Participants will become familiar with basic principles for standards-oriented instruction. Participants will explore through demonstrations and discussions how to apply principles for Standards-oriented instruction to their own teaching contexts. Participants will learn how to further incorporate use of technology into their daily teaching practice. Participants will discuss and get tips from experts on ways to advocate for Japanese language instruction at the K-12 level. The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Language Center will bear the following expenses for those who complete the course.
Tuition is free.
Participants should travel to and from Burlington, VT and their nearest home airport by way of the least expensive round-trip direct flight. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2001. Notification will be given in mid-May. Reading and writing are introduced in the fourth week of the first-level course. The program places emphasis on actual practice teaching of students enrolled in Japanese courses, with sessions videotaped, reviewed, and critiqued.