Event

The ABCs of Bilingualism & Sadako's School

Saturday, October 18th, 2003, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Speaker: Adam Beck, General Director of Hiroshima Starship

This is a two-part presentation.

1. The ABCs of Bilingualism:
   What would be realistic goals for families in Japan who are raising their children to be bilingual? What sort of language environment should a family create to effectively support a child’s bilingual development? What kinds of difficulties might be encountered in the process of supporting a child’s bilingual development? The ABCs of Bilingualism is a monograph edited by Adam Beck and Kazuko Sako. It offers information on a range of basic questions related to bilingualism, with an emphasis on the practical aspects of raising bilingual children in Japan. This part of the presentation will feature an interactive discussion based on the questions contained in this monograph.
2. Sadako's School:
   What more can English teachers do to serve the world? Is it possible to not only teach our students about global issues, but to actively make an impact - even a modest impact - on these issues as well? Sadako's School is a program of special short-term English classes for adults and international friendship activities for children. 100% of the money and materials raised through these classes and activities is donated to support underprivileged children in Japan and around the world. This part of the presentation will offer information on this benefit program, as well as its parent organization, Hiroshima Starship. (For details on Hiroshima Starship and Sadako's School, please see www.hiroshimastarship.org.)

About the speaker: Adam Beck is the General Director of Hiroshima Starship, a nonprofit organization that supports children. He has a background in both education and the arts, and has worked in Japan, in the Czech Republic, and in the United States as an English teacher, a Drama teacher, an actor, a director, and a playwright. In Japan, he has been a teacher at Hiroshima University, Hiroshima Jogakuin University, Onomichi University, and Hiroshima International School.

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

Cost: free

Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map

Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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Trevor Holster