When I was president of International Pacific College in New Zealand, one of my responsibilities was to make remarks at our annual opening and graduation ceremonies. We held these events at a restored movie theater in the center of town which seated around 1,000. I saw these ceremonies as an opportunity to spread the word about our philosophy of education. Because the college was started by a Japanese foundation, some in the community were curious about our educational goals. They were familiar with what went on with universities in NZ since many of them had attended them.
I am attaching remarks I made at our opening ceremony in 2005.
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Hi John, hope you are keeping well.
I keep thinking about a comment you made (at a talk in Hamilton, NZ) about how you had students listen as many times as they wanted to a recording of their teacher speaking - but they could’t accurately transcribe even very short pieces. Just wondering whether that is part of a study that you have published? (And if so, where?)