Hello everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How are you?

Last Friday my first and second year students had a yakiniku party in the English Lounge.
It was a lot of fun!
My first year students are going to Australia tomorrow for two months!
They could get a lot of advice from my second year students.

Next week I’ll write a blog about Australia!
See you soon!

Ni hao!(你好!)
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How are you?

I took my first year students to Taichung in Taiwan for one week’s Chinese study.
We all took Chinese lessons together,
and my students had a lot of man-to-man Chinese practice with Taiwanese students.

At lunchtime the Taiwanese students took us to buy local food,
and in the evening we enjoyed the night markets and shopping together.
My students became really good friends with the Taiwanese students.
We also had a really fun, interesting day sightseeing and experiencing Chinese culture.

We went to a paper factory and made paper goods, and we went on a beautiful ferry ride.

You can see more pictures here:
http://jl.nutc.edu.tw/files/132-1050-1774.php

Many thanks to the staff and students of the Taichung Institute of Technology.
It was a wonderful experience!
Xie xie!(謝謝!)

Hello everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How’s it going?

Today it was preparation day for the college festival (2nd & 3rd November).
My first year and second year students are all together, and selling Australian meat pies.
Our pie shop is called “Rhysじいさんの空飛ぶパイ屋”!
Please come and visit us, but come early because the meat pies are usually sold out fast!
They’re yummy!!!

I hope to see you there!!!

Hello everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How are you?

Every year my first year students go to an international hotel in Tokyo for an inspection and a table manners class.
This year we went to the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi.
It’s a beautiful hotel!
We had q&a time with a graduate of my course, and it was really nice to see her again!

The staff were very friendly and the food was so delicious!
When I’m rich I want to stay there!!!

See you soon!

Hello everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How are you?

On Saturday my first year students came back from two months’ study in Australia.
They all had a good time and made a lot of happy memories, and their English has become better than before.
I was so happy to see them again!

See you soon!

こんにちは
語学集中科1年の前田加奈です

2ヶ月のAustralia生活も残り約2週間を残すだけとなり、
毎日勉強も遊びも頑張っています
段々とhost familyとも話せる事が増えて嬉しいのと同時に寂しさも感じています

私たちは9月1日〜3日に2泊3日のキャンプに行きました！！

ここはKangaroobieという所でとにかく自然がいっぱい
ここではカヌーを体験したり、動物達に餌をあげたりしました

このキャンプの移動途中にはGreat Ocean Road という有名なビーチ沿いの道を観光しました
本当にこの景色には癒されました

夜はみんなでUNOをしたり、ゲームをしたり、
とにかく楽しい3日間でした

そして、9月15日にはフィリップ島という所に行きます！
そこでは、リトルペンギンというちっちゃなペンギンが見られるんです
夜、猟から帰って来るペンギン達を海岸で待つんです
今からみんなで楽しみにしています

残りあとわずか！
沢山の知識と思い出を持って帰れるように頑張ります
それでは！See you next time

Hello everyone!
語学集中科1年の藤代です

私たち語学集中科は8月1日からオーストラリアのメルボルンという所へ来ています
そして現在、私たちは1人ずつ別々のお家でHomestayをしながら現地の学校に通っています

学校では色々な国からくる留学生のクラスに入り日常英会話を中心とした授業を受けています
それだけでなく、語学集中科だけで受ける基礎英文法やTOEICの授業もあります！

これ(↓)は1番最初の授業で、留学生みんなでエクスカージョン(校外学習)へ行った時の写真です
南半球1大きいと言われる観覧車にクラスのみんなで乗りました
てっぺんからはメルボルンの大都会が一望できます

そして週末は、学校がお休みなのでシティの方へ遊びに行ったりお家で家族とのんびりしたり
などみんなそれぞれ楽しんでいます
私の家は、10代前半の子供たちが3人いるのでみんなでモノポリーをしたり折り紙をして遊んだりすることが多いです

日常会話でもいつでも、家族はみんな私が理解しやすいようにゆっくり話してくれます
言うのが遅くても最後までちゃんと話を聞いてくれるし、
わからない単語もその場で教えてくれるので少しづつ表現も身についていっています

9月に入ってすぐには、語学集中科のみんなでグレートオーシャンロードへキャンプに行きます
野生の動物も見られるということなのでとても楽しみです

学校にも家にもだいぶ慣れて来て、最近は時間が過ぎるのもあっという間です
そしてこの留学もすでに折り返し地点を過ぎたのでより一層、勉強も遊びも楽しんでいきたいと思います

では！
See you next time!
Have a nice day(^o^)/

Hi everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
Are you enjoying your summer holidays?

My students all study English and Chinese.
My second year students also study French or German!
In their last German class before the summer holidays, my German friend came.
My students introduced themselves in German, and he asked them questions about their families and their homes, etc.
It was fun and everyone could answer!!

My first year students are studying and enjoying life in Australia at the moment.
Soon I will post a student’s Australia blog!
See you soon!

Hello everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How’s it going?

Last week I took my first year students to Australia.
I came back to Japan yesterday, but my students are staying in Melbourne for two months!

On the first day we went sightseeing in Sydney.
The weather was beautiful and we had a great time!
In the evening we flew to Melbourne and my students met their host families.
They were very friendly!

The next day my students had an English placement test and orientation.
We also went on a Melbourne city tour. It was very beautiful and interesting,
but cold because it’s winter in Australia!

Today they started taking English classes with students from all over the world.

I miss them but I’m excited that their English will get better!
Happy summer holidays everyone!!

Hello everyone!
I’m Rhys Wedlock of the Foreign Languages Department.
How’s it going?

Every Friday afternoon my first year students have a fun class called “English Games”.
There are two teachers (Robert from Australia and me from the UK).

We play a lot of different memory games, word games, speed games, etc.
Of course we have a no Japanese rule, so the students must speak a lot of English.

Last week we played a team gestures game.
It was a really exciting battle and the classroom became very hot!!!

I think the students could sleep well that night!
See you soon!