The Mayor of Hachioji Trophy 1St Intercollegiate Foreign Language
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Vol. 21 21st December 2011 The chief judge was Prof. Hideo Oka, Mejiro The Mayor of Hachioji Trophy University (Professor Emeritus of The University of 1st Intercollegiate Foreign Language Tokyo), judges were Ms. Kim Sano, Lecturer in English, Aoyama Gakuin Women’s College and Mr. Robert Oratorical Contest Marlowe, Translator, ApolloTrans Co., Ltd. -English Session- was held Theme was not specified but contents should be related to Hachioji International Association held 1st [Internationalization]. Intercollegiate Foreign Language Oratorical Contest Many applicants are under the aim that students studying at 23 universities etc. well trained at ESS of in Hachioji area and students living in Hachioji can each university and deepen international awareness and communications and we found contest was at the higher level Impressive speeches enchanted may be encouraged to act in the international society in full Audiences future. than we expected. It English speech contest in Hachioji city had been held was distinguished point of the contest that many by Hachioji ESS in every autumn as a part of Hachioji international students participated in the contest. About 60 Cultural Festival from 1977 to 2009 but regrettably audiences eagerly listened to 14 speekers and clapped for finished at the 33rd contest in 2009. Considering the past them. After careful and heated judgement the chief judge, history mentioned above, The Association established st Intercollegiate Foreign Language Oratorical Contest Prof. Oka announced winners. The 1 winner was Ms. Project Committee (Chairman; Mr. Tokio Suzuki) and Zhang Qian, first-year student of Takushoku University successfully opened the contest after many discussions. under the tilte of “What Kind of Life do You Want to Live?”, the 2nd winner was Ms. Wan Shenran, first-year The organizer was Hachioji International Association and rd sponsors were Hachioji City, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN, student of The University of Tokyo and the 3 winner was Ms. Nao Muto, third-year student of Meisei University. Hachioji Telemedia Ltd., The Consotium of Universities st in Hachioji. We held [English Session] contest only this After comments by 3 judges, the 1 winner was awarded the winner trophy, the certificate and THE YOMIURI year but expect to hold multilingual oratorical contest nd rd such as Chinese etc. in future. SHIMBUN shield, 2 and 3 winners were awarded We received many appilications in spite of the first certificates and additional prizes. year of contest and selected 14 students (9 Japanese, 5 Before opening of the contest and while judgement we foreign students) of 7 universities at preliminary contest. could enjoy special concert of Leap String Quartet by The contest was held from 1pm Sunday, December 11 student quartet of Kunitachi College of Music which made at AV Auditorium, Create Hall. The contest started with the atmosphere more comfortable. greeting by Chairman, Mr. Kensuke Okazoe and all the procedure was carried out in English such as Leap String Quartet created good atmosphere Chairspeaker, contest speekers. Judges and winners together with participants and organizers - 1 - Sekai no Hito to Fureai Time Attaka Hall Festival Held on Sunday November 13, 2011 Attaka Hall Festival was as usual held on Sunday The guest this time is Ms Ha November 6, 2011 at Attaka Hall. Hachioji International Younghee from Pusan, Korea. She Association together with Hachioji City arranged came to Japan with her husband 11 international communication corner tent as one of years ago and is now the mother of 3 activities of local exchange, where we requested German children. She willingly accepted the and Korean people to cook ethnic lecture saying that she wants to act in food. German sausage was served various cases as she finished raising with currey sauce and toast unlike children now. Showing charming shoes Frankfurt sausage sold in Japan. First of all what is important in Korea is etiquette. This is very popular dishes in Germany. A long line of children Especially we should take good care of senior people and Garman sausage parents. She explained it by showing picture book always waited for sausage to be indicating importance of parents in Hangul. cooked. National population is about 50 millions. Kanji was Jijimi, one of tipical used only by people in high rank such as nobleman in the Korean dishes was sold out past while general people could not understand Kanji. In quickly because of being full order to protect people not to be deceived due to ignorance, of fish and shelfish in cool the 4th king, Sejong of Yi Dynasty created new letters Queuing people for Jijimi season. Hangul in 15th century. As kanji is common in Japan and Although it was unfortunately cold and rainy, the place Korea, people in Korea can sometimes understand was full of a few thousand visitors and they enjoyed Japanese. (Example:無理) Ms Ha was brought up in Pusan chorus by elementary and junior high school students, then she understood many Japanese words. The story of