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Japanese
Teacher Training Workshop
Cornell University's Department
of Asian Studies
Curriculum
The course focuses
upon practical issues of actually introducing the Japanese language to
non-Japanese-speaking students. It is not theoretical in nature and does
not endeavor to introduce a multitude of conflicting philosophies or
teaching techniques, nor is it a course in Japanese grammar or
linguistics. Rather, JTTW gives trainees a firm grasp of a single
methodology that can be applied in their own classrooms immediately. The
workshop also provides a sound understanding of the
pedagogically-motivated and linguistically-based rationale behind the
methodology, which has extremely wide applicability.
The core of the
course consists of actual practice teaching of a small group of students
who have never studied Japanese prior to the Workshop; however, the
trainees will also have some opportunity to observe similar teaching
techniques applied to more advanced students at a variety of levels, in
reading as well as speaking.
Text
Participants are
guided in use of the text Japanese: the Spoken Language by Jorden
and Noda. The form and content of the text are explained and
suggestions are given for appropriate use of each feature of the text.
These suggestions can be readily used with other materials of similar
nature and spirit.
Cornell Credit
The Cornell
Japanese Teacher Training Workshop is a four-week intensive workshop
consisting of four hours per day of practice teaching and instruction.
THERE WILL BE NO JTTW IN 2007. Participants register for
Japan 460, Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language, and earn four Cornell University credits
at no extra cost.
Participants who
are pursuing a degree may be able to transfer these credits to their
degree program but they should check with that program. JTTW is not a
degree program but participants successfully completing it do receive an
official Cornell certificate.
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