ABSTRACT
All teachers want their students to achieve higher levels of fluency, but how to teach it, and
which classroom methods actually work? The presenter has been teaching fluency-based
speaking classes for over 20 years and will share his methods and theories to get students to
speak faster and to say more. In addition to a basic description of the essentials of his teaching
techniques, he will demonstrate some classroom activities, from the basic Answer-Question
pattern (AQp), Word Throw, and others such as Timed Speeches and, Disagreements.
Time permitting, there will also be an introduction to his Authentic Listening/Fluency Practice
website, GOLDFish365 – http://goldfish365.com/.
PRESENTER
José Domingo Cruz works on several English study projects, including his main venture,
“GOLDFish365”. Cruz is author of the soon-to-be-published, “ZOOM for Educators”. He helped
create the protocols for and led the team of volunteer Room Hosts that guided the
presentations (The Fire Station) during the PANSig and JALT National conferences of 2020.
Cruz is a leading member of Online Teaching Japan, where he and David Juteau hosted
episodes of “OTJtv”. Cruz is from Canada, and is a veteran university instructor and Japan
resident, specializing in fluency instruction and authentic materials creation.
The presentation will be May 18th 2024 from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
This will be an online event (Zoom -Akita JALT members with be sent a Zoom link for the presentation)
All others who would like to join can Email Akita jalt at akita@jalt.org
