Oxford Teaching Workshop Series 2024

Nagoya

Sunday, 3 March 2024[Doors Open] 10:00

1-18-22 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya

Program

10:30 - 11:20

What Oxford Reading Club Made Possible
– Practical Examples and the Effects

Rieko Yoshida and Makiko Yagishita
11:40 - 12:30

Building a Brighter Classroom for a Better Future

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
12:30 - 13:30

- Break -
13:30 - 14:20

Bring English to Life with Animated Stories

Rob Peacock
14:40 - 15:30

Effective English Education using ICT Tools

Naoki Nakamura
15:30 - 16:00

Book display

*Presentations mainly in English. Content is subject to change without prior notice.

Makiko Yagishita (Sagami Women's University Elementary School): Makiko began teaching English at Showa Women’s University Elementary School in 2004 while working at the university’s Center for International Exchange. She was the English supervisor on the NHK children’s show, Eigo de Ganko-chan. Currently, she is an English teacher at Sagami Women’s University Elementary School, a part-time lecturer at Otsuma Women’s University and Showa Women’s University, and an instructor at the Foreign Language Division of Machida City Elementary School Education Study Group.

PresentationWhat Oxford Reading Club Made Possible – Practical Examples and the Effects: At Sagami Women's University Elementary School, all 3rd graders and above have joined Oxford Reading Club(ORC) . Classroom “English Time” on Friday mornings has been expanded to include extensive reading activities using ORC, and 5th graders held a "Let's be storytellers!" presentation using ORC at the end of the school year. In this session, we will share our experience of implementing Oxford Reading Club, the results, and our learnings.

Rieko Yoshida (Sagami Women's University Elementary School): Rieko graduated from Tsuda University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences with a major in English literature. Having worked as an English teacher for about 25 years in private junior and senior high schools, she transferred to Sagami Women's University Elementary School in 2022. She is Head of the English Department. In this capacity, she is responsible for phonics classes, focusing on receptive skills through listening and reading activities. In 2023, she adopted Oxford Reading Club as one of the supplementary materials for 3rd to 6th graders, put it into daily lessons and English activities as one of the authentic materials in English.

PresentationWhat Oxford Reading Club Made Possible – Practical Examples and the Effects: Joint presentation with Makiko Yagishita. Details above.

Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto(Co-author, Let’s Go): Barbara is co-author of the bestselling Let's Go series, and director of the International Teacher Development Institute (www.iTDi.pro). She is an English Language Specialist with the U.S. State Department, and has conducted teacher training workshops in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and online.

PresentationBuilding a Brighter Classroom for a Better Future: The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a great source of material to help students develop critical and creative thinking skills, especially the nuanced thinking skills they will need when faced with choices that are not always clearly good or bad. In this presentation, we will explore ways to teach students about environmental impact, recycling, and repurposing. We will also look at some useful ideas and strategies to integrate the SDGs into your curriculum and introduce you to the new AI-powered tools for Let’s Go. Join us to learn how to make your classroom more engaging and sustainable with the Global Goals.

Rob Peacock(Oxford University Press, Educational Services Consultant): Rob works at Oxford University Press as an Educational Services Consultant and course coordinator of the Oxford Teachers' Academy. He has spent over 20 years in Japan teaching students of all ages as well as providing teacher support and workshops.

PresentationBring English to Life with Animated Stories: Children love stories, and short animations help them to learn language, values, life lessons, and much more. Join us to enjoy some entertaining video material from our brand-new courses, Shine On! Plus and Buzz, and classroom activities to get the most out of story-telling in the primary classroom.

Naoki Nakamura(Kenmei Gakuin Elementary School)): Naoki studied practical English teaching methods at Kansai University of Foreign Studies and Arizona State University. In 1992, he started teaching at ECC Foreign Language Institute, where his students ranged from elementary school children to adult learners. He taught classes on English conversation, English proficiency test preparation, and university entrance exam preparation, and was also in charge of instructor training. In 2010, he joined Kenmei Gakuin as Director of the Global Education Center. In addition to his teaching duties, he created the institute’s English education curriculum for its Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior, and Senior High schools based on the global standard CEFR. In his current position as Head of English at Kenmei Gakuin Elementary School, he teaches classes and preparation lessons for English proficiency exams with the aim that 80% of students attain CEFR Level A1 by graduation. Furthermore, in collaboration with universities, he measures the effectiveness of teaching methods on language learning using the Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching (COLT) Observation Scheme.

PresentationEffective English Education using ICT Tools: The English curriculum at my elementary school has been designed to provide a bridge to Junior High School. Using Everybody Up levels 1-4 with grades 1 to 4, and Get Ahead level 1 with grades 5 and 6, the classes with grades 3 to 6 begin with what the students learned in kindergarten. We aim to balance output and input, improve all four skills and self-expression, and utilize digital tools like ebooks and Online Practice to unite learning at school and home. We are developing pattern practices around the four skills that help students learn and improve their English naturally. In this session, I will demonstrate my teaching methods and suggest ways to make the most of teaching materials. Finally, I will share the results of what our methodologies have had on students’ TOEFL and Eiken tests.