Distinguished Faculty Award at Palomar

Thank you all^_^

今回のDFA(the Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching at Palomar College)の
ノミネーションは学生組織の推薦がバックにあったと聞きました。好きなことが十分できた上に、
このような名誉ある賞をいただき本当に光栄に思います。ありがとうございました。5/19/2006

Slide Show at Palomar College May 19, 2006
http://www.palomar.edu/slideshows/grad2006/
(I am in the middle of the slide show...)

North County Times
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/05/20/news/inland/20_03_105_19_06.txt
it is not active

Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana News
http://www.japan-society.org/
this is no longer active

"Thank you very much for giving me this award and appreciating my work for the students at Palomar College.
This award is particularly sweet, Palomar students are most dedicated, deligent, enthusiastic
and most creative, and I've had such a great pleasure of working with you.
Thank you for the hard work and serious attitude and thank you once again for giving me this award."
With deep gratitude, Fumiko Tachibana

-- This was what I planned to say but it did not happen .... ^_^x hahaha!

http://www.fumikotachibana.com/dfa_plaque_text.htm

Click for the chairman's introduction at the recognition
at the Faculty Planery Session August 17th, 2006

John asked me last week if I was getting a bonus.
Yes, I did. I know you are curious so here it is:

I am feeling sad to see you go, but there is a famous phrase:
" au wa wakare no hajimari nari = Meeting is the beginning of parting."
You will come back to Palomar College some day and get the Professor of the Year Award!!!
じゃまたね！！ Bye!

World starts here^_^: JPN102

The Japan Foundation Language Center:
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test December 1, 2006
Don't miss the deadline Contact noryoku@jflalc.org

Test contents
Level 4,
Charcters/Vocabulary
Listening
Reading/Grammer
The examinee has mastered the basic elements of grammar;
knows around 100 kanji and 800 words, has the ability to engage
in smimple conversation, and to read and write short, simple sentences.
This level is normally reached after studying Japanese for
approximately 150 hours.

completion of our textook Genki book 1
is a sure thing for you to get the passing score (60 %)

↑Beau's Calligraphy of Fish & his Haiku