tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68754824968689887952024-03-13T22:01:51.696-04:00Wanderlust“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renenwed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.”Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.comBlogger934125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-36251060245319222662020-04-16T15:59:00.003-04:002020-04-16T15:59:54.902-04:00Handwritten notes and postcardsDuring this time of isolation, snail mail has taken on new meaning and I've enjoyed having the time to read and respond to handwritten notes and letters. Last week, some of the staff still working in the Consulate in China sent us a package of beautiful handwritten notes and cards encouraging everyone evacuated in D.C from afar. One of the notes read, "There is a Chinese idiom <span style="caret-color: rgb(108, 97, 89); color: #222222; font-family: "microsoft yahei", sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">见字如晤 </span>which means seeing your handwriting is like seeing yourself. I think that is the reason why I really like handwriting postcards so much" and I couldn't agree more. Sean and I like to put the cards we receive on the fridge to brighten up the generic hotel room decor a little bit.<br />
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Are you writing to anyone these days?<br />
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<b>What I'm listening to:</b><br />
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The Dream podcast - Hosted by an alum of This American Life, this podcast is described as a "vibrant and sustained inquiry into various systems of capitalist exploitations." I am loving their first season of episodes on MLMs.<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-52664142664305415332020-04-15T14:16:00.003-04:002020-04-15T14:16:59.457-04:00Love in the time of CoronaLast weekend I attended my first wedding online; a bunch of us dressed up and joined a Zoom call to watch as a few family members streamed a live ceremony of a friend and his new wife in Michigan. The Coronavirus has certainly pushed love to its limits but it hasn't snuffed it out entirely. Instead, we are learning to love in new and different ways.<br />
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More than ever, I'm grateful to be quarantining with Sean and it makes me think of having had to go through training and the government shutdown alone in the past which was really tough. A couple of things have helped us to try and enjoy this time together rather than go crazy. Here are a few:<br />
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1. Our hotel suite has one bedroom with TVs in both the bedroom and the living room. Although it's fun to watch a movie together, sometimes we shut the door and do our own thing and that's ok.<br />
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2. We maintain connections with our own friends. Sure, we do the group internet happy hours and group game nights, but we also shut the door and call our own, individual friends as well.<br />
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3. We get out and walk together every day. This is something we look forward to and an activity that we enjoy doing as a couple.<br />
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4. We plan little events to look forward to every weekend and at the end of the month. Maybe we pay to rent a movie we've been wanting to see online, order takeout, map out an interesting hike or sleep in and cook a big breakfast. Whatever we do, it's fun to have shared things to look ahead to in the future.<br />
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5. We dream together. Lately, we've been making lists of what we want to do and where we want to travel when we return to China and when we'll be back in the States on home leave. We've also talked about bigger dreams in a few years like maybe taking leave without pay/time off from work and doing a long thru-hike or working for the National Park Service.<br />
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6. We help each other. Sean and I have completely opposite skill sets and swapping them to help the other comes both as a challenge and a comfort. I'm helping him with his online graduate school assignments and he's coaching me through getting back in shape.<br />
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7. We hold each other accountable for goals and follow up with rewards. At the beginning of April, we outlined a few things we wanted to accomplish each day and made some charts to hold each other accountable. This works for us because if I don't make it, I'm not just letting myself down, I'm letting Sean down too.<br />
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Is everything perfect? Not at all. In a tiny hotel suite we easily drive each other nuts. I'm messy and moody and I get annoyed when Sean gets to sleep in but I have to get up and log on to work. We don't like the same movies and TV shows. Sean gets frustrated when I buy too many things online or when I'm on my phone too much. It goes on and on. But love in the time of Corona has given us a chance to slow things down, focus on what works and accept the fact that when things aren't working, we can step back, shut the door and retreat into our own spaces for awhile. More than anything, however, I'm grateful for his company and companionship; without a doubt, all of our time apart has made us appreciate the gift of being with each other, especially during self-isolation in a global pandemic.<br />
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<b>What we're watching:</b><br />
McMillions - a docuseries on HBO about the corruption and scandal the FBI broke about McDonalds Monopoly game. Although it's about one episode too long, we really enjoyed the program and looked forward to watching a new episode each night.Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-26435455242030025502020-04-02T21:58:00.003-04:002020-04-02T21:58:50.301-04:00Quaren-timeHow are you spending your time while staying at home and social distancing? I know that this time is incredibly challenging for many people because of losing a job, having to suddenly work at home while also teach children and losing in-person support networks because of the need to self-isolate. For me and Sean, this time together has been a much-needed pause button on life. We feel grateful to have a job, a place to live (that supplies us with toilet paper) and each other while getting through this crisis. To be honest, although it's been strange not to be able to go out and socialize, we are the most relaxed and happy that we've been in a long time. I think this is because we don't have the rush and stress of hurrying to be anywhere, we're getting enough sleep, we're eating healthy and not going out to eat and drink in restaurants, we're going out to walk and run together (following social distancing rules) and most of all we're spending time just enjoying being together while playing ping pong, card games, doing puzzles or having fun with Google 3D animal images.<br />
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I talked to my sister yesterday and she mentioned that she felt like she suddenly had energy again to plan events (albeit virtual ones), be creative, connect with others and think up future projects. She thinks this new-found energy is because she's able to work from home and take a break from life's pressing obligations and the stress of the normal daily grind. I completely agree. Here's some of the things that Sean and I are enjoying during the stay-at-home order when I'm not teleworking:<br />
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<li>Doing the NYT crossword together every day</li>
<li>Watching streaming services (the hotel provides Netflix, Showtime, Prime and HBO)</li>
<li>Going out for walk or a hike</li>
<li>Writing letters and postcards</li>
<li>Taking online classes (Sean's working on an MA I'm working on a PhD)</li>
<li>Connecting with others via social media and FaceTime</li>
<li>Talking on the phone</li>
<li>Taking long showers or baths</li>
<li>Playing cribbage and other card games</li>
<li>Indoor camping</li>
<li>Taking naps</li>
<li>Reading</li>
<li>Listening to music</li>
<li>Studying Chinese</li>
<li>Doing yoga</li>
<li>Listening to podcasts</li>
<li>Journaling</li>
<li>Doing puzzles</li>
<li>Planning future vacations</li>
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What are you doing to stay survive and thrive during COVID-19?<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-3179639476657701782020-04-01T20:46:00.002-04:002020-04-01T20:46:36.991-04:00Oh hey, blog - I've missed you!Weeks on end of self-isolation due to COVID-19 seem like the perfect time to return to blogging. I've missed writing a lot and there's been several times in the past year or so when I've tried to remember what Sean and I did or recall where we went and was disappointed when I realized that I hadn't documented it so there would be no reference to check later. I'm looking forward to sharing about life in the Foreign Service in future posts but until then, let me catch you up on where we left off:<br />
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June 2018 - I finished my first year of the English Language Fellowship in Mbarara, Uganda and returned home to spend a glorious summer in Michigan going to the beach, eating ice cream, sailing (thanks, Mindy!) and seeing family. One of the biggest highlights was buying a small house in Holland with Sean and his sister, Jen.<br />
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August 2018 - I attended the English Language Fellowship orientation in Washington, D.C. to prepare for my second year as a fellow - this time in Entebbe at a different university - and the highlights were seeing other ELFs there for their second year as well and having the opportunity to speak to the entire group about social media engagement during the fellowship as a program alumna.<br />
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September 2018 - I returned to Uganda (Sean followed about two weeks later) and spent the first week or two finding a place to live, getting a car, and figuring out my role and work responsibilities at Nkumba University.<br />
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October 2018 - The day I received the formal invitation to join the Foreign Service was the same day that Sean departed for Antarctica to spend 5 months there during the summer season as a dishwasher. I ended my fellowship, returned to Michigan and spent a very busy and stressful two weeks packing up my and Sean's lives for training in Washington, D.C. followed by a career abroad. There was so much to do and I felt completely overwhelmed during this month - there was no way I could have done this without the help of my mom.<br />
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November 2018 - I started "A-100" which is the name for the first six weeks of training for the Foreign Service. The month and a half was an extremely intense, challenging and social time where we learned about the Department of State and got to know our fellow officers as we prepared for a life of service around the world in embassies and consulates.<br />
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December 2018 - A-100 concluded with "Flag Day" when I found out that my first assignment was in China. Then I had two weeks of "Area Studies" training followed by spending the holidays with my family in Michigan.<br />
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January 2019 - The government shutdown occurred during which I entertained a lot of visitors in D.C. and Skyped with Sean as much as I could while he was in Antarctica.<br />
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February 2019 - I started Chinese language training at the Foreign Service Institute.<br />
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March 2019 - Sean returned from Antarctica and also started Chinese language training.<br />
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April - October 2019 - Our lives were filled with Chinese language training, which was enjoyable but stressful because we knew we had to pass the final speaking and reading test.<br />
