Nagano JALT:

Communication through Drama

Date: Sunday, April 16th, 2006 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Speaker: Sue Fraser Osada

Description:
In this workshop, drama techniques and activities to develop communication skills through fluency, pronunciation, co-operative learning, confidence-building and intercultural awareness will be presented. Osada will demonstrate how drama can be effectively employed to motivate all levels and ages of FL learners, by introducing activities used in contexts as diverse as Japanese high schools, multi-lingual teacher training, young learners and non-EFL-specialist university courses. Techniques reflect a progression from discrete warm-ups to extended practice and performance. Active involvement by participants is expected in this workshop!

Osada is now teaching at Seisen University and Nagano Kosen, and conducting research into L2 communicative competence of Japanese senior high school students. Prior to settling in Japan, she worked at the Institute for Applied Language Studies (IALS), University of Edinburgh, UK, mainly involved in teacher training and ELT materials writing. Her particular interests are in attitudes to pronunciation and varieties of English, language and culture, and developing fluency through the use of Drama and Literature inFLT. She holds a M.Sc. in Applied Linguistics from Edinburgh University, and is currently working on a Doctorate of Education at University of Durham.

Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Nagano JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen

Venue: Matsumoto M-Wing, Room 4-2, across from PARCO

Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

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