{"id":49340,"date":"2017-03-09T20:46:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T11:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=49340"},"modified":"2017-03-10T10:28:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T01:28:45","slug":"new-facility-on-campus-for-acquiring-foreign-language-fluency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/49340","title":{"rendered":"New building on campus for foreign language fluency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A completion ceremony for the new Building 29 took place on March 7.<\/p>\n<p>Building 29, the first Waseda building on Waseda-dori Avenue,will house classrooms for students aiming to hone their English and\/or Chinese language skills, proficient enough for active participation in discussions. A wing of classrooms is equipped so that it can also serve as a TOEFL test site. This facility will be a valuable place of learning to prepare Waseda students for the international scene.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, fostering leaders with well-rounded knowledge and a broader view of the world is one of Waseda&#8217;s most important pillars for reaching its educational goals, and students who will have learned in Building 29 are expected to perform globally.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-49340 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/_07a2491'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/03\/07A2491-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-49277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/03\/07A2491-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/03\/07A2491-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-49277'>\n\t\t\t\tExterior of Building 29\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/t01_4251'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/03\/T01_4251-e1488942775320-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-49282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/03\/T01_4251-e1488942775320-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/03\/T01_4251-e1488942775320-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-49282'>\n\t\t\t\tTutorial clasroom for small groups\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>To symbolize the future of language education and the Waseda area which has developed together with the University since the Meiji period, &#8220;progressiveness&#8221; and &#8220;response to the vibrant community&#8221; are integrated into the design of Building 29. 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