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Sunday, March 18th, 2001
Motivating Learners of English of all Ages
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Alastair Lamond, Thomson Learning Japan
Organization: Fukui Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture
Short description: Learning a language provides special challenges for all of us, regardless of age! This presentation deals with various practical approaches to encourage active communication, thereby allowing students to learn by doing.
Do It Yourself! Games From the 100 yen Shop
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Chris Hunt, JALT Teaching Children SIG
Organization: Kanazawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Short description: Games are an essential element in the process of helping children acquire a second language. Yet commercially produced games are notoriously expensive and almost exclusively competitive.
Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook
Time:
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Organization: Saitama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
Short description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a "Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities," to provide support to teachers.
