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Brian Eno ~ 77 Million Paintings ~ Interview:
Morioka: Click for Morioka, Japan Forecast
Thailand: Click for Bangkok, Thailand Forecast

PUAN/ESD Poster Session, 8/31/07

Students--Please go to my
(or http://iwateenglish.blogspot.com/) for up-to-the-minute information on my classes! Check this bulletin board regularly, because we cannot step into the same river twice.

And please click
  • HERE to visit our English Department's page,
  • HERE to visit our English Department's BBS, and click
  • HERE to study English at other sites.


    • "Take it Easy" Video

  • Google Search ...&...Google Scholar

  • How to do online research (Prof. Hall's page)


  • My Courses  and Iwate University Syllabus

    • Brian Eno's 'Oblique Strategies'. Choose one at random when you need help with whatever you are doing.
    Find Places in Morioka
    A recipe for Okara Pancakes!
    Prof. Sakaino's Web Page
    Prof. Hall's Web Page BBC Radio Player
    Weather: Morioka ...&...all Japan


    ~ My Courses ~

    Spring Semester:

  • English Speaking-I

  • English Speaking-III

  • English Writing-I

  • English Reading-I

  • Understanding of Different Cultures

  • English Teaching Methodology: Using Video in the EFL Classroom - I

  • 英語研究-I Research Seminar-II

    • Fall Semester:

  • English Speaking-II

  • English Speaking-IV

  • English Writing-I

  • English Writing-II

  • English Reading-II

  • Phonetics

  • 英語研究-I Research Seminar I and III

  • Cultural Domains (ISSI Course)

    • Graduate Courses (Masters Program):

  • 英語表現特論 Cultural Semiotics of English
  • 英語表現特別演習−１ Creativity of Language
  • 英語表現特別演習−２ (Verbal and Non-Verbal) Poetics of Perception





    • Art

  • Steve Merritt An American ceramic artist who studied pottery-making in Japan.
  • Iwate Museum of Art
  • The WWW Virtual Library: Museums
  • Leonardo
  • The Art Institute of Chicago

    • Book Shopping

  • Amazon.com Books.....OR...Search Books at Amazon.com
    • ...OR... Amazon-Japan
  • Booksamillion (BAMM)
  • Maruzen
  • Books-on-Demand (UMI)
  • Bookwire, Inc.
  • University of Hawai`i Press
  • Scholastic Books
  • Mystic Fire
  • Seikyo Book Orders

    • Canoeing & Hiking & Camping

  • Becky Mason, Reid McLachlan, Bill Mason Famous Canadian Canoeists and Artists
  • Canoe Stories (BWCA Quetico Wilderness)
  • Canoe Museum
  • Adirondack Museum
  • American Canoe Association
  • Polynesian Voyaging Society
  • Paddler Magazine Online
  • Red River Canoe & Paddle (Doug Ingram)
  • Outside Online
  • Sailing in Japan (English)
  • Shanty Boats
  • Pavilions & Tentmaking Links
  • The Baker Tent (Tentsmiths)
  • Sastrugi's Shelter Page
  • Yamakaga Snake (poisonous)
  • Mamushi Snake (poisonous)

    • Culture Studies/USA

  • Japanese-American Internment Camps
  • CIA WorldFactbook
  • The U.S. Constitution Online
  • American Studies Web
  • Google Search: population comparisons US-Japan
  • World Population
  • American Memory - Front Door
  • City Lore New York's - and America's - living cultural heritage
  • American History Education Resources
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  • Prominent African-Americans
  • Smithsonian
  • Culture Data: Learning Enrichment LPs
  • Japan/U.S. comparisions
  • FAIR: Immigration Facts Page
  • American Immigration
  • USIA (US Information Agency)
  • Native American Web Sites..& .. Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Indians - The Native American Bedtime-Story
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    Education

  • Chronicle of Higher Ed
  • Scholastic Central
  • AskERIC The Educator's Reference Desk (question & answer service, LPs, etc)

    • ESL

    ~ Materials (LPs, Grammar, & Worksheets)~

    EFL Activities
    Gallaudet's ESL Site
    Conversation Questions
    ESL Plans
    Teacher handouts
    ESL Cafe
    Cooking Terms!
    Traffic Signs at Grijns' International Travel
    Crossword Puzzle Maker
    Common Errors in English     		English Teaching Lessons (free weekly)
    Teach/Worksheets/English-Zone.Com Printable Materials
    everythingESL.net
    Puzzlemaker
    OWL (Purdue)
    AskERIC The Educator's Reference Desk (question & answer service, LPs, etc)
    Test Preparation for TOEFL
    Reading Diagnosis Tutorial (Kibby)

    ~ LP Design ~

    Writing Objectives

    ~ Methods ~

    ELT News Teaching Ideas - Learning & Acquiring Language
    "Nada's ESL Island"- Class Expectations
    "Nada's ESL Island"- Journal
    Nada's Strategies & Techniques for Teaching Culture
    NACSIS-IR Databases in Service

    ~ Theory ~

    An Investigation of Japanese & English L1 Essay Organization: Differences & Similarities
    Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Education...

