VOLUME 20

NEWSLETTER

English Education CenterTopics
Now on : Two extracurricularJune 2012English programs

Now on : Two extracurricularEnglish programs

TALK! TALK! TALK!

DVD Review
Message from a new foreign
lecturer
My life in Japan“TALK! TALK! TALK!” started on May
7th. This year, we have NEW topics
which we hope you’ll find exciting!
(see the charts below)

New Director of the EEC

Information
English Gang

If you want to try English conversations,please come to the English Education
Center office and sign up for thisprogram. Max 6 people. First come, firstserved!
NEWReading “Little Charo” now!
All students and staff
members of the Ehime
University are welcome!
Activity schedule:
12:30-13:00 every Friday
at the Student Chat Room(2nd floor, Aidai Muse)＊＊＊ Topic Base ＊＊＊TOPICS!
1. Meeting people for the first time
2. Hometown/ Our favorite places
3. Communication and technology
4. Holiday plans (summer/spring vacation)
5. Future plan, ambitions and dreams
6. Expectations of university /University Life
7. Daily life
8. Culture (Japan and Overseas) and Stereotypes
9. Interesting experiences
10. Current affairs/events (read news article)

BOOK CLUBFor students who want toenjoy reading books and talkabout them with other people.
More information atthe EEC office.
Activity schedule:
12:50-13:50 every Thursday
at the Student Chat Room
(2nd floor, Aidai Muse)“Yarinaoshi Eigo Juku” is a remedial class forstudents who want to restart studying English
from the basics.
It started on May 22nd in M23. There are 10classes up to July 24th. A Japanese teacher will
help you with your English study. You can ask
anything about English in this class.
Many students are currently enjoying this class.
Come and get more information at the EECoffice!

DVD review — White Collar —＊＊＊ Function Base ＊＊＊1. Complaining and airing grievances
2. Suggesting and recommending
3. Agreeing and disagreeing
4. Explaining plots and stories (sequences)
5. Preferences
6. Switching tenses
7. Requesting
8. Reported information
9. Turn taking/ keeping and killing conversation/ negotiation
10. Correcting someone

Yarinaoshi Eigo Juku
leudehsc☆Date : Tuesdays from May 22nd
★Place : M23☆Time : 17:00-18:00★Application : Sign-up at the EEC office

Sarah Faherty“White Collar” is an American TV show about the FBI “White Collar Crime Unit” and its members. “WhiteCollar Crime” means crime such as making fake paintings or stealing money from a bank.
Peter Burke is an FBI agent in the White Collar Crime Unit with a good reputation. Neal Caffrey is acriminal who was caught by Peter Burke after a long search. Neal made a deal with the FBI to be released
from prison, on the condition that he works with Peter to help catch criminals. They make an interesting
team, with very different personalities, but a lot of respect for each other.
Neal’s past as a white collar criminal provides him with an exciting background and interesting friends,
Mozzie being the one we see the most of. Mozzie has many special skills, such as forging letters, orjamming cell phones in the area to force people to use a public phone that theFBI can listen to. He’s not happy about working with the FBI, but he would do anything for his best friend, Neal.
Peter is happily married to the very beautiful Elizabeth, and they live with their dog, Satchmo. Peter discusses
everything with his wife, and is grateful for her good advice.
“White Collar” is an exciting show with a unique storyline, I really recommend it!

Message from a new foreign lecturer
Kevin Tang

- As a Foreign Lecturer

Sup? I'm Kevin Tang, and I come from the Big Apple. That's New
York City. I have lived pretty much all my life as a New Yorker. Do
you know the five boroughs of NYC? I spent my childhood in Little
Italy, near the infamous Five Points in Manhattan before moving
to Queens then Brooklyn, then back to Manhattan. The other twoboroughs are the Bronx, home of the Yankees, and Staten Island.
Before I came to Japan, I worked in different fields, such as comicbook publishing at Marvel Comics, home of Spider-Man and Iron
Man—I even got a chance once to walk in NYC's Thanksgiving parade as a balloon
handler for the Spider-Man balloon—and in multimedia, developing edutainment titles
and applications.
A change in the winds led me to Japan in the summer of 2004 and put me in Aomori prefecture, home of apples and Nebuta. I haveeven played the drums at the famous Goshogawara Tachineputa with floats towering at 22 meters high!
I'm into sports, playing not watching. While I'm not super good at the sports that I do play, the important thing is trying. I also love
spending time riding motorcycles, watching movies, and cooking. Some of my best and most popular dishes are gumbo, goulash,chili, meatloaf, and oxtail. I am also into staying in shape, so I weight train and practice martial arts, such as aikido and escrima.
I am new to Shikoku and Matsuyama, so please tell me some new, exciting things I should try and places I should see. Talk to yasoon!

My life in Japan

Ashley PeaceI’m from the U.S.A. but have been living in Japan for fouryears now. The first place I came to in Japan wasKagoshima. Kagoshima was a nice city with a beautiful
view of the Sakurajima volcano and the Kinko Bay area. I
studied Japanese language in Kagoshima for one yearand taught English there for two years.

New Directorof the EEC

Satoshi Yamauchi

I came to Matsuyama in 2011 and started teaching
English at Ehime University. I think Matsuyama is a greatcity with many interesting areas like Matsuyama castle and Dogo Park. I also likethe many shrines and temples in Matsuyama. I hope to do the Shikoku 88 temple
pilgrimage someday.
My hobbies are writing poetry and making computer art. I like jazz, rock, pop,hip-hop, and classical music. My favorite movies are action,adventure, and science fiction. I also love green tea. I have a lot of fun drinking
green tea and eating snacks together with my friends.
I really enjoy helping people, especially my students. If you
have any questions you’d like to ask me or just want to chat fora few minutes, please come see me in my office anytime!

ENGLISH EDUCATION CENTER @EHIME UNIVERSITY
2nd floor, Aidai Muse, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama
TEL: 089-927-8340 E-mail: eec@stu.ehime-u.ac.jp
HP: http://web.eec.ehime-u.ac.jp/

I was born in Fukuoka in 1963.
I have lived in Matsuyama and worked
for Faculty of Agriculture of Ehime
University since 1992. My specialty isorganic chemistry. I was appointed to
be Director of the English Education
Center this April.
My responsibility is mainly to encourage
and support the members of the EEC todevelop the quality of English Education
Program. We provide attractive andeffective English programs for students.
I hope that students enjoy studying
English and join the variety of English
activities that we offer.