SenseiOnline presents 50th Benkyoukai (Study Forum)
KITAGAWA Toshihiko "A Student-initiated Activity to Local Community: Three Years of the Free Japanese Language Course"

November 27th (Saturday), 2004 at 5pm Turkish time
November 27th (Saturday) 5am Hawaii, 7am PST, 9am CST, 10am EST, 3pm GMT, 3pm London, November 28th (Sunday) midnight Japan, 2am Sydney, 4am New Zealand, if this calculation is correct. To be sure, please go to Timezone Converter

Featured speaker

KITAGAWA Toshihiko

Toshihiko Kitagawa is an instructor of the Department of Japanese Language Teaching, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey since October 2002. He mainly teaches teacher-training subjects such as Japanese Language Teaching Methodology, Educational Technology and Materials Development, or Seminar in Japanese Linguistics there. He also taught Japanese at Prince of Songkla University Pattani Campus in Thailand for 3 years, and the University of Aarhus in Denmark for a year. During his time in Denmark, he launched the website of the AJE. He obtained a MA in Applied Japanese Linguistics from School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in the UK, and a BA in English from Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba.

Short description of the presentation

It is often said that Japanese learners overseas hardly find a opportunity to use their Japanese ability outside classroom. In order to create an opportunity of using their Japanese, students of Japanese Major, who study in this small city of 70,000 habitant, operate free Japanese language course for local people. Through this experience, they come to be aware of "What strength and weakness they have in their Japanese" "How is teaching like" "Joy of Teaching and Learning" and their future job.

What is going to happen?

Kitagawa sensei's paper is at http://www.vesta.dti.ne.jp/~ktoshi/senseionline.html

So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Kitagawa sensei and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English.

Where to go:

This event is open to anybody who is interested in the topic. It will be at After School Online Room at http://ti2.sri.com

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