About us--our History

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 約40年ほど前,数人のメンバーが個人の家に集まりゲストスピーカーを招いて英会話を楽しんでいたのが始まりです。その後活動は順調に進み今の新栄,芸創センターに移って30年ほどです。会の歴史が古いせいかメンバーはほとんどシニア(団塊世代を含む)です。生涯学習のつもりでめげずに励んでいます。 若いメンバー募集中!!
                                                     世界各国からゲストを招き英語を通して文化交流を楽しんでいます。アメリカ、カナダ、イギリス等、英語圏に限らずトルコ、エジプト、イラン等の中東,インドネシア、フィリピン、インド等アジアなど。 お招きするゲストの月間予定表でゲスト紹介と終了したミーティング内容を英文で案内しています。
 

      ◎ 2019年3月から例会開催日を変更 ◎                                  開催日時—–原則、毎月2回 第一と第三土曜日の2時~4時 芸創センタ-5階                     予約が取れない時は 第2又は第4土曜日の2時~ 場合によっては夕方6時~          会費——— 都度 1,200円                                                                               

   


たまに開くパーティーのワンショットです。左端2番目のニュージーランドからのご婦人は2016年3月に既に帰国され、前列右から2人めのケニヤからの青年はその前に帰国しています。お呼びしたゲストの多くは既に帰国されていますが、この激動の世界情勢のなか、その後を案じています。

上の写真は2016.6.25 定例ミーティングの後にトルコ料理のタキシムにて早めのサマーパーティをやりました。  こんな時には珍しい人が参加してくれます。

 ◆過去にお呼びしたゲストの国(countries of guests)

・Canada  USA  Mexico  Panama  Costa Rica  Jamaica  Argentine

・Ireland  Scotland(英)  German  France  Switzerland  Poland  Greece  Bulgaria  Romania  Kyr-gyz  Kazakhstan Uzbekistan  Armenia  Serbia  Palestine  Slovakia

・Egypt  Eritrea  Kenya  Ethiopia  Malawi  Zambia  Congo  Ghana

・Taiwan  Uy-gur (中国)  Thailand  Myanmar  Vietnam Cambodia  Indonesia Papua New Guinea  India  Srilan-ka Iran  Turkey  Philippines  Malaysia  Pakistan Australia 

New Zealand

     名古屋市芸術創造センターの地図


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About us–our History」への12件のフィードバック

  1. Today’s guest came from Istanbul, Turkey. She is the fourth graded student of Nagoya University. She majors for Political Science. She dreams to become university professor. When she was 16 years old, she visited her half Japanese aunt in Tokyo. During her 20 days holiday in Japan, she is so much attractive Japanese society. In 2017, she entered to Japanese university. It is an international class and 8 students participate. Lesson is proceeding with English. But she manages a very skillful Japanese language, so she can read Japanese news pare.

  2. It is a good opportunity to know Venezuelan history. This area was colonized by Spain. Independent movement started in 18 Century. “Declaration of Independent” was issued in 1821. It was called “Grand Colombia”. Its area was Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and part of Brazil. After defeated Spain at Carabobo in 1821, they got independent. But each area’s politician conflicted each other. Venezuela was independent form Colombia in 13 January 1830.
    World oil price has been so much influence on Venezuela economy and political landscape. In 1980, world oil price became very declining. Venezuela economy was suffered with high inflation. Hugo Chavez became the President of Venezuela from supporting of poor people. The beginning of Chavez era, oil price was very high. He established free medical system for poor people. But now, oil price is very low. Venezuela economy has been suffering by terrible inflation. It is very difficult time for successor, the President Nicolas Maduro manages this country. The opposition leader, Juan Guaido, declared he took the temporary president.

  3. Gender equal right is the big topics in today’s world. Gender equal opportunity in the world designated Japan was120th and Turkey was 130th. Japanese problems are the shortage of women’s executive positions in the companies and representatives in the Diet. The other hand, in the Turkish society, domestic violence is the big problems for their daily lives. President Kemal Ataturk era was tried to attract women’s power for constructing Turkish rehabilitation. But nowadays Erdogan has been controlling Turkey, more Islamic doctrine has been circulation. It has been worse situation for equal opportunity in today’s Turkish society.

  4. His family immigrated from Belgium to Canada when he was two or three years old.
    Therefore, he has two nationality, Belgian and Canadian. But his application of Canadian nationality was more late time. It was more than twenty years later. He was working for English teacher in Japan at that time. It was a very inconvenient for him to stay in Japan without Canadian visa. He went back to Canada and applied for Canadian nationality. He took simple Canadian history test for this application. Most of applicant was Asian people, like Pakistani, Chinese. He was only Caucasian for this application.

