Event

English Blast: A Model English Enrichment Program for Bilingual Children in Japan

Sunday, March 13th, 2005, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Holly Thompson (Instructor at Yokohama City University, Author of Ash and Cofounder of English Blast)

English Blast is a cooperative, parent-taught program of enrichment education designed to provide intercultural children with an exciting year-round English learning environment. Low-cost and adaptable, the program can meet the needs of after-schooling groups throughout Japan. This workshop will introduce the English Blast model and methodology. Participants will then work in teams to develop an English Blast teaching unit.

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

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

Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi, Room 801, 8th Floor

Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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