ETJ-Expo Nagoya presentation
Last weekend at the Chubu area ETJ Expo I had a standing-room only crowd for my presentation "Why do my classes su*k?" It seems either a lot of teachers out there are having problems in the classroom, or the title of the presentation was a grabber, or both.
The presentation was an exploration of interpersonal and intercultural factors that often are either overlooked by teachers, thought to be "unimportant", or teachers are just unaware of. We discussed perceptions of success/failure, expectations, motivation, relationships, learning styles, communication styles, Japanese cultural traits, and "presence". From the feedback it seems most attendees left with something to think about.
As promised, here are some of the reference authors and titles requested by audience members:
- Yoshikawa, Muneo Jay. (1980). The "Double-swing" Model of Eastern-Western Intercultural Communication.
- Schaetti, Barbara, Ramsey, Sheila, and Watanabe, Gordon. (2008). Making a World of Difference: Personal Leadership.
- Freeman, Jonathan, Rule, Nicholas, & Ambady, Nalini. (2009). The Cultural Neuroscience of Person Perception.
- Masuda T. & Nisbett, R.E. (2006). Attending Holistically Versus Analytically: Comparing the Context of Sensitivity of Japanese and Americans.
- Kolb, D. A. (1984) Experiential Learning.
For those of you in the Tokyo area, you can attend the workshop at the Association of Canadian Teachers (ACTJ) mini-conference at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Tuesday November 3rd.
The presentation was an exploration of interpersonal and intercultural factors that often are either overlooked by teachers, thought to be "unimportant", or teachers are just unaware of. We discussed perceptions of success/failure, expectations, motivation, relationships, learning styles, communication styles, Japanese cultural traits, and "presence". From the feedback it seems most attendees left with something to think about.
As promised, here are some of the reference authors and titles requested by audience members:
- Yoshikawa, Muneo Jay. (1980). The "Double-swing" Model of Eastern-Western Intercultural Communication.
- Schaetti, Barbara, Ramsey, Sheila, and Watanabe, Gordon. (2008). Making a World of Difference: Personal Leadership.
- Freeman, Jonathan, Rule, Nicholas, & Ambady, Nalini. (2009). The Cultural Neuroscience of Person Perception.
- Masuda T. & Nisbett, R.E. (2006). Attending Holistically Versus Analytically: Comparing the Context of Sensitivity of Japanese and Americans.
- Kolb, D. A. (1984) Experiential Learning.
For those of you in the Tokyo area, you can attend the workshop at the Association of Canadian Teachers (ACTJ) mini-conference at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Tuesday November 3rd.
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