Fukushima University, Japan: A Guide in Basic English
2005/11/05
2005/07/19
Open Campus 2005
Yesterday, our Fukushima University had "Open Campus 2004." It was a special event chiefly for high-school boys, girls and their teachers. About 2500 persons, high-schoolers, their teachers, some fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, came to our "campus," giving attention to talks, having questions, walking round and seeing things.
A number of teachers gave talks on works they do generally. Our young men and women, in the great heat, kindly had walks with high-schoolers, pointing to buildings and having talks.
Because campus is not a Basic word, I have had a look for words which may be used with the same sense as "open campus." It was simple. I have come across a group of frequently used, and probably better, Basic words: "open house."
If you have a house and you have a special time when every one of your friends may come to the house, take a look inside, and have a good time with you, that will be your open house. Your house may be a private place most of the time, but, while you are having the event, it will be open.
A school may have its open house day, generally at one time a year, when it gets open to the public, having famlies of the learners, old boys, old girls, and other persons living in the town. They have talks, foods, drinks, sports, music and other plays.
"Open house" is a better word-group for this purpose, because "open campus" is sometimes used with a different sense. "Open campus," for example, is sometimes used as the name of a school for distance education, or an online learning program.
Another reason is that the campus of Fukushima University in Kanayagawa is always open, with no walls and doors round. Certainly, you will have to take tests to make clear that you have enough knowledge, if you have a desire to be a university man or woman. Anyone, on the other hand, may come to the campus, have a walk inside, and see fields and buildings as long as you do nothing which gives a bad effect to education here. We've been open like that for over 20 years.
The sad thing about our open day was that we had little foods, drinks, sports and music yesterday. The day was for serious work for high-schoolers to see how our university was.
We have another open house days, chiefly for having a good time, in the fall time of every year. ¶ 15:57
Campus is a wide place where a school is, with its buildings, gardens, and sports fields.
Yesterday, our Fukushima University had "Open Campus 2004." It was a special event chiefly for high-school boys, girls and their teachers. About 2500 persons, high-schoolers, their teachers, some fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, came to our "campus," giving attention to talks, having questions, walking round and seeing things.
A number of teachers gave talks on works they do generally. Our young men and women, in the great heat, kindly had walks with high-schoolers, pointing to buildings and having talks.
Because campus is not a Basic word, I have had a look for words which may be used with the same sense as "open campus." It was simple. I have come across a group of frequently used, and probably better, Basic words: "open house."
If you have a house and you have a special time when every one of your friends may come to the house, take a look inside, and have a good time with you, that will be your open house. Your house may be a private place most of the time, but, while you are having the event, it will be open.
A school may have its open house day, generally at one time a year, when it gets open to the public, having famlies of the learners, old boys, old girls, and other persons living in the town. They have talks, foods, drinks, sports, music and other plays.
"Open house" is a better word-group for this purpose, because "open campus" is sometimes used with a different sense. "Open campus," for example, is sometimes used as the name of a school for distance education, or an online learning program.
Another reason is that the campus of Fukushima University in Kanayagawa is always open, with no walls and doors round. Certainly, you will have to take tests to make clear that you have enough knowledge, if you have a desire to be a university man or woman. Anyone, on the other hand, may come to the campus, have a walk inside, and see fields and buildings as long as you do nothing which gives a bad effect to education here. We've been open like that for over 20 years.
The sad thing about our open day was that we had little foods, drinks, sports and music yesterday. The day was for serious work for high-schoolers to see how our university was.
We have another open house days, chiefly for having a good time, in the fall time of every year. ¶ 15:57
2005/04/07
New Learners Coming In
It's time for meal, but the University restaurants and the open square are full of new men and women in dark clothings, their mothers and fathers, and older University men and women. There are some persons in red coats, in addition, working for the town newsletter.
A band of young men are playing music, a Japanese song with elctric sounds, at the open stage. ¶ 00:32
Today is the day of the special event for new learners coming into our university. We've been having cold days this year, but it's a bit warm today.
It's time for meal, but the University restaurants and the open square are full of new men and women in dark clothings, their mothers and fathers, and older University men and women. There are some persons in red coats, in addition, working for the town newsletter.
A band of young men are playing music, a Japanese song with elctric sounds, at the open stage. ¶ 00:32
2005/04/01
Ryota's Daybook: Language Arts & Basic English
Ryota's Daybook: Language Arts & Basic English ¶ 16:00
FU Japanese Page
Fukushima University is in the process of change now. You will see a short motion picture here. ¶ 15:08