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November 2019 - "ConGen" training was offered for both me and Sean when we learned about U.S. immigration law, visas, American citizen services and crises management.<br />
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December 2019 - We moved to Shenyang, China where I started working at my first post, the U.S. Consulate in Shenyang.<br />
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January 2020 - Sean and I returned to the U.S. for a week of required training and got "caught out" from Post. This means that while we were abroad, the U.S. Ambassador to China issued Authorized Departure due to COVID-19 so Sean and I were not allowed to return to Shenyang.<br />
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February-March 2020 - Sean and lived in a hotel in Arlington and I reported to work every day in one of the HQ buildings of the U.S. Department of State doing a new "bridge" or temporary assignment for Consular Affairs.<br />
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April 2020 - We're in the same hotel, but now I am teleworking (working from home) and we are self-isolating because of the spread of the Coronavirus.<br />
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Whew, that was a lot to catch up on and I regret that I hadn't kept up with this blog because so many interesting things happened in our lives. I know I will wish for that digital memory in the future when I can't remember details of those events.<br />
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I'm looking forward to writing about a few of the events I mentioned and about life in China while the stay-at-home order has hit the pause button on life and allowed me to slow down, take time to write and read, and get plenty of sleep. Thanks for following along and I hope your quarantime is just as relaxing!<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-64072314841885176072019-01-08T11:12:00.000-05:002019-01-08T11:12:20.982-05:00Transitions, changes and challengesIt has been a crazy last couple of months and a lot of changes happened in a very short amount of time. I received an offer to become a U.S. diplomat while I was in Uganda, moved back to Michigan to pack up, relocated to D.C. to start training and Sean moved to Antarctica for a seasonal support staff position on McMurdo Station. The last few months have been so busy and a bit stressful that I feel like I've barely had a moment to breathe, but with the government shutdown I am enjoying the time to relax and the feeling that I have a bit of my life back (while also worrying about not being paid).<br />
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I'm looking forward to updating this blog not only with current goings-on but also with narratives about the process of becoming a Foreign Service Officer. Reading others' experiences certainly helped me in my journey and I'm hoping to pay it forward. Thanks, as always, for following along and happy new year!Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-56683115810969286092018-09-06T06:03:00.001-04:002018-09-06T06:03:14.340-04:00Highlights from home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Although I'm very grateful to have a second opportunity to be an English Language Fellow (ELF) in Uganda, the time between the two contracts was very limited which made the vacation I was able to spend at home much shorter than I would have liked. Because of this, I packed in as much as I could and saw as many family and friends as possible which made the break in Holland fun but certainly not relaxing.<br />
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During the first week, I enjoyed a lovely sail with Mindy and an evening with Emily as well as a visit to Coppercraft distillery with Susie, Al and Marcus. On Friday, I spent the day with Al and we had fun exploring the Tanger Outlets and going out for lunch before we met up with Susie, Marcus and the rest of their gang to hit up Food Truck Friday and then Movies in the Park in Grand Rapids. Susie and I had planned a sister's weekend and spent Saturday at the Farmer's Market, Art in the Park, lunch at Big Lake Brewing and the afternoon at the beach topped off by an obligatory visit to Captain Sundae.<br />
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The first week at home flew by and before I knew it I was boarding a plane for Washington D.C. for a week of English Language Fellowship training and professional development. As a "Renewing Fellow", I had a lot more responsibilities than last year including a presentation on using social media as an outreach tool for the big group and several smaller presentations about challenges and successes of my first year during the Africa ELF breakout sessions. The best part about being in DC was seeing all of my ELF friends that I had made during my first year but hadn't seen since the mid-year seminar. It was also nice to see the faces of the program administrators with whom I communicate via email constantly but have never met in person.<br />
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From D.C. I flew back to Grand Rapids where I met Sean who had just flown in from Oregon where he finished his summer as a Trip Leader for Adventure Treks. We drove to a hotel in Grand Rapids to celebrate our 7th anniversary and catch each other up on the adventures of the past three months. Staying downtown GR was a blast and we enjoyed walking to check out Brewery Vivant and Founders Brewing Company throughout the weekend.<br />
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After we returned to Holland, the focus was on family and we both had several events lined up. The first was Sean's dad's retirement dinner at Marigold Lodge which was made especially enjoyable by the fact that everyone was in town to celebrate, including Jen (teaches in Saudi Arabia), Kate (works in Hawaii) and Jess (studies in Florida). Other family highlights included a picnic with my birth family, a family breakfast and hang-out day with my cousins Craig and Dave and pizza at the beach with Mom, Dad, Susie, Marcus and Sean.<br />
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The other thing that kept me busy was preparing our newly purchased house for renters. Back in May, Sean, Jen (Sean's sister) and I pooled our funds and bought a small house on the south side of Holland. Since we all teach abroad, the plan was to live in it during the summers and rent it out during the year. The amount of paperwork that was required to purchase a house and then obtain all of the proper documentation to rent it legally was extremely time-consuming and a steep learning curve. I hope our new renters enjoy it as much as we have!<br />
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This week I've returned to Uganda and am working on getting settled in a new university and in a new apartment. Sean arrives this weekend and will stay until the end of September until he moves to Antarctica for a seasonal job, but more on that later. Thanks for reading and following along!<br />
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Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-10164899362355324532018-06-24T07:53:00.002-04:002018-06-24T07:53:31.858-04:002018 Summer updatesThe blog has taken a backseat to life as an English Language Fellow (ELF) so let me share some updates on how this summer is going while I have a decent internet connection.<br />
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I am finishing up the last two months of my English Language Fellowship in Mbarara, Uganda. Classes ended in May and I finished giving and grading final exams right before taking off to Michigan to attend two weddings of good friends (Congratulations Jenna and Brian and Arun and Connie!). Also, Sean, his sister and I pooled our money to buy a small house, which has been an exciting new venture. After a quick trip home, I returned to Uganda and have been working on some projects now that things at the university are pretty quiet. One big project was a weekend teacher training workshop with the Ugandan National English Language Teaching Association (UNELTA) which took place last weekend. We're working together on equipping English clubs with entrepreneurial and business skills so students can make a little money, learn how to run a small business and practice English in an authentic way. Another big project was working with Rotary International and the American Refugee Committee to put together some events at Nakivale Refugee Camp for International World Refugee Day. The next big event is in Tanzania which is a collaboration with several other ELFs. We are hosting a two day conference followed by a five-day training for 50 English teachers coming from all over East Africa. After that, I only have a couple of weeks before I fly back to the U.S. on July 29 - can't wait! Besides training in D.C. from August 6-11, I'll have some time at home before returning to Uganda on August 24 for a second year of ELFing.<br />
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Sean left Uganda in early May to get ready for his first summer of being a Trip Leader with Adventure Treks. He will be leading trips in the Pacific Northwest July and August and will return to Holland roughly the same time I get back from D.C. I'm following along with his summer trips on the Adventure Treks blog, which has been a lot of fun. Sean has his annual Labor Day trip with friends along with an additional backpacking trip to Isle Royal before, which he has been looking forward to. <br />
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I'm looking forward to some time in Holland to see Sean, friends and family and soak up some Michigan paradise before heading back to Africa at the end of August. I wish it were longer than two weeks, but I'm grateful for the break before starting a new contract at a new university and in a new city. Fingers crossed that I'll have better internet to update this blog in Entebbe compared with access and connectivity in Mbarara. Thanks for reading and enjoy your summer!<br />
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Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-1671399269642181642018-04-05T07:40:00.000-04:002018-04-05T07:42:08.509-04:00Doing the ELF with a husband: conversations with Ugandan co-workers about pizza dough, ultimate frisbee and who cleans the toilet<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
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walking to class at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) this
morning, one of my colleagues drove by and said to me, "Good morning, Mrs.
Sean, how are you?" Greeting me by my husband's name happens all the time
here and has motivated many conversations at work and in the classroom about
marriage and gender roles. In addition, this semester I was assigned to teach
an undergraduate class called "Gender, Sexuality and Reproductive
Health" - a subject which is completely outside my area of expertise, but
which has proven to be a fascinating and timely topic in rural Uganda. When I
first arrived and when they discovered I was married, most of my Ugandan
co-workers and students assumed that I was here as a wife of an American male
missionary or professor. When our new community found out that Sean and I came
to Mbarara for me to be the English Language Fellow at MUST, they asked us lots
of questions which have led to many more interesting discussions that still
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starting my fellowship, I assumed that I would talk about things like teaching
methodology or upcoming conferences with my colleagues, but this has not been
the case at all. My Ugandan office mates including the department dean,
secretaries, lecturers and graduate teaching assistants want to talk about sex,
marriage, and power dynamics in our relationships. It all started innocently
enough with pizza dough. This year, since I'm working full-time, Sean manages
the house and does all of the cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning and laundry -
activities which are extremely time-consuming where we live. One of his
favorite dinners to make is homemade pizza and because I usually take leftovers
for lunch and since there aren't any pizza places in town, my colleagues were
immediately intrigued. "Where did you get that pizza?" they asked.
