平成３１年２月に実施した サーティファイWord・Excel検定結果
のお知らせです。結果は以下の通りでした。
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・Word文書処理技能認定試験１級　・・・　　２名合格
・Word文書処理技能認定試験２級　・・・　受験者なし
・Excel表計算処理技能認定試験２級　・・・　５名合格
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合格者の方、おめでとうございます！
次回の検定は８月に行いますので、特に新入生は頑張りましょう！

2月4日（月）に、卒業研究発表会を行いました。「卒業研究」で作成した卒論の内容をパワーポイントを利用して発表するという、4年生にとっては集大成となるイベントです。卒論の内容も、英語や英文学、国際関係やビジネス、IT等多岐に渡り、非常に充実したものでした。プレゼンテーションを全て英語で行うゼミもあり、来年「卒業研究」を控えている3年生も大きな刺激を受けたようです。

In this spring break, 4 cross cultural practicum, one in the U.S., two in Australia,  and one in Malaysia, will be implimented. Those students who will participate in the programs delivered the presentation on the prgrams in English.

本学では三年生後半から卒業まで、学生は小集団のゼミに所属し、授業よりもさらに細部の問題について研究します。新聞報道の内容について話し合うこともあります。

その集大成として卒論を書きます。四年生はその締め切りを間近に控えて、今がいちばん苦労する時期です。卒業への関門です。

三年生は、自分の研究するテーマについて絞り込みを行う時期です。テーマが決まれば、まずはホッとしますが、さらに一年かけて煮詰めて行きます。

We visited the UK this summer for about a month. Mainly, we stayed in Burton on Trent in England, and we took some classes like Reading, Writing and Listening training, and British culture class at Burton and South Derbyshire College. Not only Burton, but we could visit various places such as London and Birmingham. Also we had a great time with our host family and made friends with Korean students. All of them are precious memories for us.

第一情報処理室のPCとその他機器類が最新になりました．

新しい PC は Windows 10，Office 2016 環境で，モニターに本体を背負った形の一体型です．

机の上がすっきりして，学生の皆さんの作業スペースが広くなりました．

これでレポート・卒業論文の作成もはかどりますね！

6月2日（土）はスポーツデ―！

晴天に恵まれ、午前中から思い切り体を動かし、

日頃の運動不足の解消をすることが出来ました。

運動会でおなじみの「台風の目」、綱引きやリレー等、大いに盛り上がりました。

America – Japan Society in Kumamoto  will hold Pre-symposium for The 11th International Symposium in Kumamoto in November. The Pre-symposium is to be held at 15:00 on June 16th. The Venue isHyakunen Kinenkan on Kumamoto University. Some of the CE Major students will participate in the Pre-symposium and the International Symposium in Kumamoto in November.

春休みを利用して、異文化体験学習で訪れたカリフォルニア州の小学校を再び訪問しました。

みんな覚えてくれていました。4月にはほんものの小学校の先生になります。

The two students of the CE major studied abroad privately in the Philippines to study English. The follwoing is the another article.

My name is Riku Sakai, I major in English. It has been my pleasure communicating with people that are from different countries, this has started after meeting an American exchange student when I was in elementary school. This meeting has caused me to want to study abroad someday. Due to the costs of studying abroad I realized that the Philippines is a good idea to start with, as it is much cheaper compare to other countries such as America, England, Australia and so on. There are also many English speakers in the Philippines and I believed this can improve my English skills, therefore I chose it as my first destination, for my study abroad experience.
The experience of studying in the Philippines has changed many things in my life. The main purpose of my studying abroad was to focus on only English as much as possible. Because of this, I applied for P.I.A Chapis campus. This academy accepts the students who are above level 6 in English speaking, listening, reading and writing. The academy also requires English language qualification of official test in Japan. So, before studying in the Philippines, I had to take the speaking test, which was done through skype between in Japan and the Philippines to enroll the academy. Fortunately, I passed the speaking test and I was very happy when I could finally study abroad in the Philippines for one and half months.
The classes were held from 7am to 10pm and they were mostly one-on-one lessons. This was very convenient for me because if I had a question to the teacher, I could ask anytime. As you know, the way of learning English in Japan is different. The classes consist of many students such as group. However, I enjoyed the one-on-one lessons.
I was able to improve my English skill a lot in a short time. And the teachers had a great ability to teach English and they always had high motivation, kindness, passion and a big goal. They were always willing to help and explain many times until I could understand things more easily. I was proud of myself when I nearly got 90 percent in the listening part of the simulation test. I appreciated the teachers and the people that helped me improved my English. I will never forget them, their life story and their motto.
Even though, there are many one-on-one lessons, there were also optional classes which consisted of a group. Such classes were communication in business English, audio and visual, playing guitar, pronunciation and many others. There was also self-study for 2 or 3 hours which was called monitored self-study. This is because a teacher monitors me while studying. This is helpful because, like the one-on-one classes, I could ask the teachers questions in case I had something difficult.

As I mentioned before the main purpose of my studying abroad was spending as much time as possible learning English every day. I finally could spend more than 10 hours studying. This has made my life efficient and was able to improve English skill rapidly.
In the academy, there was English only policy. I had to speak in only English even when I was talking with other Japanese students. This policy resulted in improvement in my English-speaking skill.
Meeting new people from around the world was fun and unforgettable experience for me. Before this experience, I have never met many people who are really interested in English. We communicated in all English and sometimes we shared our own language. We each had big dreams that’s why we studied together in the same place, and this dream has allowed us to continue moving forward together. They have inspired me since we met. This is not enough writing to explain my experience but I am already writing a lot. “最高” is the best expression to express my feelings. Studying abroad has widen my own perspective. I can now see the world that I have never seen before.
I have a motto in my life.
“A dream, you dream alone is only a dream. A dream, you dream together is a reality”
that was what I wanted to say to you. Try new things, experience new things and make your dreams will become a reality.
Thank you for reading and I wish you the best luck.

The two students of the CE major studied abroad privately in the Philippines to study English．The following article is on the wonderful experience.

My name is Kana Kawahara.
I went to study abroad in Baguio city, Philippines for six months.
It was the most memorable experience in my life. Baguio city was comfortable. It was not too hot and not too cold. Also everything was cheaper than Japan. I could concentrate on my study and I enjoyed the weekends. There were less than 20 students in our academy, such as Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese.
That’s why everyone was very close, even the teachers and managers. We were like a family. We often went out together on weekends.
I could meet lots of great people.

There were many things that I couldn’t forget.
On weekdays, I usually studied for more than 8 hours every day. I had six regular classes and vocabulary tests every day. I learned mainly speaking and grammar. I also took a Japanese class every night except for weekends. This class is for only Japanese students. There were two group classes everyday. I could choose whether I wanted to participate or not. Through this experience, I learned a lot, such as the importance of communication, practices and challenges.
I feel that every student should study abroad or go to foreign country before they graduate. It is important for students to leave from Japan and broaden their mind. I will never forget people who I met in Baguio.

Thank you.

熊本県高等学校教育研究会英語部会が開催するコンテストが、本学チャペルで１月２７日に開催されました。
県内の高校から、４６チームが出場し、予選を勝ち抜いた１０組が決勝戦に臨みました。高校生のプレゼンテーションに圧倒される一日になりました。本学も、高校生の頑張りを応援しています。

平成２９年１２月１６日に本学のプレカレッジが行われました。
キャリア・イングリッシュ（CE）専攻では、研究室毎のポスタ
ーセッションが行われました。上の写真は全体説明、下は学生
による情報コース説明の様子で、新入学予定者の皆さんが真剣
に聞いてくれました。４月に専攻でお待ちしております。