Rab Paterson

This is the third part of our collaborative paper focusing on Multimedia Book Review Projects. In the first part, Honami Kimoto covered the blogging aspect of the course and the prewriting/planning documents and in the second part, Aya Yamauchi looked at the impact of educational technology on student motivation. Both authors gave in-depth reviews of their experiences with the apps and approaches they used in my classes on these aspects of 21st-century learning. Now, it is my pleasure to… さらに表示

This is the third part of our collaborative paper focusing on Multimedia Book Review Projects. In the first part, Honami Kimoto covered the blogging aspect of the course and the prewriting/planning documents and in the second part, Aya Yamauchi looked at the impact of educational technology on student motivation. Both authors gave in-depth reviews of their experiences with the apps and approaches they used in my classes on these aspects of 21st-century learning. Now, it is my pleasure to introduce Mitsuki Saito, the third and final member of my student team of collaborators. She will now explain her reactions to the presentation parts of the course starting with ‘normal’ in-class book review presentations given from the front of the room with a slideshow. Then she will cover the creation of book review video trailers and a design of a literature-themed website to host all these multimedia creations so students in other courses and years can view them. In her section below she makes many points that are very pertinent to teachers wanting to improve their own in-class presentations teaching work by incorporating educational technology workflows. I hope you all enjoy her section and learn from her experiences like I did. 部分表示

This course explains how to improve your chances of getting a presentation proposal accepted by improving your presentation abstract, professional bio statement, and online profiles. It then explains how to properly and professionally prepare for the presentation by covering audience analysis, room/cable/equipment setup. Next, the course gives some ideas on how to appropriately structure your information for maximising audience memory retention. And finally, it gives tips on how to practice the… さらに表示

This course explains how to improve your chances of getting a presentation proposal accepted by improving your presentation abstract, professional bio statement, and online profiles. It then explains how to properly and professionally prepare for the presentation by covering audience analysis, room/cable/equipment setup. Next, the course gives some ideas on how to appropriately structure your information for maximising audience memory retention. And finally, it gives tips on how to practice the presentation properly to ensure it all goes smoothly on the day. 部分表示

In the previous part of our collaborative paper, Honami Kimoto covered the blogging aspect of the course and the pre-writing/planning documents. As well as describing the process we followed, she also gave her impressions and reactions to this style of learning. So, it is my pleasure to now introduce Aya Yamauchi, the second of my student collaborators. She will now explain the effects of the technology used in the class on student motivation, drawing not only on her own experiences but that of… さらに表示

In the previous part of our collaborative paper, Honami Kimoto covered the blogging aspect of the course and the pre-writing/planning documents. As well as describing the process we followed, she also gave her impressions and reactions to this style of learning. So, it is my pleasure to now introduce Aya Yamauchi, the second of my student collaborators. She will now explain the effects of the technology used in the class on student motivation, drawing not only on her own experiences but that of her classmates via an in-class survey conducted on their reactions to this technology rich teaching environment and the benefits they found from this educational process. 部分表示

Student empowerment is another area I feel strongly about and whenever possible, I like to try and have my students co-present at events/conferences with me. This sets them a motivational challenge in that they know if they produce really good work, they have a chance of presenting it to a wider audience with me. In the past I have been able to do this with my university students, (Paterson et al., 2014b) , and in the COVID-19 world this year I have been able to co-present on a number of… さらに表示

