kamishibai: a collaborative project for young learners of english
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This is the powerpoint used in a workshop given at San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy in Calapan, Philippines as part of the Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) seminars in February 2009.TRANSCRIPT
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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