Nagasaki JALT:

Two presentations: (1) Make it strange: 'defamiliarization' in the language classroom; (2) Introducing "English Communication in the Classroom."

Date: Saturday, December 16th, 2006 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: (1) Richard Hodson, Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages; (2) Tomoko Maekawa, Nagasaki University, NIAS, SUN

Description:
Make it strange: 'defamiliarization' in the language classroom . Part of the challenge of being an English teacher is making the language more accessible and familiar for our students. This presentation will suggest that it might actually be worth making it stranger sometimes! Artists and writers often use the technique of defamiliarization to shake up our perceptions of the everyday world that we sometimes ignore. This workshop will look at practical ways in which a similar approach can do the same for language learners, helping students to read more actively, and write more creatively.

Introducing English Communication in the Classroom. A local teacher, translator and writer will introduce her new ELT text, to be published by Kaibunsha in 2007.

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

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

Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F (this is the large white building next to Dejima Wharf and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; take #5 streetcar to Shiminbyoinmae stop, or take #1 streetcar to Dejima stop.)

Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

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