English Education Center NEWSLETTER
English Education CenterNEWSLETTERJANUARY, 2010

■ A NEW S2 INTENSIVE CLASS!

■ ENGLISH BOOK & DVD RECOMMENDATION■ RECRUITMENT FOR ENGLISH PROFESSIONAL COURSE■ KOGYO EIKEN IN MAY 2010

■ REPORT FROM TALK! TALK! TALK!

■ GOOD BYE ! EHIME UNIVERSITY■ HOW’S THE REMEDIAL ENGLISH CLASS GOING?

■ INFORMATIONA New S2 Intensive Class!
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Samuel Barclay
Theme:TOEIC Experience

Report from Talk! Talk! Talk!
Do you know Talk! Talk! Talk! ?

Class Period :From 17th to 23rd February“Talk! Talk! Talk!” is an English conversation class with anative English teacher in a small group.
Students have been enjoying talking in English in a

We are offering a new class as one of the S2 courses forcasual and friendly atmosphere.

students who want to brush-up and improve their English

Here is a comment from a student who is enthusiastic

skills during the upcoming spring vacation. We will

about this course.
Shall we enjoy
Talk! Talk! Talk! ?

recommend this class to students who are planning totake the TOEIC test in the near future.

Message from a student

As you know, TOEIC is a very popular English proficiency
test in Japan. This class will give you a good chance toknow what the TOEIC test is, and how you should
prepare for it. If you get score high on the test, your jobhunting will not suffer and you will have more chance inthe business field.
If you want to take this class, please come to the EEC
office to register.

Talk! Talk! Talk! is a good class for me
because we can have opportunities to speak English
in 30 minutes for free! I have joined since May, 2009. I
can hold my own to speak English now, when I meet
English teachers and the students from abroad. If you
are interested in, don’t hesitate to join!! I’m looking
forward to meeting you in Talk! Talk! Talk! Good Luck!
Talk! Talk! Talk! is continued until 9th Feb.
If you want to join, visit the EEC office and sign up!

Registration period: 25th Jan -9th FebruaryFirst come, First served!

How’s The Remedial English Class Going?
A remedial English class, “Yarinaoshi Eigo Juku”

Recruitment forhas been held since November.

English Professional Course 2010

This remedial English class was planned for students who

We are offering this professional course for the next

want to learn basic English grammars again. About 15

academic year. This course started in 2009, and 30

students have been taking this class. In the class, astudents have been taking the designated classes.

Japanese teacher has guided students on how they keep

The aim of this course is to have students become moreup their English study. This is a message from a student

proficient in skills to be successful in international society.

in this class.

Students in this course can choose mentors to get advice
to improve their skills. After the completion of this course,students will receive a certificate from Ehime University.

Open to all 2nd year students in 2010
Application period: 8th-19th February
Apply at the EEC officeMessage from a student
Before I had often made mistake English grammar, forexample the tense, sentence pattern and so on. So I
thought I have to brush up the basic grammar.
Yarinaoshi Eigo Juku really fits to my problem.
I could improve grammar and more at this course, soI’m very satisfied with it!!

The EEC is planning more new English learning
programs ! Please look forward to them!!

English Book & DVD Recommendation

Kogyo Eiken in May 2010

In the Student Self-Learning Room, we have over 2,000

Kogyo Eiken is an examination to evaluate engineering

English books. Students taking “Integrated English B”

English skills backed by the government.

class have been reading them for their assignments.

In November, nine students took this test at Ehime

Reading English books can help you improve your English.

University. Some of them passed and got a certificate. If

Why don’t you read more English books? Book genres inyou are ready for job-hunting in the field of engineering,

this room are widely arranged as mystery, romance,

the certificate of this test will be useful for you.
■3rd grade: Univ. students level (Science/Engineer)(style: multiple-choice test)■2nd grade : practical level(style: written test)

drama, comedy, classics, horror, and Manga. We hopethat you find your favorite, and that reading motivates
you to study English as well.
EEC English teachers also advise you to read books.

A teacher who has the know-how and knowledge of thisMr. Samuel Barclay, one of our English teachers, gives us

test could be able to offer some classes to prepare for it

his comment on his favorite book and DVD.

and give some advice.

Test schedule in 2010 : May and November(If 10 students gathered, the test would be held at Ehime Univ.)“Of Mice and Men”

If you are interested in,please come to the EEC office!

Penguin readers level 2BOOK(yellow label)Best friends Lennie and George, different in almost every way,
have a dream. The two friends want to buy a piece of land

Good Bye ! Ehime University ☺

together and start a farm.

Adrian Heinel

However, things do not go smoothly for them. Of Mice andMen is a short story with wonderfully crafted characters - it will

Thank You !

move you, make you think, and ultimately, change you.

It is a true story about a boxer who takes risks, always gets up

It‘s time to say goodbye. It's amazing how fast three
years flies by when you are doing something that you
enjoy with people that you like.
In March I will move to Shizuoka prefecture. I'm goingto miss many of the staff and students, and am sadthat I won't be able to meet everyone easily living sofar away.
On the other hand, I'm extremely thankful for therelationships I've made here and everything I've
learned from my co-workers and students.
For anyone who would like to keep in touch, pleasefeel free to send me an email anytime ataheinel@gmail.com .
It‘s been great! Take it easy, and have a nice day.

when he is knocked down, and never gives up on his dream.

Adrian Heinel“Cinderella Man”
Cast: Russell Crowe

DVDRenée Zellweger

At the start of a new year we all dream about the opportunities
the next twelve months might bring.

What better movie toinspire us to make the most of 2010 than Cinderella Man.

Did he win? You’ll just have to watch the movie to find out!

We plan to order about 200 new titles of English books

Informationand DVDs this spring.
“English Gang” is waiting for you!
We are reading English conversation skits in a group.
Activity schedule: 12:30-13:00 every Friday
at the Student Chat Room (2nd floor, Aidai Muse)All students and staff members of the Univ. can join.

Enjoy winter season withyour favorite books!!

EHIME UNIVERSITYENGLISH EDUCATION CENTER

2nd floor, Aidai Muse, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama
TEL: 089-927-8340

E-mail: eec_jimu@eec.ehime-u.ac.jp

HP: http://web.eec.ehime-u.ac.jp/