Haiku in EFL Classes

Speaker: Howard Brown
Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Niigata
Venue: Assembly Room (2F) of EIR Manshon, less than 10 min walk from Niigata Station
Description: This will be the first meeting of the newly reformed JALT Niigata chapter. We will spend some time getting to know each other and filling people in on chapter news. Then Howard Brown will lead a workshop on the uses of haiku in EFL classes, including a look at some research he did into how writing haiku helps students' pronunciation. After the workshop, participants are invited for an Italian buffet lunch.
Cost for JALT members: free
Cost for JALT non-members: 500 yen
Organization: Niigata Chapter, Niigata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
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Contact Niigata JALT Chapter:
Howard Brown:
  chosunaosan@yahoo.ca





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