"Did you make it?" When I said that Sean had made it the night before
they were shocked, and their surprise led us to talk about who does what in our
relationships and why that is. My (mostly female) group of colleagues are
educated professionals the same age as me who also have at least three children
and manage the house in addition to working full-time. All of them are married
and about half of their husbands work. Where we live in Uganda, it is not
common for men to work inside the home or care for children but as unemployment
rises for men and more educated women join the workforce, juggling domestic
duties and childcare with a career has become exhausting, frustrating and
unsustainable for many wives. Sean is frequently in the office bringing lunch
so we can eat together, collaborating with me on the next workshop and stopping
by on his way back from the grocery store, loaded down with bags. Over the past
few months, he's gotten to know the women in my office and it has been so cool
to see their friendships develop. Sean is an anomaly here - he's a man that
cooks, cleans and washes and is not afraid to talk about it. "Come on
over," he says to my officemates. "I'll show you how to make pizza
dough."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue";">For me
and Sean, our marriage has always been about being an equal and supportive
partnership. Although he is also an English teacher, when I found out about my
acceptance to the ELF Sean was the first to say that we had to do it. The
system that works for us is the person who has the less demanding job handles
more of the housework. As the spouse of an ELF, Sean is in charge of everything
domestic, but he also volunteers and works with me on multiple projects. He
co-teaches most of my classes with me and co-facilitates almost all of the
workshops. The gender balance in education and leadership has been interesting
because male and female students react to us differently and ask us different
types of questions. In the gender class, it's particularly interesting and
during one of our most recent co-taught sessions, one male student admitted his
initial doubts. "When I first met Sean and learned that he did the job of
a wife, I thought he had been bewitched by you. Even if we Ugandan men wanted
to help our wives we would never admit it because we would get made fun
of." I have been told that I have "bewitched" Sean more times
that I can count by professors and students alike.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Although
Sean is excited about the opportunity, being the spouse of an ELF can also be
challenging. Though he keeps busy with volunteering and sports, he is not able
to actively pursue his career goals or advance professionally to the extent
that I am able to and this is difficult. My schedule and activities are always
in the spotlight and he supports where we need to be and what we need to do.
What has helped him stay happy and productive as the partner of an ELF is to
cultivate his own circle of friends and activities and take some online
certificate courses. Joining the Ugandan national ultimate Frisbee team has
been a huge factor in Sean's enjoyment of the ELF experience and he's been able
to practice with them every weekend and play in tournaments in Rwanda and
Kenya. He also spends time each week working on online courses in outdoor
educational leadership, which helps him stay current in his field. </span></div>
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I always try to mention during my conversations in the office is that both of
our roles are equally important and our partnership makes us more effective
educators and better friends. Although doing the ELF with a partner invites
some interesting and sensitive conversations, it also makes the experience a
lot of fun! As we gear up for a second year of the ELF in Uganda, Sean has been
offered a job working with the "mobile American corner" - the U.S.
embassy bus that travels around to different schools. Because of this, I know
that next year we'll have to reevaluate who does what and I'm okay with that.
Don't get me wrong, though, I'm much more excited about learning how to make
pizza dough than I am about cleaning the toilet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There are so many incredible national parks in Uganda that in ten months we'll probably only make it to half of them. After hiking to see the gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest, the next park on our list was Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP), which is famous for its tree-climbing lions. QENP is only a few hours from our house and after hearing that a few other teachers wanted to explore it as well, we hired a car and spent the weekend there.<br />
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Since it can be a bit expensive to stay inside the park, we opted to stay at nearby Kingfisher Lodge which offered a beautiful pool and rooms overlooking the savannah. We arrived on Friday afternoon and immediately took off for a sunset safari. On the way to the park entrance we were greeted by many families of curious monkeys looking for a handout. The evening safari was fun because the air was cool, the scenery was gorgeous and the animals were active. We saw elephants, a variety of antelope, water buffalo and too many interesting birds to count. We were also very lucky to spot two tree-climbing lions napping in the branches on our way out. We only covered a bit of the 760 square miles that the park has to offer before the sun went down and we headed back to the lodge.<br />
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Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for being one of the better parks in Uganda to see a large variety of wildlife including African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippos, crocodiles, warthogs, elephants, leopards and chimpanzees. However, it is most famous for being the home of tree-climbing lions, whose males have black manes. Part of the reason for the abundance of wildlife is the access to water - the park extends from Lake George in the north-east to Lake Edward in the south-west and includes the Kazinga Channel connecting the two lakes. It was originally called Kazinga National Park but was renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.<br />
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On our second day, we had a morning safari and then stopped for lunch at one of the more expensive lodges inside the park. For me, the highlight of the day was hanging out with the piles of sleeping mongooses which could be found napping under the trees on the grounds of the park - they were super cute! We spent the afternoon on a three-hour boat ride that took us the length of the channel and back and allowed us to get up close to hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffalo, lizards and birds. Without a doubt, it was some of the best wildlife viewing I've ever had the opportunity to witness as being in a boat was much quieter and less obtrusive then rumbling around on dirt roads in a safari jeep.<br />
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That evening we had a long ride back to our lodge and went to bed early in anticipation of an early start and the drive back to Mbarara. After having spent the weekend at QENP, I can now understand why it's one of the more popular national parks to visit in Uganda and I highly recommend if you ever get the chance.<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-74846515081034252572018-03-20T05:09:00.001-04:002018-03-20T05:09:17.352-04:00Writing hiatusThe blog has taken a backseat to life as an English Language Fellow (ELF) for several reasons. First, the internet connection in rural Uganda is weak and expensive. When I am lucky enough to have a decent signal, I prioritize work-related activities and communication over anything else. Even purchasing internet data in bulk is pricey - last week I reloaded with 10G for about $60 (a fortune here), which I'll hopefully try to make last for at least a couple of weeks. Secondly, even if there is a decent internet signal there is often no electricity. Much of the time I'm not able to charge my phone or computer to access internet in the first place. Sean and I have adjusted to these challenges by limiting our time online, charging everything whenever there is electricity available and keeping a headlamp and a backup battery for emergencies with us at all times.<br />
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Other than getting used to a life offline and in the dark, life as an English Language Fellow in Uganda has been fantastic and the past few months have been very fun and busy. In November, Sean and I traveled to Malindi, Kenya so I could participate and present at an English Access Microscholarship Training for a few days. In January, we spent a week in Kigali, Rwanda helping out with an English Teacher Association Networking conference put on by the U.S. Embassy and the British Council. The next month we headed to Zanzibar in Tanzania for the ELF midyear seminar which was a fantastic opportunity to meet and get to know the other ELFs in Africa. This month, we recently returned from a friend's destination wedding in Mexico and we enjoyed celebrating with family and friends in Puerto Vallarta. Next month, we travel to Ethiopia to present at a TESOL conference in Addis Ababa and in May we return home for a week to attend two weddings in Michigan. It's hard to believe that at the end of July I'll be flying home at the completion of my fellowship and we're eager to see what's next.<br />
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In the meantime, I'll be updating the blog as best as I can with the available internet and electricity. As always, thanks for following along!<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-60680225774029961802018-01-03T12:16:00.002-05:002018-01-03T12:16:16.400-05:00Attending a Ugandan weddingBlog posts have been a little delayed because of the loss of my laptop. Unfortunately, while we were away on a weekend trip a few weeks ago, someone broke into our apartment and took my computer and hard drive. I'm still grieving a bit but also trying to move forward, stay positive and not let the frustration and fear of the theft drag me down.<br />
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This past weekend was one of the highlights of the fellowship so far as my husband and I were invited to attend a traditional Ugandan wedding. Last semester, Sean and I co-taught a communications skills course with Cleophas, a very friendly and outgoing Ugandan professor. As soon as I met her, she immediately invited me to attend the wedding of her niece. In Uganda, it is quite common for large numbers of people to be invited to extended family weddings. Sean and I were excited about the opportunity and started planning where to stay and what to wear.<br />
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Ugandan weddings are long and complex affairs. They usually involve at least two ceremonies on separate days - one is the 'Giving Away' celebration during which the bride's family formally hands her over to the groom's family and the other is the actual wedding ceremony. Although Sean and I were invited to both events, we opted to attend just the Giving Away ceremony because of available time and expense.<br />
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Both ceremonies were held on the same weekend in Kampala which is unusual for two reasons. Usually, the two events are spread weeks or months apart and are held in the village, not in a big city like Kampala. Although our invitations said the event started at one in the afternoon, staff at our hostel advised us to arrive much later. When we got to the venue at 2:30 pm, hardly any of the other guests had arrived yet and we ended up waiting around until about 4:30 pm when the party really got started.<br />
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The location of the ceremony was beautiful and elaborate. There was an elevated center stage for the bride surrounded by chairs to be filled by her bridal party. Guests were seated under tents in a circular arrangement around the stage. The middle area was used by the MC and by the dance troupe who performed no less than eight entertaining numbers at various points in the service. The day began with drinks and lunch. Instead of being served at our tables, the ushers directed us to a separate area of the park where we stood in the buffet line and then took our heavy plates to dining tents. After everyone had eaten, the event began with processionals of the families, the bridal party and the groomsmen. Several people from each group gave speeches to the bride and to the families.<br />
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After everyone was in place, both families presented gifts to each other and gave more speeches. The service was tri-lingual and three MCs spoke in either English, Lugandan or Runyankole which made each part of the ceremony last for quite some time. After the presentation of gifts and lots of picture taking, there was cutting of the cake and final speeches and Bible verses by the bride's family. Throughout all of this, guests were supplied with drinks and later on with tea and cake. Toward the end of the evening, plates of grilled beef and goat meat were passed around along with chapati (thick tortillas) and the snacks disappeared quickly.<br />
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The official ceremony ended around 10 pm and we headed home at that point but were informed that the the informal party would continue much later into the night. My favorite part of the day was the fact that not a single person walked down the aisle - everyone danced. This seemed like a particularly appropriate model to live by, especially here in Uganda. Why walk when you can dance? It was a privilege and delight to be able to attend a traditional Ugandan wedding and I hope we're able to go to another one before my fellowship comes to an end.<br />
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Whenever I mentioned that I was going to be an English Language Fellow in Mbarara, Uganda, almost always somebody said something to the effect of, "You're so lucky because you'll be right near the gorillas!" And they were totally right. Working in Mbarara means that I'm only a few hours away from the opportunity to track gorillas and it's an experience that I started planning as soon as I arrived in the country.<br />
