Yoshi's English Class（Yoshiの英語授業【英語教育学科】）
Language Learning Strategies
ラーニング・ストラテジー・Yoshi's English class 1: We are the world (YouTube)
Students in my class called "Language Learning Strategies" learned English rhythm through several English songs. Finally, they sang "We Are The World" together in harmony.
・Yoshi's English class 2: Oral interpretation (YouTube)
Students in pairs performed scenes from "Back to The Future." This pair received the first prize.
・Yoshi's English class 3: Literature circles (YouTube)
Five second-year university students had a discussion about a short artcle taken from "Language Hungry!" (Tim Murphey, 2006). They assigned each one a different role--a discussion leader, a summarizer, a word master, a passage person, and a connector. They read the text and prepared for the discussion before the class. In this way, they could learn from each other and develop their understanding about the content of the text.
・Yoshi's English class 4: English rhythm test (YouTube)
Japanese university students took a rhythm test in my English class. They practiced English rhythm by using Mariah Carey's "Hero." They tapped a pen on the desk according to each stressed word on the handout. This is a great activity through which they can learn English rhythm including sound changes. After that, they are ready to sing the song.
・Yoshi's English class 5: Jazz chants (YouTube)
First-year university students created their original jazz chants based on "Jazz Chant (My routine)" from Tim Murphey's "Language Hungry" (2006).Takaya starts to sing like this:
"When I get up, I give a yawn. I open a window and wash my face." The class sing like this: "And then what? What next?"
・Yoshi's English class 6: My language learning history (YouTube)
Ayumi made a presentation about her language learning history. She chose three activities which impressed her the most. Those include (1) Summarizing activity; (2) Watching a movie activity; (3) Literature circles. She concludes that enoying herself is the most important in language learning.
・Yoshi's English class 7: My mistake story (YouTube)
Japanese university students shared their mistake stories with classmates. Accroding to Tim Murphey (2006), "Mistakes are actually wonderful things; they can even help the learning process" (p. 21).
・Yoshi's English class 8: Momotaro (YouTube)
Japanese university students played Momotaro based on the script from "Hi, friends! 2."
