Toyohashi JALT:

Theater in the English Language Classroom: Learning Through Play

Date: Sunday, October 16th, 2005 Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Emily Roehl and the Nagoya Players

Description:
This is a presentation on how to utilize a number of theatre games as icebreakers and language building tools in the English classroom. In particular, the presentation will focus on role-playing and mimicry as integral parts of the language learning process. Excerpts from the Nagoya Players' upcoming production of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" will be presented as a means of highlighting the power of word play both in drama and in the language learning experience.

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

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

Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543

Location: Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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Website: www.kokusai.aichi-edu.ac.jp/jalttoyohashi/main.html