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There aren't many places in the world where one can encounter gorillas and there are only about 900 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_gorilla">mountain gorillas</a> in the wild, currently only found in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many people choose to see gorillas in Uganda because of increased prices in Rwanda and problems with safety and stability in the DRC. Opting to do a gorilla trek in Uganda is still quite an investment, however, with high season permits costing around $600 and low seasons ones around $450. In contrast, doing a gorilla trek in Rwanda can typically cost over $1000. When Sean and I arrived in early October, we joined a group of expats planning a gorilla trek in late November. This made the experience more affordable because November is the rainy, off season and going in a group decreases costs of hiring a car and a driver. A gorilla trek has to be planned a bit in advance because official permits have to be acquired and paid for in Kampala through the Ugandan Wildlife Association and more often than not the demand for permits outnumbers the supply.<br />
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Last Friday afternoon after teaching communication class, the group of us set out for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bwindi_Impenetrable_National_Park">Bwindi Impenetrable National Park</a>, which was about a five hour drive passing through Kabale. The last two hours of the journey involved rough mountain roads and we ended up getting a flat tire. Fortunately, everyone in the group was positive and outgoing and we enjoyed a few beers on the veranda of a roadside hotel while waiting for a new tire to be delivered. We reached Rushaga Gorilla Camp at about 7:30 p.m. and had a lovely set dinner together at 8 p.m. Everyone headed to bed early in anticipation of the hike to the gorillas the following day.<br />
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After the briefing, we met our guide, learned which family we would track, picked out walking sticks and introduced ourselves to the rest of our group. We started the hike at nine and after about 30 minutes of hiking our guide received a radio call notifying us that the gorilla family had changed direction so we had to turn around and start off again on a new trail. After only hiking for a short while, it was easy to see why the forest had been named "Impenetrable" as the trekking was difficult due to dense trees and growth. Since it was the rainy season, trails were slick and everybody was slipping and falling when there were steep ascents and descents. Other challenges during the hike were mobs of biting safari ants, thick clouds of mosquitoes, lots of thorny undergrowth and wet stream crossings. After two hours of hiking, we stopped and waiting for the gorilla trackers to recommend a specific route to find our family. Once we received the information, we started hiking off trail into the thick, untamed bush of Bwindi National Park. Two guides went in front with machetes to help clear the way and our group slowly descended into the thick rainforest for one final hour. I have never hiked in such a challenging environment before and it made all of us imagine what it must have been like for early explorers navigating new landscapes with no ready-made trails.<br />
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Rounding the corner and seeing the group of mountain gorillas for the first time was a magical and surreal experience. Since the gorillas in Bwindi are habituated, we were able to get and stay very close for the full hour-long experience. Being 'habituated' means that the gorillas had been exposed to humans often and thus were quite accustomed to us being a certain distance away. We watched them play with each other, snack, nap and talk to each other using loud grunts and coughs. Our group consisted of nine gorillas: one silverback male, three babies and five other younger males and females. For most of the hour, they stayed in one area but when they started walking to a different place we were able to follow them at a safe distance. It was fascinating to see them interact with each other as they were eerily humanlike.<br />
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The hour passed much too quickly and all too soon it was time to hike back to the park headquarters. Everyone had a fantastic experience and there were no doubts as to whether it was worth the time, effort and money to commit to seeing such amazing animals in the wild. We made it back to camp at about 3:00 p.m. and enjoyed cold beers, warm showers and lots of photo and video sharing. Doing a gorilla trek exceeded my expectations and is something that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys hiking and who is interested in seeing wildlife in their natural habitat. I can now understand why so many people said it was a "must-do" experience for me and Sean during my time in Uganda as an ELF.<br />
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One of the benefits of being an English Language Fellow is learning about how a U.S. Embassy functions as well as understanding more about the professional and social lives of the American diplomats who work there. In the social calendar of the embassy, the two most important events are the 4th of July celebration and the annual Marine Corps Ball, which is held every November. This year, Sean and I were invited to attend and we wouldn't wait to experience another fun and interesting tradition of working internationally with the State Department.<br />
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The Marine Corps Ball (MCB) celebrates the birthday of the Marine Corps - November 10, 1775. It's a very formal occasion which is usually well-attended by American and international diplomats and marines. This year, the U.S. Embassy, Kampala MCB was held at Speke Resort and Conference center, about 20 minutes outside the capital. Sean and I decided to make a weekend out of the event and reserved two nights at Speke which was a great opportunity to get out of Mbarara, enjoy Lake Victoria, play ultimate frisbee in Kampala and take advantage of the largest lap pool in East Africa.<br />
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Each MCB follows a prescribed formal agenda which includes a lot of tradition. Before the actual ball, attendees gathered at an outdoor bar for drinks, appetizers and conversation. After that, we were invited into the large ballroom and found our tables. The ambience felt like a military-style wedding - everyone was dressed to the nines, the decorations were extravagant and there were about 300 guests in attendance.<br />
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Before dinner, there was an official ceremony which included the presentation of the marines and the colors, speeches by invited guests and the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, and the national anthem. My favorite part of the agenda was the cutting of the marine's birthday cake, which was accomplished with an actual sword. The first pieces were given to the oldest and youngest marines in attendance as well as Ambassador Malac. After all formal ceremonies and traditions had finished, we were invited to the buffet, which was fantastic and had an impressive array of international and local dishes. For dessert, we had pieces of the birthday cake, which were delicious.<br />
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After dinner, the music was turned up and everybody started dancing - Ambassador Malac was the first one on the dance floor! We also had the chance to take pictures in front of the official flags. Sean and I were seated at the table which had several other fellows and their partners and we made a lot of new friends. It was also a lot of fun to drink and dance with diplomats who I had only previously seen in business attire in professional situations at the embassy.<br />
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The party lasted until midnight and we were very happy that we had only a short walk to our room instead of a long bus ride back to Mbarara. After experiencing our first Marine Corps Ball, it's easy to see why many expats consider it their favorite event of the year. I hope we get to go again sometime!<br />
<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-15414742713252397062017-10-23T12:15:00.001-04:002017-10-23T12:15:58.598-04:00Journey to KampalaI've been looking forward to this particular week since I got here and I was so excited for it to begin that I could barely sleep last night. I'm spending this week in Uganda's capital city, Kampala, which is about a five hour drive north of Mbarara. During the first month of being in country, each ELF is supposed to have an orientation at the embassy which includes lots of meetings and a security briefing, among other activities. I asked if I could schedule my Kampala visit for when Sean was supposed to fly in so that we could travel back to Mbarara together. The more the orientation was planned, the more that was added to it and now it's a week chock full of fun events.<br />
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This morning I got up really early, took a 6:30 a.m. cab ride to the "bus park" (there is no bus station in Mbarara - it's just a bus or two on the side of the road next to one of the gas stations in town), paid my $4.30 and packed on the bus with everyone else along with bags of corn, bananas and other huge sacks of who-knows-what. I squeezed in at a window seat and waited for the bus to leave - there are not set times as the bus departs whenever it fills up. At about 7 a.m. all the seats were occupied and before we left, one lady stood up, said a prayer in Runyankole, everyone clapped when she was finished and then we were off.<br />
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The bus ride was definitely not a comfortable one, but it got the job done for the right price - a private car/driver is about $100 to Kampala. The bus was old, the seats were tiny, it was hot, smelled of sweaty humans and all traces of discomfort were magnified by every speed bump and police checkpoint, of which there were many. We pulled into the Kampala bus park around noon and I caught a cab to my hotel. It's been amazing to spend an afternoon working by the pool with uninterrupted wifi and the anticipation of a long, hot shower later. I'm soaking up and appreciating every bit of luxury.<br />
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Tomorrow, I'm spending the whole day at the embassy getting a security briefing, meeting with Public Affairs, meeting with Education USA, meeting with the Uganda Teachers Union and having a class with the new English Access Micro Scholarship program. At about one in the afternoon, Sean is scheduled to be picked up at the airport and brought back to the hotel and we'll get to hang out when I finish at about 8 p.m. I'm ecstatic about seeing him again and can't wait to hear about all of his adventures. I'm worried about his flights and am hoping that the crazy typhoon weather in Japan doesn't cancel or delay anything.<br />
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On Wednesday, we have the morning free to do some errands to get a few things that we need that we can't get in Mbarara (most importantly motorcycle helmets) and then in the afternoon I'm giving my first workshop on writing personal statements. The Education Adviser who helped me organize it said that there were over 200 people who tried to register but that they only have space for 80. I'm nervous but mostly excited - I'm really anxious to see how it goes.<br />
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On Thursday, we drive back to Mbarara and on Friday I teach my first class at the university. It's a busy week with lots going on but I feel happy as it feels like my job as an ELF is really getting started and I'm enjoying it more and more.Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-49449337143570392092017-10-21T08:53:00.002-04:002017-10-21T08:53:36.000-04:00Where's Sean?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Originally, we had planned that Sean and I would travel together to Uganda, which was something I was looking forward to as long international hauls are much more fun with company. However, during the summer, Sean received an opportunity for a last-minute assistant guiding job working with high school students in a summer camp program to summit Mt. Fuji in the off season. The chance seemed too good to pass up which is why I've been in Mbarara on my own for three weeks and Sean has spent the last two weeks in Japan.<br />
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I've been able to Skype and message with Sean a bit while we've been apart and have loved hearing about his experiences - I wish I could have been able to join him on his adventures in Asia! As usual, I pestered him for pictures and they did not disappoint. He said that they were really lucky with weather on their ascent and all but one of the students were able to make it to the top. He has spent the rest of his time catching up with friends, filling up on good food and playing ultimate frisbee.<br />
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This morning he sent me an email with a few pictures showing that he was able to do an activity that's been on his to-do list for a long time - riding around the streets of Japan in a go-kart dressed as Mario. Yes, that's actually a <a href="http://maricar.com/en/shinagawa.html">thing</a>. He said it was a blast and I'm happy he was able to squeeze it in as whizzing around in heavy traffic in a flimsy go-kart in costume was never high on my list.<br />
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Today, it's Saturday and I'm heading to Kampala, the capital city on Monday for the week to do some orientation at the embassy, give a workshop, have some meetings and also pick up Sean from the airport. Life in a rural city in Uganda is incredibly interesting but it's also really challenging. I'm counting down the hours until I can see Sean and also have a bit of a break to enjoy hot showers, air conditioning, more food variety and wireless internet. I plan to enjoy every minute of it!<br />
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Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-26385478884955343352017-10-19T03:34:00.003-04:002017-10-19T03:34:46.974-04:00The job of an ELF in MbararaAs I've been learning about the job of an ELF while in Mbarara, I think the main reasons that I'm going to enjoy doing it is because of the variety and creativity involved. Most ELF positions are based out of a university near an embassy, but in Uganda I'm about five hours south of the capital city and am helping to run a rural outpost of Education U.S.A. from the embassy in the "American Center" at my university here.<br />
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My main duties are at the university where I'll be teaching one class each semester. This first semester I'm teaching "basic communication skills" for two hours to seventy students every Friday. When I met with the professor who taught the course before I arrived, I asked what she recommended teaching for the remainder of the semester and if there was any textbook, syllabus etc. I was informed that I could do whatever I wanted and thought useful for the students in terms of written and spoken academic communication in English. In the past, the total freedom and complete lack of structure might have been intimidating or frustrating, but now I love the fact that I have free rein to design whatever kind of class I want. During the second semester, I'm supposed to teach a class on women's reproductive health, which is a bit of a surprise and more than a bit of a challenge, so we'll see how that develops.<br />
