English Story Cycle: What, Why and How

Speaker: Anthony S. Rausch

Date: Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Morioka, Iwate

Venue: Aiina 6th floor, room 602, Morioka

Description: This presentation will introduce English Story Cycle as an approach to elementary school English in Japan. The presentation will detail what the English Story Cycle idea is, why it is appropriate for elementary school English in Japan, and how to conduct English Story Cycle, either as the basis for the overall curriculum or as a meaningful add-on to any other curriculum. Handouts will be provided, along with materials for a mock English Story Cycle sequence and samples of story books that have been used.

Note 1: Although the books that will be introduced are published by the major textbook publishing companies in Japan, the presenter has no financial interest in the materials.
Note 2: To the degree possible, materials and presentation will be offered bilingually, in English and Japanese.

Anthony S. Rausch is a member of the English Department of the Faculty of Education at Hirosaki University. He has taught English in a variety of circumstances and at a variety of levels for over 15 years. His current interests are elementary school English education and teacher training.

Cost for JALT members: free

Cost for JALT non-members: 1000 yen

Organization: Iwate Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching

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