ALLEX Japanese Teacher Training Program

The ALLEX/PSU Japanese Teacher Training Program will be held this summer at Portland State University in Oregon. JTTI is an intensive course for current teachers of Japanese and those who plan to enter the field. The program provides the foundation for a future instructor to teach Japanese and gives substantial tools to current teachers of Japanese to reinforce and strengthen their programs. Effective methodology in teaching Japanese to North Americans is emphasized over a theoretical analysis of the Japanese language. The summer program is directed by Patricia Wetzel, Professor of Japanese at Portland State University and former president of the Association for Teachers of Japanese. A faculty of highly experienced visiting professors from across the country lecture in their areas of experience and mentor students.

8 Week Program: June 18–August 10, 2007 (tuition: $4,995; 12 credits) The curriculum of the full-time intensive summer program includes a lecture component (covering such topics as the basic principles of effective Japanese language pedagogy, classroom teaching techniques, the linguistic analysis of Japanese, and language testing); an observation component (during which participants observe and analyze actual Japanese language classes taught by master instructors); and a demonstration component (during which participants teach actual Japanese class sessions, which are videotaped and later critiqued by program faculty members). Limited financial support is available on a competitive basis. The program is administered by the Alliance for Language Learning and Educational Exchange (ALLEX) with Portland State University. www.eastasia.org.