Event

New Directions in Teaching English

Wednesday, November 26th, 2003, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker: Jack C. Richards

Yokohama JALT and Oxford University bring you Jack C. Richards as part of the 2003 JALT Conference's Four Corners tour. This presentation will focus on trends in TEFL in the last 25 years such as Task-Based Instruction, Co-operative Learning, Multiple Intelligences, and Primary-School EFL. Questions considered will include

• What is the goal of our teaching English?
• How can we best teach English?
• What is the role of grammar in TEFL today?
• How to approach the 4 skills?

Doors open at 6 p.m. The presentation is from 6:30 to 8:00, and is followed by a wine & cheese reception. Guarantee a seat - e-mail Scott Bronner at bronner@iname.com.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: free (this seminar only; usual price is 1000 yen)

Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi

Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Contact Yokohama JALT

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Jonathon Campbell