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”

FADIG Lecturer Debut NHK!

Dear FADIG members and lecturers,

Mr. Duane Levi will be appearing NHK "Eigo de Shabera Night"
(英語でしゃべらナイト）.
This program will be on air 11:00-11:30pm Monday, December 8th 2008.
He gave us lectures twice this year and his third speech will be about English Rakugo on February 14th 2009.
Please don't forget to tune in.

385th FADIG Meeting

385th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Dec 6, 2008, 2:30-4:30pm
at Ten-noji Gakkan High School
by Ms. Odia Vassell
Program : Environmental Practices:
Comparing Japan & Overseas

Ms. Vassell is from Massachusetts, USA,
and studied at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.
She came to Japan in Sep. 2004,
and teaches English at Hannan University.
Her hobbies include, Kyudo, kickboxing and travel.
She has visited Thailand, Korea, Philippines and Vietnam.

Rakugo in English

15th Ofuku-Yose "Rakugo in English"

Welcome to English Rakugo World!Have you heard English Rakugo?
Rakugo,comic story, is one of Japanese traditional speech.
It is fun. This group have a show once a year.
(http://ofuku.wisnet.ne.jp/)(http://ofukuyose.blog9.fc2.com/)
Admission Free.You do not have to make reservations
but the number of seats is only 150.

Date:November 16th(Sun),2008
Time:Open 1:30pm Start:2:00pm (Free)
Place: Municipal Life Long Learning Center 5F
http://osakademanabu.com/umeda/
（at Daini-building in Umeda）
1.This is Rakugo by Shima & Juen
2.Monkey by Hasshow
3.Tsuru by Sinocchi(debut)
4.Myogaya Inn by Koito /(intermission:15minutes)
5.The raccoon and the gambler by Kanan(debut)
6.Kouzu Shrine by Showto