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Saturday, November 11th, 2006, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Mitsue Allen-Tamai, Bunkyo Gakuin University
Temple University Japan Distinguished Lecturer Seminar at Fukuoka: English Education 651: Teaching English to Young Learners (1 credit hour).
The first three hours of this seminar are free and open to the public. The entire weekend seminar is free for M.Ed., M.S.Ed., and Ed.D. alumni of Temple University Japan; the fee for other weekend auditors is 12,000 yen.
This weekend seminar will provide an introduction to theory and practice in the teaching of a second language to young learners, dealing especially with English education for Japanese children. It will begin with a brief overview of the current situation concerning the implementation of English activities in Japanese public elementary schools and will move to a discussion of the most important points in teaching English to young learners.
The objectives of the course are 1) to develop an understanding of first and second language acquisition in young learners and 2) to develop a working knowledge of methodologies and classroom practices for teaching a second language to children.
Course topics will include 1) developmental psychology, 2) learning theories, 3) the critical period hypothesis, 4) language development, and 5) literacy development, as well as some practical issues such as 6) a content-based learning approach, 7) total physical response, 8) songs and chants, 9) storytelling, and 10) games.
Schedule: Saturday, November 11, from 2:00 - 5:00 (free and open to th public) and 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 12, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 until 5:00 p.m.
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Fukuoka JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: See details in the description.
Non-members: Free (2:00-5:00 Saturday)
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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