Multimedia Materials Project

A project researching ways to provide students with motivational audio-visual materials to supplement their general education English curriculum. Funded by the Center for Liberal Arts Institute of Liberal Arts, 2004 & 2005.

Invited lectures
  • October 29, 2005 "Harnessing Interactive Whiteboard Technology to Motivate Students and Enhance Learning" by Richard Walker, Cambridge University Press - English - Japanese
  • December 3, 2005 "The Essentials of Teaching Listening" by Steve Gershon, Obirin University (author of Sound Bytes). - English - Japanese
In progress:

An English Pictionary

a pronouncing picture dictionary of English

The Idiom Bank

a collection of idioms often used by English speakers, arranged thematically
Also planned:

Everday Slang

common slang words and expressions

The Gesture Bank

common hand and body gestures used by English speakers

Welcome to MeiGaku!

conversations of a foreign exchange student being introduced to MeiGaku and Japan by a MeiGaku student

Natural English

practice with normal, everyday English and its speech reductions

The TOEFL Practice Center

TOEFL practice tests & materials

This project was supported by a grant from the Institute for the Study of Liberal Arts,
Center for Liberal Arts, Meiji Gakuin University, Academic Years 2004 & 2005.