5月29日開講アナハイム大学オンラインTESOLコースのご案内
アナハイム大学では2017年5月29日よりオンラインTESOL修士課程 (MA in TESOL)および博士課程(Ed.D. in TESOL)にて、新たなTESOL（英語教授法）コースが開講されます。 授業は毎週リアルタイムで行われるオンライン授業（日本時間土曜午前）のほか、ディスカッションフォーラムへの投稿やその他オンラインで提出する課題が含まれます。ディスカッションフォーラムやオンライン授業を通じ、教員やクラスメートとインタラクティブに学ぶことが可能です。 下記授業は外部の方も登録していただけます。登録をご希望の方は、本学アドミッションオフィス（support@anaheim.edu）までお問い合わせください。 EDU 711 Technology and English Language Teaching 担当教員：Dr. Ken Beatty 期間：2017年5月29日〜7月21日 オンライン授業：毎週金曜日午後3時半〜5時（米国太平洋時間） （日本時間土曜日午前7時30分〜9時） 2017年5月29日〜7月21日 EDU 500 Second Language Teaching and Learning 担当教員：Dr. Ken Beatty 期間：2017年5月29日〜7月21日 オンライン授業：毎週金曜日午後5時〜6時半（米国太平洋時間） （日本時間土曜日午前9時〜10時30分）
アナハイム大学の足跡：エンジェルズスタジアムでの始球式に参加（2009年）
2009年7月8日、米国プロ野球チーム、ロサンゼルス・エンゼル・オブ・アナハイムの本拠地、エンゼル・スタジアム・オブ・アナハイム（カリフォルニア州アナハイム）にて行われた、ロサンゼルスエンジェルズ対テキサスレンジャーズのアメリカンリーグ西地区決勝戦の始球式にアナハイム大学が参加しました。 本学のサポーターであるBody Glove（マリンスポーツ用品メーカー）の創立者、Bob Meistrell氏が本学を代表し、投球を行いました。
淑明女子大学校（韓国・ソウル）とのTESOL（英語教授法）パートナーシップを締結
この度、アナハイム大学は韓国・ソウルに拠点を置く女子大学、淑明女子大学校とパートナーシップ提携を締結し、同校のTESOL（Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; 英語を母国語としない人のための教授法）認定コースの修了生にアナハイム大学のオンラインTESOL修士課程 (MA in TESOL) もしくは、博士課程 (Doctor of Education in TESOL)への単位を移行することが可能になりました。 (淑明女子大学校のTESOLプログラムのディレクター兼国際TESOL協会 (TESOL International Association) の役員を務めるKyungsook Yeum氏（右）と本学Managing Director of Development、 David Bracey（左）)
Congratulations to Linh Phung! Anaheim University’s First Graduate of the Ed.D. in TESOL
On March 5, 2017, AU doctoral student Linh Phung successfully defended her Dissertation on Learners’ Engagement in Task Performance. Two weeks later, she became Dr. Linh Phung, the first graduate of Anaheim University’s Ed.D. in TESOL program. After her Defense, we interviewed Dr. Phung about her experience with Anaheim University. – Why did you choose Anaheim University’s Ed.D. in TESOL program? Completing a doctorate has been my goal since I finished my Master’s degree. I first learned about Anaheim University’s Ed.D. in TESOL when I saw an advertisement on the TESOL International’s website. Since I work full-time, studying online fit my schedule perfectly. I was also impressed by who was on the faculty and wished to learn from them, so I applied, got accepted, and started the program. – Can you tell us about your career to date? I’ve been teaching EFL and ESL for almost 15 years. I’ve taught in various universities in Vietnam and the U.S. I’m currently the director of the English Language Program at Chatham University. I oversee different aspects of the program, including curriculum, assessment and placement of new students, student advisement, student progress and achievement, ELP admission, and program evaluation. It’s a challenging job, but I expand my experiences by handling different challenges every day. – How do you expect your Ed.D. to further your career? I knew that I wanted to go all the way in the education journey to attain the highest degree. I pursued an Ed.D. mostly because I always enjoy learning. The Ed.D. will, hopefully, provide me with opportunities to teach graduate courses, conduct research, and publish in the future. – Can you share a favorite memory from Anaheim University? I enjoyed talking with classmates after each lesson. We talked about so many things, and I felt I had a voice. It gave me confidence. – Did you have a favorite class at Anaheim University? I enjoyed so many classes that it is difficult to say what my favorite class was. I enjoyed Dr. Ellis’ courses because of the clarity of his instruction. His Instructed SLA course provided me with a clear taxonomy of different options in teaching grammar and promoting learners’ linguistic development. I also liked his Individual Differences (ID) course because I was fascinated with the dynamic concept of motivation although sometimes I felt I was being in a maze of hazy ID concepts. Dr. Tomlinson’s Materials Development course has been highly influential since I have been applying his principles of materials development in many of the courses that I teach. It was the first time that I thought about “cognitively and affectively” engaging materials. In addition, it motivated my dissertation research into learners’ engagement in task performance. Dr. Lambert’s Researching Tasks course introduced me to task-based language teaching (TBLT). No matter how influential the approach has been, I did not think much of TBLT before this course, probably because it was not discussed as frequently in the U.S. as in other contexts. The case study I completed in his course was expanded into my dissertation research. I loved Dr. Bailey’s Language