{"id":257,"date":"2004-07-15T11:37:25","date_gmt":"2004-07-15T11:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cosmicbuddha.com\/adam\/2004\/07\/words-about-teaching\/"},"modified":"2004-07-15T11:37:25","modified_gmt":"2004-07-15T11:37:25","slug":"words-about-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicbuddha.com\/adam\/2004\/07\/15\/words-about-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Words About Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

During my two years serving as the ALT for Ubuyama-mura, I have written some essays on teaching and compiled other resources. I took an extra interest in learning more about educational theory and how it could be applied to our work, constantly thinking about how English classes could be improved. Below are some of the materials that I was able to find(in MS Word format). I will continue to add others as I find them (I have been working on no less than 4 computers on a regular basis). Unfortunately, I can’t post most of my lessons because the files are too large…
\nEssays and Presentation Material<\/b>
\nDeath To Engrish!!! Approaches To Improving English Education<\/a>
\nMidyear Seminar Presentation: JTE and ALT Relations<\/a>
\nImproving your relationship with your ALT\/JTE<\/a>
\nThings that you need to discuss with your JTE<\/a>
\nInteractive Classroom Games And Other Resources<\/a>
\nExplanation of Halloween in Japanese and English (used for NHK special, 2002)<\/a>
\nLesson Plans and Materials<\/b>
\nRecommended Plan For the 2003-2004 School Year(Yamaga Shogakko)<\/a>
\nDirections: How To Get From Here To There (a lesson plan)<\/a>
\nLesson: Family Tree<\/a>
\nCooking (料理をする) French Toast<\/a>
\nEmergency English: How To Escape From A Sinking Car<\/a>
\nEmergency English: How To Survive An Alligator Attack<\/a>
\nSome simple English phrases<\/a>
\nChillin’ with Snoop and Parappa<\/a>
\nSports worksheet (the katakana reflects a more genuine pronunciation of English, rather than correct Japanese)<\/a>
\nOther Information<\/b>
\nVideo Games and Education (from Wired)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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