Yokohama JALT:

Using Video & Internet for Intercultural Education

Date: Sunday, April 11th, 2004 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Scott Bronner, Sophia University

Description:
In teaching intercultural topics, videos and the Internet have a wealth of exploitable information. After delineating examples of preparatory materials for thinking about culture, the presenter will show clips from a few videos particularly suited to showing cultural concepts and give a handout including other videos suggested by other teachers of Intercultural Studies. Then he will show a variety of ideas how the Internet can be utilized either directly, interactively or indirectly to obtain intercultural information and develop cross-cultural understanding.

Organization: Yokohama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Yokohama JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen

Venue: Gino Bunka Kaikan near JR Kannai or Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi Station

Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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