Teacher Education and Qualitative Research courses because she was simply amazing instructor, who held high expectations of the students while being motivating at the same time. Dr. Murray and Christenson’s ELT Management course equipped me with frameworks and tools to be a better leader. Dr. Reinders’ lessons were always so thoroughly prepared and fun! Other courses were also interesting and informative to my work and research, and I truly enjoyed them all. – How did you enjoy the online experience? I enjoyed the online experience at Anaheim University because it allowed students to work independently as well as collaboratively. It also incorporated weekly live lectures, which were important in pushing us to complete all the necessary work before the lecture. The fact that the students and professor were on camera together once a week created a better sense of community. – Who would you recommend to the Anaheim University Ed.D. program? I would recommend the program to anyone who is currently working as a language teacher and wants to expand their knowledge and have access to leadership, research, and publication opportunities. – What were the challenges in your program? The challenges have somewhat faded from my memory probably because I greatly enjoyed the program. I think taking course work non-stop for three years was difficult as I was always busy with reading, completing tasks, and doing assignments. The weekend when the major papers were due was when I had to work dozens of hours straight. I know I’m a procrastinator. – Please tell us about your experience the Oral Defense. Were you nervous beforehand? I submitted my dissertation in December, but because I and my Defense Committee members are located in several different continents, the defense could only be scheduled in March. I took a break from my dissertation for several months before starting to prepare for the defense. I read my dissertation again several times, reread some of the major articles I cited, and took notes of what I took away from the research. I was anxious the day before the defense, a few hours before the defense, and also during the defense. I was also excited, so I just said whatever came to my mind in response to the examiner’s questions. I might have talked too much, but with passion, so it might have been a good thing. The bottom line was that I passed, so I was exhilarated. – What was your dissertation topic and why did you select it? My topic was learners’ engagement in task performance. I selected it because I’m interested in developing tasks and materials that are cognitively and affectively engaging to learners. When learners are highly engaged, perhaps, they will learn more from their lessons. – Which residential sessions did you attend and what did you like best about them? I attended two residential sessions in California. It was great to see the professors, classmates, and Anaheim’s
Interview with MBA Alumni Haoyang (Don) Wang
In 2007, Haoyang (Don) Wang completed his Online Global MBA with Anaheim University. Recently we contacted him and asked him about his experience with the program. – Can you tell us briefly about your career? I work in a public Japanese company based in Tokyo and I also have been working in a Shanghai subsidiary for 10 years as a general manager. Our company is a manufacturer in the surface finishing industry. Our technology is widely used in the PWB, electronics, semiconductor, and automobile industries. – Why did you choose Anaheim University? Anaheim University has good lecturers and the program structure is great. All the faculty are of course very knowledgeable, but what’s more, they are supportive of the students and often go out of their way to help when needed. There are lots of world-class professors. One of Anaheim University’s slogans that I like very much is “Students first. Always.” And what’s more, there is a bonus that comes with studying at Anaheim University which is the community of other students. It is a very learner-centered environment at Anaheim University. – Why did you choose to earn an MBA? First, I wanted an MBA because I wanted to advance my career and be prepared for the new challenges with a more professional MBA perspective. While enrolled in an MBA program, I knew I would have the opportunity to learn general business and management expertise that can be applied to nearly any industry. Second, I now know more people to enhance my personal network. Third, one of the best reasons to get an MBA is because I am truly interested in studying business