Gunma JALT:

Creating a Textbook for the Teaching of English for Science and Technology

Date: Sunday, October 31st, 2004 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Tom Goodier, Nodai Niko High School

Description:
This presentation gives the pedagogical considerations and the rationale for the textbook DISCOVER - English Communication for Science, Technology, and the Environment. Author Tom Goodier talks about the textbook's format, the content incorporated, and the methodologies utilized to develop communicative proficiency. There will also be an opportunity to carry out activities and tasks contained in the textbook. Tom Goodier, educated in England, has a background in Engineering & Computer Technology. He began his TEFL career in Hong Kong in 1988. He has been in Japan since 1989 teaching English at high schools and colleges. He is currently a full time teacher at Nodai Niko High School. He got his masters degree in Applied Linguistics from The University of Southern Queensland. His first EFL textbook was published in 2003. He is a member of IATEFL and JALT.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen (students: 200 yen)

Venue: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku) AV-2 room 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi Tel: 027-265-0111

Location: Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

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