MLA Style Center Summary: We worked on gathering research for your upcoming final academic presentation in July, where you get to choose what you would like to communicate in each class and present to your classmates, and how to do MLA formatting. Wednesday, May 27th, 2026: 4:00 Thursday, May 28th, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” -Anaïs Nin Documents… Read More

Summary: You tried the IELTS practice writing test, and the students checked their answers. Your teacher will check your answers and provide your score during Communication Session 06. IELTS Speaking Practice Test Booking Schedule for Stacey’s ACS1a Class (The meeting place is in Stacey’s Office/Vye’s Kenkyushitsu on the same floor as the ERC): Tuesday, May 19th, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 Wednesday, May 20th, 2026: 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 Thursday, May 21st, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 Monday, May 25th, 2026: 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 Tuesday, May 26th, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00,… Read More

Summary: Today, we focused on discussing your first Cambridge English Write & Improve essay in pairs with individual support from the teacher: Writing Academic English at Saitama University: The reasons you are taking this Academic Essay Writing (AEW1) course Please use these question prompts to help you with a 200-250-word essay.​What kind of academic essay writing have you done so far in English?What is puzzling for you about academic essay writing (i.e., what questions do you have about academic writing)? Which writing concepts/skills do you most want to develop this semester? Why? How? Please explain… Read More

Summary: You tried the IELTS practice reading test, and the students checked their answers. Your teacher will check your answers and provide your score during Communication Session 05. For Stacey Vye’s Sessions, some students booked a time outside class to do a speaking test. Homework is due at 1 p.m., one day before Session 05: This homework is enjoyable and ongoing as your four-skills logs of self-study on the English subjects within the Free Rice Programme. Please get 4,000 points this semester. I recommend you finish your Free Rice Homework by Session 05… Read More