Japanese students’ cultural visit to CSU Wagga Wagga
19 AUGUST 2016
A group of engineering students from Iwate prefecture in northern Japan arrives at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga for a week of cultural exchange and English language enrichment from Monday 22 to Friday 26 August.Mr David Gilbey, adjunct senior lecturer in English in the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences, has organised the visit and program with Professor Yoshihiko Hatakeyama of the National Institute of Technology Ichinoseki (NITI)."The aim of the program is to give Japanese students an understanding of Australian university life by staying on campus, and provide them with a range of experiences of life and culture in and around Wagga Wagga," Mr Gilbey said."Highlights will include touring and using some of the specific facilities at Charles Sturt University as well as visits to museums, art galleries, the botanic gardens, saleyards, shopping, farm and factory visits at Junee and Wantabadgery. It is intended that this exchange program will motivate and focus the students' study of and skills in English by designing short language tasks that arise out of their experiences here."
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Mr Gilbey thanks the Head of the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor Wendy Bowles, and staff of the School for their support of the exchange program.
Details of the week-long exchange program at CSU in Wagga Wagga include:
Monday 22 August:
Afternoon: On campus orientation at CSU in Wagga Wagga including visits to student accommodation, the library, Ngungilanna, the School of Communication and Creative Industries, and Oral Health.
Tuesday 23 August:
Morning: Visit to Wagga Wagga Museum and Art Gallery for activities and visit to ABC Riverina studio.
Afternoon: Lessons on campus at CSU including writing reports, making presentations and undertaking Q and A.
Wednesday 24 August:
All-day: Field trip to Junee including sightseeing, visit to Junee Liquorice and Chocolate Railway Square, Broadway Museum, and the Rail and Transport Museum Followed by farm experience in the afternoon with bush tucker and Australian poetry.
Thursday 25 August:
Morning: Orientation activity in Wagga Wagga city centre then saleyards.
Afternoon: Lessons on campus at CSU including writing reports, making presentations and undertaking Q and A.
Evening: Cooking experience including buying cooking materials in a supermarket under guidance; preparing a meal at Mr Gilbey's residence, and enjoying a farewell party with Faculty members.
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