Teaching pragmatics through consciousness-raising tasks
Sunday, June 11th, 2006, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska
This seminar aims to enable participants to become aware of issues in interlanguage pragmatics, focusing on cross-cultural differences in the use of language, as well as teaching pragmatics through consciousness-raising tasks while attempting to increase students' learning motivation. The seminar consists of two parts, theoretical consideration and pedagogical application.
Organization: Chiba Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Chiba JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 1 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line. map
Location: Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan