As many of you may know, the Junior Senior High SIG is proud to be one of the organizations participating at Nakasendo 2009. In addition to supporting the event, a SIG member will be presenting at the conference. The details of her presentation is below:

Carolyn Pieroway (Yakumo Academy) - "Teaching English in English"

 Japanese students of English have limited time in their English classes to acquire English skills. Moreover, being in a foreign language learning environment makes it even more difficult to increase exposure to English by using it outside the classroom. Both are good reasons for having English classes taught in English, but how can this be implemented and effective? This presentation will introduce reasons for teaching English classes in English and demonstrate some practical ways we can introduce English into junior high school classes. The presentation should be useful for Japanese teachers who want to use English in the classroom and also for foreign teachers who want to help Japanese colleagues build confidence to use more English in their lessons.

For more details about Nakasando 2009 (including pre-registration), visit the conference website