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Guest speaker: Claudine Bennent
Date: December 11th, 2010
Title: Theatre Training for Teachers: Actors' Techniques Keep Language Teachers In-shape and Ready for Clas
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: AIU (Akita International University) B-103

10 people attended.

Chapter Report (to be printed in The Language Teacher) Guest speaker: Claudine Bennent AKITA – December 2010 - Theatre Training for Teachers: Actors' Techniques Keep Language Teachers In-shape and Ready for Class - Claudine Bennent. Ms. Bennent is a JET teacher from Sendai, a South African who graduated from the University of Capetown with a degree focused on the training of voice actors. This was a workshop designed to introduce participants to voice techniques and exercises used to train actors, but that have been adapted to the lifestyle and demands of teachers. We learned how to improve projection and articulation, develop a voice that students want to listen to, as well as protect voices from long-term damage. This was a very physical workshop that included lying on the floor, humming, shouting, pushing the walls, and facial self-massage among its varied activities. Since a teacher's voice is one of his or her primary tools, this workshop was quite useful, and a pleasant departure from the more academic presentations which are the norm. Reported by Stephen Shucart

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