Adam Murray

University of the Ryukyus

Adam Murray is a professor at the University of the Ryukyus. He co-authored Health Matters (2009) published by Pearson Longman Kirihara (republished with Kinseido) and Our World Today (Nan'undo). His current research is on the rating of listening materials.


Sessions

Material Writers SIG Annual Forum

General
Wed, Nov 18, 19:00-20:30 JST

Coursebooks consist of lifeless words and illustrations. Some are visually appealing, some are interesting but all of them need bringing to life. For coursebooks to facilitate language acquisition they need to interact with the minds of their learners and help their learners interact with others. I’m going to discuss and exemplify how teachers and learners can bring their coursebooks to life in ways which are principled and have the potential to facilitate eventual acquisition.

MW SIG Annual General Meeting

Non-teaching Context
Wed, Nov 18, 20:45-21:30 JST

This is the Materials Writers SIG’s Annual General Meeting. We will report on the 2019-2020 year and talk about plans for the upcoming year.