kamishibai: a collaborative project for young learners of english

Kamishibai:

a collaborative project

for young learners of English

Michael Stout Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo Japan Teachers Helping Teachers Seminars

February 2009Philippines

Kamishibai Man

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Why use kamishibai?A Model for implementing a Kamishibai projectA Model Kamishibai project timelineParticipants design a project outlineParticipants present their project outlinesUrashima Taro: a kamishibai project by students in America Summary and conclusion

Outline

Why use Kamishibai?• Appealing• Adaptable• Integrates all four

skills• Promotes

“discovery learning”

• Taps multiple intelligences

1. Generate ideas & outline project 2. Develop a visual representation and

discuss it 3. Research and written aspect to the project 4. Preparation/practice day(s)5. Present or perform project & evaluation 6. Reflection on project

Heilman and Stout (2005)

A Model for implementing a Kamishibai project

A Model Kamishibai Project Timeline Lesson 1

Objectives Activities Assessment

•Assign individual roles to each member of the group

•List ideas for a story

•Organise ideas into an outline

Teacher

•Introduce the project

•Assist students with making an outline for a story

Student

•Make an outline of the project

•A completed task sheet that is comprehensible will constitute successful completion of the task

A Model Kamishibai Project Timeline Lesson 2

Objectives Activities Assessment

•Students describe their ideas to the other members of their group

Teacher

•Assist students with storyboard sketches

Student

•Make storyboard sketches

•Completed storyboard sketches will constitute successful completion of the task

A Model Kamishibai Project Timeline Lesson 3

Objectives Activities Assessment

•Select appropriate discourse markers

Teacher

•Teach discourse markers for stories

Student

•Write scripts

•Completed scripts will constitute successful completion of the task

A Model Kamishibai Project Timeline Lesson 4

Objectives Activities Assessment

•Use basic presentation skills

Teacher

•Teach presentation skills

Student

•Presentation rehearsal

•Peer listening and review

A completed task sheet that is comprehensible will constitute successful completion of the listening task

A Model Kamishibai Project Timeline Lesson 5

Objectives Activities Assessment

•Gain presentation experience

Teacher

•Assessment

Student

•Presentation

•Reflection

Completed listening tasks and meaningful peer evaluation will constitute successful completion of the project

Your turn

• Step 1

– Brainstorm stories you know

– Fill in the Story Essentials Table

Your turn

• Step 2– Make storyboard sketches

• Each member of the group in turn describes a scene • The other members listen and draw

• Step 3– List common discourse markers for stories

• Eg. “Once upon a time…”• Step 4

– List presentation skills necessary for the presentation• Step 5

– Present

Urashima Taro

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Screencast from: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214080/arts/kamishibai.htm

ResourcesArticlesFried-Booth, D.L. (2002). Project work. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Haines, S. (1989). Projects for the EFL classroom. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Lee, J. (2000). Tasks and

communicating in language classrooms. Boston: McGraw Hill. Heilman, J. & Stout, M. (2005). Putting Projects into Practice. In K. Bradford-Watts, C. Ikeguchi, & M. Swanson (Eds.)

JALT 2004 Conference Proceedings. Tokyo: JALT.Murray, A. & Stout, M. (2007). Kamishibai: a project for junior and senior high school students. English Teaching

Professional. 52. September.Stoller, F. (2002). Project work: a means to promote language and content. In J.C. Richards & W.A. Renandya (Eds.),

Methodology in language teaching: an anthology of current practice (pp. 107-119). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Websites

Kamishibai Cardshttp://www.heritagesource.com/Heritage%20Pages/kamishibai.htmChibiAlex.com v.4 Sparkling Moonhttp://chibialex.com/kami/kami.htmlThe International Kamishibai Association of Japanhttp://www.geocities.jp/kamishibai/index-e.htmlKamishibaihttp://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214080/arts/kamishibai.htm

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