Kyoto JALT:

Community Spotlight; a model UN in a new age of social distancing

Date: Saturday, March 13th, 2021 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Speaker: Edward Escobar ( Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School) Angus McGregor (Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School)

Description:
"A Model United Nations event is a simulation of a challenging authentic environment that can provide meaningful learning contexts that go beyond the logistic and metaphysical constraints of the classroom" (Adamson, 2013).

The Kansai High School Model United Nations (KHSMUN), an annual multi-day English conference focused on current issues before the United Nations, has provided such contexts for students studying English in and around the Kansai region for 30 years; however, due to the social distancing constraints placed on events of large gatherings for the purpose of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus, the 2020KHSMUN transitioned to an online format. This presentation outlines the positives and negatives of the 2020 online format, and how the size of the cohort of participants in an online environment can affect the engagement of its participants.

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

Cost: free

Venue: bit.ly/SpotlightMarch

Location: Online, Online Events, Online Event

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