TJSC 2017 Fall Workshop
Theme: New Approach to Teaching and Learning Foreign Language in the Global Age:
Social Networking Approach - From Wakaru and Dekiru to Tsunagaru, Kakawaru, and Kawaru
Speaker: Dr. Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku from the University of California, San Diego
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2017 (*Daylight Saving Time ends. 冬時間開始日)
Time: From 9:30 am to 4:00 pm (Registration starts at 9:00 am)
Location: Campbell Hall School (*Lower Gym)
4533 Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91607
Presentation Summary
Dr. Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (University of California, San Diego)New Approach to Teaching and Learning Foreign Language in the Global Age: Social Networking Approach-From Wakaru and Dekiru to Tsunagaru, Kakawaru, and KawaruThe 21st-century society, far different from the society of the previous century, is very volatile, complicated, uncertain, and ambiguous. In order to survive in this society, we need to have a special set of knowledge, skills, and qualities, generally called the 21st century skills or key competencies, and education is expected to produce people who are equipped with them. Social Networking Approach (SNA), proposed by Tohsaku (2014), is a new, innovative approach to teaching and learning foreign languages to help language learners develop language, cultural, and social skills necessary for leading a productive life in the 21st century. The presenter will introduce SNA and demonstrate that SNA is a new language learning and teaching approach that responds to the needs of the 21st century world. The presenter will also discuss how the goals and ideas of SNA can be implemented in the Japanese classroom through a variety of instructional strategies.
Biography of the Keynote Speaker
當作靖彦（とうさくやすひこ）
カリフォルニア大学サンディエゴ校言語学部博士課程修了。哲学博士（言語学）。現在、カリフォルニア大学サンディエゴ校グローバル政策・戦略大学院教授。大学院外国語プログラムディレクター。学部日本語プログラムディレクター。専門は第二言語習得理論、外国語教授法、外国語能力評価。著書には、"Yookoso!: Invitation to Contemporary Japanese"、 "Yookoso!: Continuing with Contemporary Japanese" (McGraw-Hill)、「ドラえもんのどこでも日本語」（小学館）、「Nippon 3.0の処方箋」（講談社）など。外国語教育、評価に関する論文多数。アメリカのナショナルスタンダーズの作成に参加。現在、ナショナルスタンダーズ理事会日本語代表理事。外国語教育ロビー団体Joint National Committee for Languages元日本語代表理事。Association of Teachers of Japanese元会長。American Association of Teachers of Japanese元会長。コンピュータを使った日本語教育学会会長。Japanese Global Articulation Project (J/GAP)統括責任者など外国教育関連機関の要職を歴任。2015年日本語教育学会賞受賞。
Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku
Ph.D. in Linguistics from University of California, San Diego. Currently, Professor at School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego. Director of the School's Foreign Language Program and Undergraduate Japanese Language Program. Research interests are second language acquisition, foreign Language pedagogy, and language testing. Publications include "Yookoso!: Invitation to Contemporary Japanese", "Yookoso!: Continuing with Contemporary Japanese" (both McGraw-Hill), "Doraemon no Dokodemo Nihongo" (Shogakukan), "Nippon 3.0 no Shohosen" (Kodansha), and so forth. Published numerous papers related to foreign language teaching and testing, etc. Participated in the development of the National Standards for Learning Foreign Languages in the United States. Presently, the Japanese language representative to the Executive Board of the National Standards Collaborative Project. Former Board Member of the Joint National Committee for Languages, the lobbyist group for foreign language education in the United States. Former President of Association of Teachers of Japanese and American Association of Teachers of Japanese. Currently, President of Computer-Assisted System of Teaching and Learning Japanese (CASTEL/J). Project Director, Japanese Global Articulation Project (J-GAP). Received the 2015 Society of Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Award.
◎プログラム (印刷用プログラムはこちら)
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30-9:50 Greetings and Announcements
9:50-10:45 Morning Session 1 by Dr. Tohsaku
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Morning Session 2 by Dr. Tohsaku
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:15 Afternoon Session 1 by Dr. Tohsaku
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 Afternoon Session 2 by Dr. Tohsaku
3:30-4:00 Evaluation and Closing Remarks
