Building English Language Skills - NHK Culture Center October, 2014

Brent A. Jones

NHK Culture Center - Kobe

Don’t focus on skills, focus on content

Commodities

Products

Services

Experiences

In esthetic experiences, individuals

immerse themselves but remain passive.

“The richest experiences encompass aspects of all four realms.”

Focus on High Frequency vocabulary

New General Service List

(NGSL) = 2,368 words

New Academic Word List

(NAWL) = 964 words

Balance between intensive and extensive reading

Increase your reading speed

Measure your reading speed

Timed reading

Reading sprints

Balance between intensive, extensive and repeated listening

Dictation

Dictogloss

Shadowing

Genre Writing

Reading/Writing connection

What are three things you want to try?

What is something you would like to know more about?