From May to June, we held an exchange activity called "English Salon" with international students on Wednesdays after school in the seminar classroom. 4 exchange students (university students in their home countries) and 5 teacher training students (teachers in their home countries) came from Osaka Kyoiku University. They came from Brazil, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Bhutan, Nigeria, Morocco, and Bhutan. Each time around 40 students gather for the event, which is a great success.
   The main activity in May and June was to learn about the home countries of the international students, create a poster, and present it. The students were divided into groups of the international students’ countries and asked about their culture, society, daily lives, political and economic activities, etc. of each country. They used the Internet, printed pictures of world heritage sites of their countries, drew pictures of national flags and ethnic costumes and so on.  Each group made a colorful and creative poster. Each group experienced discovering the charms of the international students' home countries with their own ingenuity and tried to make a presentation in English.
   After the presentations, positive feedback from the participating international students, such as "I was impressed by the high school students' willingness to participate," "I applaud their hard work," and "I was also energized by this experience," encouraged us to continue our English Salon activities in the future.