Toyohashi JALT:

Creating Opportunities for Authentic Communication and Critical Thinking

Date: Sunday, January 15th, 2006 Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Laura Kusaka and Martha Robertson

Description:
The presenters will report on the methodology and classroom practices in a Japanese university setting focusing on first-year students enrolled in English classes with focus on spoken communication skills. Using a content-based instruction (CBI) and sustained-content language teaching (SCLT) approach in our respective classes, we report on our attempts to create classroom situations with meaningful content which challenge students’ intellectual curiosity. The examples reported involve the use of materials such as videos or student-produced projects. The presenters will suggest that within the existing curricular structure, instructors can initiate such innovation which has the potential to renew students' interest in learning English.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen

Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 53A

Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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Contact Toyohashi JALT

Website: www.kokusai.aichi-edu.ac.jp/jalttoyohashi/main.html

Laura Kusaka
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