ストラック，アンドリュー N. （STRUC, Andrew N.）
Fluent English Communication with Backchanneling
会話はキャッチボールのようなものです。 ちょっとしたリアクションをすること で、会話を進めることができます。
会話の自然なリズムとペースを保つには、 バックチャネリング（日本語の「相槌」のようなもの）が重要です。
このレッスンでは、英語でのさまざまなリアクションについて学び、より流暢なコミュニケー ションをとるための練習をします。
講義スタイル：演習(実習含む)
講義形式：対面orオンライン
講義時間：ご要望に合わせて実施（目安：45〜90分）
必要な設備、機材：プロジェクター・スクリーン・PC接続ケーブル
【教員プロフィール】
ストラック，アンドリュー N. （STRUC, Andrew N.）
職名：教授
学部：外国語学部
学科：外国語学科
専門分野：英語教育、Second language acquisition
研究テーマ：Metalinguistic awareness， Needs assessment through learner corpus analysis
My area of specialization is English language education and Second Language Acquisition. I am interested in how people learn languages. I am especially interested in learner language and how learners of English can move toward more natural English. I am involved in the I-Lounge and hope to help make it a place that all students can visit and practice their English or other foreign languages they study here at Reitaku University.
【教職員への一問一答】
「好きな言葉（座右の銘）を教えて下さい。」
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is,
'What are you doing for others?’”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
This quote is inspiring to me because it is important to ask ourselves
how we influence and help others.
As a teacher,
my job is to help students in their quest to gain knowledge and skills,
and I hope I can have a positive influence on the students I meet.
「休日の過ごし方や趣味を教えてください。」
When I have time and the weather is nice,
I like to go for long bike rides to get exercise and clear my mind.
I also enjoy playing the guitar and listening to music.
「１週間の休みと100万円が自由に使えたら、どこで、何をしますか？」
If I had the money and time,
I would like to spend a week backcountry camping
in the Rocky Mountains
near my hometown of Calgary, Canada.
I haven’t done this for many years now
but I enjoy the peacefulness and challenges
of being far away from civilization.
It is a wonderful experience.
「過去の1日で、「もう1度やり直せる日」があるとしたら、それはいつで、どうしたいですか？」
I don’t know if there is any day I would like to repeat or change.
I am very happy and have made choices
that have brought me to this point in my life
and I wouldn’t want to change anything.
I have had a few accidents which, if I had been more careful,
would not have happened,
but I suppose these have all been valuable learning experiences.
「大学4年間で「学生に訪れてほしい場所」はどこですか？その理由も教えて下さい。」
In university, on this campus,
one of the best places a student can visit is the iLounge.
It is a place to practice language, make friends,
and communicate with people from all over the world.
Time spent there is always worthwhile.
「大学4年間で「学生に読んでほしい本」は何ですか？その理由も教えて下さい。」
There is no one book in particular I would recommend for everyone,
but recently I met a new student
who was interested in becoming a translator
but had no knowledge of what the job involves.
To this student, I recommended reading a book
written by a famous translator
in order to discover the realities and challenges of being a translator.
I would therefore recommend that students actively read
and learn about what interests them.
There is so much information available
but few people take the time to inform themselves.
