Inspire Or Perspire? Getting Students Speaking, followed by end of year "Boon"enkai
This presentation will introduce the audience to a number of strategies that can help break the silence in the Japanese classroom and get students engaging in meaningful communication. Audience members will be asked to try out a number of tried and tested speaking activities and also be encouraged to share their ideas for getting students talking to one another in the L2. Inspire is a listening and speaking course with additional content reading designed to create a richer speaking experience. The spectacular National Geographic photos and video provide enduring images that inspire learners to discover the world in all its brilliance.
Andy Boon is an associate professor in the faculty of humanities at Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo. He has been teaching in Japan for over 17 years. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Aston University. He has been an active member of JALT since 2004, has presented at numerous conferences, and has published several articles on teacher development, motivation, and methodology. He is also co-author of Inspire; a 3-level listening and speaking coursebook (Cengage Learning, 2013-14).
This event is co-sponsored by Cengage, Nara JALT and Osaka JALT and will be followed by an end of year "Boon"enkai party at a nearby restaurant, with live guitar by Andy Boon himself and a singalong that is not to be missed. Start time approx 6.30 pm. Full details to follow closer to the date. 3500 yen for JALT members, 4000 yen for non-members. Email us at osakajalt@gmail.com to reserve your seat.
Update Dec. 10: the "Boon"enkai dinner party is fully booked with a short waiting list of folks that may head to another nearby restaurant if necessary, so do come to the event and expect to join us at one of the parties happening afterwards!
Monday, November 30, 2015 at 2:23AM