Michael BARR
   Department   Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages  , Department of English Studies for Careers
   Position   Associate Professor
Period 2019/06
Activity form Social Activities
Title Open Campus Lecture
Category Lecture
Event,Program, Title KUFS Open Campus
Role Presenter
Sponser,Organizer, Publisher KUFS
Place KUFS
Audience Junior high school students,High school students,Guardians,General
Details Presented an Open Campus presentation in conjunction with Y. Sasaki, head of the English Department. The topic this year was "World English". The lecture focused on the importance of understanding global culture as a key to understanding language and usage. The lecture covered the history of the English Language, as well as the history of the changing use of English as a world language, and the wide variety of accents used by people around the world.