Publication Date
2004
Abstract
This paper presents teaching materials that were developed for adult EFL learners in Japan. The author’s primary purpose for developing these materials was to create lessons that would utilize content from a Japanese perspective and the students’ personal interests. The author asserts that students are able to communicate more effectively when the topic and the content of the lessons are familiar to the students. Developed around topics chosen by the students, these lessons contain anecdotes written by the students along with activities that integrate listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The five lessons and the rationale for designing them are included in this paper. Discussions of the students’ impressions of these materials are also included.
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Instruction
Recommended Citation
Gage, Patricia Jean, "Teaching Adult EFL Learners in Japan from a Japanese Perspective" (2004). MA TESOL Collection. 150.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/150
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons