Methodologies

Quote: "Effective classroom management is not about rewards and punishments. Effective classroom management is about the teacher keeping the students actively involved in the entire lesson."

– Adam Waxler

• Culture Shock
• English Education in Japan
• Japan: Conflict & Control
• Japanese Roots
• Japan In Five Minutes
• Mistakes Are Good
• Polite Fiction
• Reverse Culture Shock
• The Competent Employee
• Training Issues in a U.S./Japan Joint Venture

 

Coming...

• Comparison of Englishes: word choices, accents, grammar, spellings, etc
• History of romaji: 3 romaji alphabets, which do we use?
• Organizational Chaos Theory
• Phonics vs. IPA (International Phonetical Alphabet)
• Wasei-eigo (made-in-Japan words) vs. Gairai-go (borrowed words)