Teachers’ Orientation
- IE Teachers’ Orientation and 28th Annual Faculty Development Symposium on University English TeachingFor the last 28 years, the Integrated English Program (under the auspices of Aoyama Gakuin University’s English Department) has held annual faculty development events for new and continuing teachers in early April. The program’s coordinators, senior teachers, and those newer … Continue reading →
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Special Lecture: Peace for Our Planet
EVENT: Open Lecture; “Peace for Our Planet” WHEN: October 24, 2024 (Thursday), 3rd Period (13:20~14:50) WHERE: Aoyama Campus; Classroom 940 (4th floor of Building 9) SPEAKER: Dr. Roya Akhavan (Professor of Mass Communication at St. Cloud State University in … Continue reading
Turning Japanese: An Editorial and Audiovisual Translator Tells Her Story
EVENT: Open Lecture; “Turning Japanese: From a Small Town in Northern Spain to Working as a Freelance Translator and Interpreter in Japan” WHEN: June 27, 2024 (Thursday), 3rd Period (13:20~14:50) WHERE: Aoyama Campus, Tandai Room L-402 [(former) Women’s Junior College] … Continue reading
Geometry of a Ghost: Guest Lecture by Artist and scholar Wills Glasspiegel
Artist and scholar Wills Glasspiegel presents “Geometry of a Ghost,” a mixed-media lecture that surveys his films, research and community organizing with dancers and DJs in Chicago. Glasspiegel focuses on the history and future of Chicago footwork, an enduring African … Continue reading
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Talk and Workshop on Sexual Violence
This three hour event, sponsored by TELL (an English lifeline and mental health advocacy organization) and hosted at Seisen International School, will consist of a 2-part program. There will be a 90-minute panel discussion with local experts highlighting various aspects … Continue reading
In Praise of Trees
Due to a redevelopment plan for the Jingu Gaien area, thousands of trees, many of them over 100 years old and storing huge amounts of planet-warming carbon, are slated to be cut down. Groups of citizens and ICOMOS (an advisory … Continue reading
Lecture & Concert by Bluesman Steve Gardner
Born in Mississippi in 1956, Steve Gardner is an accomplished blues musician and photographer, having studied photojournalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and blues from the “School of Hard Knocks.” After working as a photojournalist in the States, he … Continue reading
Constructive Ways to Manage Stress and Life Crises
There will be a Special Lecture for all IE classes on the topic of how to deal with stress and mental hardships by Ms. Vickie Skorji of TELL at 2nd period (from 11:00 AM) on Tuesday, October 31. As the … Continue reading
“Pride and Prejudice”–Drama adapted from Jane Austen novel
The Tokyo International Players (TIP) will be performing an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from May 18th – 21st. Some IE teachers may be incorporating the novel, and the dramatization of it, into the curriculum, either going to … Continue reading
IE Program Plenary Talks: Why we write…Right from the beginning
We are pleased to welcome back Prof. Gregory Strong, formerly a co-coordinator of the IE Program, for a special talk open to all IE Program students and teachers. EVENT: Lecture titled “Writing to You” WHEN: May 25, 2023 (Thursday), 4th … Continue reading