2010 Japanese Language Workshop

Content-Community Based Instruction in Japanese:
How can we expand our learning community beyond language classroom?

Saturday, April 10th, 9:00am Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies & the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at UW-Madison, and the Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Japanese (WIATJ), with the support from the Japan Foundation

Content-based instruction (CBI) is an instructional setting where a target language is used as a communication and thinking tool to acquire specific academic knowledge and to enhance critical thinking. In addition, community-based instruction is often incorporated to enhance their linguistic exposure and motivation. Despite these qualities, implementation of CBI in Japanese is not without its challenges at the U.S. institutions. The following topics will be discussed:

• What is content-based instruction (CBI)? Is it a language course or a content course?
• What are benefits in interdisciplinary approach for language instruction?
• What can we do in CBI?
• Who should be teaching CBI?
• How can we collaborate with other teachers and organizations?
• Where and how can we locate resources in our communities (especially in the Midwest region), and incorporate into classroom?

Professor Nobuko Chikamatsu is the Associate Professor of Modern Languages at DePaul University. She specializes in Japanese language issues and pedagogy, Japanese culture and society, women in Japan, psycholinguistics, and computer technology. She teaches Japanese language at all levels, including content-based advanced courses, such as The War and Japanese Mind, and Japanese American History in the U.S. Her articles have appeared in 世界の日本語教育, Modern Language Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, and Foreign Language Annals.

Registration Deadline: March 26th, 2010
Registration Fee: $30.00
UW-MADISON Grad Students and Faculty: Please contact
eas@intl-institute.wisc.edu for registration details

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Center for East Asian Studies:

Attn: “Japanese Language Workshop”
Center for East Asian Studies
333 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Workshop Provided: Saturday, April 10th, registration begins at 8:30am. Refreshment breaks and a lunch break are provided. This one-day workshop will discuss rationales and applications of Content-Based Instruction at different proficiency levels.
Meals: All registered workshop participants receive two refreshment breaks and one lunch.
Lodging: A block of rooms is being held at the Doubletree Hotel (608-251-5511, 525 W. Johnson St) under code “JLW”. You will need to reserve your hotel room by calling the hotel directly. When making reservations, please mention the group code name. Reservations expire March 10th.
Parking: Overnight guests at the Doubletree Hotel will receive free parking. Please indicate your parking needs on the registration information form. Workshop participants who are not staying at the Doubletree can park for free on Saturday, April 10th in lot 34. Directions to the UW-Madison campus, a map, and parking information may be found at the following website: www.visit.wisc.edu/
Travel and Lodging Scholarships: Participants interested in receiving a travel and/or lodging scholarship must fill out the relevant section of the attached Registration Form. Please make requests for travel and/or lodging scholarships by March 1st, 2010. Scholarship recipients will be notified March 10th.
Special Needs: If you have any special dietary or access needs, please fill out the relevant section of the attached Registration Form.