[Title] English education in the age of AI: Educational practices and challenges using machine translation and generative AI
[Lecturer] Takae Saito (Liberal Arts Center Senior Assistant Professor)

The development of generative AI, which can create sentences simply by inputting simple instructions, and machine translation, which can translate instantly, is having a major impact on English education. In the first half of this course, we will deepen our understanding of the current situation and issues regarding the use of AI tools in education based on past research. In the second half, we will consider the future of English education and how to deal with AI tools through examples of their use.
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[Title] Data Science in Practice: Analysis of Qualitative Data on Education
[Lecturer] Kazusuke Mori (Liberal Arts Center Senior Assistant Professor)

In educational research, qualitative data analysis often provides insights that are different from those that can be obtained using quantitative data such as numbers. This course focuses on discussion activities between children and the guidance they receive, based on specific cases from elementary schools, and through the analysis of qualitative data, students will gain a deeper understanding of how to clarify what kinds of discussions children were having and how methods of guidance on discussion were being considered.

[Title] The Eco-Recycling Situation in Edo and its Background
[Lecturer] Kazuhiro Akumoto (Professor Emeritus, Teikyo University)

Edo was one of the world's largest cities at the time, and boasted clean and orderly streets that surprised foreigners who visited the city at the end of the Edo period. This tradition has been passed down to modern-day Japanese cities and is highly valued by inbound tourists. The high spirituality behind it has been passed down continuously since the Edo period, and the heroic French diplomat and great poet Paul Claudel, who stayed in Japan for many years as the French ambassador during the Taisho period, also praised the Japanese, saying that if there was one ethnic group he wanted to preserve in the world, it would be the Japanese. In this lecture, we will explore the spiritual and cultural background of Edo's water and sewage network, recycling of various materials, childcare and education methods, etc., to deepen our understanding of the traditional spirituality of the Japanese, and use it as an opportunity to think about how it can be applied to the diverse, complex, and serious environmental problems of today.