Student empowerment is another area I feel strongly about and whenever possible, I like to try and have my students co-present at events/conferences with me. This sets them a motivational challenge in that they know if they produce really good work, they have a chance of presenting it to a wider audience with me. In the past I have been able to do this with my university students, (Paterson et al., 2014b) , and in the COVID-19 world this year I have been able to co-present on a number of occasions with my junior high and high school students. The focus of these presentations was their experiences with learning during the COVID-19 ERT period (Paterson, Kimoto, et al., 2020; Paterson, Hirai, Hata, Motohashi, et al., 2020; Paterson, Hirai, Hata, & Tsuji, 2020). This paper (the first of a trilogy of papers) is an extension of that practice, as my three co-writers, Honami Kimoto, Aya Yamauchi, and Mitsuki Saito, are all students from my junior high school class who co-presented the Keynote session at the Okinawa JALT 21st Century Language Teaching Conference in October 2020 with me.
On that note, the rest of this and the subsequent papers are mostly written by these students describing the project’s processes they followed, their reflections on their own learning through this experience, the feelings they have towards the research they did as part of the project, and their reflections on doing the actual presentation with me at the event. The opinions and ideas expressed in the following section of this part and the following parts are their own, with my role restricted to advisor and editor only. So, for the remainder of this study Honami, the first of the student writers, showcases the skills she has learned. 部分表示

In this chapter, I reflect on how my identity continued to evolve as a result of the difficulties I encountered amid this continual shift in cultures – not only societal but also professional and academic. I examine how, as an academic, I struggled with the switch from historical and political studies to educational research and draw heavily on my prior educational and vocational experiences to help make sense of the difficulties I faced. In addition, I explore the tensions I encountered… さらに表示

In this chapter, I reflect on how my identity continued to evolve as a result of the difficulties I encountered amid this continual shift in cultures – not only societal but also professional and academic. I examine how, as an academic, I struggled with the switch from historical and political studies to educational research and draw heavily on my prior educational and vocational experiences to help make sense of the difficulties I faced. In addition, I explore the tensions I encountered juggling personal, professional, and academic aspects of my life and the mental adjustments that were demanded of me, particularly the challenge of balancing my teaching work at Japanese universities as an established professional against my residential study periods in the UK as a novice doctoral student. Finally, I reflect on how precarious work conditions in the Japanese higher education sector and the pressures this brought to bear on my time, energy, and finances – when combined with the other challenges mentioned above – ultimately led to my decision to withdraw from the Doctor in Education (EdD) programme at the MEd stage. 部分表示

These two repeated sessions were delivered by Rab Paterson and Kaori Hakone. Both of them are award-winning educators with over 25 years of international and Japanese teaching experience teaching each, and both specialising in educational technology usage in and outside of the classroom. Their aim at SIIEJ 2020 was to examine the ways in which some of the current educational practices at Japanese universities are behind international standards and therefore less attractive to learners such as… さらに表示

These two repeated sessions were delivered by Rab Paterson and Kaori Hakone. Both of them are award-winning educators with over 25 years of international and Japanese teaching experience teaching each, and both specialising in educational technology usage in and outside of the classroom. Their aim at SIIEJ 2020 was to examine the ways in which some of the current educational practices at Japanese universities are behind international standards and therefore less attractive to learners such as overseas students. As these sessions were repeated sessions the description below applies to both days, and day 1 had around 25 attendees, and day 2 had just over 30. 部分表示

This chapter examines plagiarism in Japanese academia to explore exploring the question, “What is the effect of using the digital reference management tool Zotero on students' university level research and writing for university level composition courses?” A summary of the teaching approach taken and apps used in addition to Zotero, is given followed by a chapter description of how the author tried to answer the above research question over the course of a three-month semester by giving… さらに表示

This chapter examines plagiarism in Japanese academia to explore exploring the question, “What is the effect of using the digital reference management tool Zotero on students' university level research and writing for university level composition courses?” A summary of the teaching approach taken and apps used in addition to Zotero, is given followed by a chapter description of how the author tried to answer the above research question over the course of a three-month semester by giving students a Pre and Post treatment test to measure their ability to create a References list for their research papers. The Pre-test consisted of 12 academic type sources and the students had to create a References list for these sources and the results were measured for accuracy and number of mistakes. Then the students were taught the referencing app Zotero and the Post-test was given. This was a direct repeat of the previous test but with 12 new sources. Finally, the References list from the students’ own papers were all measured using the same rubric as the tests. Results indicated that Zotero usage had a major and measurable impact on their ability to more accurately create References lists. 部分表示

