Inspiring Students to Use Their Voices #782

Sat, Nov 21, 11:20-11:45 JST

It has always been challenging for teachers of current topics to find materials that not only build students’ fluency, but develop their critical thinking skills and motivate them to explore a range of today’s global issues. Inspiring Voices does all three, inviting students to share the dreams of 15 creative problem-solvers from Japan and around the world. Its chapters feature background readings, NHK Direct Talk video interviews, and scaffolded activities that culminate in communicative mini-projects.

Inspiring Voices

・Watch interviews from the popular NHK program, Direct Talk, and hear the voices of 15 creative problem-solvers from Japan and around the world. Interviews are up to 10 minutes long, each divided into two parts. 　・Build students’ fluency, develop their critical thinking skills, and motivate them to explore a range of today’s global issues in various fields such as technology, social welfare, science, and fashion. 　・Lessons include background readings, comprehension tasks, and scaffolded activities that culminate in communicative mini-projects.・More information https://www.kinsei-do.co.jp/books/4120/

Active English through Movies

・Bohemian Rhapsody, The Intern, and Moneyball … These popular films foster proactive learning of the four English skills! 　・Students with a wide range of interests will be engaged through movies set in the worlds of entertainment, fashion and sports. The text also provides simulated experiences in the businesses featured. 　・Film-related activities—including dictation, roleplaying, captioning, and reviews—cultivate all four English skills for both language reception and communication. 　・Active learning tasks get students to creatively express their own opinions. 　・More information https://www.kinsei-do.co.jp/books/4125/

World Insiders

・INSIDER is a news site based in the US. The wide-ranging selection of videos for this text provide lessons in living English. Students learn English through videos such as “Why Spacesuits Are White” and “Why You Can’t Mix Blood Types.” 　・Videos are accompanied by relevant reading passages, conversational listening and other activities for practice in all four language skills. The teaching manual contains helpful features, such as vocabulary tests. 　・More information https://www.kinsei-do.co.jp/books/4121/

Broadcast: ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT 3

・The latest in the popular series incorporating video clips from the top-rated American television news program. 　・The pre-and post-viewing exercises will help learners access the news in a meaningful way and improve their English communication skills. 　・Online video content streaming for out-of-class practice by students. 　・More information https://www.kinsei-do.co.jp/books/4115/

British News Update 3

・The latest in the popular series featuring BBC News reports from Great Britain and other countries. 　・The class CD includes two versions of each BBC feature: one is the original recording and the other is a voice-over of the same script—one that is easier for students to understand. 　・Online video content streaming for out-of-class practice by students. 　・More information https://www.kinsei-do.co.jp/books/4116/