Date: 10/12, Saturday 2-5:00pm
Location: Hybrid – In person and online via Zoom
Matsumoto City, M-Wing https://maps.app.goo.gl/H8Y3M55yYbThyrR36
Fee: Free for members and online attendees, 1000 yen for non-members
Registration: https://forms.gle/2Uugjnx7figqhiPE9
To kickoff the fall semester, Nagano JALT will be hosting Darren Elliott from Nanzan as he shares a presentation on media production in the classroom.
Abstract
The activities and tasks assigned in oral communication classes at Japanese universities tend to fall into three broad categories; namely general conversation, and quasi-academic presentation or debate. Each of these is important, but there are so many more ‘language event’ types. In this workshop, the presenter will describe how to expand the range of genres accessed by learners by outlining a three-step cycle for teaching spoken genres and video production. First, in ANALYSIS, the learners examine the purpose and structure of a specific genre, the linguistic (and non-verbal) features which support the achievement of purpose. Next the learners move to the PRODUCTION stage, in which they attempt to replicate an example of the genre, moving from scaffolded production towards independence. The final stage is ASSESSMENT, in which teachers and learners negotiate a rubric to evaluate the level of achievement.
The presenter will discuss some of the practical aspects of teaching video production (such as storyboarding, camera work, and editing), and walk through several example projects, including instructional videos, news reports, TED talks and the soap opera. Materials will be provided, and there will be time for further discussion and questions.
Bio
Darren Elliott has been teaching English since 1999, starting in conversation schools and moving into teacher training. In 2005 he returned to the UK to study for both an MA in English Language Teaching and a DELTA, and to teach pre- and in-sessional courses on a university language programme. Since 2007 he has been teaching English at universities in Nagoya, Japan. He is currently associate professor / senior language instructor at Nanzan University.
His research interests include learner autonomy, metaphor analysis as research methodology, literature in language education, and language teacher engagement in professional development. He is currently working on a content analysis of gender representation in graded readers, and working towards the thesis stage of a doctorate in education at the University of Bath.
