LEARNING MATERIALS
AND SERVICES

Interaction

Conversation Sessions (English House)

These are 20-minute sessions led by Student Assistants (SAs) from various cultural backgrounds and faculties. You can effectively improve your English communication skills while casually enjoying English conversation. You can choose to participate in person or online when you make a reservation.

Individual Lessons (English House)

This is a 25-minute individual lesson with a full-time English teacher. The lessons are tailored to each student's individual needs; for example, some may need speaking practice for exams, writing correction, pronunciation practice, presentation practice for academic conferences, or study method advice. You can take lessons free of charge once every other week. Please indicate whether you wish to participate in person or online when you make a reservation.

Workshops (English House)

Workshops are offered to students who wish to practice English in addition to their classes. They are offered on a weekly basis or as a one-time event, so you can participate in whatever interests you. Workshops can be both on academic topics, such as preparation for study abroad or English examinations, and on more casual areas such as travel and cooking.

Language Exchange Programme (LEX) (English House)

On this programme, participants are paired up according to the languages they want to learn, and teach each other their own language for approximately one hour at least once a week. When applying for the program, participants need to provide enough information about themselves to be matched with the best possible partner. Participants can also learn a great deal about each other's culture, customs, and values and often become good friends. The program runs for 10 weeks in both semesters.

Lunch Chat (English House)

No reservation is required. Each day has a different topic, and the members gathered at that time are divided into small groups to practice not only English conversation but also other languages besides English with the help of SAs.

Listening

LTM-CALL materials

The LTM-CALL system is a web-based English learning platform developed by Chiba University, designed to support listening and vocabulary acquisition. "CALL" stands for Computer Assisted Language Learning, and "LTM" stands for Listen to Me. All Chiba University students can access the system free of charge.
The platform offers over 30 listening materials covering a wide range of topics and proficiency levels. Learners can choose content that matches their interests, goals, and English level. By engaging with authentic English through videos, students can sharpen their listening skills and develop deeper comprehension, ultimately enhancing their overall communication ability in English.
https://cele.chiba-u.jp/call/contact/

Writing

Grammarly / English Writing Check Tool

This is an online tool that checks English compositions and papers for grammar, spelling, vocabulary adequacy, plagiarism, etc.

Academic English and Writing Seminars for Beginners (15 movies)

[Brief description] For students who are new to writing papers in English, this course provides advice through recordings of lectures and exercises.

Advanced Academic English and Writing Seminars (3 movies) / Step Up! Advanced Academic English and Writing Seminars (3 movies)

This site provides recordings of practical lectures and exercises (in-person or online seminars) given by lecturers with a wealth of experience in teaching academic writing for graduate students who will be writing papers in English and young researchers who are considering submitting their papers to international journals. All lectures are in English, but they are clear and easy to understand, so they can be used for repeated study or as listening materials for academic English.

Reading (Online)

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) / Western eBooks

This is a collection of e-books available online (including NetLibrary). It contains a large number of Japanese books.
Full-text search and display of e-books are available. E-books already purchased by Chiba University can be read through the Library's Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).
Books not subscribed to by Chiba University can only be searched.

ProQuest Ebook Central / Western eBooks

This is a collection of eBooks (in foreign languages) that can be viewed online.
You can search and view e-books in full text.
E-books already purchased by Chiba University can be searched using the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).

Early English Books Online / Printed books published and written in England (English) between 1473 and 1700

This is a database of printed books published in England (or written and published in English) between 1473 and 1700.
It allows online browsing of classic books as they were at the time of publication.

The database contains approximately 130,000 publications from all fields of the period, and provides bibliographies and text in a variety of academic fields related to early modern Britain and Europe, including literature, politics, economics, and the scientific arts.

Financial Times / English-language international business magazines

In addition to the latest articles, you can view articles from the past 10 years or more. With more than 600 reporters in 53 cities around the world, the magazine delivers accurate news and analysis in the areas of international business, finance, and politics.

Gale General OneFile / Foreign Language General Magazines

This is a database that allows users to browse and view a variety of electronic content, including foreign-language general-interest magazines, newspapers, encyclopaedias, and videos.

FINANCIAL TIMES / Global media for finance and economics

The Financial Times (FT) is a UK-based global media outlet with a history spanning over 130 years. Renowned for its in-depth coverage of international finance and economics, the FT is trusted by business leaders and policymakers around the world. It is also notable for being the only daily newspaper delivered to the White House.
Readers can access high-quality journalism on global politics, economics, and social issues, written from a centrist and unbiased perspective. Many articles are accompanied by audio and video content, and subscribers can explore not only the latest news but also an extensive archive spanning over ten years.

