ShowaELC


I was a campus adviser at this event. I was in charge of EiComi booth at 80nenkan. Many high school students came here and talked with us. I talked 5 or 6 students were very interested in EiComi. And I was so happy some of them really want to join the BLIP program. Actually I [...]

Now comes in third year to determine the stage into his seminar. This year seminars are offered 16 courses. There are in three areas, culture, language, communication.  We must apply for an interview prior to the seminar. Students for the seminar is to ask questions and tell them that I myself have preferred to just go [...]

A job-related courses started, and many students would be worried about job hunting. I introduce the features of “Job NAVI”. The Job NAVI is the university support system that students can view Company information and briefings. You can find information of a recruitment company with using Job NAVI. You can also view records of job experiences. From here you can [...]

This is a graded reader, short story, with easy English. It is science fiction, about the future. It is about teachers and learners, and it is about society. Ryan’s friend Ted O’neill made it simpler, using an original story by V. E. Thiessen. It is very scary. This story is something you can talk about [...]

The best thing about the iPod Touch is that you can run Applications, software programs, called Apps, on it. There are more than 150,000 different applications. They can do almost anything except wash the dishes. Here is a list of the 50 most interesting Apps for Education.

Most people think of iTunes as a helper for an iPod. It is really the other way around. The iPod Touch only makes the iTunes software portable. You can use iTunes software without the iPod. You can’t use the iPod without iTunes. iTunes is the way to get new software, new music, new video and [...]

Chihiro and other members of Empowerment Setagaya Volunteering Club held an event to show foreigners some typical Japanese cultural activities (書道、合気道、琴）. She met a singer from Malaysia and other interesting people.

Showa Women’s University walked away with 2 of the 3 top prizes at the 13th annual Hitomi Cup speech contest. Ms. Shirai from the Department of International Studies won the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shinbun Cup, with a prize of a plaque and 10,000 yen in book certificates. Ms. Arai from our ELC department won the [...]

This ESL listening Web site created by Randall Davis helps ESL/EFL students improve their listening comprehension skills through practice with self-grading quiz pages.      -YukiKi

What do you do when you write an English document or paper? Can you write it without any difficulties? Do you always have confidence about your writing? If not, why don’t you get some help from this web-site, called “On-line Writing Lab“? They will give you some tips for well-written writings. You will improve your [...]