Integrating Skills in the Young
Learner & Teen Classroom
Saturday November 28th, 2009 @ 10:30am to 6pm
Hoseo University, Cheonan Campus
Presentation Abstracts and Presenter Bios:
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Presentation & Workshop Details:
There will be streams for very young learners, young learners & teens. Topics include using technology, reading, teaching for TOIEC and TOEFL, assessment, thinking skills, and more. Presentations will be practical and focused on skills integration in both the macro sense (4 skills) and the micro sense (skills needed to learn English as a foreign language). Featured presenters include Jake Kimball, Dr. Jounghyun Ham & David Deubelbeiss. There will be 18 different presentations & workshops throughout the day.
Keynote Speaker: Devon Thagard
Devon Thagard is co-founder of the Tokyo-based Super Simple Learning, creators of the award-winning Super Simple Songs series, used in classrooms and homes around the world. He is also co-organizer of the Kids English Education Project (K.E.E.P.), an organization created to help teachers and parents increase their competence and confidence in teaching English to young learners. As an ESL/EFL teacher for 16 years, his focus has been on helping teachers and learners of all ages approach English education with confidence. Check out http://www.supersimplesongs.com/ for more about Devon’s work.
Plenary Presentation: In his talk Devon will discuss why music is one of the most powerful tools we can use in the young learners' language classroom. Songs provide ample opportunities for active listening, pronunciation practice, oral production, meaningful reading, and more. In addition, songs allow for the introduction of language in context, encourage creative usage, and can foster a deeper level of involvement with the material. He’ll look at why and how to implement music into lessons for children of all ages, and will share many examples of songs as teaching tools.
Workshop abstract: Songs and chants can be amazingly effective learning tools with young learners. However, children can quickly lose interest when songs are too difficult. Children need comprehensible input, too! In this workshop, we’ll present tips for choosing, adapting, and introducing songs that students from preschool to elementary school will love. Come ready to sing!