Aichi - Blog Posts

Sean bienvenidos, japonsistasarqueológicos, a una nueva entrega arqueológica, en esta ocasión os voy a hablar del túmulo Shofuku-ji una vez dicho esto, pónganse cómodos que empezamos. - ¿Dónde se localiza el túmulo Shofuku-ji? Se localiza en la ciudad de Kawanishi, en la prefectura de Hyōgo, localizado a su vez en la región de Kansai. La cámara funeraria se descubrió en la era Meiji. En 1934, el Dr. Sueharu Umehara de la Universidad de Kyoto realizó un estudio de campo y en la década de 1970, se realizó un estudio llevado a cabo por la Junta de Educación de la ciudad de Kawanishi que descubrió un ataúd de madera en la que se enterraron: puntas de flecha de hierro, espadas de hierro. - Data del siglo V y el siglo V y corresponde al periodo Kofun, con una longitud total de 40 m y fue construido a principios del siglo VI. Se descubrió un haniwa, que fue desenterrado durante la excavación, y se hizo de una manera muy similar al haniwa en la región de Owari que corresponde a la actual prefectura occidental de Aichi. - Espero que os haya gustado y nos vemos en próximas publicaciones, que pasen una buena semana. 日本の考古学者の皆さん、ようこそ！今回は、正福寺古墳についてお話します！では、早速始めましょう。 - 正福寺塚はどこにあるのですか？関西地方に位置する兵庫県川西市にあります。古墳が発見されたのは、明治時代です。1934年に京都大学の梅原末治博士が現地調査を行い、1970年代には川西市教育委員会の調査で木棺が発見され、その中に鉄鏃、鉄剣、鉄刀が埋められていました。 - 5～5世紀の古墳時代に相当し、全長40m、6世紀初頭に造られたものである。発掘調査で出土した埴輪は、現在の愛知県西部の尾張地方にある埴輪と酷似した作りのものが発見されています。

Welcome, Japanese archaeologists, to a new archaeological instalment, this time I am going to talk to you about the Shofuku-ji tumulus, having said that, make yourselves comfortable and let's get started. - Where is the Shofuku-ji mound located? It is located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, located in the Kansai region. The burial chamber was discovered in the Meiji era. In 1934, Dr. Sueharu Umehara of Kyoto University conducted a field survey and in the 1970s, a survey conducted by the Kawanishi City Board of Education uncovered a wooden coffin in which were buried: iron arrowheads, iron swords, and iron swords. - It dates from the 5th-5th century and corresponds to the Kofun period, with a total length of 40 m and was built in the early 6th century. A haniwa, which was unearthed during excavation, was discovered and made in a very similar manner to the haniwa in the Owari region of what is now western Aichi Prefecture. - I hope you liked it and see you in future posts, have a nice week.

So, what are the differences between face-to-face and online lessons

I will say right off the bat, that I am not against teaching English over Zoom. If there were no video conferencing options during the pandemic, I would be in a really bad place right now. There are many good tools that flow smoothly, especially the Whiteboard which is such a great tool to use in class. There are also Breakout Rooms and Polls which can be useful in classes. These features exist in Teams, but I have found them more difficult to find and activate, so Zoom is my tool of choice there.

But face-to-face?

Live!

There is just something so refreshing and so much more crisp about a lesson in the same room. Students seems to communicate and connect more with the teacher, everyone looks more comfortable and the classes just go more smoothly. Not even considering the occasional Internet connection issues that are experienced, things just seem to flow that much better! A teacher can make more dynamic use of the teaching environment, alternating between sitting, standing and whatever falls in between the two. When LGC started some lessons with a new client this year, I felt like I was coming home after a long absence. It was so refreshing! Everyone seems to connect better and the students are completely free of temptations to be distracted (I have caught a number of students with their televisions on as background noise in the Zoom era). It just feels like the right way to do classes.

Of course, we can do both types of classes and the students always get full effort from the teacher, but it was just so great to get back into the classroom again. If you are in Hamamatsu, where we are based, or nearby (Toyohashi, Kakegawa, Iwata, Fukuroi), you can take advantage of our experience, dedication to teaching and enthusiasm for making a difference with in-person classes. If you are elsewhere, we can still work out online lessons or I am open to offers of short programs within reach of a Shinkansen!