Oxford University Press:

The Need to Read Workshop

Date: Tuesday, February 10th, 2004 Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker: Nick Bullard (Publishing Manager, Oxford Graded Readers) and Bill Bowler (Series Editor, Dominoes Graded Readers)

Description:
Doors open for registration from 6:00 (18:00).

Presenter 1 (18:30-19:15):
Nick Bullard (Publishing Manager, Oxford Graded Readers)
Presentation Title: Graded Readers and Extensive Reading in ELT
Extensive reading with graded materials gives students the opportunity to see a communicative use of language learned in a more formal setting. In this talk, Nick Bullard looks at how such materials are best introduced to a class.
Presenter 2 (19:45-20:30):
Bill Bowler (Series Editor, Dominoes Graded Readers)
Presentation Title: Bill's Bag of Reading Tricks: Bridging the gap between Intensive and Extensive Reading
Build student motivation before reading. Use different activities to check comprehension, activization of vocabulary, and student response. Bill Bowler's practical 'box of reading tricks' is useful inside and outside class.

Cost: free

Venue: Hamamatsu Chiiki Joho Center