Sendai JALT:

English Teaching and Learning on the Internet - Current Status and Future Issues

Date: Sunday, June 24th, 2001 Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Anthony Crooks, Miyagi Univeristy of Education

Description:
Since the early 1990s, the Internet has become an increasingly viable venue for the teaching and learning of English. This communication system offers a treasure trove of materials and resources for students and teachers alike, and provides a wide variety of opportunities for English language practice and development. This meeting will examine the current status of English teaching and learning on the Internet, and will also discuss some of the resources available to those involved in this field. The latter section of this presentation will explore some of the developments in this area, especially that of on-line EFL education and teacher training. About the speaker: Anthony Crooks has been involved in the ESL/EFL field since 1988, working in Australia, Korea, Thailand and now Japan. He is currently lecturing at Miyagi Univeristy of Education and is attempting to obtain his Doctorate in TESL, concentrating on the issue of on-line teacher training for non-native speakers of English.

Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Sendai JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free (also free for TALE members)
Non-members: 1000 yen (for non-JALT and non-TALE members)

Venue: 2nd floor, Room 5, Ichibancho Shimin Center

Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

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