英語キャンプ(夏季集中）で大学生と高校生が共に学ぶ

The English Camp took place for two days （Monday, August 6th and Tuesday, August 7th） at the Inokashira Campus. 34 students （22 university students, 11 high school students and 1 Kyorin adult learner） attended. There were four teachers in attendance for the two days.

On Monday morning orientation took place and all the students were split into groups. The students participated in a Holiday and Postcard lesson. This holiday lesson was designed to build up the students’storytelling ability. The story that they had to tell was not real （which was a lead-in to the main camp activity: News Presentation）. The afternoon session was focused on the ’News Presentation’which was the main task during the camp. The students had to make a group presentation of fake news. The news was supposed to be crazy and strange. This encouraged the students to really use their imaginations and be creative. Included in the presentation were two or three news headlines and one or two sport headlines followed by the weather.

In the afternoon we had a break between the News Presentation sessions and the students took part in a Scavenger Hunt. The students had to scavenge around the university campus looking for clues. When they found the clues, they had to take a photo. Students were given a time limit of 45 minutes. Prizes were given to the top three groups with the most items. Later in the afternoon and in the evening session the students continued working on their presentation. The first day of camp was wrapped up with pizza and movie （Coco）. The students enjoyed having dinner and winding down after a long, but productive day.

On the last day （Tuesday） the students finished off their group script and then made a poster for their News Presentation. After lunch the students practiced for the News Presentation individually and together in groups. Help was given on delivery skills, such as pronunciation, intonation, fluency and transitioning. The students were encouraged to use eye contact and use gestures. After the practice the students presented their news and all groups did an excellent job. The combination of high school students and university students was a winner with all groups working hard to complete their tasks. We successfully wrapped up and then finished the camp at 5pm.

高大接続推進室
2018.8.8