administration. – What did you like best about the program? The professors often analyzed the case studies in the class directly. This made it very useful for us to understand and apply the theories. This method can help us solve these same real-work problems which we will meet in the future. – What is your favorite memory from the program? Not only were the lecturers some of the best around, but the support that the university provides was also very good. If I had a question regarding my studies, I usually got a reply to an e-mail within 24 hours. And the answers were very thorough. – How was the experience studying online? The format for the online classes allowed students to interact with professors and students from all over the world, and I found myself being more engaged and discussing the issues more deeply than I ever had the chance to do in a face-to-face class. It was challenging, it was fun, and you would meet students from all over the world. It was fantastic to chat with classmates from Japan, Korea, California, Minnesota, Canada, and Pennsylvania at the same time. – Did you feel you were part of a learning community? Of course I was. It is a very learner-centered environment at Anaheim University and I was working with some truly inspiring people from all walks of life. The MBA program was not easy. Most people needed to put in many hours to get through the required work. Many spend most of their free time with a book or at a computer. I myself had to do this, but it was certainly worth it. – What was the most unusual location you joined an online class or discussion forum from? Once when I was waiting to board a plane at the airport, my classmates decided to discuss a topic online suddenly that I had to respond to immediately. This was the most unusual location I where I joined an online discussion. – What would you say to someone who is hesitant about studying online? Like you, I was wary of putting my trust in studying online, but Anaheim University is a quality educational institution and the experience has far exceeded my expectations. If you are looking for an environment supported by the best textbook writers in the industry plus students from all corners of the globe, then you will be happy at Anaheim. If you choose Anaheim University, I believe you’ll be glad you did. If you are seriously looking for an online university at which to study your MBA, I can highly recommend Anaheim University.
Welcome New Faculty: Dr. Carlos Aquino
Anaheim University is pleased to welcome new business faculty, Dr. Carlos Tasso Eira De Aquino! Carlos Tasso Eira De Aquino is an accomplished senior executive and educator combining over 25 years of experience in leadership and scholarship in Business, Education, IT, and Engineering with a PhD and two Post-Docs. In his executive career, he has been strategically building, managing and guiding diverse teams to solve complex, systemic problems. As an educator, he has taught, developed and supervised, and published relevant research and scholarship. In that area, he is adept at developing and implementing academic programs, accreditation processes, operational, regulatory and quality procedures and policies, and corporate training programs that foster measurable performance improvements. Dr. Aquino has accumulated achievements and recognition as Executive-Director, Senior Director, Project Manager, Provost, Dean of Business, Dean of Accreditation, among other capacities in organizations in the USA and abroad, with followers that encompassed a clear diversity of cultures. Before moving to the United States in 2008, Dr. Aquino was responsible for directing a country-wide program, sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology, focused on improving energy usage. Dr. Aquino prepared the Brazilian version of many business books, published by Pearson Education, Cengage Learning and McGraw-Hill, authored a book on Adult Higher Education (How to Learn: Andragogy and Learning Skills) for Pearson Education in Brazil in 2008, and is currently working on two books (Palgrave McMillan and Emerald Publishing), covering different aspects of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Along his career, he has presented more than 45 articles in peer-reviewed conferences and published more than 40 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Since 2014, he had 15 papers presented in venues such as Western Academy of Management, ACBSP, and GUIDE (Global Universities in Distance Education) Conferences and had 6 papers published in peer-reviewed journals.
