Event

Oral Communication Strategies for Japanese EFL Learners

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Speaker: Yasuo Nakatani, Nakamura Gakuen University

This workshop explores the applicability of Oral Communication Strategies (OCS) in order to improve Japanese EFL learners' proficiency. First, Dr. Nakatani will describe and demonstrate how OCS can be used to apply principles of language learning in order to help learners to develop their interaction skills. Participants will then experience a scenario activity which facilitates learners' use of OCS firsthand. A discussion on the effective organisation of the strategic training will follow, with helpful hints on how to design, create effective lessons in your classroom. Participants will have the chance to brainstorm ideas for creating their own.

Bio: Dr. Yasuo Nakatani is Associate Professor of the Faculty of Business, Marketing and Distribution at Nakamura Gakuen University, Japan. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied English Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, U.K. He was the visiting scholar in the Department of Educational Studies at University of Oxford in 2002. He earned his MA in Applied English Linguistics at Macquarie University and TESOL Certificate at Georgetown University. He has published his papers in The Modern Language Journal 2005 and 2006. He is the co-author of Language Learner Strategies: 30 years of Research and Practice (Oxford University Press).

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen

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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