Agenda for June 5

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Foreign language teaching/learning 2003

• Session 9

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Agenda for June 5

• Warm-up game
• Attendance check
• Some Addition to Section 1
• Section 2
• Announcements
• A Lecture by Prof. OBrien
• Chapel Talk (June 10)

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Eulogy by his son
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Scenario 3

• In some countries

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Basic terms

• Immersion-Immerse
• From Latin immergere to plunge or dip into a
  liquid, or involve deeply
• Teach school subjects in a target language
• Francophone
• Native speaker of French
• Anglophone
• Native speaker of English in a area where two
  official languages exist

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3 Types of immersion

• A. Early (total) immersion
• Entirely in French from kindergarten
• English is introduced in grade 2, 3 or 4
• At the grade 6-8, approximately half the school
  days is in French and half in English

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(Cont.)

• B. Partial immersion
• Spend 50 of their time studying in French
• From kindergarten or grade through Grade 8
• C. Late immersion
• 50 of subjects in French for 1-2 years
• Beginning from grade 6 or 8

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Lets think

• 1. How much exposure are total immersion students
  supposed to receive via French from kindergarten
  through grade 12?
• 2. How much exposure of English have you got so
  far from your start of learning English through
  present? (Calculate on you own)

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Differences of input French immersion-English
Edu. in JPN
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Canada Two official languages
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Before Puberty
Input
Specific Language
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After Puberty
Specific Language
Input
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After Puberty
Specific Language
Input
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After Puberty
Specific Language
Input
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For us,

• Revisiting objectives of learning English
• What is my aim of learning English?
• Do we have to attain native like proficiency?
• What are they for Japanese?
• What has been insufficient for my learning?
• You will know the answers in autumn semester with
  Prof. Iida.

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Is younger Really the better?
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English Education from Elementary Schools
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How about other countries..?

• Korea
• Study the details at Teaching English to
  children (Jido-Eigo-Kyoikuron) in your junior
  year

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Pros

• What are advantages of starting early?
• Is there any impact?
• On pronunciation?
• On vocabulary?
• On fluency?
• On their attitudes?

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Cons

• What are drawbacks of starting early?
• L1 development
• Any negative impact?
• L2 development
• Lose motivation?
• Teachers
• Who are in charge?
• Maybe your turn!?

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Let Chomsky talkagain
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Have you found any Research Questions?
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End of Section 1