This paper will explain the apps and teaching approaches used in the Digital Process Writing: An Apps Based Approach workshop session. Initially, it will provide a brief overview of the digital writing approach and the apps that underpin it. Next, a short description of each app and how they are used will be given. These apps were taught to two classes of junior high school students at an International Baccalaureate school as part of their Language Acquisition course, and one Academic Writing… さらに表示

This paper will explain the apps and teaching approaches used in the Digital Process Writing: An Apps Based Approach workshop session. Initially, it will provide a brief overview of the digital writing approach and the apps that underpin it. Next, a short description of each app and how they are used will be given. These apps were taught to two classes of junior high school students at an International Baccalaureate school as part of their Language Acquisition course, and one Academic Writing class for undergraduates at a Super Global University, both in Tokyo. Next, the paper will review the student’s general feedback on the writing apps. Finally, some reflections on issues that have come up will be provided. Therefore this paper will equip readers with a fully digital age research and writing ecosystem blueprint that can easily be incorporated into any teaching workflow and used with students for efficient and easy academic writing. 部分表示

In the Business English Communication sector in Japan, most of the teaching focuses on vocabulary building and traditional conversation/information exchange type language skills needed for international business. This comes after the Japanese school system, which focuses on grammar in their English language classes. So this paper will initially provide a background to the educational sector in Japan to explain why these limitations exist. However, for a higher chance of success in the… さらに表示

In the Business English Communication sector in Japan, most of the teaching focuses on vocabulary building and traditional conversation/information exchange type language skills needed for international business. This comes after the Japanese school system, which focuses on grammar in their English language classes. So this paper will initially provide a background to the educational sector in Japan to explain why these limitations exist. However, for a higher chance of success in the international business world, Intercultural / Cross Cultural competence is also necessary, as language alone without understanding the culture and mindset of those others in any conversation is limiting. This is arguably even more neglected in most aspects of Japanese education. As these are of such great importance this paper will then cover some of the research done in these areas by looking at the work of Geert Hofstede in his National Culture Compass tool and the Seven Dimensions of Culture by management consultants Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner and students’ reactions to the National Cultural Compass. These conceptual tools lay the foundation for more effective communication via a better understanding of others, and this promotes a greater chance of success in business as these allow for the language used to be better tailored to the needs of the other parties when they come from other countries and cultures. 部分表示

This is a report for the RSA Network in Japan's blog on the 'Future of Education' event held in early December 2019 at the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, co- hosted in collaboration with the RSA Japan Fellows Network. The event was conceived and organised by Kirsten O’Connor of QuestTokyo (https://questtokyo.com), an educational consultant group in Japan. After a short networking time over snacks and drinks Kirsten called the session to order and started by giving a brief overview of… さらに表示

This is a report for the RSA Network in Japan's blog on the 'Future of Education' event held in early December 2019 at the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, co- hosted in collaboration with the RSA Japan Fellows Network. The event was conceived and organised by Kirsten O’Connor of QuestTokyo (https://questtokyo.com), an educational consultant group in Japan. After a short networking time over snacks and drinks Kirsten called the session to order and started by giving a brief overview of her own educational background - she used to be the head of the primary school at the British School in Tokyo - and on some of the issues she saw developing in the educational sector and beyond in Japan for her experiences in this role.
In brief, these issues and topics were:
1 - the dichotomy between academics or fun & play of formal,
2 - the top 10 challenges faced by UK headteachers,
3 - the top 10 skills for 21st century success as suggested by the World Economic Forum,
4 - how the classrooms of the future would look,
5 - how these future classrooms and learning styles could help students gain knowledge of the SDG’s and the WEF’s suggested skills,
6 - the most in-demand new jobs according to LinkedIn
Attendees then discussed these topics and shared their ideas and opinions with the group at large. 部分表示