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Other duties at the university include giving faculty professional development workshops on student-centered learning and how to include creative and engaging activities in the classroom. In addition, I'm working with the graduate students to give some seminars and writing workshops on getting published in academic journals and structuring a thesis and dissertation. I'm hoping to have enough time to offer some one-on-one writing sessions for students who would like individual help on their papers, just like the program that I was involved with at ICU in Japan. I'm also part of the department that focuses on community health and we are hoping to organize a conference in the spring with the theme of adolescent education. Finally, I'm continuing the book club that previous ELFs had started and we meet once a week in the library.<br />
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Outside of working at the university, I'm supposed to set up monthly workshops with local public and private school teachers in Mbarara as well as Kampala to promote alternative teaching methodologies than lecture and rote memorization. I'll also be involved with giving workshops at the embassy and participating in the embassy's new micro-scholarship teacher access program. My first workshop and micro-scholarship class at the embassy will be next week and I'm anxious to see how everything goes.<br />
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The transition in becoming the new ELF has been relatively smooth since I'm the third ELF to be here. Because of this, everyone knows who I am, what my role is and what the expectations are, which makes everything a lot easier. It makes a big difference to arrive in a new place and have everyone say, "Oh, you're the new ELF - welcome!" and "We're so happy to have another ELF here!" So far, it's great to be here and there's much to be done. I'm grateful to the ELFs before me who laid the groundwork in the programs and relationships that I can hopefully continue. Thanks for following along!Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-52886443083960960122017-10-18T04:14:00.002-04:002017-10-18T04:14:38.244-04:00#succeedweMUSTThe title of this post is the motto for the university where I'm based, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The institution began in 1989 and is one of eight public universities in Uganda. The majority of the tracks that students can follow revolve around science and include the Faculties of Medicine, Science and Applied Sciences and Technology and the Institutes of Computer Science, Tropical Forest Conservation and Interdisciplinary Training and Research (where I work). Currently, there's about 3,000 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students.<br />
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The university also houses a teaching hospital which has strong and robust partnerships with Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Almost every other expat that I've met here is somehow connected to the health/medical community and is involved in projects with Healthy Child Uganda, the Global Health Collaborative, the Red Cross and UNHCR.<br />
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The Institute of Interdisciplinary Training and Research hopes to promote research, skills and coursework across several different fields of study to address community needs from a variety of perspectives. The programs that are offered (and the students who I will be mainly working with) include a B.S. in Planning and Community Development, a B.S. in Gender and Applied Women Health, and a B.S. in Agricultural Livelihoods and Farm Production.<br />
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The dean of the institute, Dr. Viola Nyakato, is my immediate supervisor and host coordinator. She is a whirlwind of activity, accomplishment and energy and it's been great to be connected to her and her research projects. Her current research group consists of an American Fulbrighter and a few Ugandan graduate students focused on community health and women's sexual and reproductive health.<br />
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I have an office (in the copy room along with the Fulbrighter) in the upper campus and am in charge of the "American Center" room in the library in the lower campus. Since there have been two ELFs before me, everybody is familiar with the role and expectations, which has made the transition smooth. A student came and found me yesterday to ask when "Book Club" was starting up again and, after helping me find a usable space and resources, we're starting tonight. Later, he sent me this message: "I have always been anxious about meeting you and eagerly waiting for the start of book club. Helping you is the least thing I can do in appreciation to what [the previous ELF] did for us. I know that you too will give us unforgettable moments." There are big shoes to fill here, and I'm excited to get started trying to fill them.<br />
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Today marks exactly three weeks since I've been in Mbarara and one of the most fascinating aspects of daily life has been language. When I initially asked people about what language would be most useful to learn in Uganda the answer was always, "It depends." This is because Ugandan citizens speak over forty different tribal languages. On my initial drive from Kampala to Mbarara, I asked Silver, the driver, how many languages he spoke. "I don't know," he said. "I've never really taken the time to count . . . but I think maybe ten to fifteen."<br />
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Officially, Uganda's languages are English and Swahili but other common languages spoken are Luganda, Runyoro, Runyankole, Rukiga and Luo. In the southwest of the country where Mbarara is located, mostly Bantu languages are spoken which includes Runyankole, the most common language in my area. Since we are close to the border of Rwanda, many people are also able to speak Kinyarawanda.<br />
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I had the first meeting with my language tutor, Justus, last week to start practicing Runyankole. The language is spelled exactly how it sounds, which makes things a bit easier. Interestingly, R's and L's can be used interchangeably in spelling and in pronunciation as there is barely any difference. Here's a taste of what I learned in the first lesson - a basic self-introduction:<br />
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<i>Agandi? Ndyaho. Nibanyeta Sarah. Kandi iwe? Na she mererwa kukureeba. Ninduga omuri Michigan. Hati nintura Boma. Webare mononga! </i><br />
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Even a one hour lesson is extremely helpful in starting to listen to the pattern of the language and I've been able to hear and understand common words repeated over and over like "Ok" (Kale), greetings and thanks.<br />
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Another interesting aspect of the language hodgepodge here is the presence of Swahili, but only for some words. I hear the word "Muzungu" (Swahili for "foreigner") over and over again along with "Buzungu" (Swahili for "many foreigners"). This is interesting because although most people choose to speak Runyankole 100% of the time, they always turn to Swahili when referring to foreigners.<br />
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The last curious part of language that I've been enjoying is the different type of English spoken here. One assumes that if you can speak English you will automatically be able to understand everyone else who speaks it anywhere in the world, but this is not the case at all. Ugandan English has a different rhythm, pronunciation and most importantly, vocabulary. In almost every conversation that I've had with a Ugandan, one of us has to ask the other to repeat herself. In the first conversation with my driver, Silver, I remember asking him, "This car seems pretty sturdy, is it four wheel drive?" and he replied, "No, it takes more than four hours and probably about 5-6 hours to reach Mbarara."<br />
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I've been trying to keep track of the interesting things I've heard people say, none of which has been incorrect at all, it's just completely different than how we would say things in the States. Here are a few examples:<br />
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"I will get you the internet passcode so you can avail yourself of the network."<br />
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"Can you wait right here while I get the stapling machine?" (stapler)<br />
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"I didn't know what to do and my eyes darted many different ways."<br />
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"Thank you for your invigilation this morning in my classroom." (written in an email) I actually had to look this one up: "invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating; supervision; oversight."<br />
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"All of the students in your class will be freshers." (freshmen)<br />
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It's been so interesting to learn more about how people communicate here, both in English and in Runyankole - I can't wait to learn more!<br />
<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-76271976747533865342017-10-16T05:11:00.000-04:002017-10-16T05:11:05.732-04:00Weekend adventure at Lake Bunyoni<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past weekend was my first excursion out of the city of Mbarara and I was more than ready to escape the constant stream of motorcycles that involves exploring any urban center here. Along with three other girls, we arranged for a private driver and car to take us the three hour drive south to explore <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bunyonyi">Lake Bunyoni</a>. There are many other expats in Mbarara, most of whom are in the field of medicine and public health. In our group, Kayla is a current Fulbrighter from the U.S. doing research on women's health, Adriana is from Canada and here on a Queen Elizabeth fellowship doing research on community health and Shyrose is also from Canada on the same fellowship doing research on children's health.<br />
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The four of us left early on Saturday morning and headed southwest to the lake. Driving anywhere in Uganda is time-consuming and tiring because of chaotic traffic, police stops, constant speed bumps, unexpected traffic hazards like cows, goats and accidents, poor road conditions and unpredictable weather. When we reached the edge of the lake, we boarded a motorized canoe to take us to the island where we were staying. Lake Bunyoni lies near the border of Rwanda and is one of Uganda's deepest lakes. It has several islands, many of which are developed for tourism and we stayed at Entusi Resort on one of the larger of the islands.<br />
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We were the only group at the resort that weekend so it was quiet and we had a lot of help and attention. After some fresh passion fruit juice, we had a quick lunch and then went on a boat tour of the lake which included history of some of the more interesting islands. Punishment Island was where young girls who were pregnant and unmarried were left to die as a warning to others. Another island called Sharps Island was once a leprosy colony and eventually a treatment center. We stopped at an island that's now a wildlife refuge and was able to spot a few zebras and impalas. While exploring the refuge, we got caught in the afternoon deluge and had some beers at the lodge while we waited for the rain to pass.<br />
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We spent the late afternoon and evening curled up by the fireplace with tea and books, which was a welcome change from the heat, noise and mosquitoes of the city. At sunset, we took a quick hike, wine glasses and bottle in hand, to see Mother Nature's nightly show from the top of hill nearest our resort and the view did not disappoint. After a late dinner, we headed to bed in our communal tent and were awakened by a cacophony of birds at 6:00 a.m. the following morning.<br />
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On Sunday, we went hiking and then swimming (Lake Bunyoni is the only freshwater lake in which it's safe to swim as there is no "Swimmer's Itch" bacteria present) before starting the long drive back home. I'm grateful for the time spent outside in nature and for the chance to get to know some new friends and colleagues. Hopefully, this is just one of many weekend trips to come in the next ten months.<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-11208741889021521362017-10-13T07:10:00.002-04:002017-10-13T07:10:50.980-04:00Settling inI spent the first day in Mbarara figuring out my communication situation. My neighbor, a new Fulbright Scholar researching a project on public health who works in the same department that I do, gave me some advice about how to proceed. She also lives in the same apartment complex and has been a helpful resource on everything from directions to the university and phone numbers for safe drivers to call.<br />
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Using one of her extra phones and contact list, I was picked up by one of her go-to drivers who spent the day with me running errands. First, Peter took me to one of the telecommunications companies called "Africell" where I purchased a SIM card, airtime and data for my cell phone and also a dongle for my computer that would allow me to access the internet in my apartment or at school when the network was down. Wifi and routers are not very common here, unfortunately, and internet and calling minutes are not only slow and inefficient but also extremely expensive. Other errands included stopping by the ATM, getting groceries and buying a hot pot to boil water.<br />
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So far I've been a mixture of feeling overwhelmed, tired, excited and anxious - there's so much to understand and learn but it takes a lot of time, energy and patience and it's hard to hold myself back from asking every question possible. The few days spent settling in has allowed me to observe initial pros and cons of living and working in Uganda. Some positives about this location are the incredible weather (sunny, warm and in the 70s-80s every day), the cheap and fresh produce (the opposite of Japan), the very relaxed style and pace of life (also the opposite of Japan) and the extremely friendly, chatty and outgoing people. The negative aspects include the high population of mosquitos, the danger and difficulty of transportation, the lack of infrastructure (read unreliable water, electricity, internet and phone service) and the evidence of extreme poverty everywhere.<br />
