LANGUAGE LEARNING LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIESSTRATEGIESNHK CULTURE CENTER WORKSHOP BYNHK CULTURE CENTER WORKSHOP BYBRENT A. JONESBRENT A. JONES

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

MICHEL LOTITOMICHEL LOTITO

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

#1 FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING#1 FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING

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

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

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

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

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VOCAB PROFILERVOCAB PROFILER

#2 FOCUS ON POWER WORDS#2 FOCUS ON POWER WORDS

WORD LISTSWORD LISTS

• New General Service List (NGSL) 2,368 wordsNew General Service List (NGSL) 2,368 words

• New Academic Word List (NAWL) 964 wordsNew Academic Word List (NAWL) 964 words

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ““KNOWKNOW”” A WORD?A WORD?

• Receptive vs. Productive Receptive vs. Productive

• How many times do we need to meet a word?How many times do we need to meet a word?

#3 LEARN WORDS IN CONTEXT#3 LEARN WORDS IN CONTEXT(BONUS) MAKE YOUR OWN CORPUS(BONUS) MAKE YOUR OWN CORPUS

#4 BALANCE BETWEEN EXTENSIVE #4 BALANCE BETWEEN EXTENSIVE & INTENSIVE READING& INTENSIVE READING

#5 BALANCE BETWEEN INTENSIVE, #5 BALANCE BETWEEN INTENSIVE, EXTENSIVE & REPEATED EXTENSIVE & REPEATED LISTENINGLISTENING

#6 KEEP A JOURNAL#6 KEEP A JOURNAL

#7 FIND THE CHANGES#7 FIND THE CHANGES

#8 PRACTICE SHADOWING#8 PRACTICE SHADOWING

#9 PRACTICE CLOZE EXERCISES#9 PRACTICE CLOZE EXERCISES

#10 THINK META#10 THINK META

META STRATEGIESMETA STRATEGIES

• Meta-cognitive (thinking about thinking)Meta-cognitive (thinking about thinking)

• Metalinguistics (thinking about the Metalinguistics (thinking about the characteristics and functions of language)characteristics and functions of language)

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

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