Archive for 3月, 2010
Blog updated! ICC Kick-off
火曜日, 3月 30th, 2010Japanese Festival Spring 2010 starts soon!
火曜日, 3月 30th, 2010
New to Waseda?
Want to make new friends?
Interested in Japanese culture?
Join us at the ICC’s Japanese Festival (held biannually), where new and existing students of Waseda are given the chance to make new international and local friends, while learning more about Japanese culture at the same time! A variety of interesting events are on offer; please check out individual pages below for further details. We look forward to seeing you there!
Event Schedule
April 3rd, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Yokoso! Tokyo Cafe
April 3rd, 5th & 7th, 12:30-1:30pm Waseda’s secrets revealed!
April 5th, 4:30-6:00pm Japanese Hour
April 7th, 4:30-6:00pm Anime Cafe
All events listed above are for all Waseda Students, faculty & staff Members. Registration is not required and events are free of charge.
Inquiries: Tel: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: japanese-festa@list.waseda.jp
Blog updated! Sakura Season
火曜日, 3月 23rd, 2010Language Hours ～Spanish, English, Russian, Chinese, Korean, French～
水曜日, 3月 17th, 2010
| Date & Time： | ●Spanish: May 10th (Mon), 3:00-4:00pm ●English: May 10th (Mon), 4:30-5:30pm & May 14th (Fri), 4:30-5:30pm ●Russian: May 12th (Tue), 4:30-5:30pm ●Chinese: May 14th (Fri), 3:00-4:00pm ●Korean: May 19th (Wed), 2:45-3:45pm ●French: May 28th (Fri), 2:45-3:45pm |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
The Language Hour is your chance to interact in a casual environment
with others like you who share an interest in a common language.
Everyone, from beginners to native speakers, is welcome! The Language
Hour is a great chance to not only practice a new language, but
also to meet people on campus. Hope to see you there!
Free! Registration not required! Partial participation welcome!
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: icc-cafe@list.waseda.jp
Blog updated!
水曜日, 3月 17th, 2010ICC Brown Bag Lunch ～Great networking opportunity～
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | May 6(Thu), 11(Tue), 13(Thu), 18(Tue), 25(Tue), 27(Thu) 12:10-1:00 pm |
| Place： | ICC lounge (Bldg 7, 1F) |
| Eligibility: | Waseda students, faculty, and staff |
| Registration： | Not required so please come early for a seat! (lounge capacity is 20 people) |
| Fees: | Free |
By popular demand, the hit ICC event Brown Bag Lunch will continue into May!
In case you haven’t come yet, on select days from 12:10-1:00pm,
we turn the ICC Lounge into the place to be at Waseda to meet
new people and make friends.
Don’t miss out on the last run of the term for this popular ICC event.
All languages OK!
What to bring: Your lunch and an open mind
Don’t hesitate to come alone! Feel free to sit with someone
you don’t know and have a chat.
*Eating in the ICC lounge is not permitted outside the specified times.
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: icc-cafe@list.waseda.jp
Visitor Session 【Renmin University of China】Informal Discussion Session & Campus Tour
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 28(Wed), 2:40-4:40pm |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | Waseda students who are able to engage in discussion in English or in Chinese. |
| Registration： | Required (See below for details) |
| Fees: | Free |
| Language: | English or Chinese |
A student delegation from Renmin University of China, one of the
top universities in China, is coming to Waseda and the ICC.
We will be holding a casual exchange session where you can
enjoy talking with your Chinese counterparts either in English or in Chinese.
Program:
2:40～4:10pm Informal Discussion Session
（Theme：Popular culture and trends in China and Japan）
4:10～4:40pm Campus tour
*This does not have to be a professional tour.
In small groups, please just show the visiting
students some of your favorite spots on campus!
Note) You are welcome to register even if you are not able
to participate in all of the sessions. Please indicate
which session(s) you are able to attend on your application form.
Capacity: Approx.30
(In the case of a large number of applications, priority will
be given to those who can attend all of the sessions.)
Registration:
Waseda-net Portal → System Services → Application → ＩＣＣビジター・セッション【中国人民大学】 ICC Visitor Session【Renmin University of China】（4/28）」
Registration Deadline: April 23 (Fri) 9:00am
* A confirmation e-mail will be sent to all registrants.
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: icc-cafe@list.waseda.jp
Trendy Japan -Improve your image in a flash!- [Japanese Festival Spring 2010]
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 23rd (Fri), 4:30-6:00pm Partial participation welcome! |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
| Language: | Japanese |
Are you interested in the latest trends in Japanese fashion?