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During training and from a recent phone call with my RELO (Regional English Language Officer) in Tanzania, I was reminded to use the first month of this job to "take the pulse" of the location and position by assessing needs, doing lots of observing and listening and not rushing into things. We were also encouraged to meet as many people as we could during the first couple of weeks, which has been great advice as well. I'm looking forward to my first weekend spent out of the city and am counting down the days until Sean can "take the pulse" of the location along with me.<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-11542137315186920142017-10-12T04:07:00.001-04:002017-10-12T04:07:01.835-04:00The drive from Kampala to MbararaAfter staying the night in Kampala, I was supposed to be picked up at 10:00 a.m. at the hotel by a university driver to take me to Mbarara, my host city. The driver ended up coming at 12:30, which, I'm told is normal here. Like Brazil, time is fluid here and I've already heard that it's not so important when someone arrives but that the/she safely arrived at all. That being said, I now make sure I have a book with me at all times and have already powered through quite a few.<br />
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Mr. Silver was my very chatty and helpful driver who shared a lot of information about Uganda with me during our six hour trek south. Although the distance to Mbarara from Kampala is only about 150 miles, regional challenges and complications like bad roads, continuous police checks, heavy traffic, animal/herd crossings, limited passing lanes and construction significantly slows everybody down and makes driving fairly unsafe. "You will see lots of interesting surprises on our journey today," Silver said to me as we started out. And I did.<br />
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Amidst heavy traffic while leaving the city, I saw flocks of goats being expertly maneuvered through traffic. When minibuses would stop to allow passengers to get on and off, mobs of street vendors hawking all kinds of food, drinks and reading material would pounce on new potential clients. Along the way we saw herds of cows and goats and I'm told that zebras are common. Silver stopped several times to buy sweet potatoes, beans, rice and fish from the many roadside vendors. Halfway through the journey, as I was trying desperately to stay awake, we stopped for "lunch" at 4:00 p.m. and enjoyed a buffet which contained foods mostly unidentifiable to me but I ate them all as I was more than a little hungry by late afternoon.<br />
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Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-20983150899998449922017-10-11T04:49:00.000-04:002017-10-11T04:49:47.924-04:00Arriving in UgandaAfter one last hectic week of packing, purchasing a final few things and attending Andrew and Jodi's wedding in Traverse City, I began the long journey to Uganda. I flew from Grand Rapids to Washington D.C. then from there to Brussels and finally landed in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Amazingly, everything went smoothly and all of my baggage made it without incident which was a big relief.<br />
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Walking out of the small terminal with my luggage, I was spotted and picked up by embassy drivers who took me to my hotel to stay for the night. First impressions of the country were the heat, the intense human smells and the relaxed chaos of the crowds. While I was waiting for another embassy employee to emerge, I waited with my luggage and was approached by many taxi drivers who called me "Sister" and "Friend" and wondered if I needed a ride. When I said that I didn't they left me alone but not before saying something along the lines of, "Welcome to Uganda!"<br />
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The two drivers were wearing white shirts with white ties and led me to a shining white SUV. Although the airport isn't too far from the city, because of traffic the drive took about two hours during which they wanted to talk about the recent Las Vegas shooting in the U.S and gun control in general.<br />
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The hotel where I stayed was right next to the U.S. Embassy and was beautiful. It was great to take a hot shower and Skype with Sean and my family to let them know that I had made it safely. I had no problem falling asleep after about a day and a half in transit and with the promise of another day of driving ahead of me tomorrow. And just like that, a new journey begins.<br />
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<br />Sarah Sandersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342972179252807332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875482496868988795.post-21759532970418150202017-09-13T12:47:00.002-04:002017-09-13T12:47:32.467-04:00Summer 2017 recapI've taken more than a brief hiatus from writing and have enjoyed the lack of screen time in exchange for time with family and friends during beautiful summertime in Michigan. As a new academic year ramps up filled with a new job and a different place to live, I'm ready and anxious to start blogging again. Thanks for your support and for following along!<br />
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After finishing up Geneva Summer School in Switzerland, I returned to Tokyo for a few days to finish up some paperwork at the university, move out of my apartment, cancel my Japanese residency and fly back home to the United States. I took a week off before starting work part-time at the Hope Geneva Bookstore on the campus of Hope College right in town. Most of my summer was spent at family reunions, time at the beach and on the lake, enjoying food I'd craved for two years, spending time with people I'd missed and relishing in the absence of due dates, papers and presentations. I also spent a week in D.C. for training for my new job and as an added bonus, my family was able to tag along too!<br />
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Sean finished up his time as a guide for Adventure Treks in Alaska and had a great summer despite some challenges with the local wildlife and the occasional surly teenager. We met up in San Francisco for a friend's wedding and enjoyed a much-needed weekend together exploring a new city. After returning from California, Sean enjoyed catching up with friends and family, playing ultimate frisbee, going on his annual men's camping retreat up north and getting organized for our next adventure.<br />
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I have about two more weeks until I leave (pending the acceptance of my visa application) for Mbarara, Uganda to start my English Language Fellowship with the U.S. Department of State. Sean will follow along a few weeks later after working for ten days in Japan as an assistant guide for a group summit of Mount Fuji, which is something he's been wanting to do for years. As we prepare for a life in a new place and a job with different responsibilities, we're so grateful to have such a supportive community of friends and family and a home base in such a beautiful city. It's always exciting to travel and live in someplace new, but it's an even better feeling to return home. These past three months have been just what we needed and I can't think of any place I would have rather been. The adage <i>home sweet home</i> couldn't possibly ring any truer.<br />
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Since I don't really have any plans until late fall and Sean is away working in Alaska for the summer, I was interested in doing something different before flying home. I applied to several summer opportunities but was only admitted into one that provided some scholarship funding, which made decision-making easy. That opportunity was attending a two-week class called <a href="https://www.genevasummerschools.ch/programme/courses-2017/higher-education-in-emergencies">Higher Education in Emergencies</a> through Geneva Summer School at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. For me, the course was particularly interesting because it gave a thorough and intensive introduction to the growing field of university education for refugees so it combined a field which I have a lot of experience in (working and studying in higher education) with one that I'm very interested in (development and humanitarian aid).<br />
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As I write this post today, I just finished the class yesterday and am waiting for my flight back to Tokyo later on tonight. I'll be in Japan for a few days packing up, moving out and finishing some final paperwork before flying back home to Michigan during the first week of July. It was my first time in Geneva and it was fun to live in such an international and diverse city for two weeks. Since I was a student, I felt like I was a part of something and here with a purpose instead of just a tourist as I joined the morning and evening commuters walking and cycling to work. We had to find our own housing for the program, which was an expensive challenge, and I ended up in an Air BnB near the train station which was a great location. It was nice to be able to walk to and from school every day (about 30 minutes) while watching the daily life of the city wake up and wind down.<br />
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The course was interesting but I quickly realized that I'm pretty "schooled" out. It was hard to sit and listen to lectures and do intensive group work from 8-6 every day after just finishing up at ICU. The content was useful and meeting different experts and practitioners from all of the world was great. But the most enjoyable part of the class, as usual, was meeting and getting to know all of the other students. Half of the class was student leaders from refugee camps and the other half was graduate students like me or employees from UNHCR or NGOs that work in the refugee and education sector. There were 30 of us from Kenya, DRC, France, Switzerland, Jordan, Georgia, Egypt, Somalia, Ethiopia, Finland, USA, Nepal, Italy, Israel, Mexico and a few more that I can't remember. Because we did so much group work before, during and after class, we all got to know each other really well which was a lot of fun.<br />
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The highlight of the course, however, was being able to be a tourist in such a beautiful city for an extended period of time during some of the best weather of the year! More to come on the delights of Geneva later. The other bonus was meeting one of the students who looks exactly like the character, Thor - incredible!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Context (Slide 2 –
Broken glass)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I have been a language educator for many years and while
teaching Spanish at a large university in the United States, one student wrote
an answer on his final exam that I have never forgotten. When asked to share
something that he had learned during the course he wrote that, “I learned that
not all Mexicans live in mud houses surrounded by walls with pieces of glass on
the top and that many of them live in houses that look a lot like mine.” That
Spanish course, like many language courses in the United States, focused almost
entirely on communication and left little time for exploring cultural
connections. With this student’s comment in mind, I thought that we as language
educators can do more to challenge negative stereotypes and broaden our
students’ perspectives of the world. I thought, we can do better than this.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私は、言語教育者としてアメリカの大学でスペイン語を数年間教えましたが、ある学生の</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">期末</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きまつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">試験の答えが心に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">残</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">のこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">っています。コースを通して何を学んだのかという質問に対して、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; 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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">破片</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">はへん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">が刺さっている塀に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">囲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かこ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">まれた泥でできた家に住んでいると思っていたのですが、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">実</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は僕たちと同じような家に住んでいることを学びました」と書いていました。このスペイン語の授業は、アメリカで行われている多くの言語の授業のように、コミュニケーションに</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">焦点</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">しょうてん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">をあてて、文化につて学<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>ぶ</u></b>時間はあまりありませんでした。この学生のコメントを</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">考</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かんが</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">えながら、教育者としての私たちは学生が</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">持</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">も</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つ</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">否定的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ひていてき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">な</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">固定</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">こてい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">観念</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かんねん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">挑戦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちょうせん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">して、学生の世界を広げるために言語教育者には、もっとできることがあるのではないか? もっといい方法があるのではないか? と思いました。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Approach (Slide 3
-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Global Issues in Language education)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The Rotary Peace Fellowship gave me the opportunity to
explore the potential of improving and expanding how we teach language through
a new approach in Japan called Global Issues in Language Education which
introduces topics into the foreign language classroom like human rights, the
environment, peace and conflict and inequality. The goal of this approach is to
not only improve students’ communication in another language but also increase
their awareness of global problems and equip them with the critical thinking
