Event

Language Awareness

Saturday, July 10th, 2004, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker: Deryn P. Verity, Ph.D., Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College

Students carry dictionaries with them all the time now, but teachers need more resources for giving students a handle on vocabulary study. Using an etymological perspective, the presenter will offer some techniques for using metaphor, language history and dictionary information to support vocabulary study.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen (500 yen for students)

Venue: Osaka City Municipal Lifelong Learning Center, on the fifth floor of Umeda's Dai-2 Building. Tel: 06-6345-5000. www.manabi.city.osaka.jp

Location: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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