Building English Language Skills - NHK Culture Center March, 2014

NHK CULTURE CENTER WORKSHOP BYBRENT A. JONESMarch 29, 2014

WHATWHAT’S GOING ON HERE?’S GOING ON HERE?

MICHEL LOTITOMICHEL LOTITO

• Michel Lotito (June 15, 1950 - June 25, 2007) was a Michel Lotito (June 15, 1950 - June 25, 2007) was a French entertainer, born in Grenoble, famous for French entertainer, born in Grenoble, famous for deliberately consuming indigestible objects. He came to deliberately consuming indigestible objects. He came to be known as Monsieur Mangetout ("Mister Eats All").be known as Monsieur Mangetout ("Mister Eats All").

#1 FIND SOMETHING #1 FIND SOMETHING INTERESTINGINTERESTING

• A half-forgotten land of mountain valleys, glittering lakes and felt yurts, Kyrgyzstan is a dream for DIY adventurers, responsible tourists and closet nomads (visit immediately if you are all three).

• Left high and dry by the collapse of the USSR, tiny Kyrgyzstan turned to tourism, creating a cutting edge network of community-based ecotourism ventures and homestays. A dozen adventures await the intrepid, from horse treks and yurt stays to eagle hunting and felt-making, safe in the knowledge that your tourist dollars are going straight to Kyrgyz families who need it most. Throw in some Silk Road bazaars, two spectacular mountain passes to China and an instinctive local hospitality and most travellers agree that Kyrgyzstan is Central Asia's 'don't miss' destination.

• A half-forgotten land of mountain valleys, glittering lakes and felt yurts, Kyrgyzstan is a dream for DIY adventurers, responsible tourists and closet nomads (visit immediately if you are all three).

• Left high and dry by the collapse of the USSR, tiny Kyrgyzstan turned to tourism, creating a cutting edge network of community-based ecotourism ventures and homestays. A dozen adventures await the intrepid, from horse treks and yurt stays to eagle hunting and felt-making, safe in the knowledge that your tourist dollars are going straight to Kyrgyz families who need it most. Throw in some Silk Road bazaars, two spectacular mountain passes to China and an instinctive local hospitality and most travellers agree that Kyrgyzstan is Central Asia's 'don't miss' destination.

• New General Service List (NGSL) 2,368 words• New Academic Word List (NAWL) 964 words

• Receptive vs. Productive • How many times do we need to meet a word?

• Meta-cognitive (thinking about thinking)• Metalinguistics (thinking about the characteristics

and functions of language)

• What are three things you hope to remember from today’s workshop?