Do you want to improve your image?
Stylists from ZA/ZA Beauty Salon, just seconds away from Waseda Campus,
will come and host a workshop to introduce you to popular Japanese hairstyling techniques.
After the demonstration, you can try out these techniques for yourself!
Program：
– Introduction of Japanese fashion by Waseda students
– Make-up and hair styling demonstration by ZA/ZA
Beauty Salon stylists
(for both men and women).
– Workshop*
*Please bring your own styling gels, cosmetics, etc. for the workshop.
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: japanese-festa@list.waseda.jp
Bamboo Shoots Digging and Exchange Through Sports in Tokorozawa Campus
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 17th (Sat), 9:30am – 3:00pm |
| Place： | Event takes place and ends in Tokorozawa Campus |
| Eligibility: | Waseda students |
| Registration： | Required (See below for details) |
| Fees: | Free! (Transportation fee, around 800 yen, is not included.) |
| Language: | Japanese and English |
Early spring is the season of bamboo shoot.
It is the time to dig up the delicious baby bamboo before they grow hard.
Come join this special outing to the verdant Tokorozawa campus.
Dig your own bamboo shoot and have freshly cooked bamboo shoots rice!
Don’t miss out on the badminton session in the afternoon!
Registration: via Waseda-net Portal
Waseda-net Portal → [System Services] → [Application]→
ＩＣＣたけのこ堀り＆スポーツ交流 in 所
沢キャンパス ICC Bamboo Shoots Digging and Sports in
Tokorozawa Campus
Registration Deadline: April 8th, 9:00am
Capacity: 50
(In the event of a large number of applications are received,
a random lottery will be held to decide participants, with the results
to be announced by email on Thursday, April 8th.)
Schedule:
11:00am – 12:00pm Bamboo Shoots Digging
12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch*
1:00pm – 2:30pm Badminton Fun Match
*Boiled rice mixed with sliced bamboo shoot, Bamboo shoots soup, and deep fried chicken
What are Bamboo Shoots?
Bamboo shoots are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of bamboo plants. They are used in numerous Asian dishes and broths, and are available in supermarkets in various sliced forms, both fresh and canned. (Wikipedia)
Inquiries：TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: icc-sports@list.waseda.jp
Japanese Tap-dance & Traditional Music Performances [Japanese Festival Spring 2010]
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 21st (Wed), 4:30-6:00pm Partial participation welcome! |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
| Language: | English and Japanese |
“I’d like to see some traditional Japanese performances!”
If this sounds like you, then don’t miss your chance to
watch performances of traditional Japanese arts like the koto,
shamisen, Noh, and even geta-tap dancing. You can also
try these out for yourself after the performances!
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Japan’s
traditional arts again, or for the first time!
Program: Koto, shamisen, Noh, and geta-tap dance performances
Anime Cafe [Japanese Festival Spring 2010]
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 7 (Wed), 4:30-6:00pm |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
Japan – The Anime and Manga Capital of the World
Want to meet and make friends with other anime and manga fans?
Then don’t miss the Anime Cafe, your chance to get to know both
local and international followers of Japan’s anime subculture!
Be sure to bring your favorite anime and manga related goods.
Stay for the whole time or come and go as you like.
Free drinks and snacks provided!
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: japanese-festa@list.waseda.jp
Welcome Cafe
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | Apr.6th(tue),1:00-2:00pm Apr.8th(thu),4:30-5:30pm Apr.12nd(mon),2:45-3:45pm Apr.14th (Wed),1:00-2:00pm Apr.16th (Fri),6:00-7:00pm |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
| Langauge: | English and Japanese |
Welcome to the ICC (International Community Center)!
The ICC is a place on campus which provides international students and local students
opportunities for cross cultural exchange and friendship.
Want to know more?
Why not drop by our Welcome Cafe and take a look for yourself!
All students are invited, regardless of when you arrived at Waseda.
We hope to add some spice to your international student life!
Inquiries： TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: icc-cafe@list.waseda.jp
Language Hours ~English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean ~
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | Japanese: April 5th(Mon), 4:30-6:00pm English: April 6th(Tue), 2:40-3:40pm April 8th(Thu), 6:00-7:00pm April 12th(Mon), 4:30-5:30pm Chinese: April 14th(Wed), 2:40-3:40pm Korean: April 16th (Fri), 4:45-5:45pm |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
The Language Hour is an opportunity for individuals who share an
interest in a common language to interact in a casual environment.