skills necessary to solve them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ロタリー平和フェローシップは、</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人権</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じんけん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; 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mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">問題</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">もんだい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、平和、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">紛争</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ふんそう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">不平等</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ふびょうどう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">といったトピックを</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">外国語</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">がいこくご</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の授業に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">紹介</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">しょうかい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">する</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; 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font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かのうせい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を研究する</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">機会</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きかい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を私に与えてくれました。この取り組みの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">目的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">もくてき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は、学生のコミュニケーションの能力をひき上げるだけではなく、世界の問題に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">対</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">たい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">する</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">育</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">そだ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">て、それに</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">対応</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">たいおう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">するための</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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The methodology behind this approach, and also the framework
of my research project, is called Content and Language Integrated Learning or
“CLIL” which outlines how to teach and learn new language and content at the
same time. The theory of CLIL is based on the 4Cs which are Content (the new
subject material), Communication (new language skills), Cognition (critical
thinking skills) and Culture (thinking about different people). In my study
here at International Christian University, the Content was global issues and
the Communication was learning to write academically in English.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">この取り組みの</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">背景</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">はいけい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">にある方法論、そして今回の研究の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">枠組</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">わくぐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">みとなったものは</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Content
and Language Integrated Learning</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
“CLIL”</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">という方法論です。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">CLIL</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の理論は、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4Cs</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(コンテンツ、コミュニケーション、コグニションとカルチャー)をもとにしています。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">今回</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">こんかい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ICU</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">での研究では、コンテンツはグローバル的な</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">問題</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">もんだい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を考え、コミュニケーションは英語でのアカデミック・ラティングの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">学習</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">がくしゅう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Research Questions (Slide 5 – Basic/simple
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For my research at ICU, I asked three questions:<o:p></o:p></div>
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1) To what extent is this approach successful for learner
outcomes in English writing skills and knowledge of global issues?<o:p></o:p></div>
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2) What are the challenges and benefits of such an approach?<o:p></o:p></div>
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3) How does this approach contribute to peace?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">この研究では、次の</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つの問題について考えました:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1)この取り組みは、英語を書く</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちから</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">と世界的な問題の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">知識</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちしき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">にどの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">程度</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ていど</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">影響</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">えいきょう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2)この取り組みでの</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">挑戦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちょうせん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">と利点は</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">何なのか。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3)この取り組みはどうのように平和に</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">貢献</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">こうけん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">することができるのか。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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During over six months of research including a pilot study
at a local high school in Tokyo, I answered these questions using a methodology
of a case study of two global issues academic writing in English classes at
ICU. I collected quantitative data from pre- and post- test surveys and
qualitative data from over 70 hours of classroom observation, 24 hours of
student interviews and document analysis of student reflection journals.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">これら</span>3<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つの問題に対して、東京にある高校での</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">事例</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じれい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">研究を</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">含</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ふく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">む</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">6</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ヶ月以上の研究を通して</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">回答</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かいとう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">しました。方法論としては、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ICU</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のグローバル的な問題をテーマとした2つのリサーチライティングの授業を</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; 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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">事前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じぜん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">テストと</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ななじゅう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間以上の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">教室</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きょうしつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">観察</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かんさつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">24</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">にじゅうよ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時間</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ぶん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の学生インタビューと学生の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">思考</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">しこう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">記録</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きろく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; 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font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">しました</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">R1 Results (Slides 6
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There is not enough time today to share all my results so
I’m going to mention a few and then focus on my findings regarding this
approach’s contributions to peace. Regarding research question one about
learner outcomes there were statistically significant results. In a pre- and
post-test asking students about their confidence in their academic writing
ability in English, students felt significantly more confident in their ability
after the course. Similarly, when asked about their knowledge of global issues,
students felt significantly more confident after the course than before.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">残念ながら、今回の発表で</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">全</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">すべ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ての</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; 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mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">結果</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">けっか</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">について話す時間がないので、一番</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">重要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じゅうよう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">な</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">調査</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちょうさ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">結果</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">けっか</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">をいくつか紹介してから、この取り組みがどう平和に貢献するかについて話します。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">まず、</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最初</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">さいしょ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の研究に<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>お</u></b>ける</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">統計的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">とうけいてき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho';">重要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 6pt; text-decoration: none;">じゅうよう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">な</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">結果</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">けっか</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">をもたらし、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">事前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じぜん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">テストと</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">事後</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じご</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">テストの分析から、コースの始まりに比べ、コース</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">後</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ご</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">方</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ほう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">が、学生の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">学術</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">がくじゅつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">的英語の書き方能力に対する</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自信</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じしん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">が高かったことがわかりました。また、グローバル的な問題の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">意識</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">いしき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">関</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">する</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">自信</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じしん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">もコース</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">後</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ご</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">の方が</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">著</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">いちじる</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">しく高くなりました。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">R3 Results (Slide 8 –
RQ3 Contributions to peace/student quotes)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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For me, the most interesting and important part of this
project was studying how university classrooms that combine foreign language
education and learning global issues can contribute to peace. From the
qualitative data, several themes emerged that demonstrated how such an approach
can contribute to peace. In interviews, students shared that the class helped
them to gain new perspectives, think about people other than themselves and
gave them an increased desire to keep learning about the world. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">私にとって、言語教育と世界的な問題の教育を合わせた大学の授業がどのように平和に貢献するのかが最も</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">興味深</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きょうみぶか</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">く、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">重要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じゅうよう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">なことでした。この問題について、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">全体</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ぜんたい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">データの分析からいくつかのテーマが</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">あき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">らかになりました。例えば、学生のインタビューでは、授業を通して新しい</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">視点</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">してん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を学び、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">他者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">たしゃ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を思いやり、も<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>っ</u></b>と世界のことを</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">し</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">りたいと思うようになったと言っていました。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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For example, here are a few student quotes:<o:p></o:p></div>
