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The 2007 MEXT Program: Outsourcing In-Service Training; The 2007 MEXT Program: Participant Insights.

Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Melodie Cook, University of Nagasaki, Siebold; Yumiko Kose, Nagasaki Prefectural Uku High School.

For Nagasaki JALT's sixth meeting of the year, Melodie Cook will present initial findings from her research on Japanese junior and senior high school teachers of English who are sent to Canada by the Ministry of Education to receive language and pedagogical training. The presentation will focus on what kind of training participants receive and what they say they initially glean from their stay in Canada. Yumiko Kose will speak about her experiences in Canada focusing on her studies at two universities in Canada; she will talk about her experiences in language training and in pedagogical training, respectively. More information is at Nagasaki JALT's page and Nagasaki JALT's website.

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

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

Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F (this is the large white building next to Dejima Wharf and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; take #5 streetcar to Shiminbyoinmae stop, or take #1 streetcar to Dejima stop.)

Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

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