Himeji JALT:

Scarcely a Ripple: Surfing the waves of student anxiety and motivation

Date: Sunday, April 17th, 2005 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Terry Fellner and Matthew Apple

Description:
Terry Fellner & Matthew Apple from Himeji Dokkyo University will present an intensive CALL program held over two weeks they developed in the summer of 2004 for a group of fourth-year low-intermediate level university students. An initial survey indicated a high level of anxiety among students regarding the use of computers to learn English. To allay student fears, a task-based curriculum structured around CALL activities utilized a wave pattern to recycle and strengthen computer and language skills. The presentation will demonstrate that through the use of daily Blogs, online concordance tasks, ranking discussions, and various online listening and grammar activities the course both decreased learner anxiety and increased motivation to learn English.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 300 yen

Venue: Hanakita Shimin Hiroba (Located directly across from Nozato Station on the Bantan Line. Plenty of free parking.) Bantan Line train leaves Himeji Station at 13:46

Location: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

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