オンラインMBA卒業生の声 ボブ・ギャリティーさん（2010年卒）
アナハイム大学オンラインMBAプログラムの卒業生、ボブ・ギャリティーさんに、本学での経験とその後のキャリアについて伺いました。 – アナハイム大学を選んだ理由は？ 父の勧めです。当時授業料が期間限定でディスカウントされていました。良い評判も聞いており、私の忙しいスケジュールにも合っていたので都合が良かったのです。 – MBA の取得を決意した理由は？ シリコンバレーの競争で生き残るためには、MBA が必要でした。 – プログラムで一番気に入ったところは？ 素晴らしい教授陣です。 – プログラムで一番の思い出は？ 教授の一人が私の父の友人で、私が授業中にどんなことをしていたかを話し、父からそれについてよく聞かれたことです。 – オンライン学習という経験についてはいかがでしたか？ いつでもどこでも勉強できるので、とても便利でした。 – 学習コミュニティーの一員であると感じましたか？ はい。オンラインでの会話や共同作業には大いに刺激を受けました。 – 珍しい場所からアクセスしたことは？ ラスベガスへ向かう途中の高速道路脇のスターバックスです。車を止めて授業を受けるためにオンラインにアクセスすることができました。 – オンライン学習に対して疑問を抱いている人にはどんなアドバイスを？ とにかくやってみたらと。 – これまでのキャリアについて教えてください。 シリコンバレーのスタートアップで、サプライ・チェーンとオペレーションマネジメントをやっています。その前は医療機器関係のスタートアップ４社で働いていました。MBAのプログラムで成功したり失敗した経験とその分析が役に立っています。 – MBAはどうキャリアに役立ちましたか？ 色々なことへのドアを開けてくれると同時に、現在の仕事の基礎となっています。
AU Alumni, Julie Choi, Publishes New Book
Creating a Multivocal Self: Autoethnography as Method by Julie Choi Showcasing a new methodology in language learning and identity research, this carefully conceptualized, innovative book explicates the use of autoethnography as a way of re-imagining one’s sense of linguistic and cultural identity. A key work for researchers and students in Applied Linguistics and Language Education, it addresses fundamental aspects of research methodology and explores substantive issues relating to individual dimensions of multilingualism. Choi shows convincingly how the learning of a language is inseparable from one’s constant searching for a voice, a place, and a self in this world, demonstrating the importance of interrogating what lies behind everyday life events and interactions―the political and ethical implications of the utterances, thoughts, actions, and stories of the self and others. Themes of authenticity, illegitimacy, power relations, perceptions of self/other, cultural discourses and practices, and related issues in multilingual identity development surface in the multi-modal narratives. Chapters on methodology, woven through the book, focus on the process of knowledge production, approaches to writing narratives, the messiness of research writing practices, and the inseparability of writing and research.
Anaheim University Now Accepting Applications for our MFA in Digital Filmmaking through the Akira Kurosawa School of Film
Anaheim University is excited to be accepting applications for the first cohort of students for our Masters of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking. Our first class will be offered on September 18, 2017. Akira Kurosawa was the youngest of seven children, born in Tokyo on 23 March 1910. He has said that the first important influence in his life was a teacher called Tachikawa, who was progressive in his emphasis on art education for the young. This was how the young Kurosawa was introduced to art and film. A talented painter, he enrolled in an art school that emphasized Western styles. Around this time he also joined an artists’ group with a great enthusiasm for nineteenth-century Russian literature, with Dostoevsky a particular favourite. Another influence was Heigo, one