Showa Women’s University & Anaheim University Open TESOL Seminar
Anaheim University Ed.D. Director Dr. Hayo Reinders On Aug. 2, 2014, Anaheim University and Showa Women’s University co-hosted an open Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) seminar at Showa Women’s University in Tokyo with three leaders in the field of TESOL. The panel discussed the common theme “Learners are Different: Catering to Differences,” with opportunities for audience members to participate, ask questions, and meet the scholars after the event. Most attendees were TESOL students or English teachers. Anaheim University Grad. School of Education Dean Dr. Rod Ellis The panelists for the open seminar included three esteemed professionals in the field of TESOL: Dr. Tomoko Kaneko, Vice President and Professor of English and Second Language Acquisition at Showa Women’s University; Dr. Rod Ellis, Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Anaheim University; and Dr. Hayo Reinders, Director of the Anaheim University Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in TESOL Program. Over the course of the three-hour seminar, each panelist gave a particular lecture around the larger “Learners are Different” theme. Dr. Tomoko Kaneko spoke about “Japanese University Students and Globalization: A Challenge for Showa Women’s University,” Dr. Hayo Reinders discussed “Learning Beyond the Classroom: A Research Agenda,” and Dr. Rod Ellis offered a lecture on “Catering to Individual Differences: What Do the Teacher Guides Advise?” Dr. Tomoko Kaneko, the Vice President of Showa Women’s University commented on the entire open seminar experience, saying: Showa Women’s University VP Dr. Tomoko Kaneko “Dr. Reinders clearly explained how important it is to learn outside of classroom, while Dr. Ellis stressed the importance of treating learners as ‘complex human beings’ by catering to the differences of each learner, as well as carefully choosing course materials and providing guidance through learning strategy. It was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to listen to the lectures of world-renowned professors in the field of second language acquisition. The time flew fast and we wished we could have had more time. It was a great seminar supported by the audience’s high interest in the topics. Many participants remained after the seminar ended and continued their discussion or came up to the professors to ask questions. As one of the two host schools, we are very pleased that this open seminar concluded with great success.” This seminar was the first collaboration between Anaheim University and Showa Women’s University, and the response and support were positive from everyone involved.
アナハイム大学・昭和女子大学共同オープンセミナー
去る8月2日（土）、アナハイム大学・昭和女子大学共同オープンセミナー「多様な学習者のための指導法」（”Learners are different; Catering to differences”）が昭和女子大学で開催されました。 本学からはRod Ellis博士、Hayo Reinders博士が来日し、昭和女子大の金子朝子教授らとともに約3時間、主に都内で英語教育を学ぶ大学院生や英語教員らに講義を行いました。 Anaheim University Grad. School of Ed. Dean Dr. Rod Ellis セミナーでは「多様な学習者のための指導法」というテーマに沿って、各教授陣が以下のような講義を行いました。 “Catering to Individual Differences: What Do the Teacher Guides Advise?” (Dr. Rod Ellis) “Learning Beyond the Classroom: A Research Agenda” (Dr. Hayo Reinders) “Japanese University Students and Globalization: A Challenge for Showa Women’s University”（金子朝子教授） 今回のオープンセミナーについて、昭和女子大学副学長 金子朝子教授は、 Anaheim University Ed.D. Director Dr. Hayo Reinders 「Dr. Reindersは教室外での学びの重要性をわかりやすく説明、Dr. Ellisは学習者の個人差への対応は、単に教材を上手く選択したり学習ストラテジーを指導したりするだけではなく、学習者を ‘complex human beings’ として扱うことが大切だと強調された。第二言語習得の分野で著名な先生方のご講演は、あっという間に時間が過ぎ大変残念に思う程、充実した内容であった。公開講座が終了しても、多くの参加者が会場に残られて講演者に質問されたり意見交換が続けられ、聴衆の興味・関心が高かったことが伺えるすばらしい講座であった。共催校の昭和女子大学としても、本公開講座が成功裏に無事終了したことを大変嬉しく思っている。」 と述べられました。 同大学での公開共同セミナー開催は初の試みでしたが、計100名以上の参加者の皆様を迎え、無事成功に終わりましたことを、ご尽力頂きました関係者の皆様に厚く御礼申し上げます。
