Monthly Program
JULY PROGRAM 2011年7月25日(月) 19:00-21:00 プログラム/PROGRAM: 講師/PRESENTER: 場所/PLACE: 言語/LANGUAGE: 定例会費/FEE: Members, Student members Free 会員入会・特典はこちら (Membership & benefits) プログラム内容/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: In theory, English language teachers in Japan should be leaders in intercultural education. English is considered a tool for internationalization and students are often interested in intercultural experiences. Many teachers struggle, however, to include cultural content in their classes. The result is that millions of students get little intercultural education in their years of foreign language study. This presentation will introduce an approach to overcome this “language and culture gap.” It will focus on ways teachers can redefine the goals of language teaching to include cultural learning. Concrete examples of how this can be done, including materials samples, will be introduced. Examples of a university English education curriculum based on this approach will be discussed. 講師/PRESENTER: Born in California, Joseph Shaules (PhD) has worked in language and intercultural education for more than 20 years. He is a specially appointed associate professor at the Rikkyo Graduate School of Intercultural Communication in Tokyo. He is a successful author, with books including Identity (Oxford University Press), and Deep Culture: The Hidden Challenges of Global Living (Multilingual Matters). His most recent book is A Beginner's Guide to the Intercultural Experience (Intercultural Press). He is a co-presenter of the NHK television program English Through the News. He does intercultural training in Japan, and has lived and worked abroad (Mexico, Japan, and France) for more than 20 years. He is proficient in English, Japanese, French and Spanish. He created the PICO Intercultural Learning System and is the director of the Japan Intercultural Institute. 場所案内/How to get there?: i-Land Tower can be accessed directly from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi Line by following the underground path. From JR Shinjuku Station it is approximately a 10-minute walk. Once you get to the building, select an elevator that stops on the 4th floor. After you get off on the 4th floor, walk to the right until you get to the last door on your left.
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