Everyone from beginners to native speakers are welcome! The Language
Hour is a great chance to not only practice a new language, but
also make new contacts on campus. Hope to see you there!
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: icc-cafe@list.waseda.jp
Japanese Hour [Japanese Festival Spring 2010]
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 5 (Mon), 4:30-6:00pm |
| Place： | 1st floor, Okuma Garden House |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
Let’s speak Japanese!
Everyone from beginners to native speakers are welcome!
This is not only a great chance to practice your Japanese,
but also to make new contacts and friends in a fun setting.
If you have been in Japan for a while and would like to meet new people,
or if you have just arrived and would like to meet others
who can tell you more about Japan and Waseda, this event is for you!
Yokoso!
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: japanese-festa@list.waseda.jp
Waseda’s secrets revealed! [Japanese Festival Spring 2010]
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | Apr. 3rd, 5th & 7th, 12:30-1:30pm* |
| Meeting Place： | ICC, 1st Fl., Bldg. 7 |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Language: | Japanese and English |
| Capacity： | 40 (first-come, first served) |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
Find out shortcuts on campus and “secret” facts about Waseda
from our local student guides! This special tour will give you a unique insight
into this historic university, as well as
a chance to make new friends and contacts
with other participants!
Also, receive a souvenir map and take part in the on-campus stamp rally!
*Please arrive between 12:20-12:45 pm as the tour will depart by 12:45pm.
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: japanese-festa@list.waseda.jp
Yokoso! Tokyo Cafe [Japanese Festival Spring 2010]
月曜日, 3月 15th, 2010
| Date & Time： | April 3rd, 2:00-4:00 pm |
| Place： | 1st Fl., Okuma Garden House (Bldg. 25) |
| Eligibility: | All Waseda students, faculty and staff members |
| Registration： | Not required |
| Fees: | Free |
Make new friends and find out more about Tokyo!
With a population of over 8 million people residing within its 23 wards alone,
Tokyo is an exciting metropolis that can often prove overwhelming for newcomers
and long term residents alike.
“Yokoso! Tokyo Cafe” gives you the chance to plan your ideal Tokyo holiday
in small groups together with local students, while enjoying free drinks and
Japanese snacks! Various maps and brochures will also be available for viewing.
Hope to see you there!
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: japanese-festa@list.waseda.jp
■Application closed■ Language & Cultural Exchange Program (Spring Semester 2010)
日曜日, 3月 14th, 2010
1. Outline
The ICC Language and Cultural Exchange is a program that matches interested language learners (one-on-one or small group of three or more) to teach and learn each other’s languages and cultures.
2. Eligibility
Waseda University students, faculty and staff (including visiting scholars and researchers)
3. Period
April – July, 2010 (4 months)
4. Process
Click here to read more!
5. Orientation
Those wishing to register for the program are required to undertake the on-demand orientation lecture.
【URL】www.waseda-icc.jp/ondemand
【Login ID】 icc5286 【Password】 icc3990
6. Registration Periods & Result Announcement
| Registration Period | Result Announcement | |
| 1st Registration Period | April 3rd (sat) – 9th (fri) | April 16th (fri) Noon |
| 2nd Registration Period | April 10th (sat) – 16th (fri) | April 23rd (fri) Noon |
| 3rd Registration Period | April 17th (sat) – 23rd (fri) | May 7th (fri) Noon |
| 4th Registration Period | April 24th (sat) – 30th (fri) | May 14th (fri) Noon |
*If you can’t find your ID one week, please check back the following Friday.
7. Common Courtesy
a) Make sure that both partners have equal time both teaching and learning the specified languages.
eg.1) For a two hour session, split into two 1 hour blocks for each language.
eg.2) Rotate the language each session
b) Respect your partner’s cultural background and unique way of thinking. Remember that the Language and Cultural Exchange Program is not just for learning language, but also for finding out more about different cultures.
c) Please consult with the Language and Cultural Exchange Program Coordinator at the ICC if you have any issues during the course of the program.
8. Q&A
Q1. How do you match applicants?
A1. Applicants will be matched by a “condition matching” approach – applicants are matched according to their stated information/conditions (language interests and abilities, etc.). However, imbalance in the number of applicants of each registered language may lead to a matching where not all conditions are perfectly matched.
Q2. I started the language exchange with my partner, but it has become extremely difficult to continue because of my class workload, etc. Do I still need to submit a report, even though I’ve only met my partner a few times?
A2. Yes. All participants (regardless of how many times they met their partner) need to submit a report between July 20 and 31, 2010.
