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ABSTRACT
“Fifty-Fifty” is a three-level
course in communicative English that focuses on developing listening and
speaking ability at the upper-beginning to intermediate levels. Although
appropriate for classes of any size, the course is primarily designed for
use in large classes where “student-talking” time is usually very limited.
The course features a wide variety of inventive pair and group activities
which are designed to reduce learner anxiety and promote language acquisition
via meaningful and entertaining tasks. After a brief introduction to the
course
as a whole, the co-author will present a typical unit outline and ask the
audience to participate in sample listening and speaking activities that
will demonstrate the special character that has made the course a favorite
with teachers and students around the world.
PRESENTER
BIOGRAPHY
Roger Barnard is a professor
in the Department of General Education at Tama Art University, Tokyo, where
he teaches general conversational English and content courses for graphic
design and fine art students. He has an MA in Linguistics (TESOL)
from the University of Surrey (UK), and the RSA Diploma in TEFL.
He is co-author (with Warren Wilson) of the Fifty-Fifty series (Prentice-Hall),
and also writes textbooks for Oxford University Press. He has taught
in Japan for over twenty years, and is especially interested in content
course design and the role of memory in language learning.
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