English Education Center NEWSLETTER
MAY,MAY, 2006

◇ THE LATEST NEWS ( TALK!TALK!TALK! Course Re-start : Self-Learning System Orientation has finished!)◇ INTRODUCTION OF A NEW FOREIGN LECTURER◇ REPORT FROM S3 CLASS◇ WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?
◇ WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
◇QUIZ◇ INFORMATION FROM ENGLISH GANG

THE LATEST NEWSREPORT FROMTALK!TALK!TALK! Course Restart

CLASS“681” by Melanie Taylor

We had an “ENJOY ENGLISH！”
programS3last semester. MoreTHEME: “Issues, songs and discussion”

than 200 students joined it. Manyofthem

requested

thesameOVERVIEW

program and recently it started!!

♣Students can take 30-minute conversation lessons
with up to five members. Please come to the EEC officeto sign up.

In this course, we have a lot of time
for conversation, so the classatmosphere is friendly and chatty.
Each time I am introducing new topics to talk about. We listen toLESSON SCHEDULE
Tuesday
1:00
Nicholas Travers
Wednesday 9:30
Melanie Taylor
Thursday
9:30
Semin Poonja
1:00
Bruce Landersongs and exchange our impressions of them, as well as look atthe themes they are based on and their connections to society.
We are looking at social issues, and verbalizing our opinions onthem. This class is working on using the English students havealready to express themselves better, through exchange with arange of students from different faculties and levels, and by

Self- Learning System Orientation has finished!
Demonstrations of the SLS were
held on April 24, 25, 26, 28.
Associate Professor Orimoto of theEEC showed how to use English
software,especiallyALCNet

Academy,andtechniquesforEnglish study with them.

building their vocabulary and phrases through song lyrics andissues introduced, and interaction with people from different
backgrounds and countries in the class.

Special classes are advanced English classes.
Every student has the opportunity to take them.
There are three classes running in this semester.
681 Melanie Taylor“Issues, songs and discussion”

682 Semin Poonja“Discover Debate”“World Cultures”

683 Michael Guinn

Come and use the Self Learning System for your ENGLISHSTUDY. There is the following software in each PC.
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Two advanced S1 classes will be provided during the summer

2. 3 ROUND SYSTEM

vacation. Give one a try!

Introduction to college life．
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CONVERSATION．

679 アニー・
アニー・マーロウ “Preparation for study abroad”

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680 Ron Murphy
DATE :OPEN

9:00 a.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.

WEEKDAYS

TIME :“TOEIC; TOEFL”

September 19, 20, 21, 22, 25
From 8:30 a.m. ~ 2:20 p.m.

SignSign-up will start in early July !

INTRODUCTION OF A NEW FOREIGNLECTURERHi! My name is Kurt Goltz and I'm new at Ehime University. I'm
originally from eastern Canada, but I've been living and working inTaiwan for the past six years. Moving to Japan has really been
exciting and rewarding for me. I love everything about this place- theSouth Australia
Adelaidefrom Associate Professor

people, the food, the scenery and my new job! I'm looking forward toa great year with the staff and students!

Richard Blight
Come join in the festivities of a South Australianexperience. Sample the fine wines of the Barossa region,
search for precious opals in the rugged desert region or hikethe marvelous Flinders Ranges, just to name a few of themany attractions that await your arrival in this festival state.
From the city of churches, Adelaide to the underground opal
mining town of Coober Pedy in the Outback, the treasuresof this wondrous and friendly state are plentiful, withsomething for everyone. Both the Eyre Peninsula and theYorke Peninsula offer spectacular coastline with excellent

From EEC Lecturer Semin Poonja
Hi! My name is Semin Poonja. I am a Canadian of Indian descent,but was born in East Africa and now I live in Japan. My favourite

fishing and surfing. If you are looking for some adventure visit
remote Kangaroo Island or come explore the undergroundcaves, sinkholes and extinct volcanoes in the south east.

hobby is traveling. So far I have been to more than 30 countries,
but there are still at least a few more I would like to visit. I also
really enjoy watching movies, preferring foreign films tomainstream ones. I often listen to music too, especially from thePutumayo ‘world music’ series. When I have some time I try toread novels. I’m interested in reading stories that take place indifferent countries and cultures, so that I can learn more about
these places and people, especially if it’s a place I’m going to be

You can see more information about
this on the board next to Room 204.

traveling in soon. My most recent hobby, which I’ve been doing forless than a year now, is yoga. I’m not very good at it yet, but I do
enjoy it, and I’m sure with more practice I will get better!
Countries where I’ve visited.
Do you know wherethese countries are?

Fill in the blanks.

Tanzania, Kenya, Canada, USA, England,Example: as brave as a lion )Egypt, Syria, Japan, South Korea, Hong

1. …..as playful as

Kong, China, Macau, Scotland, Turkey,

2. …..as proud as

Greece, Italy, Vatican City, Singapore, New

3. …..as busy as

Zealand,

4. …..as wise as

SouthFrance,Malaysia,Africa,Australia,Aruba,Belgium,Indonesia,Thailand,

Holland,

Mexico,Switzerland,

5. …..as drunk as
You can check your answers at the EEC office.

Spain, Portugal, India

INFORMATION FROM ENGLISH GANGEHIME UNIVERSITY
A201, 2nd floor, General Education Main Building

We are reading aloud the NHK Radio English Conversation Program“Let’s Practice” during the lunch break on Fridays.

3 BunkyoBunkyo-cho, Matsuyama
TEL/FAX 089089-927927-8340

http://www.ehimehttp://www.ehime-u.ac.jp/~eec/
Office Hours: 8:30~17:00