AUAP CWU NewsletterDecember 8

Monthly Summary 

December Class HighlightsThis month, students worked in groups to create PowerPoint presentations that sharedinformation about an issue plaguing a country or region.  The presenters introduced basic facts about the country, a major problem in the area, suggestions for improvement, important organizations or people involved, and a one-slide summary of their opinions.  Audience members listened critically and asked thoughtful questions. Another very popular activity this month was the Career Field Trips. Students chose an industry that was of interest to them and visited 2 businesses for a tour and Q/A session at each. The focus of the field trip was to compare local businesses with a chain or national business in the same industry. The choices included hotels, restaurants, international trade, tourism, and coffee. In connection with the Global Economy unit in Global Issues class, AUAP students had a 1-hour simulation class in mixed sections.  In random groups, students role-played a representative from 5 possible subsets of the banana industry; a group debate and

negotiation ensued about what percentage of profit each industry subset should receive, and a debriefing followed.  This simulation was a meaningful and fun experience for all.

 今月学生たち ープ 一 国又 地域 悩ます問題 い プ ゼンテー ン 発表す た ワーポ ン 作成した プ ゼンテー ン そ 国また 地域 基本情報 改善策 提案 関係し い 重要 団体や人物 一 した ープ 意見 含

い 聴衆者 テ カ 聞 熟考さ た質問 した もう一 今月注目さ た活動し キャ 校外学習 あ 学生 個々 興味あ 産業 ２カ所 会社 選び訪問し質疑

応答 した こ 活動 焦点 一 産業 い 地域 ネ ェーン又 全国 ネ比較す こ した 会社 選択肢 ホテ ン 国際貿易 観光 コー ー店ー 問題 け ー 経済 ッ AUAP生全 一時間ュ ー ン授業 行わ た ン ープ 作 学生たち 産業 ５業種担当者 ー プ ーし 各業種 利益配分 話し合 た こ 授業 意味 あ 皆楽しいた

Career Development ClassDecember Topics & Skills:

Field Trips to local businessesComputer Lab - building International E perience PortfoliosMade American st le resumeAUAP Peer Career Counseling

Global Issues ClassPo erPoint Presentations about an issue affecting a countr /region State of the World & map work Global Econom Interacti e Simulation acti itiesGlobal Challenge - Inter ie s with CWU students about global problem

8 s - sMini Presentations

American Studies Class

TOEIC Class

Integrated English Skills Class

Reading skills - Parts & Listening practice - Part 4 

Computer Lab - t ping final Disco er Project paper - pagesMini Presentations & Discussions

Monthly Summary 

December Student Services Highlights CWU students had Final E ams and then left campus on December 8th, but each IPA group held a Christmas part or American-Japanese potluck, and e er group did "Secret Santa," in hich students dre a name in secret and then bought a present for the person

hose name the dre . AUAP students had classes until December th, so there ere e tra acti ities like Christmas caroling ith locals around to n, making Nati e American dreamcatchers, making Gingerbread Houses, and so on. Four students also isited high school Japanese classes here each AUAP student taught groups of - high schoolers about Japanese holida traditions and the high school students then ga e presentations on American holida s. Students orking to ards the Outstanding Ambassador A ard also planned and led acti ities like helping CWU students stud for e ams in Japanese, pro iding an origami-making table at the do nto n Holida Girls Night Out e ent, and olunteering at a local food bank.

 

CWU 学生 期 試験 終え ２月８日 実家 帰 た 各AUAP生 ープ マ ーテ ー又 持ち寄 食事会 ー ッ サン 相手 分 い う プ ゼン 買い 渡す し 楽し AUAP生 ２月 日ま 授業 あ た 地元 方 病院 マ

キャ 合唱 カ先住民 工芸品 ー キャッ ャー作 ン ャー ッ ウ作 活動 あ た 地元 高校 日本語 学 い 生徒 AUAP生一人 ～ 人 高

校生 ープ 日本 マ 正月 い 紹介した また 高校生 カ 祝日 い紹介した ン ッサ ー ワー 目指し い AUAP生 CWU 日本語 学 い 学生向け試験勉強 手伝い ベン 折 紙作 コー ー 設置 生活 困 い 人へ 食料支給

ンテ 計 実行した AUAP生 ２月 ５日 月 日ま 冬季休暇 カ国内やカ 旅行した 人気 旅行先 サンゼ ベ ン キャ ン ュー ー

ン ー ー 中 家族 友人宅やCWU学生 実家 訪 た ホー テ 会社通し 旅行 行くAUAP生もいた こ 休暇 授業 離 ッ し カ 知 良い機会た そし 個々 カ滞在中 く い成長し学 証明す 体験 た

Volunteering 

Events & Activities

Christmas parties held by each IPA group in their residence hallsCWU's "The Nutcracker" PerformanceMake Nati e American DreamcatchersMake Holida Gingerbread HousesMake Lefse, a dessert from Nor a AUAP & CWU Winter BreakVideo game night ith CWU friendsHouse Cup Challenges & competition bet een IPA groups

Holida E tra aganza - O er kids came to CWU here AUAP and CWU students taught them holida crafts.

Three isits to the local Preschool

High School Japanese Classes - Four students taught groups in classes about Japanese inter holida s.

Japanese Tutoring - Helping CWU students stud ing Japanese

Holida Girls Night Out Do nto n - Pro iding an origami table in a galler during this popular local e ent.

Decorating AUAP for Christmas - Planning a part for AUAP and CWU students to decorate the office.

Christmas Caroling - Joining locals in singing English & Japanese Christmas songs in hospitals & retirement homes

Communit Food Bank - Sorting food and stocking shel es

Last Hearthstone Visit - Si students isited the local retirement home to

interact ith the elderl one last time.

AUAP students had inter break from December th - Januar st , and almost all students spent at least part of the break tra eling the U.S. and Canada. Popular destinations included L.A., Las Vegas, the Grand Can on, Ne York, and Vancou er, Canada, but students also isited famil friends, CWU friends or did paid homesta s. The break as a chance to e plore and rela , but also a testament to ho much the ' e gro n and learned since first coming to the U.S.!