Our publications and events have covered not only language teaching techniques and traditional ESP areas, but also culture and identity, politeness and pragmatics, university teaching and in-company training, traditional learning and new learning technologies, and the needs of non-Japanese students who are appearing more and more in our classes. This volume, containing a selection of papers, reflects these changing concerns well. The five articles have been chosen from the 3rd annual SIG… さらに表示

Our publications and events have covered not only language teaching techniques and traditional ESP areas, but also culture and identity, politeness and pragmatics, university teaching and in-company training, traditional learning and new learning technologies, and the needs of non-Japanese students who are appearing more and more in our classes. This volume, containing a selection of papers, reflects these changing concerns well. The five articles have been chosen from the 3rd annual SIG conference that was held over two days in September 2018 at the Tokyo, Hakusan Campus of Toyo University. As one of the Japanese Government’s Global Universities, Toyo is embracing the challenge of global business realities by developing new globally-oriented programs, and their progress is reported herein by Yuko Kobayakawa. There was also a decidedly technological slant to the conference with a number of speakers reporting on ICT issues. Kesinee Srirat from Chiang Mai Rajabhat University in Northern Thailand describes a pragmatic application of technology to meet the needs of small businesses in the tourist industry. Alex Sheffrin introduces a few ideas for classroom uses of TV commercials, widely available on online video-sharing platforms such as Youtube. Anthony Townley’s study touches on both technology and pragmatics. He reports on an email interaction between lawyers, highlighting the significance of (im)politeness behaviour when it comes to business communication. And finally, Jeffrey Martin and Maiko Sawada discuss the importance of learning about the motivations of non-Japanese students – a prescient theme as Japan opens up to foreign workers. The variety of themes represented here will surely be a feature of Business English teaching in Japan for the foreseeable future and the JALT BizCom SIG will continue to be a valuable forum to explore them.
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I wrote the chapter on Glasgow for the guidebook. In addition I also did some of the minor editing for other chapters and recruited the artist Bronwyn Gilgallon to illustrate my chapter of the book. The chapters are designed to get students thinking about what they see, especially unusual sights.

My chapter provided an academic justification for the use of Educational Multimedia Projects and gave detailed results from the students who did this type of work in my classes. The results were overwhelmingly positive and make a good case for adopting this type of teaching approach.

A short article on the need for college and university teachers and trainers to more fully integrate educational technology into their teaching.

This paper is from a presentation I gave at the “Why Are We Here? Analog Learning in the Digital Era”, Conference of the 25th Annual KOTESOL International Conferenceat Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul. It examines the issues behind the lack of widespread implementation of educational technology in Japan. I focus on the lack of readiness of students to utilise this technology and how to address these limitations.

This was a paper that resulted from an engaging and lively panel discussion on collaborative writing given at the “Why Are We Here? Analog Learning in the Digital Era”, Conference of the 25th Annual KOTESOL International Conference at Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul.

This was a report on the Good Work Workshop given by Tony Greenham of the RSA UK for the RSA Japan Fellows Network blog. It covered the advice the RSA gave to the UK government on the role satisfaction in their work plays on staff motivation.

Demand for higher education and the abundance of technologies are reasons why e-learning in higher education can be expected to grow. The rapid development of communication technologies used for e-learning has implications for teacher training. Through the lens of e-learning, the authors discuss the implications the above factors have for ongoing professional development in higher education.

This was the official iBook for the RED program for exceptional Junior High School students thinking of attending US universities after High School. It was organised by the Temple University Japan, Musashi University and the Nezu Foundation. The book containing self grading quizes, multimedia content (video, photo, and audio files) and textual information written to match the course themes, and learning outcomes.

A short newsletter article extolling the value of using apps in a modern teaching approach. The article also looks at current best practices in connected campuses and examines how ICU needs to improve in this regard as there are many areas where these practices are not being followed at all. So this article was a kind of wake-up call for the administrators and decision-makers, hence the play on words in the title.

