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College of Literature
Learn "English" as a language
Professor Allen Tamai Mitsue
"What Japanese people need from now on is the ability to express their own opinions in their own words." As the wave of globalization surges and calls for Japanese people to improve their English skills grow, this book explains not only the significance of learning English, but also what will be expected of Japanese people in the future. (Published in 2013)
School of Social Informatics
Thinking about better communication
Professor Koutarou Takagi
There is a lot of talk these days about how to communicate better. However, the people we communicate with are "other people" in the first place. This article explains how to communicate better by looking at communication not as a way to "understand each other and communicate with each other," but as a way to "communicate with people who think differently." (Published in 2012)