JALT West Tokyo Spring BBQ Learning by doing (and eating!) Featuring two short ELT presentations A special family event in appreciation of teachers Sponsored by Pearson Japan You and your family are invited to the JALT West Tokyo 2015 Spring BBQ! Join leading ELT authors and academics Marc Helgesen (English Firsthand) and Marcos Benevides (Widgets) at this fun social event. Beer-butt chicken & more • Drinks & BBQ • Prize draw Food will be provided, but please feel free to bring a side dish to share and/or something to drink! Sunday April 26th, 2015 • 12.30pm - 3.30pm Tachikawa Showa Kinen Park (BBQ Area), Tachikawa-City, Tokyo (8-10 minute walk from Nishi-Tachikawa Gate) Please sign up by Thursday April 16th – visit http://tinyurl.com/jaltbbq2015 (Capacity is limited to 150 people, so sign up as soon as you can!) Please see the next page for more details JALT West Tokyo Spring BBQ Learning opportunities for teachers As well as food, drink and great company, the JALT BBQ will include two ELT presentations before the main BBQ: A task-based learning taster Marcos Benevides (1.05pm) Task-based learning is a communicative approach where students focus on authentic goals – writing letters, planning parties, etc. – in order to use language appropriately. Sample the basics in this short session! Power Poses (and positive self-talk) Marc Helgesen (1.15pm) Power Poses, based on Harvard’s Amy Cuddy’s popular TED talk, combines grammar-focused student-to-student TPR with “linguistic selfdistancing” self-talk which avoids the ironic negatives sometimes related to “positive affirmations”. The handout just might be your Monday lesson plan! The maximum capacity is 150, so space will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The signup form will close when we reach 150. Thank you for your understanding! To reach the BBQ area, please use the Nishi-Tachikawa Gate and follow the path shown here in red. The gate is in front of NishiTachikawa Station on the JR Ome Line. You will need to pay an entrance fee to Showa Kinen Park of ¥410 for adults (15 years old and above) and ¥80 for children. For more information about the park, please visit: http://www.showakinen-koen.jp/ Click the map to see a larger version showing the entire park.