Okayama JALT:

Two Presentations: Grammar Dictation; Rock Music

Date: Sunday, November 20th, 2005 Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Shirley Leane, Scott Gardner and Ian Nakamura

Description:
In Grammar Dictation, Shirley Leane explains that grammar dictation is quite different from traditional dictation in that it is a type of information gap activity that requires the learners to interact with each other to complete the task. It requires students to be actively involved in the lesson. Leane will explain the procedure of a grammar dictation activity, then demonstrate a typical lesson that she hopes will be both challenging and fun for the participants. Afterwards, participants will discuss how a simplified activity could be used in your own classes.

From 16:00, Scott Gardner and Ian Nakamura present Letting Rock Music Move Us in the EFL Classroom. Popular music is often touted as useful linguistic and cultural material for EFL classrooms, but it is just as often belittled for its cultural hegemony and its use as simple student entertainment. Instead of co-opting it into pre-decided classroom aims or using it as classroom filler, teachers should consider this music's original goal - to emotionally transform its audience - and through it try to convey something to their students that transcends simple language and culture study.

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

Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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