405th FADIG Meeting

Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Ms. Tamarah Cohen
Program :When do "non-working" women in Japan retire?

Ms. Tamarah Cohen was born in the US and raised in Paris, France.
She studied Art History at the American University of Paris,
Film Studies at New York University, and TESOL and Reading Theory
at San Francisco State University.
Before coming to Japan, she travelled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. 
She first came to Kagoshima in the early 90s on the JET Program,
then lived in Fukuoka, Tokyo and Osaka. Currently living in Kyoto,
she teaches English at Doshisha Women's College. 
Her research interests include communication and media studies,
critical pedagogy and the sociology of language. 

404th FADIG Meeting

404th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by 
Program : 

403rd FADIG Meeting

Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr Nick Halewood
Program : Animal Welfare: A Tale of Two English Women

Mr Halewood is from England. 
He has a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of London. 
He came to Japan in May 1973, and taught at Baika Women’s University
for 29 years until he retired three years ago. 
He enjoys hiking, cycling, bird-watching, stamp collecting,
rail transport and rock music. 
This is his fourth lecture for us. His last one in April was
entitled ‘My Thirty-seven Years in Kansai’.

Dear members,
We would like to collect our membership fee \2,000 for the
second half of this year in October. (Our annual fee is \4,000.)

402nd FADIG Meeting

402nd FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Sep. 4, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Ms. Jacquelyn Elliott
Program : Family 

Ms. Elliott was born and brought up in Michigan, the USA. 
She received a Bachelor’s degree on Fine Arts from Michigan State University,
and a Masters degree of English from Wayne State University. 
She came to Japan in September, 1984, and is currently an elementary art
teacher at Canadian Academy. 
Before coming to Japan, she visited Ireland and Canada. 
Her husband gave us a speech in February this year. 
She is interested in relationships with other people, health, exercise,
reading, drawing and painting, sewing, cycling, diving and swimming.

401st FADIG Meeting

401st FADIG Meeting
Saturday, July 10, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Duane Levi 
Program : Going Global: A New Direction for Japan

Mr. Levi is from the USA and studied psychology and 
political science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. 
He came to Japan in 2001, operates his own music company,
Shalestone Music, http://shalestonemusic.jp and is also the 
founder of“Kansai Music Conference” www.kansaimusicconference.com
held in September every year. 
He is also an English Rakugo performer with the stage name, Juen (寿演)
and made his TV debut in NHK “Eigo de Shabera Night” in Dec. 2008. 
This is his fourth lecture for us. His last one was in Feb. 2009 
entitled “Comedy in English” with Rakugo performance.

400th FADIG Meeting

400th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Steve Silver
Program: The History of Jews in Japan

Mr. Silver was born and raised in a Jewish family in Tampa, Florida in the USA. He received his undergraduate degree in English and his graduate degree in Education from Florida State University.
He came to Japan in August, 2003, and currently teaches English at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya.
He speaks Spanish as he lived in Costa Rica for four monthsas an exchange student. He has visited Spain, the Netherlands, South Korea, Cambodia and Thailand.
He is interested in singing, photography and learning more about Japan.

399th FADIG Meeting

399th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by :
Program :

398th FADIG Meeting

398th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Apr. 10, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr Nick Halewood
Program : My Thirty-seven Years in Kansai

Mr Halewood is from England. He has a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of London. He came to Japan in May 1973, and taught at Baika Women’s University for 29 years until he retired three years ago.
He enjoys hiking, cycling, bird-watching, stamp collecting, rail transport and rock music.
This is his third lecture for us. His last one in January 2010 was entitled ‘My Life: An Anecdotal Journey’.

Dear members,
We would like to collect our membership fee \2,000 for the first half of this year in April. (Our annual fee is \4,000.)

* IMPORTANT NOTICE to the members receiving post cards as well *
The post card will be arriving today or tomorrow, which will be the last one.
From the May meeting, for the members who have email address I would like to switch the way of sending information to email only.
If you would still like to receive post cards with some reason, please contact me as soon as possible by mail or phone.
Thank you for your kind cooperation in advance.

397th FADIG Meeting

397th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Robert Elliott
Program: Language, Culture and Communication 

Mr. Elliott was born and brought up in Michigan, the USA.
He studied BA Divisional Humanities (History, Art, Literature)
at Michigan State University.He came to Japan in 1985. Before coming to Japan, he visited Ireland, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg.
Now he is retired and enjoys designing and making jewelry.
He is an NLP practitioner and has a wide range of interests.

396th FADIG Meeting

396th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Jan 9 , 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr Nick Halewood
Program : My Life: An Anecdotal Journey

Mr Halewood was born on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and mainly brought up in Manchester and North Buckinghamshire, England.
He has a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of London.
He came to Japan in May 1973, and taught at Baika Women’s University for 29 years until he retired two years ago.
He enjoys hiking, cycling, bird-watching, stamp collecting and rock music.
This is his second lecture for us.
His first one in September 2009 was entitled ‘Language Death’.

395th FADIG Meeting

395th FADIG Meeting
on Saturday, Dec 12, 2009, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Shawn Hazelton
Program : Online/Distance Education and Teaching in America
since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Mr. Hazelton was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He received his BA from the University of Toronto and College degree from Sheridan College in their Co-op Art and Art History program.
He is currently finishing his MEd at Jones International University in Colorado.
He came to Japan in February, 2001.
He is currently an ALT/NET　working at elementary and junior high schools in Neyagawa.
This is his fourth lecture for us.

