English Education Center NEWSLETTERJANUARY,JANUARY, 2009
◇ S2 INTENSIVE CLASSES◇ ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL COURSE WILL OPEN
◇ SELF-E-LEARNING PROGRAM STARTS◇ INFORMATION◇ GRADED READERS WORK◇ GOOD BYE EHIME UNIVERSITY◇ REPORT FROM TALK! TALK! TALK!

◇ WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

S2 INTENSIVE CLASSESREPORT FROM “TALK!
TALK! TALK! TALK!”TALK!”We are offering you the chance to communicate with Foreign

Class period:
from 18 to 23 February

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Lecturers. Do you know “TALK! TALK! TALK!” ?

Theme: TOEIC Experience

This program is very popular with students who want toimprove their English skills. Here are

We are offering three S2 courses
for students who have a desire

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some comments about the class fromto brush up their English skills.

Theme: English for trouble

students.

If you want to take thesefree travel and internationalcourses, please come to the EEC

communication

Office to register from 26 Jan.
Jan.

to 10 Feb.
First come! First served!

■Message from a student
I take part in almost every “Talk! Talk! Talk!” and enjoy

20593 ADAM SERAGtalking with the other members in English. If you don’t have

Theme: Total English

confidence in your English, it’s not a problem. It is because noone can speak a foreign language at the start. So, let’s

ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL COURSE WILL OPEN
The English Education Center will offer courses from April,2009 for students who want to become proficient in skills that

improve our English and have fun at “Talk! Talk! Talk!”■Message from an international student from China. He isan enthusiastic student who takes part in this program.
program.

will assist them in becoming more internationally aware.
The courses will cater to students from all faculties and will

“Talk! Talk! Talk!” is so much fun! The teachers always teachfocus on their specific needs. The courses will help students

us some functional and funny English about different fields

develop their English ability and gain practical skills for thein our lives. It helps us build enough self-confidence and we

global community.

could master the English that we have studied so far. We-Upon completion of the required credits, students receive

always talked about something interesting and amazing sucha certificate from Ehime University.

as our own experiences or different cultures. “Talk! Talk!

Open to all students who are 2nd year and above
Application period: 1 - 7 April
Apply at the EEC officeTalk!” has been one important part of my time in university.
Join us and enjoy this activity. We hope to meet you in “Talk!
Talk! Talk!”.
“TALK! TALK! TALK!” will end on 10 Feb. thisSELFSELF-E-LEARNING PROGRAM STARTSThe Self E-Learning program started in February. You canstudy English at home using the Internet. If you want tosemester. We will plan this program next semester,too. Watch for the next spring’s schedule on thebulletin board if you missed out this time!

take this course, please come to the EEC Office to register
There are three types of courses:-Effective Reading for beginners-levels-Effective Reading for intermediate-levels-Speed Reading

INFORMATIONINFORMATIONENGLISH GANG is a reading group forenthusiastic English learners. Members

Open to all students

study the NHK radio program called “Let'sDates: February to MarchPractice” during lunch break every Friday.

Cost: No charge

Come and join us!

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GRADED READERS WORK
Do you enjoy reading in English? Do you know about “gradedreaders”? Graded readers are a good way to improve yourWILLEM DE GOEI

English ability, and to enjoy yourself while doing it. Graded
readers are books and novels written in simple English so

God created the world, but the Dutch created Holland. Thisthat they can be understood by language learners like you.

English saying refers to the 3.000 polders, land regained
from the sea, for which Holland is famous. The first polders
were created in the 11th Century. Later in the 13th Century

Explanation of the Librarypeople started using windmills to drain lakes in order to7LEVELS: beginning to advanced

create more polders. 24% of Holland’s surface is below sea

GENRES: horror, mystery, romance,level. The lowest point is 6,7 meters below sea level and candrama, comedy, classics, manga etc.

be found in the West. Holland’s tallest mountain, which

NON-FICTION: history, science, fashion,measures an astounding 321 meters, is at the point wherespace- exploration, movies, music etc.

the borders of Holland, Belgium and Germany meet. As you
can see, Holland is as flat as a pancake.

■Advice from a teacher
I am sure you can find a book that interests you, and is at yourreading level. A typical comment by many students who had
previously never read a story in English is, “やった！読めた！ I feel that I did something good!

”How can graded

readers help you to learn English? First, the vocabulary andgrammar is controlled. In the “Beginner” level books it is basic.
It gets a little more challenging in higher-level readers. This
helps you get used to the vocabulary and grammar forms. But
reading graded readers regularly also improves your reading
speed, and skills. It becomes easier to take in and remember
more of the story. Thus, you enjoy reading more, and end up
doing it more. Your confidence rises, as does your ability! Allteachers recommend graded readers as a good method for

In winter when lakes, rivers, and ponds
freeze over, the entire Dutch population
goes crazy for its number one sport andsocial activity, ice skating. Every winter, theDutch hope for extreme weather conditions,which are essential to hold The Eleven-City Tour. This isHolland’s most famous and grueling ice skating tour covering
more than 200 km along 11 cities in the north of Holland. The
tour was skated only 15 times in the past 100 years! The mostrecent one was in 1997 and the one before that in 1986.
Anyone completing this exhausting event is considered to be
somewhat of a hero in Holland.

improving your English vocabulary, and reading ability.

Please look at the hundreds of books that are in theStudent Support Room. You can find many that interest
you. Enjoy reading in English!!!

Dutch cuisine is closely related to winter. With temperatures
well below zero everyone likes their meals to be hearty,warm, and above all, home cooked. Stamppot (hotchpotch) is
the ultimate Dutch winter food. Stamppot is easy to prepareand consists of mashed potatoes mixed with vegetables andGOOD BYE EHIME UNIVERSITY

preferably enormous amounts of cheese. Any stamppot eating
frenzy should be supplemented by greasy rookworst (Dutchsmoked sausage) and/or buckets of erwtensoep (pea soup).

KEVIN CHAVISHello and Good-bye everyone! Brief and interesting is the best
way to describe my time teaching at Ehime University. After

Although cold and somewhat depressing at times, winter in
Holland certainly has its charms and at times brings out thebest in its people.

living in Matsuyama for 13 years, the big city boy in me is readyfor a more metropolitan life style. With some decent memories
to take away from Matsuyama, I'm looking forward to moving toKobe and start working on my own company - HIP-HOPPER. I
really enjoyed teaching the students and working with myco-workers. I’m thankful for the opportunity I had to work here.
I would like to say thank you to the students who were able toendure my teaching style and to my co-workers who were always
very supportive. I want to wish good luck to all for 2009. Seeyou when I see you! PEACE TO THE WORLD!!

ENGLISH EDUCATION CENTER
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3 BunkyoBunkyo-cho, Matsuyama
089--927
927--8340
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eec_jimu@eec.ehime--u.ac.jp
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