Event

Teaching Only Women: Are single-sex schools relevant?

Sunday, May 14th, 2006, 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM

Speaker: Brenda Hayashi, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University

At JALT2005 Curtis Kelly, Marc Helgesen and Brenda Hayashi led a discussion titled Do women learn differently? A conversation. The lively audience participation demonstrated that there are teachers interested in the following questions:

1. What exactly is a women's university?
2. Do women's schools offer any advantages for women?
3. Do women learn differently? Are there prevalent learning styles? and
4. Do gender-based pedagogies apply in co-ed schools?

The presentation will recapitulate these points and introduce additional studies that indicate there are gender differences in learning.

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

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

Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F (Parking NOT available)

Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Contact Matsuyama JALT

Kiyoshi Shioiri

Work phone: 089-931-6211