【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 your positive ENERGY to class. Please participate 269%; and please use your imagination and abilities as much as you can. Thinking, elaborating, using HUMOR, guessing quickly, and FUN are important in developing your INTERNATIONAL World Music appreciation and English-listening/communicating skills. 【学習内容】 This is a ‘Western’ style class for truly MOTIVATED people who wish to better understand, discuss, & communicate in English about World music, in an INTERNATIONAL setting. English song-listening abilities will be improved by listening to many International genres of songs with English lyrics,. Discussion abilities can be improved by speaking with classmates and the teacher; by quickly saying your opinions on many topics, in English; and by ACTIVELY meeting lots of new people in class. Please sit at the FRONT of the classroom; please sit beside two other GENKI students; please make lots of eye contact; SMILE actively; please show ‘Western'-style manners (e.g. cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn); talk together a LOT, in a friendly way; please EXPLAIN your answers, in detail; use 'OPEN', ‘Western’ BODY Language (please avoid crossing arms, and avoid 'poker face'); please develop a healthy sense of HUMOR; try hard to learn and SHOW International ‘EQ’ [Emotional Intelligence]; it is advisable to use PEN (not pencil); and please always keep a LARGE namecard on your desk. 【学習方法】 Activity handout sheets will be mixed with many song-listening exercises (to improve listening skills); with discussion & conversation (to keep the mood INTERNATIONAL and OPEN-MINDED, and to practice grammar and speaking); and perhaps with some music videos, to keep the class STIMULATING and cross-cultural. Explanations by the teacher are given in English (and a little Japanese, if needed). 【学習形態】 Students are requested to ACTIVELY participate 284%; to QUICKLY answer questions (and to EXPLAIN their answers); to be open-minded about new and different INTERNATIONAL teaching and learning & music styles; to show a joyous sense of HUMOR; and to understand that ‘Wasei Eigo’ is NOT useful English. Conversation will assist all of us to actively discuss & ‘ENERGIZE', and to USE the new English terms/expressions that we learn. We are ALL a little bit shy. Let's actively COMBAT that shyness, day-by-day. 【受講者に期待する達成レベル】 If students are MOTIVATED; come to every class; participate ACTIVELY; do all of the homework; and also do listening practice/study on their own, they can improve their English-listening & International communication skills. Participation, open-mindedness, smiles, and positive energy are CRUCIAL to realizing your English abilities, music appreciation, & International goals. ‘GO FOR IT!’ [Gambatte!]