Building English Language Skills - Handout
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The workshop at NHK Culture Center, led by Brent A. Jones, focused on effective strategies for language learning and included interactive activities. Participants engaged in discussions about their travel experiences, learned about key language acronyms, and explored the necessary exposure to new vocabulary. A variety of online resources and tools for language learners were also provided.
![Language Learning Strategies Workshop (NHK Culture Center)!
Brent A. Jones!
Konan University, Hirao School of Management! !
Introduction - This interactive lecture and workshop was designed to share some of my
ideas on best practices for learning a new language. This handout and other resources will
be available on my website at www.brentjones.com.! !
(1) What’s going on here? (Write one sentence explaining what you think is happening.) ! !
[ ]! !
Tip #1 _____________________________________________________________________! !
(2) Talk with a partner and find three places you have both been and three places your
partner has been that you haven’t.! !
We have both been to __________________ , __________________ & __________________ .! !
I haven’t been to __________________ , __________________ or __________________ .! !
Tip #2 _____________________________________________________________________! !
(3) What do these acronyms mean?! !
NGSL = N _______________ G _______________ S _______________ L _______________! !
NGST = N _______________ A _______________ W _______________ L _______________! !
(4) On average, how many times do we need to meet a new word to acquire it?! !
My guess is _________ times.! ! ! Experts say _________ times! !
Tip #3 _____________________________________________________________________! !
(4) What are two topics/themes for which you would like to make your own corpus?! !
[ ] & [ ]! !
Tip #4 _____________________________________________________________________! !
(5) What questions do you have about language learning?! !
Tip #5 _____________________________________________________________________! !](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/nhk2014handout-141203193017-conversion-gate01/85/Building-English-Language-Skills-Handout-1-320.jpg)
Building English Language Skills - Handout
- 1. Language Learning Strategies Workshop (NHK Culture Center)! Brent A. Jones! Konan University, Hirao School of Management! ! Introduction - This interactive lecture and workshop was designed to share some of my ideas on best practices for learning a new language. This handout and other resources will be available on my website at www.brentjones.com.! ! (1) What’s going on here? (Write one sentence explaining what you think is happening.) ! ! [ ]! ! Tip #1 _____________________________________________________________________! ! (2) Talk with a partner and find three places you have both been and three places your partner has been that you haven’t.! ! We have both been to __________________ , __________________ & __________________ .! ! I haven’t been to __________________ , __________________ or __________________ .! ! Tip #2 _____________________________________________________________________! ! (3) What do these acronyms mean?! ! NGSL = N _______________ G _______________ S _______________ L _______________! ! NGST = N _______________ A _______________ W _______________ L _______________! ! (4) On average, how many times do we need to meet a new word to acquire it?! ! My guess is _________ times.! ! ! Experts say _________ times! ! Tip #3 _____________________________________________________________________! ! (4) What are two topics/themes for which you would like to make your own corpus?! ! [ ] & [ ]! ! Tip #4 _____________________________________________________________________! ! (5) What questions do you have about language learning?! ! Tip #5 _____________________________________________________________________! !
- 2. Websites & Online Tools! ! Lonely Planet - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/! ! New General Service List - http://www.newgeneralservicelist.org/! ! New Academic Word List - http://www.newacademicwordlist.org/! ! British National Corpus - http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/! ! BBC Learning English - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/! ! Voice of America: Learning English - http://learningenglish.voanews.com/! ! NHK World - http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/! ! Audio files for Scholastic ELT Readers - http://www.robwaring.org/el/scholastic.htm! ! Repeat After Us - http://www.repeatafterus.com/! ! Quizlet - http://quizlet.com/! ! Weird News Stories! Fortean Times Magazine - http://www.forteantimes.com/! ! Weird Asia News - http://www.weirdasianews.com/! ! Mental Floss - http://www.mentalfloss.com/! ! Snopes - http://snopes.com/daily/! ! Huffington Post Weird News - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/weird-news/! ! Topix – Offbeat News - http://www.topix.net/news/weird! ! Reuters – Oddly Enough - http://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough! ! Fark - http://www.fark.com/! ! The Smoking Gun - http://www.thesmokinggun.com/! ! The Daily Mash - http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ ! Websites & Online Tools! !