立教大学

In this class, I discuss in English on various t opics including education, society, and media. I have learned formal phrases that I usually would not use with my classmates. By repeating the phrases multiple times, I feel how they become a part of my vocabulary . In discussions, each of my opinions must have a reason. This class gave me opportunities to think about topics I have never thought about before, such as gender in Japan and crime and punishment. In this class, I had classmates who are from outside of GLAP and was able to be friends with them.

In GL111, a company asks our class to give proposals for their problem. The class separates into teams of 5. Each one thinks of what they believe is the best solution to the problem while learning about what it takes to be a leader. In this class, there are students from a vari ety of backgrounds incl uding international students and students from other departments. Each team does group assignments together, and sometimes our opinions clash. When that happens, we use the leadership skills taught in class and complete each task. At the end of the semester, there is an opportunity for the class to present the proposal to the companies. In this class, I learned how others see me and how I try to act when I face a challenge.

In this class, I learned about the wellness of hum ans. In the t wo hours of c lass every week, one class is held in the classroom where I learn about how to be healthy and do discussions. In the other half, I exercise. This class was different from wha t I did in high sc hool which were sports with balls or dance. In Health and Wellness, I do yoga, pilates, and circuit training. On the other day in class, I learned about “mindful eating” which means that I m ust slowly eat while concentrating on the five senses when eating. After I learned about this, the professor gave everyone in the class a small piece of chocolate. My classmates and I took 10 minutes eating the small piece … smelling it, touching it, even enjoying the sound of the wrapper! It was fun.

In this class, I learned about art history and how art is connected to society. The professor emphasized the importance of “tradition” in the arts. My classmates and I thought about how the traditions of each country are influencing artworks in each country, and gave a presentation. I take this class with inter national students, so it is interesting for me to see how I can learn Danish art, a world I was not familiar with. Recently in class, a debate about whether a broken statue such as Venus de Milo has value. I knew this was a famous statue so I had only believed that it had value, but some classmates argued that the statue has no value. I was curious to hear their opinions and be a part of this active debate.