Some methods of teaching English that have developed in Japan after World War II

Speaker: Kiyoshi Shioiri, Shinonome College
Date: Sunday, May 8th, 2005
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: Matsuyama, Ehime
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Four major methods of teaching English have risen in post-war Japan; eigo de kangaeru (thinking in English) by Toru Matsumoto, shikan rodoku (reading out loud) by Masao Kunihiro, kangaeru eigo (English through thinking) by Michihiro Matsumoto, and contrastive analysis between English and Japanese in historical order. In this presentation, Shioiri will examines the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and tries to figure out what is a better method of teaching English to the Japanese learner of English.
Cost for JALT members: free
Cost for JALT non-members: 1000 yen
Organization: Matsuyama Chapter, Matsuyama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
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Contact Matsuyama JALT Chapter:
URL: http://jalt.org/groups/Matsuyama
Kiyoshi Shioiri:
  kshioiri@shinonome.ac.jp
  Phone: Home: 089-946-0885 Office: 089-931-6211





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