This paper provides an overview of a variety of digital age pedagogies for the modern teacher. Furthermore it is an action research oriented paper as it argues for the widespread utilisation of these approaches. First of all a description of the various pedagogies is given and then a justification for their incorporation into existing teaching styles is outlined. Next a set of suggestions for how teachers can actually implement and fine-tune these approaches into their teaching is provided… さらに表示

This paper provides an overview of a variety of digital age pedagogies for the modern teacher. Furthermore it is an action research oriented paper as it argues for the widespread utilisation of these approaches. First of all a description of the various pedagogies is given and then a justification for their incorporation into existing teaching styles is outlined. Next a set of suggestions for how teachers can actually implement and fine-tune these approaches into their teaching is provided. This paper draws on my experiences using these pedagogies as well as the experiences and feedback of students learning via these approaches in ICU’s Academic Reading and Writing, Advanced English Presentations, Research Writing, and other classes over the past 7 years. This papers therefore aims to highlight the ways in which current best practices in digital pedagogy could influence the adoption of these pedagogies more generally at ICU in the future. 部分表示

Reviewer & Publisher descriptions:
“The engaging essays in this book show that religion—though intensely parochial—is also persistently global. It can manifest transnational cultural and social currents at the same time that it is shaped by them. This book explores these issues theoretically, comparatively and with special reference to Taiwan. It is an important addition to the emerging field of global studies and the growing library on global religion.” —Mark Juergensmeyer, author of… さらに表示

Reviewer & Publisher descriptions:
“The engaging essays in this book show that religion—though intensely parochial—is also persistently global. It can manifest transnational cultural and social currents at the same time that it is shaped by them. This book explores these issues theoretically, comparatively and with special reference to Taiwan. It is an important addition to the emerging field of global studies and the growing library on global religion.” —Mark Juergensmeyer, author of “Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State” and editor of “The Oxford Handbook of Global Religion”

Today, in an age of globalization, religion represents a potent force in the lives of billions of people worldwide. Yet when social theorists examine the impact of globalization on contemporary religious movements, they tend to focus on issues such as Islamic fundamentalism and threats to US or global security. This collection of essays takes a different approach, analyzing – with special reference to Asia – religion through lived experience. The key issues covered in the volume include: how religious impulses contribute to globalization; how religious groups and organizations repackage traditional beliefs for transcultural appeal; how religious adherents cope with external threats to identity; how new technologies are reshaping the nature of religious beliefs and images; and how local and global religious influences blend and/or clash. Far from religion being a subject of peripheral concern to globalization, the contributors demonstrate that from the most basic level of our interactions with the natural environment to the socio-political behavior of the “great religions” – and even to the profusion of folk and pop culture phenomena – the influence of religion upon globalization, and vice versa, is apparent at all levels. 部分表示

ISSN 1884-0264
The Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Tokyo, Japan-based Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian regional perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities… さらに表示

ISSN 1884-0264
The Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Tokyo, Japan-based Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian regional perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities and social sciences. The journal encourages historians, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, linguists, philosophers and others to submit their work for consideration. It particularly welcomes research that dissolves academic boundaries, looks beyond traditional notions of the nation state, and aims for a holistic view of the past, present and future. 部分表示

This is a report on an early experiment with iPad 2’s in a university setting. In this action research project, 19 students in an Academic Reading and Writing class for those with high-level English were given iPad 2’s for five weeks for their own personal use. As ICU has campus-wide Wi-Fi, this effectively made every classroom a type of computer room, whereas actual computer rooms were in such short supply and high demand that other classes were limited to one session per week in a computer… さらに表示

This is a report on an early experiment with iPad 2’s in a university setting. In this action research project, 19 students in an Academic Reading and Writing class for those with high-level English were given iPad 2’s for five weeks for their own personal use. As ICU has campus-wide Wi-Fi, this effectively made every classroom a type of computer room, whereas actual computer rooms were in such short supply and high demand that other classes were limited to one session per week in a computer room, even when the classes met five times a week. These iPad equipped students were also doing multimedia project work in addition to their normal class tasks. This study aimed to find out their reactions to the iPad experience in their academic and multimedia work in the hope that the results would influence the adoption of multimedia tablets like iPads at ICU in the future. 部分表示

This short news article I wrote was a report of a presentation I did with 3 of my students at the 'Paperless: Innovation and Technology in Education' conference held at at Kanda University of International Studies on Feb. 2014. I originally brought the idea of the conference to KUIS along with another ADE (Kaori Hakone) and my presentation with my students was a big success.

