Welcome party for Balsamo Asian Scholar Professor Thongsouk Keomany of Laos
Come join us at Lingua World Cafe in Osaka for a casual welcome party for Professor Thongsouk Keomany of Laos, this year's Balsamo Asian Scholar, an invited speaker at JALT2018. Thongsouk has welcomed many JALT members to Laos over the years, and so we're looking forward to returning some of his hospitality on the day he arrives back in Japan.
Thongsouk has studied in Laos, Singapore, and Japan, and is currently working on his PhD at the University of Malaysia. He works at the National University of Laos, where he has been teaching under- and post-graduate students for 22 years. He was the Head of the Department of Academic Affairs for several years and now is the Deputy Head of the English Department in charge of International Programs as well as the LaoTESOL Coordinator, the LAN project Academic Advisor, and a member of the Inclusive Education Committee in the Faculty of Letters. He is the author of English Language for Lao Students, Books 3-12, which are textbooks used in all primary and secondary schools throughout Laos. He specializes in planning, evaluation and curriculum design, and believes that the Principles and Maxims of Teaching from NKOWN to UNKNOWN can help learners improve their ability to study, particularly in inclusive classrooms.
Lingua World Cafe is a much loved and very laid back Canadian style place known for it's friendly atmosphere, craft beers, coffees, and sandwiches. It's a short walk from Exit 5 of Tanimachikyuchome metro station or Kintetsu Uehonmachi station. We plan to be there for a few hours from about 6:30 or so, but feel free to join us whenever is convenient, for as long or as short as you have time. To help us and the cafe have a better idea of how many to plan for, please RSVP using this link by Thursday evening. It's sure to be a wonderful evening.
Friday, November 16, 2018 at 8:26AM