Akita JALT:

Teaching Culture

Date: Saturday, July 13th, 2002 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speaker: Discussion facilitated by Helen Korengold

Description:
Brembeck states, "Learning a language without learning the culture is a good way to make a fluent fool of oneself." How do English teachers in Japan approach this topic in classroom? Discussion facilitator Helen Korengold will keep the discussion going by injecting questions when the talking dies down, pausing for audience questions, keeping discussion on track, and preventing people from monopolizing the discussion.

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

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen (500 yen for a student)

Venue: GH-300, MSU-A (Minnesota State University Akita)

Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan

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