This was a short news style article regarding my experiences at the 2013 Google Certified Teacher Award (now renamed as the Google Innovator award) institute where I received recognition as an edtech specialist and attended numerous training session on digital education.

ICU publishes ” The ICU ” (inaugural number: December 2000 issue) in June and December every year. Every issue introduces a special feature of ICU, providing news about the education, research and student life on campus, as well as information about JICUF and donations. This was a short article I wrote for them on how I was using educational technology in my classes with students. I also breifly covered why it is important to try to instill a creative / growth mindset in students.

ISSN 1884-0264
The Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Tokyo, Japan-based Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian regional perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities… さらに表示

ISSN 1884-0264
The Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Tokyo, Japan-based Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian regional perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities and social sciences. The journal encourages historians, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, linguists, philosophers and others to submit their work for consideration. It particularly welcomes research that dissolves academic boundaries, looks beyond traditional notions of the nation state, and aims for a holistic view of the past, present and future. 部分表示

ISSN 1884-0264
The Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Tokyo, Japan-based Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian regional perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities… さらに表示

ISSN 1884-0264
The Asia Journal of Global Studies (AJGS) is the official journal of the Tokyo, Japan-based Asia Association for Global Studies (AAGS). The journal features research articles on Asia and other world regions from an Asian regional perspective. AJGS' other regular offerings include guest columns by global studies experts in Asia, reader commentaries, and book reviews.

Multidisciplinary in scope, AJGS accepts contributions from authors with backgrounds in the humanities and social sciences. The journal encourages historians, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, linguists, philosophers and others to submit their work for consideration. It particularly welcomes research that dissolves academic boundaries, looks beyond traditional notions of the nation state, and aims for a holistic view of the past, present and future. 部分表示

The paper attempts to articulate a novel approach to English language teaching in which language reproduction itself is not the ultimate goal of instruction, but rather the ultimate transformation of the learner in the pursuit of understanding what it means to be human. This goal has long been a feature of liberal arts education, and the authors believe that it should not be limited to students in liberal arts colleges in the West but can form the basis for a dynamic approach to language… さらに表示

The paper attempts to articulate a novel approach to English language teaching in which language reproduction itself is not the ultimate goal of instruction, but rather the ultimate transformation of the learner in the pursuit of understanding what it means to be human. This goal has long been a feature of liberal arts education, and the authors believe that it should not be limited to students in liberal arts colleges in the West but can form the basis for a dynamic approach to language teaching at the university level. The authors observe that East Asia is an attractive venue for challenging and enriching students with the values and educational goals of the liberal arts through the teaching of English as a foreign language, and they illustrate some of the pedagogical implications of an English for Liberal Arts approach they advocate in several common course types and traditional skill areas. 部分表示

Many different groups and individuals have had the stated aim of improving the lives of the world’s poor. Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was a charismatic and polarising figure who also claimed to be championing the working and peasant class. To many neo-liberals and those on the political right who championed the IMF as the savior of the poor, he was seen as a dangerous and destabilizing factor in their stated mission to raise the poor out of poverty. However to many poor people and those… さらに表示

