Matsuyama JALT:

Some methods of teaching English that have developed in Japan after World War II

Date: Sunday, May 8th, 2005 Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Speaker: Kiyoshi Shioiri, Shinonome College

Description:
Four major methods of teaching English have risen in post-war Japan; eigo de kangaeru (thinking in English) by Toru Matsumoto, shikan rodoku (reading out loud) by Masao Kunihiro, kangaeru eigo (English through thinking) by Michihiro Matsumoto, and contrastive analysis between English and Japanese in historical order. In this presentation, Shioiri will examines the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and tries to figure out what is a better method of teaching English to the Japanese learner of English.

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

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

Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F

Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

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