2022/1/24
A certificate award ceremony was held on Wednesday, January 19th, in recognition of the efforts made by excellent Extensive Reading learners of this academic year. Fifty-four students from the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement and Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages received awards this year. The ceremony was attended by more than 30 people including President Takeshi Matsuda, congratulating the students' on their efforts and accomplishments.
The ceremony included greetings by Professor Mami Yoshida, Chair of the Faculty of Foreign Studies' Department of British and American Studies, Associate Professor Aaron Campbell, Chair of the Faculty of Global Engagement’s Department of Global Studies, Professor Jeff Berglund, Chair of the Department of Global Tourism, in addition to a commencement address by Mr. Paul Goldberg, the founder of Xreading.
An acceptance speech on behalf of the students was presented by Sakura Igarashi, first-year student of Department of British and American Studies. The top reader was also a first-year student of Department of British and American Studies, who read 1,432,739 words, and 265 books.
The ceremony was organized by a research group established for the purpose of promoting KUFS’s Extensive Reading Program, and was supported and subsidized by KUFS.
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