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| OCTOBER 1999 EVENT IN KAGOSHIMA JALT |
- Motivating Japanese children to be active learners
October 24, 1999 (Sunday), 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
David Paul, David English House
Japanese students generally begin learning English with enthusiasm and curiosity
but often become passive learners who wait to receive know- ledge from their teachers and who find it difficult
to produce English spontaneously. In this presentation, the presenter will examine how this tendency can be avoided.
He will suggest that by nurturing and strengthening elementary school children's natural curiosity and presenting
structures through student-initiated activities, we can train children to be active learners who are interested
in finding out about English for themselves, and who are capable of speaking, reading and writing English at a
high level. The presentation will be full of ideas for games and songs which work with Japanese children and include
an introduction to learning reading and writing through a simplified approach to phonics.
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