Elementary School English: Teaching Through Songs and Games

Speaker: Richard Graham, Genki English
Date: Sunday, May 11th, 2003
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Support Centre, 4F (#1 or #3 streetcars to Nagasakiekimae stop; across from AmuPLaza)
Description: The presentation will discuss the Monbukagakusho guidelines for English at the elementary school level and how to implement those guidelines in a fun, motivating way. Education consultant Richard Graham will cover a range of topics including thinking like a kid, making use of games, how to use songs, class control, and motivation techniques. Everyone will be able to try the activities for themselves in this workshop. Following the hands-on demonstration, Graham will be available to answer questions.
Cost: free this month (sponsored by Genki English)
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching
This URL: http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/1356


Contact Nagasaki JALT Chapter:
URL: http://www.kyushuelt.com/jalt/nagasaki.html
Tomoko Maekawa:
  maekawa728@hotmail.com
Tim Allan:
  allan@kwassui.ac.jp





Upcoming Events for Nagasaki JALT Chapter:


Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Shadowing and other out-of-class listening assignments
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, February 28th, 2009
The Best of Tokyo: Presentations from the JALT2008 Conference
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki



Other Past Events (Archive) for Nagasaki JALT Chapter


Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Winter Holiday/Year End Party
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Interactive Blended Learning: The next generation of ELT
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, October 18th, 2008
(1) Planned and Unplanned Speech Acts Using Yackpack; (2) Practical Uses of Songs in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Stimulating Conversation: Thinking Critically about Current Issues
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, July 26th, 2008
The 2007 MEXT Program: Outsourcing In-Service Training; The 2007 MEXT Program: Participant Insights.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Outdoor Language Learning/Dealing with student plagiarism
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Can we teach humor in EFL classes?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Expendable Entertaining Educators: Roles of Non-Japanese Teachers of English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki