West Tokyo JALT:

Roles, Strategies and Skills for Activating Student Discussions

Date: Sunday, March 17th, 2002 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Speaker: Valley Peters

Description:
The conversational skills necessary for participating in a content-based classroom discussion are elusive yet crucial. Defining rolesand providing the language support necessary to exchange ideas are two elements that the presentor has found helpful for a successful classroom discussion. The presentor will share her experience in developing these skills in the junior college setting and will offer participants the opportunity to discuss how these ideas can be applied to their contexts.

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

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

Venue: Tokyo Joggakan Junior College (Minami-machida station on the Denentoshi line)

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

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Website: www.westtokyojalt.com