Many different groups and individuals have had the stated aim of improving the lives of the world’s poor. Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was a charismatic and polarising figure who also claimed to be championing the working and peasant class. To many neo-liberals and those on the political right who championed the IMF as the savior of the poor, he was seen as a dangerous and destabilizing factor in their stated mission to raise the poor out of poverty. However to many poor people and those on the political left he was seen as a visionary people’s champion working against the ravages of Globalisation and Neo-Liberal economics, as they argued that his policies had greatly benefited Venezuela’s poor and the poor of the Latin American region in general in contrast to the effects of previous IMF policies. This paper then examines these contrasting claims in detail to determine the validity of each side's arguments. From this analysis, it becomes clear that Chavez’s policies had a beneficial effect on the poor in Venezuela and that by trying to set up The Bank of the South to replicate these policies region-wide he was attempting to extend those benefits to the wider South American region. This put The Bank of the South in opposition to the IMF in Latin America and as an oil-rich nation, Venezuela had the money to lend, as its oil finances were boosted in the early 2000s by the effects of the US / UK invasion of Iraq on world oil prices. The later fall in oil prices is also examined to see to what extent this affected Chavez’s lending plans and by extension the long-term economic future of the region in terms of development loans from Venezuela and the Bank of the South. This paper examined all these issues in detail as well as the relevant background history to try to understand the ramifications for the economic future of this region. 部分表示

This paper examines the declining and aging population in Japan by looking at possible population scenarios for Japan in the near future as extrapolated from its current situation by the UN and other researchers. The reasons for this current situation are then explored to see if the factors causing this
the situation can be modified to effect a positive change in Japan’s demographic difficulties. After arguing that they cannot and therefore that mass immigration is inevitable for the… さらに表示

This paper examines the declining and aging population in Japan by looking at possible population scenarios for Japan in the near future as extrapolated from its current situation by the UN and other researchers. The reasons for this current situation are then explored to see if the factors causing this
the situation can be modified to effect a positive change in Japan’s demographic difficulties. After arguing that they cannot and therefore that mass immigration is inevitable for the maintenance of Japan’s internal social and economic stability and manufacturing needs the paper then moves on to how the Japanese government has approached this topic. This naturally brings up the ‘Partial Amendment to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act’ and the way it was presented to the Japanese public in response to Japan’s looming demographic change. By looking behind the façade of the law’s public anti-terror rationale this paper brings to light an entirely different motive for its implementation, that of monitoring and thereby controlling the large numbers of foreigners Japan must attract to deal with its demographic difficulties. The conclusion is that this is a law that could backfire and ultimately harm Japan’s economic and diplomatic future by discouraging immigration to Japan, something it desperately needs to solve its population problems. 部分表示

A report on the activities of the Culture Program component of the Summer Course in Japanese for foreign students at International Christian University. I was the Director of the culture component that year (I volunteered at the last minute as the existing Director left) and the report highlighted the successes and areas for further improvement for the summer period when I was in charge.

This study presents the results and implications of an experiment on the perceptions of a learning com- munity. Four universities (three in Tokyo, Japan, and one in Taipei, Taiwan), four language instructors, and nine classes (200 Japanese and 36 Taiwanese students) participated. All followed the same blended course design of regular face-to-face instruction and online instruction developed on a learning manage- ment system (LMS). Topic-based online forum discussions in the target language… さらに表示

This study presents the results and implications of an experiment on the perceptions of a learning com- munity. Four universities (three in Tokyo, Japan, and one in Taipei, Taiwan), four language instructors, and nine classes (200 Japanese and 36 Taiwanese students) participated. All followed the same blended course design of regular face-to-face instruction and online instruction developed on a learning manage- ment system (LMS). Topic-based online forum discussions in the target language (English for Japanese students; Japanese for Taiwanese students) were the common feature. Similar questionnaires were given to both instructors and students. The results revealed that in general the students evaluated the blended course design positively, but the instructors and students held differing perceptions of the strength of class community. The study therefore suggests a possible perception gap between instructors and stu- dents on the criteria of what a good virtual classroom is. 部分表示

