Peter Lutes Presentation 23 February

Title: Utilizing Task Based Learning & Project Based Learning in the classroom
Location: Miyazaki Municipal University, Room 310
Saturday, 3-5pm, 23 February 2013
Free and open to all interested parties

Overview: Task Based Learning (TBL) and Project Based Learning (PBL) can be effective in maintaining student motivation, interest and engagement in the classroom, a challenge facing most educators. TBL & PBL ask students to complete tasks or projects in the target language rather than studying the target language and students have the opportunity to experience the target language in a more natural and practical context, directly related to their educational and professional needs and goals. However, the development and implementation of a TBL or PBL course offers a wide variety of challenges.

In this session, the presenter will offer a working definition of task based learning & project based learning, outline a project based course that he developed and discuss how he addressed practical issues such as classroom & time management, grading, evaluation and syllabus design. He will also share some of the techniques and approaches that have been particularly effective in the classroom.

Presenter Bio: Peter Lutes is an Associate Professor at Kagawa National University, Japan, holds a Master of Applied Linguistics, TESOL certification, and is a candidate for a doctorate in communication. He has been teaching for over 20 years. His research interests include curriculum development, English for Specific Purposes, Task Based Learning and world Englishes.

Using PechaKucha 20X20 format in the language classroom

Sylvan Payne, Christopher Hoskins
International Christian University
Presentation Title: Using PechaKucha 20X20 format in the language classroom
Miyazaki International College, MIC-1, Room 524
19 March, 3 to 5pm

Tired of sitting through aimless, endless, ill-prepared student presentations? PechaKucha could help put a little oomph into a tired exercise. The PechaKucha format is comprised of a presentation with 20 automatically advancing slides, 20 seconds each: total 6'40". This workshop will show how the format was successfully adapted for the university language classroom. The presenters will show examples of finished work, talk about the pros, cons, challenges and rewards of the format, share student feedback on the experience and discuss future plans.

Welcome to the new MiyaJALT home page

Welcome to the new JALT Miyazaki home page. The Frontier server that's been running our MiyaJALT home page has some serious problems, hence we've moved. I'll be updating content, and adding links to this site over the next few days.

Hugh Nicoll, Miyazaki Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching