PRESENTATION 1: Mikako Masuda
Indian English
Mikako will talk about the phonological, syntactic, and lexical features of Indian English and how it compares with standard American English. She will also speak a bit about the history of how English became one of the official languages of India.
MIKAKO MASUDA is a graduating senior in the Faculty of International Communication and a member of the Sociolinguistics Seminar. She is half Japanese and half Indian, and she has lived in India for most of her life.
PRESENTATION 2: Reika Akasaka
Differences in Gender Roles as Depicted in Picture Books
Reika's presentation will focus on gender in picture books and how to influence gender gaps in politics. Specifically, she will discuss differences in gender roles as depicted in picture books.
REIKA AKASAKA is a graduating senior in the Faculty of International Communication and is a member of the International Relationship Seminar and the Sociolinguistics Seminar.
PRESENTATION 3: Mark T. Yoshida
Presentation Essentials: Approaches and Strategies
Presentation is a powerful tool that has become a vital part of both the academic and professional worlds. Learners require appropriate guidance on skill development. Educators seek effective ideas and methods to encourage and foster productive learning. In his presentation, Mark Yoshida will focus on and address the difficulties both learners and educators experience in the presentation realm, propose approaches and strategies to tackle the issues, and introduce an essential key to overcome the obstacles and struggles both students and teachers alike face in their classes.
MARK T. YOSHIDA hails from a small town in British Columbia, Canada. Upon graduating from Okanagan University College, he has been working in Japan in various education fields, ranging from the public school system to private organisations to corporate groups. He currently works as a language researcher and instructor at Gunma Prefectural Women's University. Throughout his extensive career in education, he has helped countless numbers of individuals, groups and organisations to develop and strengthen their English communication skills. His experience and expertise in the presentation field has produced winners and top-place finishers at the All Japan Presentation Contest as well as at various competitive platforms. His research and work has been further developed in his textbook titled Presentation Essentials: Skills for Academic and Professional Success.
