Reflections on the Projection of a New Liberal Arts from Japan

publisher藤沢This essay offers a few indices on the relation between the processes of contemporary globalization and the historical projection of liberal arts education. It calls for the development of a ‘liberal’ education under an idea of the planetary. In such a pedagogical practice, the cultivation of the capacity to inhabit multiplicity at all levels would be its guide.

Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies at Japanese Universities

publisher藤沢In recent years, an accumulation of Japanese research about sexual harassment and a number of very public court cases involving prominent public figures placed the issue of sexual harassment in the media spotlight. Japan was forced to recognise sexual harassment as a national problem, and not an issue, which was confined to the Western world. In April 1999, the Japanese government realised the need to amend existing laws to include sexual harassment under article twenty-one of the Equal Opportunity Law. For the first time in Japan’s legal history, sexual harassment against a woman was not just a personal problem between two individuals; employers were now also held responsible for occurrences of sexual harassment in the workplace. Universities across Japan were not exempt from this new legislation and this paper will explore the ways in which universities have tried to tackle the problem of sexual harassment on campus since amendments to the Equal Opportunity Law were created. Visual strategies individual universities have taken up to spread awareness of sexual harassment will be investigated, for example the complex process of creating posters, leaflets and web pages about sexual harassment. Universities in Japan appear to be trying very hard to create an awareness of sexual harassment but unless attitudes on an individual level change how effective these strategies are still remains to be seen.

Poverty in an Age of Globalization : A Range of Solutions

publisher藤沢Last semester, in the Academic English Program at Tama University’s Department of Global Studies, I created exercises on child labor based on the documentary Stolen Childhoods (2005). After teaching it last semester, I felt that the course was missing something--especially an overview of possible solutions to poverty. I have redone the course materials, to make them more content-oriented. Now, students will focus on three aspects in the course Child Labor in an Age of Globalization: 1) The range of value-based solutions to the issues of poverty; 2) Voices from the poor of the world; and 3) The work of NGOs and government programs. In this article I will focus the value-based solutions to poverty

The teaching of Japanese University Students: A foreigner’s perspective

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Exploring My Style of Teacher Supervision

publisher多摩This is a report on a pilot study regarding language teacher supervision styles. The author holds a certificate in language program administration, and the pilot involved teachers of the Japanese language one of whom was also involved in the certificate program. The teachers teach at an American language institute and they agreed to be observed by the author, following procedures detailed in clinical supervision. After the lesson observation, a one-on-one conference was held with the author and the observed language teacher to discuss the lesson. This report focuses on the supervisory discourse during these conferences.

Literacy Practices and Requirements in an Academic Context: Preparing Students for the Genres of Schooling

publisher藤沢In this paper, I report on a three-week, digital photo story project in a developing content-based, technology-driven curriculum for advanced learners in a first-year speaking course at Tama University, School of Global Studies. The project is discussed in reference to two of the overall objectives of the course: 1) providing students with opportunities to engage with new media, new technologies, and new types of texts; and, 2) in so doing, introducing students to the concept of genre switching. Ultimately, the course is designed to prepare students for the linguistic expectations of schooling and will hopefully provide at least one, much-needed link between academic English program courses and the courses outside the academic English program.

World Englishes at Tama University

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Library Skills and Fiction Reading in Language Learning

publisher藤沢This paper will look at library skills and fiction reading in the development of English language ability. First, it will discuss the important of introducing basic library skills to students. Second, this paper will link library skills usage to a guided process of extensive reading for students.

How SCE established the global success in the video game industry : The value chain strategy and integrated-based production system

publisher多摩This paper deals with how SCE (Sony Computer Entertainment) successfully launched PS (PlayStation) without any relevant experiences in the T.V. video game business. SCE dominated the T.V. video game market worldwide a couple of years after PS was released in Japan. Delineating the fierce competition in the T.V. video game industry, the analysis delves into the value chain of organizations inherent in SCE and the integrated architecture of production systems adopted by SCE. The miraculous success of SCE presents a model for strategic reconsideration of international management systems and behavioral patterns of multinational corporations.

Management Innovation for R&D Productivity Improvement

publisher多摩　In order to increase a corporate competitiveness, it is essential to improve R&D productivity. An R&D productivity is defined from an R&D management innovation point of view. Synergistic relationships are derived to show that a synergistic management is very important to improve the R&D productivity. The core technology program management of NEC is used to discuss several essential management functions for making the synergistic management effective.