    ~ Policy ~

    MEXT (Japanese Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in English)
    MEXT Action Plan (Goals)
    MEXT JH Goals

    ~ Sites ~

    Dave Sperling's ESL Graffiti Wall
    U. of Washington ESL Page

    ~ Journals ~

    JALT--Japan Association of Language Teachers
    JACET--Japan Association of College English Teachers
    TESL-EJ
    NIFL-ESL Archive: By Date
    SIETAR index
    Aardvark's English Forum: for students & teachers
    TESOL
    ELT News

    ~ Schools & Study Abroad Programs ~

    ESL/EFL Study Programs (Teacher Training & Programs for Students)
    Immersion Language Programs in the U.S.
    Study in the USA

    ~ ESL Publishers ~

  • Oxford U. Press
  • Macmillan Press
  • Longman
  • Penguin Readers
  • Thomson-Heinle

    • Children's Literature

  • Children's Literature Web Site
  • Folklore & Mythology Electronic Texts

    • Literature, Magazines, & Essays

  • 1000 Ridiculous Tragedies
  • Eyeshot Links--Authors!
  • Folklore & Mythology Electronic Texts
  • http://www.wodehouse.org/">The PG Wodehouse Appreciation Page
  • City Lore
  • Shakespeare (MIT)

    • Music, Sound & Radio

  • BBC Programmes
  • BBC Letter from America
  • BBC Play of the Week
  • BBC Radio 4 Comedy
  • Echoes
  • Web Radio Stations
  • Firesign Theatre on NPR
  • Fresh Air
  • This American Life (WBEZ radio, Chicago)
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  • Audio Recordings - Horror
  • Epitonic Ambient...&...Epitonic Radio Selections!
  • Earthsongs (Native American site)
  • Download Songs
  • Rock (Yahoo)
  • Rock Around the World ¨
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  • ACADIE: The Unofficial Daniel Lanois Home Page
  • EMusic: Home Page
  • Glenn Gould Collection
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  • A-Plus Song Lyrics
  • Songs, music videos, lyrics, music 4Songs.com
    		•
  • The International Lyrics Server...&...Folk Song Lookup
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    News

  • Voice of America
  • NPR
  • BBC News
  • NewsHour...Online NewsHour
  • ABC News...or...ABCNEWS.com : Newsflash
  • The Well (Whole Earth Review)
  • U-WIRE News from college newspapers
  • Japan Times ...&... Asahi ...&... Daily Yomiuri On-Line
  • NHK...&...NHK English

    • Living in Japan

  • Takizawa No. 2 Elementary School
  • Japan Travel (JNTO)
  • Sites of interest to Americans Living in Japan
  • Iwate Int'l Organization (including Jiengo Newsletter
  • Japan maps
  • Japan Map Center Home Page
  • The JapanZine Newsletter
  • U.S. Embassy and Forms at U.S. Embassy
  • U.S. Consulate in Sapporo
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  • Japan Information Network
  • Japanese Consulate in NY
  • Living in Japan
  • Iwate Pref.
  • Famous Japanese
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    Other Ghosts, Other Castles

  • "Health Answers" Health Encyclopedia
  • NASA Television
  • Poison Ivy Info
  • CIA World Fact Book

    • Photography

  • Magnum Photos
  • Center for Creative Photography (U of Ariz.)
  • Speed Graphic/Press/View Lenses
  • Graflex.Org
  • Where Can I Get A Speed Graphic?
  • Pacemaker Speed Graphic
  • The Graflex Speed Graphic FAQ

    • Reference

  • CIA WorldFactbook
  • What time is it?
  • Library of Congress
  • IPL The Internet Public Library
  • Yamakaga Snake (poisonous)
  • Mamushi Snake (poisonous)
  • Xplore Reference
  • Mapping (U.S. Census)
  • MapQuest
  • TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Maps
  • Old Maps
  • Dead People Server

    • Schools

  • Study in the USA
  • ESL/EFL Study Programs (Teacher Training & Programs for Students)
  • English Programs for Internationals, Univ. of South Carolina
  • Iwate University &... Gandai's International Student Center (ISC)
  • Iwate Pref. Univ.
  • University of Victoria (Canada)
  • RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
  • Language Schools Find a language school

  • XAP: Leads students through questions about high school courses & types of colleges they would like to attend.

  • National Center for Ed. Statistics/IPEDS College Opportunities: A database of 9,000 colleges. Search for colleges based on a profile of the types of schools you are interested in.

  • US News College Rankings


    • Wine

  • Vino!

  • Alcotrade Trust, Inc. Wolfgang Forster's Wine Site (Osaka)

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