Okayama JALT:

1) Guiding student discussion of graded readers; 2) Demotivation, amotivation or overmotivation? An action research project

Date: Saturday, October 27th, 2012 Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: 1) Jason Cox; 2) Peter Burden

Description:
1) Guiding student discussion of graded readers
Jason Cox
Student discussion of graded readers within an ER course can be enhanced with guidance from the teacher. The presenter will introduce a framework for analysis and discussion of texts.

2) Demotivation, amotivation or overmotivation? An action research project
Peter Burden
A study of low-level non-English majors at a national university investigated learners' perceptions of a number of factors including English ability, teacher praise and test frequency. Attributions of success or failure were gauged to determine affective factors including "learned helplessness" which influence motivation.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen

Venue: Notre Dame Seishin University, Logos Hall room 712L

Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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