Author Archives: Jodias

About Jodias

J.V. Dias, an American from San Jose, California, is currently the co-coordinator of the Integrated English (IE) Program and a member of the Communications Unit of Aoyama Gakuin University's English Department. In the last few years he has published articles that appeared in two TESOL texts: Dias, J.V., & Kikuchi, K. (2010). Designing listening tasks: Lessons learned from needs analysis studies. In Teaching Listening: Voices From the Field (N. Ashcraft and A. Tran, Eds.). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, pp. 9-31. AND... Dias, J.V. (2009). A Web of Controversy: Bringing Critical Thinking Skills Online. In Adult language learners: Context and innovation (G. Strong and A. Smith, Eds.). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, pp. 97-105.

Materials Shared for IE Teacher Orientation 2024

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Jodias

Teachers may wish to review ideas that were circulated during last year’s IE Orientation at this link: https://aogaku-daku.org/2023-orientation/. These were ideas, activities, tasks, and suggestions offered by teachers in the lead up to the 2024 IE Teacher’s Orientation.  IDEAS FOR … Continue reading →

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IE Teachers’ Orientation 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Jodias

Thank you for your patience in waiting for the schedule for the IE Orientation and 31st Annual Faculty Development Symposium on University English Teaching. It will take place on April 6, 2024 in Rooms 15305, 15306, and 15308 (all in … Continue reading →

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2024 Academic Year Schedule (English Version)

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Jodias
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2024 Academic Year Calendar

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Jodias

Here is an English version of the academic calendar: https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/en/campuslife/academic_calendar.html

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2023 IE Program Orientation for Teachers

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Jodias

The final version of the 2023 IE Orientation (for teachers) program is here! Apologies for the delay. It took longer this year for everything to coalesce than in previous years. The event will take place this coming Saturday, April 1st … Continue reading →

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Schedule for 2023 Academic Year

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Jodias

2023 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE in ENGLISH: https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/en/campuslife/academic_calendar.html

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New Format for IE Orientation for Teachers’ Orientation

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Jodias

We held our 2022 IE Program Teachers’ Orientation / 29th Annual Faculty Development Symposium on University English Teaching on Saturday, April 3rd as a HyFlex event with roughly half of the 35 attendees participating in person and the others through … Continue reading →

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Schedules for 2022 Academic Year

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Jodias
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Successful IE Teachers’ Orientation

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Jodias
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IE Teachers’ Orientation and 28th Annual Faculty Development Symposium on University English Teaching

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jodias

For the last 28 years, the Integrated English Program (under the auspices of Aoyama Gakuin University’s English Department) has held annual faculty development events for new and continuing teachers in early April. The program’s coordinators, senior teachers, and those newer … Continue reading →

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