Event

Teaching Speaking: renewing our perspectives through discourse

Tuesday, November 20th, 2001, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Speaker: Anne Burns, Macquarie University in Australia

(This presentation is followed by a second presentation.)
Anne Burns, Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University in Australia and one of the Four Corners' Speakers for JALT 2001, will conduct a workshop which considers some of the implications of a discourse perspective for teaching. Discussions will include tools of discourse analysis that can be used by teachers samples of natural data for anlaysis and suggested tasks that can be adapted for language teaching.
This event is part of the Four Corners Tours 2001, which are opportunities for JALT National Conference speakers to visit local JALT chapters throughout the country.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen (500 yen for students)

Venue: Kumamoto City International Center (Kumamoto Kokusai Kooryuu Kaikan), 5th Floor, Large Conference Room A (Ou Hiroma 'A')

Location: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

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