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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Vegan and SDGs: Is it time to go vegan? (IE Program Lecture Series)
In this talk, given by the talented and versatile Nadia McKechnie, we will look at what it means to be vegan, how popular veganism is becoming, and the reasons driving the global vegan trend, particularly among millennials. How a shift … Continue reading
Paying it forward in Nepal (IE Program Lecture Series)
Wishing to give back to his country, Nepal, Sharad Rai founded YouMe School in his remote village in Nepal in 2011. The organization he founded built a second school in 2017. Currently, there are more than 500 students studying in … Continue reading
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Talk on Japanese American History and Identity (IE Program Lecture Series)
Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks’ lecture incorporates a diasporic multicultural Japanese American history and experience through the lens of his wife’s pioneer family (she is a Sansei; third generation Japanese American), his family (an interracial “War Bride” family) and his intersectional … Continue reading
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United Nations University Events
Just across the street from Aoyama Gakuin University is another university that serves as a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization, the United Nations University. This unique university is meant to serve as a bridge between the international academic … Continue reading
Teacher Education Event on Accessibility and Lifelong Language Learning (online)
Four speakers, 2 from JALT’s Lifelong Language Learning Special Interest Group and 2 from JALT’s Accessibility in Language Learning Special Interest Group, will speak about how to accommodate neurodiverse students through technology and other means, issues related to retirement planning, … Continue reading
A Talk Event on Modern Slavery
An organization working to stop human trafficking and modern slavery, Not For Sale Japan, will be holding an online event (in English) in the evening of January 19, 2022 (Wed.) on the theme “Modern Slavery: Measuring a Hidden Problem.” Full … Continue reading
Talk and performance by Gohei Nishikawa
This will be a talk and performance by a distinguished world-class pianist who has performed in such venues as New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as–more recently–at the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in Tokyo. Originally from … Continue reading
Learning about business & companies
A program is being offered that is co-sponsored by Aoyama Gakuin University, Sophia University and Ritsumeikan University. Many leading companies have collaborated on this program that is meant to teach students about the companies and their business activities. Students who … Continue reading
Career Café on July 7th (Online via Zoom)
On July 7th students will have the opportunity to interview Aogaku 4th-year students who received offers to work at various companies, such as the following: ABeam Consulting Ltd. VMware Japan … Continue reading
JALT’s Lifelong Language Learning (LLL) SIG Mini Conference 2021: Lifelong Learning Through an Annual Faculty Development Event
We decided to offer a glimpse into our annual Integrated English Program teachers’ orientation to members of JALT (the Japan Association of Language Teaching). In particular, their Lifelong Language Learning (LLL) and Performance in Education (PIE) Special Interest Groups. This … Continue reading
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