東大キャンパスを散歩

Yesterday I saw two TOEIC teachers, Morite2さん and 神崎正哉さん. Morite2さん is a graduate student at 東大, and he kindly showed us around the 本郷キャンパス.

The first thing I noticed was that the campus is quite large. I estimate it could take a full day to explore the whole thing. Below is a photo of 安田講堂.

Afterwards we had a drink at a nearby 居酒屋. Morite2さん specializes in 認知言語学. I know nothing about the discipline (学問分野), but his stories were interesting. Besides teaching TOEIC classes, he studies something called "spacio-temporal" expressions. He talked about how "前," for example, can indicate both the future and the past; there are similar things in English.

神崎正哉さん, Morite2さん, and I, with others, will broadcast a net radio program on the day of the TOEIC this Sunday (25th). Go to 神崎さん's TOEIC Blitz Blog for details.