Nagoya and Gifu JALT:

(1) Writing from Within Intro
(2) Brain studies and teaching children

Date: Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Curtis Kelly

Description:
Part 1: We all know them, the 3L students: Low ability, low confidence, low motivation. Let's discuss their needs and suggest a pedagogy for teaching writing focusing on prewriting and one-paragraph compositions.

Part 2: The presenter will discuss recent findings from brain studies that illuminate how children learn languages including the Critical Age Hypothesis, Multisensory Input, Deep Processing, Noticing, and Ahn's Bilingual Acquisition Model.

Organization: Nagoya and Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Nagoya and Gifu JALT)

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

Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station)

Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Contact Nagoya and Gifu JALT

Website: jalt.org/nagoya-gifu