The following is the line up of five student presentations.
a. Title: Chinese Psychological Counseling (English)
This presenter is Sun Ming Lin (or you can call her Crystal). She is from Changchun in China. She majored in Social Psychology and also learned Business Administration. After graduating from Jilin University, she worked for two years with statistical data and as an office assistant. Then, she came to Japan and to Ibaraki University where she is furthering her studies at the Master's level in Social Psychology. After graduation, she wants to continue to study at the doctoral level. Crystal’s presentation will be about the status of Chinese Psychological Counseling. She will describe the institutional features and methodology utilized to council patients suffering from various psychological problems.
b. Title: Wordsworth’s Poem “Expostulation and Reply” (English)
Maria (Liu Mao) is a graduate student at Ibaraki University. She is from Mongolia, China. After graduating from the Inner Mongolian Universities for the Nationalities with a degree in English, she came to Japan to get a Master’s degree in English literature. Now, she is studying the poems of William Wordsworth, an English romantic poet. In the future, Maria hopes to go to an English-speaking country to learn more about English. Maria’s presentation will be about one of Wordsworth’s poems she has encountered during her literature studies. She will explore the form, content and unique qualities of this well-known poem.
c. Title: Vocabulary and Motivation (English)
Keiko Iwasaki comes from Nagano. She graduated from Ibaraki University this spring and is now a graduate student of Ibaraki University. She majored in English Education as L2 and got her license as an English teacher for high school. For that reason, she wants to become a high school teacher in the future.
The presenter will discuss the theme of her undergraduate thesis as a basis for her master’s thesis. She is interested in students’ motivation and the vocabulary knowledge of university students. She believes that there is a relationship between students’ motivation and vocabulary knowledge and will explore the theme of her undergraduate thesis with a view to deepening her research.
d. Good Communication Skills in Language Learning (English)
Lily (Li Wei) is from Harbin,China and she majored in English Education and English Literature at Harbin Normal University. After graduation from university, she took a job related to English teaching, but found it was necessary for her to conduct further studies at the Master’s level after working for four years. After moving to Ibaraki Prefecture, she was happy to meet Professor Cunningham and have a chance to learn with her. At present, as Professor Cunningham’s researcher, she is preparing for studies at the Master’s level in Intercultural Communication. Through further study she will make full use of this expertise in her research and work.
Depending on the learner`s experiences in language learning—English learning or Japanese learning—the presenter will describe the importance of good communication skills. In today’s world we need to be able to communicate effectively with all cultures. It is important to understand the different ways cultures are comfortable communicating. Lily believes this will help not only in our language learning and communication, but also in our work.
e. Title: The Differences of the Finance System Between China and Japan (English)
Liang Yueli is from Liao Ning China and her major is finance. After graduating from China Dongbei University of Finance & Economics, she came to Japan to study Japanese. She lived in Tokyo for one and a half years to study Japanese. Then, she came to Ibaraki University to further her studies as a research student of Finance Management. After graduating, Liang Yueli will return to China and teach finance at her university. The presenter will compare the differences in the financial system in China and Japan. She will discuss the structural features of each system and describe the major differences in theory and application.
Each presenter will speak for about 20 minutes and answer questions at the end of their presentation. After the presentations there will be a lottery to give away some books.
20 minutes = speaking
3 minutes = Q & A
After the presentation sessions, we will have:
Business Meeting at 4:00 p.m.
Direction in English: http://www.kasei.ac.jp/JALT/tsukuba-gdirc.html
