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Good Practice Lecture Series 24 "HAWAII NANZAN REFLECTION PRESENTATIONS"

Good Practice Lecture Series 26 "The Hawaii Nanzan Exchange: Our Amazing Journey"

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Good Practice Lecture Series 19 "GP Thesis Writing Lecture Series 4: Formal Writing & Common Mistakes"

Good Practice Lecture Series 25 "GP Thesis Writing Lecture: PowerPoint Tips for Thesis Presentaions"

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Good Practice Lecture Series 21 "The Study of Syntax and Our Brains: Examples from English, Hawaiian Creole English, and Hawaiian"

Good Practice Lecture Series 22 "Understanding Differences between English and Japanese Discourse: From Culture to Linguistics"

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Good Practice Lecture Series 17 "GP Thesis Writing Lecture Series 2: Plagiarism"

Good Practice Lecture Series 18 "GP Thesis Writing Lecture Series 3: Formal Writing"

A Good Practice Lecture Series will be held (Open to the public, Language: English).

Date: November 16th (Wed) from 12:50- 15:00 in R31 of Nagoya campus

Theme: "THE HAWAII NANZAN EXCHANGE: OUR AMAZING JOURNEY"

Lecturer： 6 students in the Department of British &American Studies

Date: October 26th (Wed) 12：50～14：20 in B11

Theme: "POWER POINT TIPS FOR THESIS PRESENTATIONS"

Lecturer： Aya Kawakami (GP Project Director & Writing Advisor)

From October 10th-14th., 5 students from the University of Hawaii at Hilo will be participating in a short exchange program. They will be participating in classes, as well as attending special lectures and doing presentations throughout the week. Students of the Department of British & American Studies and the general public, please participate in the many events of "Hawaii Week". (Open to the public, Language: English)

October 10th (Mon), 4th period, B21

Special Lecture 1 by Dr. Scott Saft

"The Study of Syntax and Our Brains: Examples from English, Hawaiian Creole English, and Hawaiian"

October 11th (Tue), 2nd period, J Bld. P room

Special Lecture 2 by Dr. Scott Saft

" Understanding Differences between English and Japanese Discourse: From Culture to Linguistics"

October 12th (Wed) 12:50- R Bld. Flatten Hall

Joint Presentation - Joint presentations comparing Japanese and Hawaiian/American culture on a wide range of topics, presentations will be made jointly by the Hawaii and Nanzan students.

October 14th (Fri) 17:00- J Bld. P room

Reflection Presentation - Hawaii and Nanzan students reflect on their discoveries about their own culture and other cultures through their experiences during the short exchange program.

On July 20th (Wed) from 14:30- 16:00 in LL4 of Nagoya campus, the Good Practice Lecture Series 20 will be held (Limited to the students of the Department of British and American Studies, Language: English).

Lecturer: Masashi Namba (CBC Creation)

Title: "Tsutaeru" : Tell < Inform < Report< Communicate!

The venue for the Good Practice Lecture Series "GP Thesis Writing Preparation" has been changed (Limited to the students of the Department of British and American Studies, Language: English).

Lecture 2: 29th June 12：50～14：00 in B21 "Plagiarism"

Lecture 3: 13th July 12：50～14：20 in B21 "Formal Writing"

Lecture 4: 20th July 12：50～14：20 in B21 "Formal Writing & Common Mistakes" *Please feel free to enter and leave as needed.

Lecturer： Aya Kawakami (GP Project Director & Writing Advisor)

Lecture 2: 29th June 12：50～14：00 in B44 "Plagiarism"

Lecture 3: 13th July 12：50～14：20 in B44 "Formal Writing"

Lecture 4: 20th July 12：50～14：20 in B44 "Formal Writing & Common Mistakes"

*Please feel free to enter and leave as needed.

Lecturer： Aya Kawakami (GP Project Director & Writing Advisor)

On June 22nd (Wed) from 13:30- 15:00 in B22 of Nagoya campus, the Good Practice Lecture Series16 will be held (Open to the public, Language: English).

Lecturer: Prof. Kazuko Kanazawa (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies)

Title: "Step Out into the World: Join International Society - Airline Business Perspestive"

A Good Practice Lecture Series "GP Thesis Writing Preparation"  will be held (Limited to the students of the Department of British and American Studies, Language: English).

