The 3rd Summer Seminar 2002 at MSU-A Report about what we learned in the seminar Effective Learning and Teaching Strategies "Everybody is Born to Learn!" Prof. Jarrett D. Ragan Jr. with 11 eager learners who participated in the seminar the 1st day

Hello to the 11 participants!

How are you doing? Hope everything is enjoyable.

Do me a favor, will you? Send your reports or anything about the seminar to me by email for these pages, please. Thanks.

Your friend,
Takeshi (September 21, 2002)

Miki Kato sent in her report about the seminar in Japanese. Miki's report

The participants introduced themselves. In his introduction Prof. Dave Ragan, who facilitated the seminar, talked that he was 39 years old. Strange I thought! I had thought that he was older than 39, but wasn't sure. Dave added that he was having the 12th anniversary (of his 39th birthday) this year. :-) That means his real age is 51 years old. Anyway he almost fooled us for a moment. Everybody laughed.

After Dave's introduction, all the participants made a speech introducing her/himself.

Click the picture to make it bigger.

"I love Misteakes!" is a slogan of the seminar. The humorous saying was originally made by Tim Murphy, who is the author of a wonderful book, "Language Hungry" (soft cover, price $16.50). I like the book and his ideas in it. Tim Murphy's website is here. The following book review on the book I've found on the net. "...This book shows you how to have more fun learning, turn on your brain, feel passionate about learning, get in touch with your emotions, use exciting new strategies, set goals, construct your own learning environment, and take action regularly to be involved in your own personal development... "

The seminar we are having seems to have the similar objective because Dave Ragan believes that every human being is Born to Learn and that learning should be successful if it's done properly. And we, the participants, are going to learn all about learning throughout this seminar. Everybody looks excited.

Everybody is introducing her/himself to others in a fun way!

An interesting workshop begins already on the first day!


Click to see each picture in a bigger size!



Go to the 2nd day -- more pictures and stories Click here.



Read a poem Takeshi made for English Teaching Lovers Click here

Summer Seminar related pages:
summer seminar
the 1st day
the 2nd day
the 3rd day
the 4th day
the 5th day-1
the 5th day-2
the 5th day-3
my poem

(Below is my email sent to the participants on August 12, 2002)
Dear the MSU-A seminar participants,

Hello, friends. Hope you are having good "obon" holidays and/or summer break.

I've started putting some pictures and reports of the seminar on my website. It will take for a while to get it finished.

This is what I think. I would like you -- each and every one of you -- to write something on the webpage because the seminar belongs to us all! Please write and send me anything you'd like to add to the page. Any kinds of your reports, comments, etc. about the seminar will be welcome. You could write about your learning/teaching English or about yourself, too.

Don't think the page is only a serious and academic one. It is a very casual one as well. It must be interesting and/or a lot of fun to read. There is no deadline for your contribution. Write anything when you feel like writing and send it to me. It's quite OK you write a short stuff and keep sending me separately. Thank you.

the URL of the page:
http://www.edinet.ne.jp/~takeshis/summersemi.htm#summerseminar

Or click "summer seminar" on the homepage and go to the page:
http://www.edinet.ne.jp/~takeshis/

Takeshi
PS: The certificate of the seminar is not printed yet. Most probably Dave Ragan is still having a problem about the printer. I will let you know when it is ready.

PPS: This is not being sent to Megumi Murakami and Miyoko Ogasawara. Will somebody tell them?
Hi everyone,


(Below is my email sent to the participants on August 2, 2002)
Everyone's speech and presentation was great! I will listen to you again through my tape recorder.

Just back home from MSU-A. Already I am starting to miss you because I know I won't see you tomorrow. ;-)

We had a great time, didn't we? This is just a quick note to say "thank you" and "otsukare-sama-deshita" to each one of you. I've also wanted to send you my poem. Dave kindly changed some words. It would be great if you could help me make it better. You know we've learned that we are born to learn and make what we've learned better everyday! Any opinions or suggestions?

"Toriisogi orei made" Soon I will be writing to you again.
Takeshi

PS: I don't have email address of Megumi and Miyoko. Anybody can help me?

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