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2009 Workshop for Teachers of Japanese

Friday, 19 June 2009
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
International Center, 3rd Floor
MSU Campus, East Lansing

This one-day workshop for teachers of Japanese will provide information about best practices, methodology and pedagogy, assessment, materials, and more. Teachers of Japanese as a foreign language from K-12 schools, heritage schools and programs, and institutions of higher education are welcome to attend. The workshop is free, though participant registration is required. Breaks and lunch will also be provided

Schedule of Event

9:30 – 10:00 AM: check in
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Plenary Presentation by Anne Hooghart on the Michigan foreign language proficiency requirement (Discussant: Dawn Stark)
11:00 AM – noon: Materials and idea exchange
Noon – 12:40 PM: lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Simplified Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) training session with Dan Reed, Head of Testing and Certification at the English Language Center/Center for the Support of Language Teaching, MSU
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Wrap-up and workshop evaluation

Parking

Participants can park in the lot adjacent to the International Center off of Shaw Lane (between the International Center and Erickson Hall). For more information about parking and directions, please visit http://maps.msu.edu/.

Registration

The workshop is free, but participants must be registered by Wednesday, 10 June 2009. For the registration form, please click here here.

Registrations can be submitted to Kitty Douglass, program development assistant for the Asian Studies Center, by any of the following methods:

  • Email: gabele@msu.edu
  • Fax: attn. to Kitty, at 517-432-2659
  • Mail: 301 International Center, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035

Contact Information

For more information, or to request special accommodations due to a disability, please contact:

Kitty Douglass
Program Development Assistant
Asian Studies Center
Phone: 517-353-1680
Email: gabele@msu.edu