Lecture 1: 15th June 12：35～13：30 in B44 "The Basics"

Lecture 2: 29th June 12：35～13：30 in B44 "Plagiarism"

Lecture 3: 13th July 12：35～13：30 in B44 "Formal Writing"

Lecture 4: 20th July 12：35～13：30 in B44 "Formal Writing & Common Mistakes"

Lecturer： Aya Kawakami (GP Project Director & Writing Advisor)

We have uploaded summaries and a video clips for the following:

Good Practice Lecture Series 10 "Interpreting as a Profession"

Good Practice Lecture Series 11 "Google検索・英語コーパス検索を利用した英語学習法"

Good Practice Lecture Series 12 "Logical structures in early child language"

Good Practice Lecture Series 13 "Hidden London: Magic and the Modern City"

International Workshop 10 "An introductory interpreting class: active listening"

On April 25th (Mon) from 13:35- 15:00 in B11 of Nagoya campus, the Good Practice Lecture Series 14 will be held (Open to the public, Language: English).

Lecturer: Stephen Wheeler (Nagoya American Center Director) , Kenichiro Toko (U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer)

Title: "Operation Tomodachi and the American Perspective on Japan-U.S. Relations"

The Good Practice Lectures and International Workshop will be held in February and March.

February 18th(Fri) 13:30-15:00 　B46　－　Lecture (Open to the public, Language: Englich)

Kayoko Takeda (Associate Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies)

"Interpreting as a Profession"

February 19th(Sat) 13:30-15:00 　B43　－　Workshop (Limited to the students of the Department of British and American Studies, Language: English)

Kayoko Takeda (Associate Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies)

"An Introductory Interpreting Class: Active Listening"

February 21st(Mon) 14:00-15:30 　B46　－　Lecture (Open to the public, Language: English)

Tadashi Kinugasa （Professor, Osaka City University）

"Google検索・英語コーパス検索を利用した英語学習法"

March 4th(Fri) 13:30-15:00 　B46　－　Lecture (Open to the public, Language: English)

Thomas Hun-tak Lee (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

"Logical structures in early child language"

Center of Linguistics-sponsored：

36th Colloquium

March 5th (Sat) 13:30～18:00 J Building １st floor P room

For more information, please click ⇒Center of Linguistics, Nanzan University

March 15th(Tue) 15:00-16:30 　B46　－　Lecture (Open to the public, Language: English)

David Minden Higgins (University of Leeds)

"Frankenstein's "Old Familiar Faces": Charles Lamb, Mary Shelley and Domestic Horror"

March 17th(Thu)15:00-16:30 　D34　－　Lecture (Open to the public, Language: English)

David Minden Higgins (University of Leeds)

"Hidden London: Magic and the Modern City"

On December 13th (Mon) from 13:30-15:00 in J31, the International Workshop 9 will be held (Limited to Eibei students, Language: English).

Guest Lecturer: Ariel Roth (Johns Hopkins University, Director
of Global Security Studies)

Title: "Japan" Represented in the U.S.: Politics, Economics, and Culture

From October 18th-22nd., 10 students from the University of Hawaii will be participating in a short study abroad program. They will be participating in classes, as well as attending special lectures and doing presentations throughout the week. Students of the Department of British & American Studies and the general public, please participate in the many events of "Hawaii Week".

October 18th (Mon), Fourth Period, B31

Professor Yamagishi and Hanaki's Joint Class Lecture by Dr. Ogawa

"Common Bonds of Identity for Hawai'i's People in the 21st Century"

October 18th (Mon), Fourth Period, M1

"Thoughts on the word order and syntactic rules of English"

October 19th (Tues), 2nd Period, L910

Special Discussion in Professor Yamagishi's Class

"America from the Outside: Discussion Workshop with Dr. Ogawa"

October 19th (Tues), 2nd Period, P Room (J Building, 1st Floor)

Professor Suzuki and Arimoto's Joint Class Lecture by Dr. Saft

"Recognizing and appreciating the similarities and differences between English and Japanese discourse"

October 20th (Wed), 3rd Period, G30

Joint Presentation Workshop- Joint presentations comparing Japanese and Hawaiian/American culture on a wide range of topics, presentations will be made jointly by the Hawaii and GP students.

October 20th (Wed), 4th period, G21, 22, 25, 26, 27

Discussion Session- after the Joint Presentation Workshop, each presenting group will lead a discussion of their topic in individual rooms. Please go to the room which has the topic you are interested in discussing.

October 22nd (Fri), 5th Period, DB1

Student Cross-cultural Reflection Presentation, "What We Discovered"- three groups: University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Hawaii at Hilo, and GP will reflect on their discoveries about their own culture and other cultures through their experiences during the short study abroad program.

A two-day workshop and film showing event with Linda Ohama　will be held.
July 20th (Tuesday), 17:00-19:30, in B31 (open to the public, no booking necessary)
July 21st (Wednesday), 13:30-15:00, in B43 (Limited to 20 students of the Department of British and American Studies, currently looking for participants)