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“We discussed religion, conflict resolution, identity and
women’s rights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The class made me
realize how ignorant I was (and still am) about global issues. Now I know and
care about global issues a little more.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I liked the discussions because I have to say something and
it makes me think and I get to hear other people’s opinions and everyone
doesn’t have the same opinion. That was really interesting to see new
perspectives.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I think, you know, everyone should try to be a global
citizen because we’re basically on the same boat, on the earth, you know. If we
don’t think about climate change it will affect everyone like one stance kind
of influences others in the earth. So yeah, I think this class helped me to
think about it more . . . Overall, I think it was one of the best classes I’ve
ever taken.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">一緒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">いっしょ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">だからもっとグローバル</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho';">市民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 6pt; text-decoration: none;">しみん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">になろうとすべきだと思います。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">地球</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちきゅう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">温暖化</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">おんだんか</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">のことを考えないと、みんなに</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">影響</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">えいきょう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">があると思います。この授業を通してこれについてもっと考えることができたと思います。今まで</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">受</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 6pt; text-decoration: none;">う</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">けた授業の中で一番いい授業だったと思います。」</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; 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Some of the classes that the students enjoyed the most and
which had the most impact were the ones with guest speakers, a few of which
were other Rotary Peace Fellows. Students listened about gender equality from
Hilary and students connected with Yusuf and Rebecca about the refugee crisis
and women’s empowerment in Africa. This showed that connecting undergraduate
classrooms with international graduate students like Rotary Peace Fellows does
not only share and spread our collective knowledge but that it also builds
relationships that may last even after the class finishes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">行われた授業の中でも学生が楽しんでいてインパクトも</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">たか</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">かったのがゲストスピーカーの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">はっぴょう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">してくれました。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hilary</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">からジェンダーの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">平等性</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">びょうどうせい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">について話を</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">聞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">き</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">いたり、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yusuf</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">と</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Rebecca</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">から</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">難民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">なんみん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">問題やアフリカでの女性のエンパワーメントについて学びました。これによって、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">学部生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">がくぶせい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">とロタリー平和フェローなど、海外から</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">留学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">りゅうがく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">してきた大学院生との</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">分</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">わ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">け合い、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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Overall, this study showed me that when we teach students
about global issues in a new language, they not only get practice in
communication skills and gain knowledge about the world, but they also learn
strategies for critical thinking and experience understanding about people who
are different from themselves. For me, this project was a valuable opportunity
to learn a new and powerful approach to language education and one that I will
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">この研究から、新しい言語を通して世界の問題を教えることによって、コミュニケーションの</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">能力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">のうりょく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">や世界の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">他者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">たしゃ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">について考える</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">経験</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">けいけん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を与えることができることがわかりました。私にとって、このプロジェクトは言語教育に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">向</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">む</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">けた新しい</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">力強</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ちからづよ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">い取り組みについて学ぶ</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">貴重</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きちょう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">な</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">体験</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">たいけん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">となりました。ここで学んだことはこれからも</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">い</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">かしていきたいと思っています。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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After the conclusion of the Rotary Peace Fellowship, I’m
attending Geneva Summer School in Switzerland to study the role of higher
education in the refugee crisis. Together with other educators from all over
the world, we will begin to create an online and open source platform that will
allow refugees access to free tertiary education in the future.</div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">スイスで</span><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho';">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 6pt; text-decoration: none;">おこな</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">われるジェネーヴ・サマースクールで</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">難民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">なんみん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">問題における</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">高等</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">こうとう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">教育</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きょういく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">役割</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">やくわり</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">について勉強することにしました。そこでは世界</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">各国</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かっこく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">の教育者とともに、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">難民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">なんみん</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">が</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">無料</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">むりょう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">でアクセスできるオンラインでオープンソースの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">高等</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">こうとう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">教育</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きょういく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">プラットフォームの</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;"><ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">開発</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かいはつ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: 'Yu Mincho'; font-size: 12pt;">をします。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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In October, I leave for Uganda to begin a job with the
American Embassy as a coordinator of their language and cultural programs. I
will work with local university educators and U.S. Peace Corps volunteers to
improve teacher training programs and opportunities for international language
and cultural exchanges. <o:p></o:p></div>
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10<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月からは、ウガンダにあるアメリカ大使館で言語と文化のプログラムのコーディネーターを</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">務</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">つと</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">めます。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">地元</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">じもと</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の大学</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">部隊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ぶたい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のボランティアとともに教育者に向けたトレーニングプログラムや国際的な言語や文化の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">交流</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">こうりゅう</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">機会</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; 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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">やすために働きます。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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These experiences are available to me because of the
incredible opportunity of the Rotary Peace Fellowship at ICU. Thank you,
Rotarians, for your support and your generosity in believing in us to make the
world a better place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">これらの</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">機会</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">きかい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">が私にあることは、</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ICU</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のロタリー平和フェローシップのおかげです。今までのサポート、そしてこの世界をより良くするチャンスを与えてくださったことに心から</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">感謝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かんしゃ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">しています。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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One final thing. During my last meeting with my favorite
Japanese professor at ICU, she put her hands on mine and said, Sarah-san,
promise me that you will deliver your final presentation at the seminar in
Japanese. And I said, that’s impossible. It will be too difficult because my
level is too low. And she said, how can you speak about your students
struggling to talk about difficult topics in a language that’s not their own
when you won’t do it yourself? She has a good point, don’t you think? So, today
as I try to be as brave as my students, I challenge you to take courage as
well. In many different languages, let’s keep talking and working together to
share our ideas on how to bring more peace into our world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最後に、私の大好きな</span>ICU<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の日本語の先生の</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">話</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">はなし</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">をさせてください。先生は私の手の上に</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">彼女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かのじょ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の手を</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">重</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">かさ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ねて、この発表を日本語ですると</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">約束</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">やくそく</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">するように言われました。先生のお願いに</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">絶対</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ぜったい</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">できないと言いました。</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">向</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">む</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">き合わず、自分の</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">母語</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ぼご</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">で</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; 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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ほんとにそうだと思います。そこで、私も学生たちのように、今日、</span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">勇気</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 6.0pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ゆうき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">を</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; 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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">以上です。どうもありがとうございました。</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Now I’ll answer the questions. I might not to be able to do
it in Japanese. Perhaps I’m going to need some help. But I’ll do my best. I’m
grateful for your patience. Then please start asking the questions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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