picture album page 1 - the 1st meeting of 2014
March
Guest speakers: Tomohisa Machida
Date: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
Topic: Teachers' reactions to team-teaching with ALTs and an example of a teacher training session
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: Yugakusha
14 people attended
| Chapter
Report (to be printed in The Language Teacher) Guest speaker: Tomohisa Machida |
| AKITA – March 2014 – Teachers’ reaction to team-teaching with ALTs and an example of a teacher training session – Tomohisa Machida, Akita International University. The presenter conducted (and will continue conducting) short-term teacher training programs for local elementary school teachers who are currently teaching or who will be teaching English. Several teaching styles, including team-teaching, were analyzed based on his previous research. Then the presenter provided some discussion questions, so that the participants were able to more deeply grasp the key issues that surround team-teaching. In the final part of the session, the presenter showed a well-organized example of a teacher-training program. The participants saw how ‘anxious’ elementary school teachers could be changed into ‘confident’ ones by employing his program. This presentation was an excellent learning opportunity for teachers who are interested in both team-teaching and motivation issues. |
| Reported by Mamoru “Bobby” Takahashi |
AKITA JALT meetings in 2014
picture album page 1 - the 2nd meeting of 2014
April
Guest speakers: Jonathan Stimmer
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Topic: Exploring English and Foreign languages in the Elementary School Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: Join-us
10 people attended
| Chapter
Report (to be printed in The Language Teacher) Guest speaker: Jonathan Stimmer |
| AKITA – April 2014 – Exploring English and Foreign languages in the Elementary School Classroom – Jonathan Stimmer, Mitane-cho Board of Education. In 2011 English and Foreign language became a mandatory subject in Elementary school education. Many schools are already teaching English from 1st year to 6th year. First the presenter illustrated the problems ALT’s experience working with JTEs and also gave examples of how to overcome the most common of them. Some of the questions were: “How can these schools go beyond textbooks?” “Where does one start when teaching younger grade levels when there are no textbooks and no set curriculum for teaching English and Foreign language?” This presentation not only addressed these questions and others, but it also explored quite a few facets of English and foreign languages education in elementary schools. Extensive Q &A accompanied every topic that was covered. |
| Reported by Stephen Shucarti |
AKITA JALT meetings in 2014
picture album page 1 - the 3rd meeting of 2014
May
Guest speakers: Chris Sato, Windsor English School
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2014
Topic: Creativity in the EFL classroom: creating and adapting original material to the needs and interests of different students
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Place: Yugakusha
9 people attended
| Chapter
Report (to be printed in The Language Teacher) Guest speaker: Chris Sato |
| AKITA – May 2014 – Creativity in the EFL classroom: creating and adapting original material to the needs and interests of different students - Chris Sato, Windsor English School. This presentation was divided in two parts: an introduction and then a workshop. The first part explained the challenges of running a one-teacher school with all types of student: from young children to adults. Several examples from the US TV show “Mad Men” were used to illustrate the advantages and pitfalls of creativity, then an example utilizing original material was presented The second part drew on recent experiences of creating original materials, and adapting them to each of the classes. The audience was divided into groups and given a range of authentic stories taken from the Internet. Each group had to use their imagination to adapt the material to a learning experience for a specific class. The presentation ended with a lively Q & A session. |
| Reported by Stephen Shucarti |
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