394th FADIG Meeting

394th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. James Hershman
Program : American Inventions and Their Inventors:
A Brief History
Mr. Hershman was born in Los Angeles and raised in Glendale, California,
which is the sister city of Higashiosaka.
He studied sociology at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
He first came to Japan as an exchange student in 1993,
then returned as a teacher from 1997 to 2000.
After five years in America he returned once again in 2005.
Now he teaches English at Nisshin High School in Higashiosaka.
He is currently studying how to read kanji.
He enjoys playing the guitar, reading books, listening to music,
watching sports and especially camping.

393rd FADIG Meeting

393rd FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Oct 10, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Ms. Odia Vassell
Program  : Foreign Trivia And English Activities Day!

Ms. Vassell is from Boston, Massachusetts in USA, where she
studied electronic engineering and trained as an ESL instructor.
She came to Japan in Sep. 2004, and has taught at
over 30 English language schools and business corporations.
She is currently teaching at a trading company.
This is her third lecture for us: Her last one in June was about
“The World of English Language Schools”.

Dear members,
We would like to collect our membership fee \2,000 for the second
half of this year in October.  (Our annual fee is \4,000.)

392nd FADIG Meeting

FADIG 392nd Meeting
Saturday, Sep 12, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Nick Halewood
Program : Language Death :  Do We Care Enough?

Mr. Halewood was born on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England,
and mainly brought up in Manchester and North Buckinghamshire, England.
He has a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of London.
He came to Japan in May 1973 (Showa 48), and taught at Baika Women’s
University for 29 years until he retired two years ago.
He has visited many countries in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. 
He enjoys hiking, cycling, birdwatching, stamp collecting and rock music.

391st FADIG Meeting

391st FADIG Meeting
Saturday, July 11, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
＊５月から関西外語専門学校(天王寺学館の南隣)に変更になりました
by Mr. Ndumiso Dlamini
Program  : Social Inequality and the Environment in South Africa

Mr. Dlamini is from Swaziland in Southern Africa.
He studied Mechanical Engineering and Energy at the
University of Cape Town.
He came to Japan in September, 2006, and is currently studying
PhD in Energy Science (Engineering) at Kyoto University.
He has visited many countries in Southern Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe. 
He is concerned in protecting the environment and a better society for all.

390th FADIG Meeting

390th FADIG Meeting
June 13, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
＊５月から関西外語専門学校(天王寺学館の南隣)に変更になりました
by Ms. Odia Vassell
Program : The World of English Language Schools:
comparing; University, public schools, Ekiawas,
English cafes, business classes and more.

Ms. Vassell is from Massachusetts, USA, where she studied
electronic engineering and trained as an ESL instructor. 
She came to Japan in Sep. 2004, and has taught at over
30 English language schools and business corporations.
She is current teaching at a trading company.
Her hobbies include, Kyudo, kickboxing and travel.
This is her second lecture for us: Her first one last December
was “Environmental Practices: Comparing Japan & Overseas”.

389th FADIG Meeting

389th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, May 9, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages ※
by Mr. Iain Dangerfield
Program  : Misty Frequencies : Changes in the New Zealand Music Industry

Mr. Dangerfield is from Wellington, New Zealand.
He majored in Japanese and Mathematics at
Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand.
He came to Japan in August, 2008, and is currently
teaching English at Nisshin High School.
He has traveled to Australia, Scotland, England
and Malaysia before coming to Japan.
He is interested in music, film, literature,
mathematics and Japanese culture.

※The place will be changed to Kansai College of Business & Languages.
It is next to the former Ten-noji Gakkan High School in the south.
The 389th meeting on May 9 will be held in the room No.54 on 5F.

388th FADIG Meeting

388th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, April 11, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Ten-noji Gakkan High School
by Ms. Omara Turner
Program : An Assessment of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Speech

Ms. Turner was born and brought up in Kingston, Jamaica.
She studied Literatures in English and Political Science at college.
She came to Japan in July 2007, and is currently teaching English
at Kumeda Senior High School in Kishiwada.
She is interested in foreign language acquisition and cultural studies.
This is her third lecture for us.

Dear members:
We would like to collect our membership fee \2,000 for the
first half of this year in April.  (Our annual fee is \4,000.)

387th FADIG Meeting

387th FADIG Meeting
on Saturday, Feb 14, 2009,  2:30-4:30pm
at Ten-noji Gakkan High School
by Mr. Duane Levi with Showto
Program  : Comedy in English

Mr. Levi is from the USA and studied psychology and
political science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
He came to Japan in 2001, and now he has his own music
promotion company, Shalestone Music, http://shalestonemusic.jp.
He made his TV debut in NHK “Eigo de Shabera Night” on Dec. 8, 2008.
He also performs English Rakugo himself with a stage name,
Juen (寿演).
This is his third lecture for us.
This time he will perform “This is Rakugo” with Showto,
and there will be a workshop by Showto with some of the audience.

A HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Wishing you every happiness throughout this year.

386th FADIG Meeting

386th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Jan 10, 2009, 2:30-4:30pm
at Ten-noji Gakkan High School
by Mr. Justin Rajala
Program : An Outlaw Town: The History of Denver

Mr. Rajala was born in Tucson, Arizona and brought up in Colorado, USA.
He studied religion, focusing on Hinduism and Christianity in America
at the University of Denver.
He also studied in Madurai, India for three months in 2005.
He came to Japan in 2006, and is currently teaching English
at Osaka Ichiritsu High School in Hirakata.
This is his second lecture for us.
His first one in September was about ”The Religious Face of America”