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An Excuse to Act: Language Exchanges as Theater #640

Sun, Nov 22, 17:55-18:20 JST | Zoom 2
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This session presents a case study of an undergraduate seminar using video in an online language exchange as a kind of live and interactive theater situated in various locations. A semiotic reading of the videos, qualitative and quantitative assessments of the project, and actionable advice to assist those interested in any such similar project will be discussed.

Tim Cook

Tim Cook

Iryo Sosei University
I teach English at a small private university that focuses mainly on medical fields. I am also recognized by the Alabama State Council on the Arts (US) as a master folk teacher of traditional American shape-note singing. I taught Japanese for Georgia Public Broadcasting (US) in a TV program called "Irasshai," for which I received an Emmy Award. As part of a seminar class for third-year students in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, I am having students videoconference with English-speaking students of Japanese overseas while employing principles and methods of TV production and theater. I hold a PhD in communication studies from the University of Alabama.