Matsuyama JALT:

(1) Reflections on Disagreements; (2) Creative Questioning: Puzzles for Pattern Practice

Date: Sunday, June 13th, 2010 Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM

Speaker: (1) Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University; (2) Simon Capper, The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing

Description:
There will be two presentations today.

Reflections on Disagreements
Carol Rinnert, Hiroshima City University (Faculty of International Studies)
This presentation reports on a self-reflective, video-based approach to teaching Japanese EFL learners to use and understand speech acts appropriately, focusing on disagreements.

Creative Questioning: Puzzles for Pattern Practise
Simon Capper, The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing
Lateral Thinking puzzles involve scenarios that require learners to discover solutions through creative questioning. This workshop demonstrates how puzzles provide meaningful question practice in a wide range of speaking classes.

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

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

Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F

Location: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

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Website: https://jalt.org/groups/chapters/matsuyama