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Current State and Challenges of the English Curriculum for the General Education Program
Full text linkThis study examines the current state of the English curriculum at Aichi Institute of Technology following curriculum revisions that began in 2022, identifying areas for improvement in alignment with MEXT’s educational reforms and evolving educational and global communication needs. Qualitative analysis based on Richards’ Product-Focused Evaluation model compared recent course revisions with previously identified institutional needs to capture how recent updates in the curriculum address social and academic requirements. Findings indicate a positive response to the shift from lecture-based to interactive, skillfocused instruction, as recent curriculum updates successfully integrated active learning and improved practical language activities and English for SDG-focused projects. However, challenges remain, notably in implementing comprehensive CEFR-aligned assessment tools for all language skills, providing greater opportunities for practical language use, and incorporating resources to enhance operational English proficiency. The study suggests that future curriculum iterations will benefit from establishing more robust assessment methods and structured support for practical, industry-relevant language applications to better prepare students for academic and career success
Interaction between Physical Objects and Stereoscopic Mid-air Images Considering Spatial Consistent
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Development of a method for immediate determination of structural integrity
Full text linkThe continued usability of structures after a major earthquake is important for evacuation decisions. Wang et al. (2013) proposed a building damage assessment method based on the change in shear wave velocity before and after a disaster based on constant microtremor records. However, there are few examples of post-disaster buildings, and there are not many studies of damage assessment using real structures. In this study, the relationship between the shear wave velocity variation before and after the experiment and the fracture process observed visually on the exterior of the building was investigated using the waveforms from a shaking table experiment on a real structure carried out by E-Defence. The results confirmed three things. First, the decrease in shear wave velocity is correlated with the progress of building damage. Second, shear wave velocity and natural frequency decreased with the progress of building damage, and that the two generally corresponded to each other. Third, shear wave velocity decreasing at the level where the inter-story drift angle was large and deformed. Finally, the results of using constant microtremor waveform records for actual operation showed that the shear waves could also be calculated for buildings and civil engineering structures of the Nagashima Dam
For evacuation from landslides Research related to rainfall observation network and evacuation standard architecture
Full text linkThis year, damage caused by wind and flood damage is on the rise. In particular, in the case of landslides, the realization of early evacuation is a serious and urgent issue. With the aim of achieving this goal, we analyzed the collapse points, topography (slope angle), geology, and rainfall caused by landslides caused by heavy rains in Hiroshima Prefecture in 2018. Regarding topography (slope angle) analysis, it was found that special attention should be paid to landslides when the slope angle is between 30° and 40°. Geological analysis revealed that granitic geology is more likely to cause landslides. In the rainfall analysis, it was found that the analytical rainfall in the same mesh and the AMeDAS values tend to be larger, and that although the yellow zone and red zone are being developed and the capture rate is increasing, the accuracy rate is decreasing, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult for residents to take evacuation actions. Regarding the proposal to install rain gauges in Toyota City, we conducted an analysis using the simultaneous occurrence rate, which is a method for evaluating heavy rainfall, and found that the number of rain gauges in the current Toyota City other than the former Toyota City is small. It was found that in order to secure the same occurrence rate as in the former Toyota City in a place other than the former Toyota City, 58 rainfall points with a distance of approximately 4 km between the rainfall points would be required in the place other than the former Toyota City. Based on this proposal, we found it necessary to conduct multi-point, real-time rainfall observation (it is important to know the dangerous amount of rainfall for landslides at high altitudes). We also thought it necessary to propose a system that can calculate the soil rainfall index and snake using two methods from actual rainfall observation data and predicted rainfall values from the Japan Meteorological Agency, and issue alarm information in real time
