TUJ Times Online
November 7, 2005 (vol. 2)
TUJ Times Online, our online monthly newsletter, will keep you informed of recent news at TUJ and its alumni.
Announcements:
TUJ Career Fair
You are invited to attend the TUJ Career Fair. This event will allow you to network with potential employers and explore future career opportunities.
- Date and Time
- Friday, November 11, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
- Place
- 2nd Floor , TUJ
For the list of companies attending, visit http://www.tuj.ac.jp/placement. For more information, please contact Career Development, at 03-5441-9873 / 9800 or career@tuj.ac.jp
ICJS Presents: "From a Refugee Camp to the Minnesota State Senate: Among American Woman's Journey"
- Speaker
- Senator Mee Moua, Minnesota State Senator District 67
- Date and Time
- Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
- Place
- TUJ room #212
- Admission
- Free
The nation's first Hmong American elected to a state legislature, Mee Moua was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election in January 2002. She is a founder of the Hmong Bar Association, a member of the Democratic National Committee, a board member on the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum and is a member of the Minnesota Humanities Commission.
ICJS Presents: "The Goldilocks Challenge in East Asia: Amassing Power That is Not Too Hard and Not Too Soft, But Just Right"
- Speaker
- Richard J. Samuel, Professor of Political Science at M.I.T.
- Date and Time
- Friday, November 18, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
- Place
- TUJ room #206
- Admission
- Free
Richard J. Samuels is Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Studies. He is also the Founding Director of the MIT Japan Program. In 2001, Samuels became Chairman of the Japan-US Friendship Commission, an independent Federal grant-making agency that supports Japanese studies and policy-oriented research in the United States. In 2005, he was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Internship Opportunity
Beginning in April 2006, TUJ will offer a one-year internship program for developing the communicative teaching skills of high school English teachers and enhancing their English language proficiency. The program is specifically designed for high school English teachers on a year-long sabbatical and is sponsored by the Graduate College of Education and the Academic Preparation Program (APP) at TUJ. Participants will take one master's course in the College of Education to learn current theory and research on language teaching. For the practical side, the interns will assist in APP classes, receiving mentoring from master teachers who are experts in modern English teaching methods. Other activities include reading key articles in the field, keeping a journal of their experiences and reactions to readings, auditing a class, and having regular conferences about teaching with the APP director, a professor in the Graduate College of Education who will oversee the program. In Japan, only TUJ, as a comprehensive English-medium university, can offer this unique combination of educational theory, teaching practice, and opportunity to develop English proficiency.
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