of his brothers, who loved film and worked as a benshi, a film narrator/commentator for foreign silent films. His suicide deeply affected the director’s sensibilities. In 1930 he responded to a newspaper advertisement for assistant directors at a film studio and began assisting Kajiro Yamamoto, who liked the fact he knew ‘a lot about things other than movies’. Within five years he was writing scripts and directing whole sequences for Yamamoto films. In 1943 he made his debut as a director with Judo Saga (Sanshiro Sugata), with a magnificent martial-arts sequence in which two masters fight to the death in a wind-swept field, their flying limbs all but obscured by the tall swaying grasses. Consider the acclaim given to the similar fight sequences in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and it’s obvious why in 1943 people began to talk about a young film-maker with a brilliant future. His early films were produced during the Second World War, so had to comply to themes prescribed by official state propaganda policy. It was Drunken Angel which was Kurosawa’s first personally expressive work, made in 1948 and featuring Toshiro Mifune who became Kurosawa’s favourite leading man. The director has noted “In this picture I finally discovered myself”. For those who discover Kurosawa, they will find a master technician and stylist, with a deep humanism and compassion for his characters and an awe of the enormity of nature. He awakened the West to Japanese cinema with Rashomon, which won the top prize in the Venice Film Festival of 1951, and also a special Oscar for best foreign film. A golden period followed, with the West enthralled by his work. Seven Samurai was remade in the US under its alternative title The Magnificent Seven and the lone samurai hero Yojimbo was the inspiration for Clint Eastwood’s man with no name persona, most obviously in A Fistful of Dollars. The intercultural influence was reciprocal. Kurosawa’s fondness for Hollywood westerns in the John Ford tradition is seen in the epic sweep of Hidden Fortress, an award-winning film that inspired George Lucas to lift the plot for Star Wars. His love of literature also surfaced in two superb interpretations of Shakespeare (Macbeth in Throne of Blood and King Lear in Ran) and versions of Gorky’s The Lower Depths and The Idiot by Dostoevsky. Following Red Beard (Akahige) in 1965 he entered a frustrating period of aborted projects and forced inactivity and when in 1970 his first film in five years (Dodeska-den) failed at the box office, he attempted suicide. Directing a Soviet-Japanese production, Dersu Uzala helped him to recover and took four years to make. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1975 and a gold medal at the Moscow Film Festival. Kurosawa won multiple awards for many of his films, notably Kagemusha (1980), a deeply humanistic historical epic, and for the blockbusting Ran (1985). A true auteur, he supervised the editing of nearly all his films and wrote or collaborated on the scripts of most. His memoirs were published in 1982, titled Something like an Autobiography. In 1989 he won an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. At the age of 72 he said “I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.” Kurosawa died in 1998. Source: British Film Institute (BFI) For information, please contact Student Services at support@anaheim.edu.
