The LiLT SIG in cooperation with the C-Group and Pilgrims English Language Courses, is very proud to announce that we will be hosting Dat Bao at the JALT2018 conference in Shizuoka City, Japan.

 

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

Creative Use of Visual Images for the L2 Classroom

  • Day: Saturday, November 24th
  • Time: 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM (60 minutes)
  • Room: 1001-2

This workshop describes the theoretical principles underlying visual pedagogy, and shows how those ideas can be applied to the production of creative  and inclusive classroom activities that reflect the diverse needs of students. The speaker introduces a set of strategies for reducing the teacher’s reliance on coursebook visuals that enables them to use cartoons, drawings, and photography resources in inspiring ways. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to engage in the practical creation of visuals.

 

Towards a Different Learning Model: The Case of Japanese in Melbourne

  • Day: Sunday, November 25th
  • Time: 1:40 PM – 2:05 PM (25 minutes)
  • Room: 1001-2

An inclusive and flexible communicative approach to TESOL has never been more needed in our diverse, globalised society. A group of Japanese in Australia are acting as independent agents of their own English language learning, developing methods, creating interest groups, and learning new skills unavailable to them in the Japanese education system. Observations related to one group’s approach to language learning are described and the transferability of this learning model to other contexts is discussed. 

 

About Dat:

Dat Bao is a senior lecturer in Monash University, Australia. Previously he has worked with universities in the USA, UK, Thailand, and Singapore. His expertise includes curriculum design, intercultural communication, materials development, creative pedagogy and visual pedagogy in language education. He is the author of Understanding Silence and Reticence: Nonverbal Participation in Second Language Acquisition (Bloomsbury, 2014) & Creativity and Innovations in ELT Material Development: Looking beyond the Current Design (Multilingual Matters, 2018).