Kobe JALT:

CLT in ELT in Vietnamese Schools: Reality and Solutions

Date: Friday, November 7th, 2008 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Speaker: Tran Van Phuoc

Description:
The research analyzes 5 aspects and 38 problems related to
(1) teachers' understanding of CLT in ELT and their actual performance in the classroom,
(2) teachers' organization of teaching activities in class,
(3) existing textbooks and teaching-learning materials,
(4) teaching facilities, and
(5) teachers' suggestions.
The presenter goes on to reaffirm the on-going application of CLT and presents some realistic solutions, namely
(1) re-understanding about the principles of CLT,
(2) a methodology appropriate to the Vietnamese context, and
(3) an interlingual Vietnamese-English.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1000 yen

Venue: 8th floor room 4, Kobe International House (Kokusai Kaikan) Gokodori 8-1-6, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0087. Tel: 078-231-8161

Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

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