Teaching Listening Skills and Speaking Strategies
Saturday, September 1st, 2007, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Alastair Graham-Marr, author of Communication Spotlight, will explain why, and what, strategies should be taught.
Part 1 of the presentation will examine how teachers can go beyond giving practice in listening and actually teach listening skills, such as top-down predictive skills and bottom-up decoding skills.
Part 2 looks at teaching speaking strategies: confirming or clarifying what we're saying and what we're hearing, showing interest, and maintaining and developing conversations.
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Okayama JALT)
Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
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