The Department of International English held our Open Seminar during two of the hottest days of the year. In spite of the heat, we all had a great time, studying all about the themes in our 旅するEnglish! program; thankfully our classroom had great air-conditioning.
（広島女学院大学では、夏の恒例、高校生が大学の授業を体験する2日間のオープンセミナーを実施しました。国際英語学科のセミナーのテーマは、「旅するEnglish!」です。）

8月に入って暑さもピーク。涼しい教室で高校生の皆さんは授業に集中しています。

Our program aimed to help students improve their power to think globally, as well as their English and communication skills. On the first day, after an introductory general session, the students experienced classes from Agota Duro, Kei Toda, and John Herbert. They studied about foreign cultures, focusing on their dream country; then about a journey of love through Disney princesses; and finally about the wonderful food culture in Britain. We believe they discovered lots of new things, re-discovered things they may have forgotten, and all contributed wonderfully to the various activities provided in the classes. They were vey active classes, and it was certainly a day of working on English and communication skills, and making further strides on the path to thinking globally.
（このセミナーでは、身の回りのものごとをグローバルに考え、英語でコミュニケーションをとる力を高めようというものです。1日目は、3人の教員が、異文化と理想の国、ディズニー映画のプリンセス、そしてイギリスの食生活について授業を行いました。高校生の皆さんは、新しい発見、今まで気づかなかった再発見を英語で共有し、異文化やことばについて一緒に考えました。）

In the morning of the second day, students had classes with Yumiko Isobe and Mika Osaki. They studied about cultural differences and discovered some of their own, before learning about British culture through a trip to Wonderland with Alice. After the content of the morning classes, students had time to think during their lunch break. In the afternoon, they formed groups, chose a theme, and carried out research in order to create a presentation. Later in the day, the groups presented their findings. It was great to see all the students working well in their groups - teamwork being an essential part of university life, and the workplace, too. Students had clearly learned a lot from their two days of classes, and their imaginations had been stimulated as well, because they made some very interesting findings of their own during their research.
（2日目の午前中はさらに2つの授業で、言語と文化の関わりと、『不思議の国のアリス』の中のふしぎなイギリス文化を学びました。午後にはグループワーク。出会ったばかりのクラスメートと授業で興味を持ったことについて協力してリサーチを行い、プレゼンテーションを行いました。グループワークによるチーム・ワーク、協働は、大学での学びの醍醐味です。大学ならではの学びを楽しんでもらえたのではないでしょうか。）

We all enjoyed spending two days with the students on HJU campus. We thoroughly enjoyed their presentations, too. Well done for all the hard work, and we are really looking forward to seeing everyone on campus again soon!
（高校生の皆さんとの時間は、私たち教員にとってもさまざまな考え方を知ることのできる刺激となりました。高校生の皆さん、「大学生活」を先どりした2日間、よく頑張りましたね。またキャンパスで会える日を楽しみにしています。）