Tsurumi University teachers, Sugano-sensei and Miller-sensei, welcome new student from South Korea, Ms Hyogyon Park. She will spend the spring semester at our school, mainly studying Japanese. We hope our English Dept. students will welcome her and help her enjoy a productive term at our school. She is holding a sign written by an English Dept. student that says "Welcome to Tsurumi University."

Great academic success! Tsurumi University English Department Graduate student Takuya Matsuda has been chosen to receive the highly prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for post-graduate study in the United States. This scholarship program facilitates a select few to study at a college or university in America, with tuition, expenses and extensive benefits paid. Takuya will begin studying toward his doctorate (PhD) at the University of North Texas from the late summer of 2014. His particular area of academic study is in modern American literature; authors such as Thomas Pynchon, John Cheever, Nathanael West and others. Takuya is excited about getting the chance to read and examine American literature in the USA among American scholars and fellow students.

Takuya graduated from the under-graduate program at Tsurumi in 2009, and then went on to obtain his Master of Arts degree (M.A.) at Tsurumi in 2011. Even now, Takuya spends almost every day on campus, reading, studying and writing about the modern American literature he loves so much. From the summer, he will travel to America and begin his studies at the University of North Texas –he foresees he may be there for a few years at least, deepening his knowledge and understanding of American literature, culture and lifestyle. A wonderful new chapter opens for Takuya Matsuda, and we wish him every success in his great American adventure!

On Sunday, April 20, Kevin and six students walked from Tsurumi University to Tokyo Tower, a distance of about 21 km. It took roughly six hours, including a one-hour lunch break. Check out the photo album (on Kevin's site) by clicking here or on the photo above. There will be another long walk in the fall, so if you feel like getting some exercise and speaking English, why not join us for another special edition of English Cafe in December 2014? Otsukaresama to the students who joined the 2014 Tokyo Tower Walk!

On April 18, our three long-term study abroad students, Maiya, Satomi & Aona, departed for Regina, SK, in Canada. We wish them luck, and we hope they can stay warm!  We're looking forward to meeting them in June and hearing their stories!

英語英米文学科では隔年で海外文化研修を開講しています。今年は8月23日（土）から9月（日）の予定で、オーストラリアにて研修を行います。今回の説明会では、研修はどんな内容なのか、どんな所に行くのか等、スライドを使いながら紹介しますので、でひ参加してください。

日時：2014年4月16日（水）　18:00-18:30
        2014年4月１８日（金）　12:20-12:50
場所：403教室

【参考】文化研修の概要
対象者：文学部の前学生
研修場所：ニューサウスウェールズ州アーミデール（ニューイングランド大学ELS/シドニー
補助教員：宮下治政、菅野素子
参加費用：40万円程度（1オーストラリアドル＝95円）別途海外旅行保険費用が発生します
研修期間：2014年8月24日～9月6日（出国8月23日、帰国9月7日）
認定単位：２単位
委託業者：京王観光

3月のオープンキャンパスでは、まだかたいつぼみだった図書館横の桜も、もう葉桜です。昼頃に一時的に雨が降りましたが、それ以外の時間は天気がよい日でした。

本日、4月5日に入学式が行われました。英語英米文学科では新入生87名を迎えました。これから4年間、このキャンパスで学ぶことになります。

乙川暎元理事長から、記念品を受け取る、英語英米文学科の瀬戸辰徳さん。

式の後は、英語英米文学科の専任教員の挨拶がありました。中央で話されているのは、主任の冨岡先生です。

話を聞く新入生とご家族の方々。

最後にコネリー先生が、4年間の学習の心構えを英語で話されました。

新入生の方々には新しい環境に不安もあるかも知れませんが、我々教員と職員がこれからサポートしていきます。

On April 3, 2014, the Tsurumi University English Department held its annual event welcoming incoming freshman students. Check out the photo album here!