2024/10/3

On Tuesday, October 1, twenty-six first-year students of the standard English language course at Shiga Prefectural Maibara Senior High School visited Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS) for a campus experience event.

Two former graduates of the same high school who are now KUFS students in the Department of Global Studies and Department of Chinese Studies provided a campus tour, took visitors to eat at the student cafeteria, and spent time talking with them. Afterward, Professor Angus McGregor of the Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement led a mock class session for the high schoolers.

Taking "refugees" as the theme of his lesson plan, Mr. McGregor conducted the class using a workshop format entirely in English, enlisting the assistance of students from Japan, Brazil, Nepal, the United States and Vietnam.

After experiencing this 100-minute mock university class, the high school visitors engaged in enthusiastic discussions with KUFS students about what is required to take in and accommodate refugees.

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