NEWSLETTER
English Education Center

July 2014

TOPICS★Introduction of New Teachers☆Information★S1 Intensive Class☆GOOD-BYE Ehime University

Introduction of New Teachers
Welcome To Ehime University!

Christopher Connelly

Luke Draper

Hello everyone, my name is Chris and I comefrom Scotland. I moved to Japan in 2001 to work
as an ALT for one year, but soon fell in love withEhime and the Japanese lifestyle and my original“one year” has become twelve wonderful years. I
spent three years working as an assistant EnglishTeacher at Uwajima South High School, which wasa great experience. I took part in all of the school
festivals and activities and made lots of greatfriends. I then moved to Matsuyama in 2004 andworked for a children’s English conversation
school until March 2014.
I love Japan and enjoy visiting new places when
I have time off from work. I also enjoy runningand I usually go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. I
look forward to summer every year because I likegoing to the beach and having BBQs with myfriends. Scotland is pretty cold and it rarely gets
hot in the summer, so I especially enjoy the long,hot summers in Japan.
I love making new friends, so please feel free tocome and say ‘hello” anytime.

Hi all! I’m Luke and I am from Portsmouth inEngland, a city close to the sea with a rich naval andnautical history.
I came to Japan in 2007, working as an English
teacher in Yokohama, and have since lived in
Takamatsu, Osaka, Fukushima and, now,Matsuyama. As my master’s degree is in creative
writing, I very much enjoy writing and am currently
working on my first novel set in Japan. My favourite
writer is Haruki Murakami, though I really enjoy
Natsume Soseki, especially Botchan!
In my free time, I like to hike or simply walk, go
boxing or visit a gym and then soak in a hot spring. I
love onsen and a lot of my holidays are plannedaround famous hot springs.
I enjoy teaching English as I like to help
individuals realise their ambitions, even if they
don’t yet know that English is a part of it. The worldis becoming increasingly globalized and learning
other languages will help you communicate yourideas to a wider audience in your chosen field.
I always use the English expression “Use it or loseit” when describing language, so use English asoften as possible and remember to keep trying! Feelfree to talk with me at any time, ask me questions
or recommend something for me to do in Japan.
I wish you the best of luck in your studies.

When you see them,Let’s say “Hi!” in English!

Information■English Gang
English Gang is a study group composed by staff andstudents who want to learn English. Now we read ”NHKRadio English Conversation Program” from 12:30 to 13:00
on Thursdays in the Student Chat Room.
In this group, you can enjoy studying English and also meeta lot of nice people who have the same interests and aims
as you do.

■BOOK CLUBBOOK CLUB is a study group for students who want toimprove their reading skills: discuss books, short stories
and articles in English. Activities are from 16:30‐17:30 on
Mondays in the student Chat Room.
We will read and discuss“The Girl with Green Eyes”.

S1 Intensive Class
S1 intensive class will be provided during the summer holidays for students who want to enhance their communication
skills in this five‐day course.
Class schedule: August 7 – August 12 (Excluding Sunday)
8:30－14:10
Registration period: July 7－July 25
Please come to the EEC office and register beforehand!

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Teacher: Yoshie Ochi
Theme: Introductory Interpretation
Student Year: 2nd year and above

GOOD-BYE Ehime University
Ms. Faherty and Ms. Peace worked at Ehime University as Foreign Lecturers for three years. These are messages from them.

Farewell message from Sarah Faherty
After three years at the EEC, making it eight years in Matsuyama altogether, it istime for me to move on to pastures new. I’ll be moving to Kumamoto City at the end ofFebruary, but I will always have fond memories of my time here. I have loved it here,
learned so much and met some truly wonderful people. Thank you to the office staff in
the EEC for their never‐ending patience and help; to my colleagues for all theirsupport; but mostly, to the students, who have made teaching here so enjoyable. I
have honestly had a great time teaching you, I hope you have learned some usefulskills in my classes. Good luck with your future studies, and don’t give up on studying
English!
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself
any direction you choose. You‘re on your own. And you know what you know. AndYOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” Dr. Seuss.

Farewell message from Ashley Peace
I wanted to thank everyone at Ehime University for a wonderful three years! I can’tbelieve how quickly the time has passed. It seems like only yesterday that I was trying tofigure out where all the classrooms were for my English classes. Walking into the wrong
building, or the wrong classroom, was something my students and I had in common.
Thankfully, I don’t have that problem anymore! I do have a lot of good memories though.
Some of my best memories are from my conversation classes. I really enjoyed the lively
conversations students had in those classes. I know it was difficult in the beginning, buteveryone worked hard and the conversations became much easier to do. I was really
impressed by how much my students improved in their conversations with their classmates
and with me! I also got to meet a lot of interesting students in my TalkTalkTalk lessons. It
was nice to have a small group of students that I could talk with in a more relaxing
environment. I think we learned a lot from each other, and we had a good time too.
Though I am sad to say goodbye, I am happy that I will be taking all of these great
memories with me. I hope my students continue to do well at school and enjoy university
life. I wish you all the best and I hope you succeed in everything you do. Thank you again
for a wonderful three years!