Inquiries: TEL: 03-5286-3990 E-mail: lan-ex@list.waseda.jp
Voices from Event Participants Updated!
木曜日, 3月 11th, 2010Group Research Project “Work Cup”
水曜日, 3月 3rd, 2010
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Talal Khan, Junior, School of International Liberal Studies |
The ICC Work Cup was a great experience, one that I will definitely remember for a long, long time to come. The trip to Saitama was much more enjoyable than I’d initially expected it to be. On the other hand, it also equipped us with basic research methodology and served to level the playing field. With this combination of fun and learning, the trip perhaps set the tone for the entire project.
The major problems we faced related to group-work: scheduling team meetings was a major issue. Since all 5 members were almost never free in the same time slots. Therefore we finally decided to hold meetings with a quorum of 3 members each time, with the rest being updated online or via text messaging. A google group was also used as a portal to share, discuss and even debate ideas. As our research progressed, the group also served as a place to gather resources, so that each team member could then keep track of what the others in the group were working on. Another important issue, although seemingly trivial, was that none of the team members owned a Mac. This was one of the prime causes of the unfortunate delay in the submission of our final video. I earnestly apologise once again for the delay.
Moving on, in terms of team work the project was a very enriching experience. As we talked about issues related to our topic, discussion often changed track and it was always interesting to listen to each others’ outlooks on life. Another major learning point was the data that we learnt during research. Our research helped us realize the fact that a lot of information shared with us on the global media is highly politicized. On the other hand, we realized that remaining bipartisan and presenting research findings without personal opinions is not an easy task. We hope we succeeded at that front.
All in all, the ICC Work Cup was subarashi. It felt interesting on day 1, and my personal attachment only grew from then on. Warm thanks to the ICC staff and student staff leaders for making this experience as enjoyable as it was!
Group Research Project “Work Cup”
水曜日, 3月 3rd, 2010
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Chiao-Fang Cheng, Freshman, School of International Liberal Studies |
The whole work cup experience was the most meaningful and memorable thing to me this semester. I have learned a lot from the research project itself but also my teammates and other members of the work cup.
I think there were two main reasons why my group could finish the project successfully. First of all, our perfect team-work. All five members were really dedicating to the project. We all devoted lots of time and efforts in it. We met once a week from 900~1200 at the beginning of the project to discuss about our research topic. We change the topic couple of time until we thought its realizable and practical. We met three times a week after midterm presentation to research and write video script. At the last two weeks we met everyday from 1800~2300 until the guard kicked us out for our video shooting. Each one of us would try our best to attend every meeting. We all had skipped a couple of classes for interviews or presentations. We did not have really clear division of work .People volunteered to do or took charge the things that they thought they were good at or were able to do . Everybody wants to do something so there were no such problems of lacking organization.
Second, we listen everybody’s opinions. In every meeting, each member had to present there own ideas and opinions. After that, we discussed about the possibility of merging some of the proposals. The final decision would be make only after all the members agree to it
We had conflicts and we fought a lot at the beginning. At first, I was really frustrated when my proposal was being denied. Since we all have very different culture backgrounds, its hard to deal with different opinions and reach consensus on the topics. But after few discussions and communication, we learned how to listen and appreciate each other’s thoughts. We would take the advantages from every idea, and put it all together to make the perfect conclusion. Our project became better and better and our relationship became closer and closer.
I really learned a lot from the work cup project. Before, I was really bad at technical equipment. Now I know how to use the video camera, how to make survey through the internet, how to use computer to edit movie. The media class provided by Apple was also useful. I learned from my teammates how to make presentation. Elaborate handout, eloquently speech are all the elements of a successful presentation. I learned from the online survive that rather than interview people one by one , it is more efficient and easy to get large number of results by internet-survey. The chance to interview a lot of people especially Yoshida san, let me know the knack and manner of interviewing people. Among all the things that I learned, the most important things that I acquired was how to communicate with people from different background. My team might have the most diverse members among seven teams. We have people from three different countries and the age gap from 19 yeas old of freshmen to 38 years old of graduate school student. It’s really amazing that we can work with each other perfectly. At the end we understand each other very well and become very good friends.
We were joking all the time that we had join the “Slavery camp” which we work for a long time without any payment. But I truly believed that all the time and effort that I devoted to this project were worth it. At the beginning, I was actually worried about our project because we spend most of the time doing the research which is not show directly on the video. But because all the effort we make,and all the crazy night we spent together, we did create the best project ever!!