[Date & Time] Tuesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 29, at 10:40～12:30
[Place] Yokohama International Cooperation Center’s Japan Research Center in Pacifico Yokohama
[Attendees] 16 KSGG members
At Japan Research Center’s request, KSGG sent its members again this year to the Summer School held on the 5th floor of Pacifico Yokohama to help the 40 U.S. and Canadian students learn Japanese. At this School, which was held for only one day last year, 16 KSGG members, or 21 in total, were present for 3 days, July 12, 27 and 29 this year. At the sessions, 34 out of 40 students (in 5 classes) who attended the summer school asked questions in Japanese and KSGG attendants answered to them to enhance communication.
The questions and answers covered hobbies, life in Japan, student’s life in the U.S., their future dreams, the characteristics of Japanese people and so on. One student, who had complete work of Naoya Shiga, a Japanese novelist, said Japanese literature also could help him study his major, Chinese literature; another was interested in Japan’s new Buddhism; another studying masculinism was interested in “grass-eating men,” or a new breed of men who are friendly and home-minded but do not seek to win women's love or get married.
Since KSGG’s contribution to the Summer School was highly appreciated by its students and the Japan Research Center, we feel most grateful to the members who worked for them.
[Place] Yokohama International Cooperation Center’s Japan Research Center in Pacifico Yokohama
[Attendees] 16 KSGG members
At Japan Research Center’s request, KSGG sent its members again this year to the Summer School held on the 5th floor of Pacifico Yokohama to help the 40 U.S. and Canadian students learn Japanese. At this School, which was held for only one day last year, 16 KSGG members, or 21 in total, were present for 3 days, July 12, 27 and 29 this year. At the sessions, 34 out of 40 students (in 5 classes) who attended the summer school asked questions in Japanese and KSGG attendants answered to them to enhance communication.
The questions and answers covered hobbies, life in Japan, student’s life in the U.S., their future dreams, the characteristics of Japanese people and so on. One student, who had complete work of Naoya Shiga, a Japanese novelist, said Japanese literature also could help him study his major, Chinese literature; another was interested in Japan’s new Buddhism; another studying masculinism was interested in “grass-eating men,” or a new breed of men who are friendly and home-minded but do not seek to win women's love or get married.
Since KSGG’s contribution to the Summer School was highly appreciated by its students and the Japan Research Center, we feel most grateful to the members who worked for them.