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【講師プロフィール】
DURHAM, Robert(ダハム,ロバート) 上智大学非常勤講師
国籍 / Canada
専門分野 / Education and Sciences
学位等 /
◇Masters of Education (M.Ed): University of Windsor
◇Bachelors of Education (B.Ed): University of Windsor
◇Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.Honours): University of Ottawa
メッセージ /
Most important: “Go for it” (Gambatte!) You’ll need ENERGY to GO FOR IT, so please bring lots of ENERGY to class. Please participate 378%; and please use your imagination and abilities as much as possible. Thinking, elaborating, humor, guessing, and F=U=N are important in developing INTERNATIONAL skills and LANGUAGE skills.
【学習内容】
In this WESTERN-STYLE classroom, you will be required to participate FULLY; speak 367% more than you have before; sit at the FRONT; SMILE; use lots of eye contact; sit beside two other ‘genki’ people; SPEAK a LOT with partners in a friendly manner; try hard to learn and SHOW International ’EQ’ [Emotional Intelligence]; show ‘Western’ manners (e.g. cover your mouth when coughing/sneezing/yawning/etc.); use INTERNATIONAL, ‘open’ Body Language (please avoid 'crossed arms'; and avoid a 'poker face'); develop a good sense of HUMOR; use PENS (it is advisable not to use pencils); and learn to think in INTERNATIONAL, cross-cultural ways. You're welcome to this class IF you’re truly MOTIVATED to learn REAL English (not high school “Wasei Eigo”).
Please always show a LARGE namecard on your desk, so that the teacher and other students can learn your name; and please bring lots of POSITIVE energy and HUMOR to this class! ‘GO FOR IT!’ (Gambatte!)
【学習方法】
Cross-cultural, INTERNATIONAL topics will be discussed and practiced, via newspaper articles; cultural festivals and happenings; song-listening exercises; international VIDEOS; ‘conversation’ situations; and other timely topics.
Explanations by the teacher are given in English (and a little Japanese, if needed).
【学習形態】
Students in a Western-style class should PARTICIPATE 436%, and actively share their opinions--even if the grammar isn’t yet perfect. In addition, students should endeavor to become more OUTGOING (‘Gai-ko-teki’), and to show a sense of HUMOR, if they hope to have FUN, interesting conversations in English with INTERNATIONAL people. Please forget ‘Wasei Eigo’; and ‘challenge’ real, modern English. Go for it!
【受講者に期待する達成レベル】
If students bring positive motivation and open minds, they can learn to more smoothly speak in (and reply in) FAST, natural English. Student improvement depends a LOT on how motivated, participatory, and open-minded each student can become.