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HomeWhat Do We Know about English Education at Elementary Schools?
Sunday, January 24th, 2010, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Various Speakers
JOINT SEMINAR
Hosting organizations: Tenri University, Nara JALT, KELES (Kansai English Language Education Society) Nara Chapter, NET Forum
Presentation 1) 1:20 - 2:30pm "Connecting Elementary School English to Junior High School English"
by Nobuyoshi Osawa (Takada Nishi Junior High School)
Presentation 2) 2:40 - 3:50pm "Our Favorite English Language Activities for Elementary School"
by Steven Nishida (Nara Institute of Science and Technology) and Ann Mayeda (Osaka Shoin Women's University)
Co-Coordinators of the MEXT-funded Manabinaoshi Practical Teacher Training program at Osaka Shoin Women's University.
In this workshop the presenters will outline a few of their favorite activities for promoting communication in elementary school English classes. We will briefly look at the build up of a lesson and each activity in terms of what is being taught, what is being learned, and the way in which each sequence promotes some form of authentic communication.
Lecture 4:00 - 5:30pm "Language Acquisition and Use in Children and Adults"
by Shigenori Wakabayashi (Chuou University)
Snack Party 5:40 - 6:50pm
For further details or to register, please contact Hidetami Nakai of Tenri University at: h-nakai@sta.tenri-u.ac.jp (Just write your name and "I will attend.")
DIRECTIONS: For directions to the event, please refer to Tenri University's official website.
Organization: Nara Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Nara JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen
Venue: Tenri University Somanouchi Campus
Location: Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan
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