Rob Olson
Sapporo Gakuin University
Hi! My name is Rob Olson and I teach at Sapporo Gakuin University. My research interests include Pragmatics with a focus on cotext. Since the outbreak of the Corona virus, I have combined my love of drawing with an interest in creating animated videos to learn how to generate online learning resources that assist students with language acquisition outside of the traditional ESL classroom. I can be reached at robolson32@hotmail.com
Sessions
What Do You Say When You Have Nothing to Say?
TESOL classrooms appear to lack instruction on how to avoid conversations the learner would rather not have. Furthermore, many learners believe that they must answer any questions asked in an English conversation classroom. This combination may inhibit learning acquisition as well as pose other problems. This presentation will share classroom techniques for ending or changing topics and techniques for politely dealing with invasions of privacy. The presentation concludes with a question and answer session.