Lesson 14
Dear Professor Sue Garreis:
=> Dear Emily,
Thank you for your message. My comments follow.
On the last weekend, I went to watch the short play directed by ichi. It’s
wonderful.
=>I gather his play won first
prize. Wonderful!
I went to see a display of the photo club, too.
They took some pictures during a trip to Kyoto.
=>Kyoto is a beautiful,
photogenic city. I still remember it and it has been almost twenty-five years
since I was there.
Answer your question from last message:
1. Are there many students from China at Chuogakuin?
- There are about 300~400 students from China, including both in department
and graduate school.
=>My goodness! That is quite a
lot.
2. By the way, do I have the correct characters for the Chinese version of
good bye?
- Yes, you had the correct characters for the Chinese version of good bye.
再見（zai jian）
=>Thank you!
Homework:
1. Please complete the evaluation of this lesson.
How easy was this lesson for you?
- The accounting was somewhat easy. The English was somewhat easy. Getting
to and using the linked web pages was very easy.
2. Do Japanese professors offer evaluations of
their classes?
- No, my professors in graduate school don’t offer evaluations.
3. Please complete the evaluation of the entire
course.
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The Course Evaluation (November, 2011)
1. Why did you take this course? (You may give more
than one
reason.)
- I work as a teaching assistant of my Professor Shiina. This lesson is
one
of his lessons in department. And I want to learn about American Accountings
in English and practice my English.
2. What made your learning easier in this course?
- The explanation from Prof. Susan’s mail and the Knowledge learned from
Prof. Kaneko’s lesson made my learning easier.
3. What made your learning harder in this course?
- Comparisons between Japanese Accountings and American Accountings.
They are quite different!
4. Can you think of anything to make this course
better?
- I think it’s already good enough.
5. What was the hardest part of the course? Why?
- Find the equivalent in Japanese Accountings.
6. What was the easiest part of the course? Why?
- It’s easy to read Prof. Susan’s mail.
7. What could you do for yourself to make this course
better?
- Learn more about Accountings.
8. What could the American professor do to make
this course better?
- It’s good to convey the American lifestyle nowadays.
9. How easy (or hard) was it to get to the weekly
lesson attached to
the email?
- It’s easy to get to the weekly lesson attached to the email.
10. How helpful was the weekly lesson?
- It’s very helpful.
11. What problems did you have in getting to the web
sites?
- There’s no problem.
12. Each lesson had several links to other web sites, such
as Applied
Materials. How helpful were the web sites given in each lesson?
- It makes the lessons easier to understand.
13. Did you learn anything new from the holiday (i.e.,
July 4,
Halloween, Thanksgiving) web sites?
- Yes, I learn more about American holidays.
14. Was the English used in these lessons too hard?
- It’s about right.
15. a. Did you go to Prof. Garreis's Facebook pages?
- No, I didn’t. I don’t have a Facebook page.
b. Was her Facebook site useful to you in any way? If yes, how?
c. If no, how could Prof. Garreis make it useful to you?
- I think it will be useful to learn more about American culture.
=>Well, perhaps not. If you actually went to my Facebook page, you would see
that I play a large number of games. Now that I am retired, I have time for
that. Some people on Facebook use it instead of email as a way of keeping touch
with all their friends. There are very many pictures on Facebook pages. It is
an easy way to see photos of friends and their families.
Sincerely,
Emily
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Emily, attached is the last file for this course.
The original index page (list of lessons) had a Halloween page and a Thanksgiving page in the list. Unfortunately, those pages are not working on my web site and I can't get to them quickly to fix them. Sometimes technology can be challenging, at least for me.
Here is a link to a Halloween page that I used a few years ago: http://www72.homepage.villanova.edu/susan.stiner/cgu/Halloween.htm.
Here is a link to a Thanksgiving page I used a few years ago: http://www72.homepage.villanova.edu/susan.stiner/cgu/thanksgiving.htm.
I did not send those links and this explanation to Ichi. If you can get to the pages, and the links still work, and if you think Ichi would like to see them, please share the pages with him. If they would not be useful, there is no need to share them.
Thank you for all the hard work you put into this course. I hope you learned something of American accounting and American culture. If you ever come to the US, please know that you are welcome to visit my home. My guest room is always ready. I am not far from Washington DC and would be delighted to show you around.
Best of luck with the rest of your studies at Chuo
Gakuin. When you complete your web page, please send me the url. I love to look
at the pages.