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| Title | "A Pilot test on Japanese particles using authentic materials" |
| Body | From: "Keiko Schneider" Info Page: <http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/35thbenkyoukai.html> Andy Vajirasarn "A Pilot test on Japanese particles using authentic materials" July 19th (Saturday), 2003 at 10am PDT July 19th (Saturday) 7am Hawaii, noon CDT, 1pm EDT, 5pm GMT, 6pm London, July 20th (Sunday) 2am Japan, 3am Sydney, 5am New Zealand, if this calculation is correct. To be sure, please go to Timezone Converter (<http://www.timezoneconverter.com/>) How long? For about 50 minutes Whos is the invited speaker? Andy Vajirasarn Andy Vajirasarn is a second generation Thai-American who started studying French from the age of 12 and Japanese from the age of 19. At UCLA, Vajirasarn studied French and Japanese, obtaining a BA in French. After six years of teaching English, French, and Japanese in Japan, he returned to California to obtain an MA in Teaching Foreign Languages (French and Japanese) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. For the 2001-2002 academic year, he taught and researched in France as an English teaching assistant under the Fulbright/French Government-sponsored Assistant de Langue Vivant program. He is currently living, teaching, and researching in Japan as adjunct faculty at Soka University, Soka Women's College, and Nippon Engineering College of Hachoji. (His current research interest is in SLA with international students in Japan studying at an intensive Japanese language program.) Short description of the presentation This paper describes the Japanese L2 (English L1) author's efforts in designing, piloting, analyzing, and rewriting a Japanese language test in the French L1 context, using an authentic material (extracts from a magazine articles). What is going to happen? Ito sensei's paper is at <http://andysensei.tripod.com/jtestpaper.htm> So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN with the new interface. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Andy sensei and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English. Where? TAPPED IN is letting us use their space. Please go to <http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/35thbenkyoukai.html> for detailed Guest log in info. No sign up necessary. Please log in a few minutes early to get used to the environment or do practice before the actual session. Can I use Japanese? TAPPED IN can't yet show Japanese even if user computer is Japanese capable. If I can't attend? If I am too sleepy? The log of the event will be available in PDF format after several days after the event. Please visit: <http://www.tappedin.org/transcripts/artshumanities/> Please send any question to the Manager of senseiOnline at senseionline-owner@yahoogroups.com I look forward to seeing you all! Sincerely yours, Keiko Schneider -- Keiko Schneider Manager, SenseiOnline: senseionline-owner@yahoogroups.com senseiOnline Info Page http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/senseiOnline.html |
| Source | Andy Vajirasarn |
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