Overview:
Meet the Maker is a program where materials writers showcase their textbooks, apps, or other creations, followed by an interview conducted by the MW SIG. The discussion highlights the materials, creative process, and business aspects of publishing.
We hope this event will be both informative for the teaching community and insightful for a wide range of materials creators and educators.
Meet the Maker:
Abstract:
Read to Write attempts to address the challenges of teaching English writing to large classes of low-level students. The main features of the book are that it offers Japanese instructions on the basic rules and norms of writing English at the sentence level, and provides extensive models of writing on a range of common topics that students can adapt to create their own sentences and paragraphs. The third edition of the book, due to be published early in 2025, will also offer additional Japanese explanations of common errors that all Japanese students are likely to make when they speak or write in English. In this presentation, I will be happy to answer questions on how this book can be (and has been) adapted for use in any educational environment, from a single class to a coordinated program with thousands of students.
Bio:
Originally from North Wales in the United Kingdom, David has been teaching English for more than 30 years. He is currently a professor in the faculty of education at Gifu University. He is the author of many books and articles in both English and Japanese for Japanese learners of English. Two of his books, published by ALC Press, made national bestseller lists. He set up BTB Press in 2009 in order to share his materials with other teachers who liked his approach and wanted to use his books with their own students.
Example Schedule:
- 00-05 TIME 5 minutes: MW SIG Introductions
- 05-35 TIME 30 minutes: Presenter gives a slideshow about the textbook or other material
- 35-65 TIME 30 minutes: Interview about the textbook/materials, the creative process, and related business issues
- 65-80 TIME 15 minutes: Open Q&A with the audience
