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Progress report of the SALC restructure after the Kumamoto Earthquake Sojo University Yui Sawatari Kayoko Horai

Sojo University Sojo – International Learning Center (SILC)

Conversation Lounge Reading Area Facility Listening Area Self-Access Edutainment Booth Learning Multi Purpose Room (MPR) Center (SALC) Speaking Booth Speaking Center Service Writing Center Advising Desk Support Desk

Picture of the SALC-before the earthquakes

April 14 th - The 1 st earthquake (Foreshock ) http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2016/04/14/map-japan-meteorological-agency-measurement-of-se/

Issues – Check members safety – Check the building – Confirm with university when we can start Measures SILC/SALC- – Phone network system – whole university after the 1 st – Line group/ Google e-mail / Facebook group / Call members -SILC – Volunteer teachers - cleaned up SILC/SALC earthquake – Shared information among SILC members – posted pictures on the net Suggestions – Concern the second hit possibility – Not to post damaged pictures on internet too soon. – Keep electric devices on the ground – Prepare for aftershocks (i.e. battery, water, evacuation!)

April 16 th - The 2nd earthquake (Mainshock)

Issues – Ban on entering the SILC building – Some broken equipment – PCs, monitors, CD players, etc., – Less human power - many teachers evacuated outside of Kumamoto – Emotional issues for everyone after consecutive hits SILC/SALC- Measures – Keep in touch - Line group/ Google e-mail / Facebook group, etc., after the 2nd – Resume Class/SALC in 3 weeks, after Golden Week earthquake – Move the SALC to the library – Negotiation – layout, classrooms, offices, equipment (SILC/SALC directors) Suggestions – Back up the data – Confirm the evacuation route – Batteries for smartphone/ tablet are useful – Keep the electrical devices on the ground

Book Book Book SALC- SALC Counter 1 st semester Edutainment Booths Computers layout

SALC in the library

Issues – Writing center/Speaking center – no privacy – PR – small bulletin board, cancellation of SILC events – Less materials – limited space – Language policy – unclear borderline in library SALC- Measures – SALC Orientation / SALC Activity Orientation 1 st Semester – Promotions- signs for each SALC area, language policy signs – Event -Tanabata Party (1 day event) / TanabataWeek (1 Week Activity ) – Needs analysis –survey, visiting class, asking students Suggestion – Try to communicate with one another

Tanabata party in Cafeteria

TanabataWeek -Activities

SALC Student Usage Borrowing 11670 12000 SALC 2F 9849 Conversation Lounge 9204 10000 Speaking Center 7200 Writing Center 8000 6731 Advising SALC Student 6000 4818 Usage in the 1 st 4000 semester 2000 0 1st Semester 2011 1st Semester 2012 1st Semester 2013 1st Semester 2014 1st Semester 2015 1st Semester 2016 Advising 53 73 72 45 66 78 Writing Center 40 20 64 86 63 29 Speaking Center 150 273 258 261 303 207 Conversation Lounge 1378 1258 1398 1060 1532 1477 SALC 2F 2020 2388 5060 4875 6418 2829 Borrowing 1177 2719 2997 2877 3288 2580

SALC- 2 nd semester layout

SALC- 2 nd semester

New SILC/SALC in 2018 What will happen next?

Thank you for listening. Thank you for supporting Kumamoto! Contact Information Yui Sawatari – ysawatari@ofc.sojo-u.ac.jp Kayoko Horai – khorai@ed.sojo-u.ac.jp