brass band, magic show, a picture-story show inside the food culture following language culture. Kimchi in 3 kinds building and there were arranged outside the building free in larger group has 300 kinds depending upon season, area market, shopping booths, recycled bicycle, environmental and how to make, besides which she introduced grilled booths etc. Many events were arranged which participants meat and noodles by showing big cooking book. We also were very much satisfied with. enjoyed by YouTube dancing, instruments and music. She introduced dress and shoes celebrating 1year old child. Job Hunting Support She also mentioned that even men are not allowed to cut hair and that one of the current problems in Korea is that Seminar for International birth rate is lowest in the world thefore every parents want their children to enter universities by spending money for Job hunting support seminar for international education athough 50-60 % of granduates of universities students was as usual held on Saturday November 26 at can not find jobs. She explained that medical care for AV Auditorium, Create Hall. In the morning they cancer has advanced and that characteristic point of Korea received the lecture for hint and advice for entering is anything changing and moving quickly. Japanese company, in the afternoon Tokyo Employment Many subjects Service Center for Foreigners held individual consultation were taken up in and excellent companies in Hachioji were introduced. Q & A time. Participated international students were 47. The Regarding following are what intrernational students said for national flag, employment in foreign country. The students have medical issues, anxiety whether foreigners can be employed or not and sitting with one they are employed as official stuff or not. They are happy knee drawn, how to greet to noble person etc. Middle-aged to listen to people of women in Korea are powerful like women in Osaka, Japan various industries and and they say “plates will be broken by 3 women gathered” international students who A Korean person made a question “What is your problem actually entered Japanese in Japan?” and Ms Ha replied “It was difficult to find companies through which suitable hospitals in the past but I have no problem for the they understand what they They take notes of information because internet is available now”. She also should prepare for future any information said that she would want her children to learn both employment. Japanese and Korean language but she would not enforce We held industry it. We had a time for keen talking. Furthermore we could a visiting tour on little bit enjoy Korean taste with candy and seaweed which Wednesday November 30 she brought. which 8 international Participants were 35. They cover young and old students joined. They people and people who first joined this lecture. Most seemed to get actual Participants listened participants indicated in their questionnaire “They could image for working in to senior’s explanation understand it very well”, “Very nice”. Japan by seeing factories and offices actually. Report by :Chairman, Ms Yoshiko Endo - 2 - Medical Interpreter Course Extraordinary General Meeting and Membership Meeting Medical Volunteer Committee held the course for medical interepter on November 20 inviting the lecturer The Association held The Extraordinary General from MIC Kanagawa. Meeting from 1:30pm Sunday December 18 at no.1 As this is the seminar room, College Community Center 12F. 2nd course Agenda of electing following the 1 st director (change of one held on auditor) was discussed Saturday March 12, and approved. 2011, the contents After The were a little bit Extraordinary General higher than 1st one. Meeting, The Membership Meeting was held. We changed 19 participants layout of the meeting place so that participants could see learned [the current Roll-playing by patients and each other and exchange opinions. They exchanged ideas situation and issues interpreters positively which are meaningful for our future activities. on medical service for foreign citizens] 2 hours in the morning and experienced roll-playing of interpreters between doctors and patients on the results of The Consortium of Universities pediatrician, orthopedics, obstetrics and blood test 2 in Hachioji organized Japanese hours in the afternoon. Oratorical Conttest by Roll-playing by International Students interpreters whose mother languages are English, Japanese Language Oratorical Contest by Chinese, Korean and internationalstudents was held from 14:00 Sunday Spanish showed real November 27 at Event Hall, 12F Hachioji College atmosphere. We will Community Center. The theme was [What I can now do contimue the course in Japan]. based on long terms plan 13 international students challenged and Mr. Teng Yue from now on. (Kyorin University) won the first prize. Besides The 2nd winner prize, the 3rd winner prize, The City of Hachioji Prize and West Rotary Prize were awarded. We Volunteer Course for appreciated that contentrs of speeches and Japanese Supporting Children to language by international students studying in Hachioji Llearn Japanese Language were at high level.