NIKKEI Asia / Nihon Keizai Shimbun in English

This is the English-language website of Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc., Nikkei Asia provides in-depth analysis of politics, economics, markets, corporate trends, science and technology, society and lifestyle, and consumption trends in Japan and other Asian countries and regions. In addition, the site offers a English translations of articles from the morning and evening editions of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and corporate information on major Asian companies (Asia 300), providing a "now" view of Asia. In addition, daily updated columns and analytical articles by outside experts are also available.

Lexis / U.S. legal information and foreign newspaper articles

This is a database that allows you to search for reliable international law and news information. In addition to case law search, it contains legal information such as statutes, legislation, and administrative information in a centralized location.
It contains a comprehensive collection of useful information, including U.S. federal and state laws, precedents, public records, regulations, administrative information, commentaries, forms, law reviews, journals, and corporate and financial information.
You can also search for articles from international newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Reading (Print)

Books for Extensive Reading at the Library

This is a series of English reading materials divided into about 5 to 6 levels according to difficulty and number of words per book.
You can choose from a variety of genres, including original books, rewritten English-language versions of classic British and American novels, and non-fiction books. Many have illustrations and photographs for easy reading and comprehension, and many have a glossary at the end of the book.

Books for ENGINE / Study Abroad Support Shelf Books for English Language Study (Library)

This section contains books for those who are thinking about studying abroad. There are 10 categories: Regional Guides, Study Abroad Planning, Languages, English Study, Introduction to Japan (English books available), Intercultural Exchange (English books available), Very Short Introductions, Future Planning, Asia and Japan, and "Basic Education" for Global Discussion.

Vocabulary

LTM-CALL materials

The LTM-CALL system is a web-based English learning platform developed by Chiba University, designed to support both listening and vocabulary acquisition. "CALL" stands for Computer Assisted Language Learning, and "LTM" stands for Listen to Me. All Chiba University students can use the system free of charge.
For vocabulary learning, the system offers more than 24 materials with varying topics and difficulty levels. Students can select materials that best suit their learning needs and proficiency level. The goal is not only to understand English words in Japanese, but also to learn how to use them appropriately in context—both in listening and speaking situations.

TOEIC and IELTS vocabulary

English house has vocabulary textbooks to help people with vocabulary for various tests such as TOEIC and IELTS.

Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

Japan Knowledge Lib (online dictionaries)

The largest knowledge database in Japan that collects encyclopaedias, dictionaries, news, and URLs of academic sites. Multiple databases can be searched at once.

Britannica Online

Britannica Online Japan is an online encyclopaedia service for Japanese and English encyclopaedias.

Article Search Database

Gale Academic OneFile / Foreign Language Journals

This is a database that allows you to browse and view various electronic contents such as foreign language journals, newspapers, encyclopaedias, videos, etc.

EBSCOhost

This consists of e-journals, e-books and several specialized databases. You can search them all at once.

Web of Science

This is a database that can be used to find academic papers from overseas. The database contains information on articles from more than 18,000 carefully selected, highly influential academic journals from around the world. You can check the number of times each article has been cited, find related articles by citation information, check journal impact factors, and more.

ProQuest

The system allows users to search across e-books, e-journals, and specialized databases.

Personal consultation for writing and revising a research article

Academic English Consultation* (Academic Link Center)

Simultaneous, interactive online consultation service providing individualized advice center on grammar checks. The service is available for students’ and faculty members’ abstracts, posters and slides for conference presentations, manuscripts for oral presentations, resumes, and so on.

Portal

Encourage Your e-Learning (Academic Link Center) / Online Learning Support Portal (Academic Link Center)

This site consolidates various types of support for Chiba University undergraduate students regarding class assignments, report writing, and conducting research online while taking "media classes". The entire site is organized into three tabs: 1) Consulting and writing report papers online, 2) Searching and researching online, and 3) Deepening interests and learning more, with the third tab linking to open resources outside the university useful for "language learning".

Encourage Your Research Journey (Academic Link Center) / Research Support Portal (Academic Link Center)

This is a portal site that collects information on skills, knowledge, systems and procedures, and useful tools that Chiba University undergraduates and graduate students will need in various situations, such as entering graduate school, pursuing research, and considering the future. The entire site is organized into three tabs: 1) About Research, 2) Let's Think About It, and 3) Research Toolbox.