AKITA JALT meetings in 2009
picture album page 2 - the 3rd meeting of 2009
May
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Guest speaker: Jon Dujmovich
Date: May 23rd, 2009
Title: From Curiosity to Competency: Intercultural Activities for the ESL/EFL classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: AIU (Akita International University)
Room: B-103

13 people attended.

Chapter Report (to be printed in The Language Teacher) Guest speaker: Jon Dujmovich AKITA – May 2009 - From Curiosity to Competency: Intercultural Activities for the ESL/EFL classroom - Jon Dujmovich. Language educators often speak of using techniques and activities appropriate for each stage of language learning. But when it comes to incorporating cultural learning in the language lessons, there is usually very little consideration given to the learners' developmental stage of intercultural learning. The consequences of ill-matched activities can lead to reaffirmed or deeper cultural misunderstandings, and little or no growth in intercultural competency. This was a workshop presentation that demonstrated how to incorporate culture-based activities into the ESL/EFL classroom. A "World Trivia" activity was the opening act, and then the background of Intercultural communications theory and methodology was presented. This was followed by a detailed examination of a successful Intercultural class for junior high school students, and the JALT members enjoyed more hands-on activities as a fine wrap-up to an interesting and informative presentation. Reported by Stephen Shucart

AKITA JALT meetings in 2009
picture album page 2 - the 4th meeting of 2009
June
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Guest speaker: Dr. John F. Fanselow
Date: June 20th, 2009
Title: Try the opposite!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: AIU (Akita International University)
Room: B-103

14 people attended.

Chapter Report (to be printed in The Language Teacher) Guest speaker: John F. Fanselow AKITA – AKITA – – June 2009 - Try the opposite! - Dr. John F. Fanselow. During the workshop, the presenter had the audience pretend that they were teaching at a school with the admonition TRY THE OPPOSITE! displayed in every classroom. Dr. Fanselow then went on to engage the audience in a unique demonstration of his revolutionary teaching philosophy. Throughout the workshop, he generated numerous ways to follow that admonition to ensure that the alternative practices were related to day-to-day teaching. One of the central goals of the workshop was to illustrate ways the participants could generate alternative activities with whatever textbooks they were using. The entire workshop was a hands-on proposition, and all who attended came away with a new perspective on their Task-based teaching activities. Reported by Stephen Shucart

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