Here is the tentative schedule for this year’s IE Orientation, which will be held from 8:30 AM to the early afternoon in buildings 15 and 17. Everyone will meet first in 17-808 (the 8th floor of the tall building to the left after entering the main gate). Coffee and snacks will be provided. Here is a PDF of the schedule.
For the convenience of teachers, here are the latest updated documents related to IE Active Listening, IE Core, IE Writing, and Oral English:
2014 IE CORE Scope & Sequence PDF
2014 IE WRITING (Teacher Guide) PDF
2014 ACTIVE LISTENING Scope & Sequence PDF
APPENDIX for IE ACTIVE LISTENING Scope & Sequence PDF
LATEST ORAL ENGLISH (OE) Scope & Sequence
2014 ACADEMIC WRITING Teachers Guide
About Jodias
J.V. Dias, an American from San Jose, California, is currently the co-coordinator of the Integrated English (IE) Program and a member of the Communications Unit of Aoyama Gakuin University's English Department. In the last few years he has published articles that appeared in two TESOL texts:
Dias, J.V., & Kikuchi, K. (2010). Designing listening tasks: Lessons learned from needs analysis studies. In Teaching Listening: Voices From the Field (N. Ashcraft and A. Tran, Eds.). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, pp. 9-31.
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Dias, J.V. (2009). A Web of Controversy: Bringing Critical Thinking Skills Online. In Adult language learners: Context and innovation (G. Strong and A. Smith, Eds.). Alexandria, VA: TESOL, pp. 97-105.