Education is one of the keys to individual and national advancement and development in life. In many countries, university education is open to all while in other nations such as Japan, it has to be paid for. Irrespective of the costs, university students should receive a quality education from universities and universities should expect quality academic work from students. As educators are professionals working in the field of delivering education they should have even higher expectations for… さらに表示

Education is one of the keys to individual and national advancement and development in life. In many countries, university education is open to all while in other nations such as Japan, it has to be paid for. Irrespective of the costs, university students should receive a quality education from universities and universities should expect quality academic work from students. As educators are professionals working in the field of delivering education they should have even higher expectations for the quality of education being delivered than students. However, in today’s Japan are these expectations of quality teachers and students actually being met? This paper first provides a general overview of post-war university education in Japan. Then university education is examined in detail to see if these academic expectations are being met and argues that on the whole, they are not. The areas where Japanese universities are deficient, namely in the quality of education delivered and treatment of teachers and students alike are then examined. Also, areas where the university’s actions have been detrimental to the development, academic or otherwise, of students and teachers alike are covered. Later it examines the university as a business rather than an educational establishment to try and explain the actions of universities that are often contradictory to the educational ideals expected by teachers and students at universities. Lastly, this paper offers suggestions for improving the quality of education at Japanese universities and shows why this is necessary for the survival of universities in Japan. 部分表示

This short paper is an examination of British and Japanese domestic politics, and the international chain of events, in the years preceding the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and the U.K. until the fall of Singapore in February 1942. After examining these events, and the actions and motives of the main parties involved, this paper attempts to determine the most likely explanation for the relatively rapid fall of Singapore to the Japanese Army in World War II. Particular attention is paid… さらに表示

This short paper is an examination of British and Japanese domestic politics, and the international chain of events, in the years preceding the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and the U.K. until the fall of Singapore in February 1942. After examining these events, and the actions and motives of the main parties involved, this paper attempts to determine the most likely explanation for the relatively rapid fall of Singapore to the Japanese Army in World War II. Particular attention is paid to the role of Prime Minister Winston Churchill in these events as his role has been relatively underresearched and is therefore not so well known, especially to British citizens. In conclusion this paper shows that Churchill and his military/strategic deci- sions had a huge impact on weakening Singapore, and that this was the single biggest factor in its quick fall in 1942. 部分表示

This was a syllabus written with the overall aim to ensure that students planning to study this discipline have a solid introduction to all aspects of the study of International Relations and to enable students to feel confident in undertaking undergraduate studies in this discipline. In its scope, this syllabus provides an introduction to the understanding of the modern world and how nation-states interact.

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This syllabus was written to ensure that students have a solid introduction to all aspects of the study of Social Sciences at the post graduate level, and to enable students to feel confident in their undertaking of studies in this discipline. In its scope, this module will provide a graduate level introduction to the understanding of the modern social sciences and how this affects societies and the people who live in them.

This paper begins by stating its opposition to the US’s BMD system. It then covers the various historical deceptions practiced by those who support such a system. By examining all these issues in detail, and by paying particular attention to the relevant background history the reader can start to understand the motives of the various actors in the present as well as trying to understand what the ramifications for the future may be from these actions. An example of this is the benefits to arms… さらに表示

This paper begins by stating its opposition to the US’s BMD system. It then covers the various historical deceptions practiced by those who support such a system. By examining all these issues in detail, and by paying particular attention to the relevant background history the reader can start to understand the motives of the various actors in the present as well as trying to understand what the ramifications for the future may be from these actions. An example of this is the benefits to arms manufacturers and their supporters BMD brings rather than the ‘peace’ it is supposed to bring and sustain become evident. Next the officially stated needs and aims are explored in this paper, along with some unofficial ones, less stated reasons, and again the reality is shown to be somewhat different from the hyperbole. Building on this then the paper concludes with a more realistic set of motives behind the US’s desire for a BMD system and argues against its introduction as it will work against sustaining peace. 部分表示

This was a short newsletter article written ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup on Japan, and looking at how this major international sporting event had the potential to create better communications between citizens of different nations in Japan.