{"id":132,"date":"2015-10-07T06:04:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T06:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jameslab.edublogs.org\/?p=132"},"modified":"2015-10-07T06:04:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T06:04:37","slug":"107-welcome-akane-and-saki-lets-help-nobita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp\/jhoffice\/107-welcome-akane-and-saki-lets-help-nobita\/","title":{"rendered":"10\/7 Welcome Penelope, Rocky, and Ohiruchan, let’s help Nobita!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rocky,<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Today’s agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Introduce Akane and Saki<\/li>\n
  2. Progress report on Nobita’s research and make a plan.<\/li>\n
  3. Talk about the Kitakami Project<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Introducing Nobita, Ohiru-chan,\u00a0Penelope and Rocky<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ohiru: Siam U, Japanese major, 20, from Thailand (Samut Prakarn)<\/p>\n

    Goals:\u00a0<\/strong>More Japanese language skills<\/p>\n

    Nobita: 22, does kendo, likes singing (karaoke competitor), piano, catches colds easily, 4th year<\/p>\n

    Goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Make criteria as soon as possible, get past tests, decide job<\/p>\n

    Penelope: 21, traveling, piano & singing, 3rd year, tennis & swimming<\/p>\n

    Goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Get job, thesis about team teaching, get a high score on TOIEC<\/p>\n

    Rocky: Kippei, 20, basketball, lives near the ocean, sings for the guitar club, likes drawing<\/p>\n

    Goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Become a teacher, finish thesis, get more English speaking and teaching skills<\/p>\n

    James: Jamie, 40, tennis, like sports (frisbee, cycling anything), traveling, 3 children (Masato, Misaki, Mina)<\/p>\n

    Goals:\u00a0<\/strong>Write a dissertation, finish Myanmar, raise my children<\/p>\n

    Helping Nobita<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Comparing TOIEC Test to the Iwate Teacher’s Employment Test<\/p>\n

    Step 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Learn about how tests evaluate communicative ability; learn what kind of knowledge English teachers need<\/p>\n

    Step 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Evaluate the Iwate prefecture test & TOIEC test from the following perspectives: how do they test English skill? how do they test for the kind of foreign language skills that English teachers needs?<\/p>\n

    To Do<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Make the criteria (rubric) by 11\/4<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Get the tests!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Analyze<\/strong><\/p>\n