{"id":67,"date":"2018-03-09T17:23:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T08:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2021-07-09T13:27:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T04:27:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About L-caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-168 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/H5O0700-min-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/H5O0700-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/H5O0700-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/H5O0700-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>L-caf\u00e9 is a free and open space to meet with your peers and learn about other languages and cultures through conversations with&nbsp;students from around the world.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you have ever wanted to study another language outside of regular classroom setting or desire to communicate more effectively with international students, then please consider coming to L-caf\u00e9 regularly for its friendly and relaxed environment. L-caf\u00e9 is a great place to meet other Okayama University students who have similar goals as you and also wish to achieve them. If you\u2019re not confident in your English skills yet, please stop by and meet our general workers or supervisors who will be glad to get you connected with the services we offer to help you improve your English skills. Please come in to take the first step!&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>L-caf\u00e9 is made up of five main themes; \u201cExchange,\u201d \u201cLearning,\u201d \u201cConsultation,\u201d and \u201cInformation.\u201d The last theme is \u201cCaf\u00e9\u201d which we use as a means of supporting lifelong language learning.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;font-size: 18pt\">\u201cExchange\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>From joining events in the local community, to eating lunch and having free English conversations with international students, language and cultural exchange can happen at any moment! L-caf\u00e9 encourages you to come in daily to expand your horizons through fun and naturally paced language exchange.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;font-size: 18pt\">\u201cLearning\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>We offer skill level and goal based lessons, as well as TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS English lessons for free. For those interested, please fill out an online sign-up sheet. We also offer freestyle English lessons without you having to sign<br>\r\nup.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;font-size: 18pt\">\u201cConsultation\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>The ability to have consultations with exchange students, Japanese teachers, and teachers from other countries. Get personalized consultation about the programs that would suit YOU the best for your ventures in studying abroad.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;font-size: 18pt\">\u201cInformation\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Learn about studying other languages and studying abroad through pamphlets in L-caf\u00e9. Not only that, but we also have foreign news playing, so you can gain information about the world.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;font-size: 18pt\">\u201cCaf\u00e9\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Here, \u201ccaf\u00e9\u201d doesn\u2019t mean what you think it does! \u201cCaf\u00e9\u201d was originally used as an acronym for \u201cConversation And Friendly Environment.\u201d When L-caf\u00e9 was created, our biggest emphasis was on English education. However, now we also hold German, French, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese \u201ccaf\u00e9s\u201d as well! French, Chinese, and Japanese caf\u00e9s are held in L-caf\u00e9, whereas German and Korean are held in the General Education Building. Come sip on some coffee or tea, eat some snacks, and enjoy language learning in a social and friendly environment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/?p=113\">(See here for more details)<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L-caf\u00e9 is a free and open space to meet with your peers and learn about other languages and cultures through c &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;About L-caf\u00e9&#8221; \u306e<\/span>\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"saved","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":505,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67\/revisions\/505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipec.okayama-u.ac.jp\/lcafe-e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}