Niigata JALT:

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Date: Sunday, May 13th, 2001 Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages

Description:
English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published the "Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities," to provide support to teachers. Merner, a member of the authoring committee, will introduce the handbook, share views about the direction public elementary school English seems to be heading, and introduce results of a survey about the current situation in schools which have already implemented English.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen, students 500 yen

Venue: Niigata International Friendship Center

Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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