アナハイム大学オンラインTESOL修士課程卒業生がTESOL 2017で学会発表
アナハイム大学オンラインTESOL修士課程 (MA in TESOL) の卒業生、Cathie Beckerさんがシアトルにて開催中のTESOL（英語教授法）の国際学会、TESOL 2017にて22日（水）、学会発表を行いました。 Beckerさんは「Strategies to Motivate, Engage, and Empower Your Language」というテーマの下、学習者のモチベーションと教師のもたらす影響、教室内でのストラテジーについてオレゴン州立大学の教員一名と共同発表を行いました。
アナハイム大学オンラインMBAプログラム日本人卒業生に聞く 「MBAはキャリアにどう役立ちましたか？」
アナハイム大学オンラインMBAプログラムの日本人卒業生の方に、卒業後のキャリアアップについて伺いました。 「MBAはキャリアにどう役立ちましたか？」 – 現在のキャリアではどうかわかりませんが、当時（前の会社）は営業本部に所属をしていて、製薬業界の営業でMBAを持っているというのは非常に稀、もしかしたらいなかったかもしれなかったので、社内出世は特に早かったと思います。転職にも有利でした。それは現在も続いております。(2006年卒) – 論理的な思考をするという点で大変役に立っています。宿題を片づけたり、レポートを書いたりした経験を通じて実際のビジネスシーンにおいても冷静に事実を特定し、原因を複数にわたって広く特定していくプロセスが自然と身についていると思います。(2005年卒) – 戦略作成、課題の優先順位、計画策定、そして組織運営に役立っています。また、コースで学んだことを、会社の若い人に伝えています。(2010年卒) – 転職（再就職）には一定の効果があったように思います。また、マーケティングやファイナンスにおいて自分の中で自信を持って業務ができています。（2012年卒） – 「すぐに転機が訪れる」わけではありませんでしたが、2013年に営業職から現在の部署に異動となりました。当時は社内でも志望者が大多数の人気職種であった、バイオロジー関連事業部（仮称）で、急にお誘いがありました。その時決め手となったのは、継続して磨き続けてきた英語力とMBA資格だったとのことです。大学院で鍛えられた英文速読術がレガシー効果としてやってきたのかもしれません。現在所属している事業部は、まだ会社としても導入期であり徐々に確立拡大していくドメインです。顧客層が多岐に渡りますし、広大なエリアを1人でマネジメントしなければなりません。それ故に交渉力、学術力、体力と多くのスキルを高次元に要求されますし、アンテナを張って最新情報を瞬時にアウトプットしなければなりません。当大学院で得た6週間以内で成果を出す、科目習得するというスピード意識を高める感覚は今でも仕事で役立っております。（2009年卒） – 内部監査部門で仕事をし、現在は監査役を拝命するにいたったのは、経営の視点で事業や業務を見る目を養えたおかげではないかと感じます。（2008年卒）
アナハイム大学オンラインTESOL博士課程（Ed.D. in TESOL）卒業生の声 – Ling Phungさん（2017年卒）（後編）
TESOL博士課程（Ed.D. in TESOL）プログラム卒業生のLinh Phungさん（2017年卒）に、本学での経験や博士論文について伺いました。 インタビュー中編・前編もそれぞれリンクからご覧いただけます。 – 博士論文の口頭試問はいかがでしたか。緊張しましたか？ 論文は12月に提出したのですが、私を含め口頭試問をする先生方もそれぞれ違う国に住んでいるので、口頭試問は3月にせざるを得ませんでした。論文を書き終えてから口頭試問の準備を始めるまで数ヶ月間の休みがありました。論文を何度も読み直し、いくつかの主要な引用元の論文を読み直しました。そして、研究からには含めなかったことについてメモを取りました。前日は心配でしたが、数時間前、さらに口頭試問中はわくわくして、試験官の先生に聞かれた質問に対し、思いつくまま答えました。少ししゃべり過ぎたかもしれませんが、情熱を持って話したので、かえってよかったかもしれません。無事に終えることができたので、とても嬉しかったです。 – 論文のトピックは何でしたか？選んだ理由は？ 私のトピックは、タスクパフォーマンスへの学習者のエンゲージメントでした。学習者が、思考的にも感情的にも引きつけられるタスクや教材を開発することに関心があったので、このトピックを選びました。学習者が積極的にタスクに取り組んでいる時、授業からより多くのことを学ぶのかもしれません。 – レジデンシャルセッション（夏季集中講義）はいかがでしたか？ 私はカリフォルニアで行われたセッションに二度参加しました。教授陣やクラスメート、アナハイム大学のスタッフの皆さんに直接お会いできて嬉しかったです。素晴らしいワークショップのほか、食事などを通してとても良い時間を過ごすことができました。 – 学習コミュニティーの一員であると感じましたか？ クラスメート全員を身近に感じました。受講している間は毎週話しました。それから、メールやフェイスブックを通じてそれぞれの経験をシェアし、サポートし合いました。大好きなクラスメートたちです。また、教授陣の回答も早かったのが非常に良かったです。 – 今後のプランは？ Language Teaching Researchに論文が掲載される予定です。さらに、Hayo Reinders教授やMarilyn Lewis氏と共著の著書も４月に出版予定です。現在はオンラインまたはオンキャンパスで、TESOLの大学院レベルの授業を教える仕事がしたいと思っています。 – Ed.D.プログラムを新しく始めた人へのアドバイスを。 いつもポジティブな姿勢を保ち、感情的になるのではなく、自分が置かれた状況から何が得られるかを考えることで、学習プロセスが楽になると思います。成績は大切ですが、私が努力したのは、先生方に良いものを見ていただきたい、私の実力を見てもらいたいという気持ちからでした。私の修士論文の指導教員のPaula Golombek教授がかつて、「実力というものにはとても大きな力があります。人は実力があるのを見ると、評価し、より責任ある仕事を任せてくれるようになります」と言いました。私はこの言葉を胸に、いつも良いものを提出しようとしてきました。