  5. He speaks very slowly。Therefore, even if English beginner is easily catch for his insisting. Now, he teaches English from university to high school in Seto city. He has 14 years history of English teacher. He has also studied Japanese language. He has developed his knowledge about Japanese culture and Japanese way of thinking. It is a good skill for him of English teacher.
    Today, Jamaican descendent, Kamala Harris and Susan Rice are highest position of American politics. But he insisted, especially Kamala Harris was elected by American people.

  6. During one barrel was more than 100 dollars, he worked for part time jobs and saved money for studying in Japan. He saved more than 30,000 bolivars. But suddenly petroleum price corrupted. Most national income relied on oil exporting revenues. Venezuela had suffered big inflation. His deposit reduced to almost nothing. When Hugo Chavez became the Venezuela president, petroleum price had been recovering. Venezuela returned oil reach country. The big Chavez’s mistake was not to investment to petroleum industries, rather scattered that money to the people and also involved a lot of corruptions. Today’s Venezuela economic corruption resulted from his political miss management.

  7. Today’s guest graduated graduate school University of the Philippine Diliman and now teaches English at Nanzan University and Chukyo University. She is consistently criticized Duterte’s political attitudes, especially “drug war” which claims a lot of drug trafficking suspicious people’s lives and does not prepare enough rehabilitation facilities. He is not interesting for covid-19 spreading. Filipino vaccine rate is still now less than 20%. The most terrible situation for his administration has been using SNS for managing social opinions. She was also criticized his lenient attitude to China, a lot of islands in Philippine economic territory were occupied by Chinese government. It is very bad affect to Philippine fishing industry.
    Now, President Duterte and Bongboung Marcos are good relationship. But during Edsa Revolution times, his mother, Soledad Duterte, was the front runner for driving down President Marcos.
    It will be held Philippine Presidential election next May. She supports Leni Robredo, now vice president, for this election. Robredo opposes Duterte drug policy and to manage for proceeding vaccine shot through contacting people across the whole country.
    Guest’s niece and her husband live in Davao city and work for Sara Duterte’s stuff member. Her boss is strong woman and rides motorcycle. But she is gentle and no struggle with her boss. If my English comprehension correct today’s guest had opportunity to contact Sara at Japanese restaurant in Nagoya. It is top secret story.

  8. Romania was invaded and occupied by Rosia and the Ottoman Empire. Rosia‘s invasion was terrible situation all of materials were stolen and brought back to Rosia, so Romanian people hated Russian behavers. The Ottoman Empire’s main purpose was geographical control of Romanian territory. It was permitted each feudal Lord sovereignty.
    Now, Turkey is eager to join for EU members, but the problem is not religious. Turkey’s Islam attitude is moderate and a lot of the Turks to live in German. Rather political attitude, mass media are controlled by government and it is difficult freely criticized government policy. It is President Erdogan’s dictatorship. If these situations have been improved, it will be easy to join EU. EU needs Turkey economic strength and its huge population.

  9. It is hard task for me to understand his English, but anyway it is a surprised thing for me when they came back to home, they change their shoes to their slippers at the entrance. To continue wear same shoes was American way of lives, he insisted. One of the particular differences between German and Japan is customer service. When he dropped in Japanese convenience store, sales clerk immediately contacted him and finished his accounting, even if its clerk managed on his business like arranging goods on the rack. It is difference attitude in German society. Customer keeps waiting for two or three minutes until a clerk to finish its business.

  10. The environment conference, cop 26climete conference had held in Glasgow in this November. Each country’s delegates came to participate this conference with a private jet. If those delegates came to ride with civilian airplane, it is not a big problem. They consumed a lot of energy for this participation. It is much more reasonable to be held with videoconferencing. They don’t use so much energy. Today’s guest insisted.

  11. The international new is not correctly information for killing of Sri Lankan in Pakistan. According her story, a Sri Lankan chief removed the posters of regional religious leader after he get an information about factory inspection. He was strict person. He managed this factory with tough rule to his subordinates. There was conflict between him and them. Taking out that poster became his lynching problem.
    It is not suitable place for women to live in Pakistan. It is common situation for sexual harassment in public transportations. It is a necessity situation for woman to go out some place with her husband or her bodyguard. If woman leaves with alone, it is easy target for sexual harassment.

  12. A lot of Kyrgyz has working in Mosco and Kazakhstan. Therefore, it is very difficult situation for them nowadays. If Kazakhstan unrest continues, they have to back to Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan is rich natural resources country. It provides a lot of job opportunities.
    This time’s confusion came from a rise of fuel prices. Guest’s relatives live in Almaty, which is the biggest city in Kazakhstan. He tried to contact with them with the line. But the Line has been blocked. He does not know the detail about Kazakhstan. But he said the former bank owner who is rich person and exiled to foreign country. He is criticized today’s government. He is financial supporting to rioter, he suggested.

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