Photos from JCW and a message from our President
Friday, October 13, 2006
Successful Completion of Japanese Conversation Workshop
Dear friends,
Yesterday 's exciting session officially marked the end of the Japanese Conversation Workshop (JCW) presented by NTU Japanese Appreciation Club (JAC). I am delighted to say that it was an extremely fun and fruitful workshop!
During the 4 fun and exciting evenings we spent together, all of us were able to learn a lot of fun stuffs in Japanese language, share our passion in it, get a chance to speak the language to our ever-helpful native Japanese instructors, and most importantly, make many new friends through our shared interest in Japanese! As the president of JAC, and of course, a crazy fan of Japanese language, there could be nothing more exciting and fulfilling for me than that! Gosh, am I thrilled! ^_^
Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the following people who have contributed enormously to the success of JCW:
Firstly, I'd like to say a million thanks to Masaaki, Hiroki and Yanto. Without your help, there wouldn't be a JCW in the first place. Masaaki's passion and perfect bilingual proficiency; Hiroki's sound knowledge of contemporary Japanese as a native Japanese brought up in Japan; Yanto's solid foundation in Japanese with professional tutoring experience; all of them were amazing and were unquestionably the key contributors to our success! You guys indeed brought a lot of knowledge and laughter to our participants! Thank you soooo much! ^_^
Secondly, I'd like to show appreciation to my JAC main committee. You guys have helped me a great deal in publicizing the event and performing the administrative duties. Especial appreciation goes to our dear Honorary General Secretary, Wei Ling, for her help in the huge volumes of paper work pertaining to JCW! Otsukaresamadeshita!
Thirdly, I would like to thank Ms Pauline Ho from the International Relation Office, Mrs. Lam from Student Affairs Office, Madam Lee, NTU Japanese courses coordinator, and all the officers and instructors who have been so supportive of our club's activities. I really appreciate your help and look forward to your continuous support in our club future activities!
Finally, my biggest "thank you" goes to the dear participants of JCW. Thank you so much for your participation! I hope you've learnt knowledge, have had fun and have made many new friends! Also, I hope that through the workshop, your interest in the Japanese language/culture has deepened. Once again, I am genuinely happy to see you guys enjoying our workshop sessions!
Though JCW has ended, our friendship and shared interest in Japanese will continue nonetheless! Always keep in touch and let us know if we can help you in any way! Just drop us an email at ntu_jac@yahoo.com ! We would be very glad to help!
I warmly invite all of you to join JAC's future events! Please check our club's blog http://www.ntu-jac.blogspot.com frequently to keep yourselves updated in our upcoming activities! Thank you so very much! Arigatou gozaimashita!!! Hope to see you soon! ^_^
Best Regards,
Yang Peidong
President
11th Main Committee
NTU Japanese Appreciation Club
Experience Waseda in One Week!!!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
If you’re looking to go on an oversea trip to JAPAN this December, and want it to be a GrEAt learning experience for you at the same time…. This is it!And, you are going to be the student ambassadors representing NTU to Waseda, Japan! Exciting right???!!!
What is waseda???
Waseda（早稲田）University is said to be the No. 1 private university in Japan. It is also probably the second most well-known university after the public Tokyo University in Japan.
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When?
Dec 14th to 20th, 2006
Costs?
(ONLY) S$988 per head: including round trip air ticket and accommodation
* Details are tentative though
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Why you absolutely need to go???
1. You get to visit and even attend some lectures with the Japanese students at Waseda University.
2. You get to mingle with their friendly Profs and students during Interaction Sessions set up for you!
3. You get to go on company visits (those Japanese global giant companies like Sony, Panasonic maybe) – perfect for those of you who have plans to work in Japan next time!!
4. You get to explore Tokyo on your own or with your friends!
5. You can organize your own Slumber parties any time you want because all of you will be bunking in the same room (probably Japanese style rooms with tatami mats and of course, guy and gals separate)
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Others:
1. The program is open to NTU full-time students only
2. Participants with some level of Japanese proficiency are preferred
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INTERESTED? OR WANT TO APPLY?
For enquiries or to indicate you interest, please email Yang Peidong: don_yang2003@163.com
Limited availability, so........If you are keen, don’t hesitate!!!
We will further update people who have confirmed their intention in participation : )