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.

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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Academic Schedule: 2021

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Jodias

This is the schedule for the 2021 academic year. Click on image to view PDF. Alternatively, you can download the English version of the schedule that has been prepared by our International Center.

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Revised Spring Term Schedule

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Jodias
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Changes due to COVID-19

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Jodias

We hope that this posting finds you all safe and well. You have probably been wondering about the status of the IE Teachers’ Orientation (which had been scheduled for April 4th), and the start of AGU’s academic year (originally scheduled … Continue reading →

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2019 IE Program Orientation Schedule

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Jodias

Here is the schedule for the 2019 IE Program Orientation for Teachers and 26th Annual Faculty Development Symposium on University English Teaching.

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Welcome to the 2019 Academic Year

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Jodias

We welcome you to the 2019 academic year! Wishing students and teachers an adventurous, enjoyable, and productive year!

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A Successful Completion to 25th Year of IE Program

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Jodias

This month marks the successful close of the 25th year of the IE Program. We wish this year’s graduates all the best in their future endeavors.

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