I co-presented at the The Japan Association for Language Teaching Conference with Doreen Gaylord. It was my first experience presenting in front of fellow teachers and others related to the language education field here in Japan. Our presentation was titled "Karaoke in Your Classroom". Here is an excerpt from the article:
A unique presentation titled "Karaoke in Your Classroom" was given by Doreen Gaylord and Kent Matsueda of Kanazawa Technical College. They used karaoke-like song presentations to teach grammar, vocabulary and culture. They showed how they had made their original teaching materials using PowerPoint and demonstrated how to teach the present perfect using the song "Never Been to Spain." Another song, "Saturday in the Park," was used to explain Fourth of July traditions in the United States.We had a great time presenting together. About 30 folks showed up including about 8-10 friends of ours from the Kanazawa area. We handed out printed and electronic materials on CD-R's so that everyone walked away with samples of the project.
The presenting process required a lot of preparation, but was a definitely positive experience. I look forward to presenting again.
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