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I have a calendar in my classroom that I bought from a classroom supplies store in America. As I was changing the calendar from June to July yesterday, I noticed how differently Americans and Japanese think of the month of June. The American calendar has a sunny beach scene, as June is the month school gets out, summer vacation begins, and many families head to the beach to relax. In Japan, June is the month when rainy season begins, so depictions of June usually include hydrangeas and snails on a rainy day. My first couple of years in Japan, I would dread the onset of rainy season. Last weekend I did something that will forever change my mind about it. I went to a hydrangea festival in neighboring Gifu prefecture. Thousands of hydrangeas were in bloom, lining a winding mountain road. It was very beautiful. I guess every season has its charm. 20140701_155309 20140629_111631

LESLEY ITO

LESLEY ITO(レスリー いとう)

アメリカ、フロリダ州出身。両親の仕事の都合で生まれはイギリス。1992年、大学卒業後来日。日本での経験を活かしてアメリカで就職をするまでの1年の予定で帰国予定だったのが、結婚を機に日本で永住を決断。以後、英語指導法に関する研究や発表を重ね、その功績が認められイギリスの大手出版会社から世界の著名指導者のひとりとしてケンブリッジに招待を受ける。
著者として指導書や英語多読用リーダーなど数多くの英語教育関連書籍を執筆し、ドバイでは2015年に多読用リーダーで国際文学最優秀賞を受賞。
現在では、大学での講義やCLILレッスンの講演活動を日本全国で行っている。

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