Used for Misawa HS Pesentation

1. By Prof. Edo Forsythe

2. Navy Russian Translator
English and American Studies
Assoc. Professor

3.  How to become fluent
 Using Tech to study English
 Reading / Writing
 Listening / Speaking

4.  No magic bullet – you have to
Practice, Practice, Practice
 Make English part of your regular schedule
On the train or bus
While eating or getting ready
Before you go to bed

5. Who has a cell phone?
Technology brings the world to
you!
Connect with the English-speaking
world to improve your English

6. Free Tools for practicing English:
 The Mixxer
 YouTube & Voice of America
 Smartphone Apps

17. Learn about:
- Culture
- Language
- Lifestyle

21. English
in a
Minute

22. Smartphone Apps to practice English:
VOA Audiobooks- iGE Lite
2,947 Classics (Grammar)
Duolingo Hello-Hello
English

23. Smartphone Apps to practice English:
Duolingo Hello-Hello
(Free) English
(Lesson 1 Free)

26. Shadowing
(Immediately repeating after someone else)
-Improves listening skills
-Reinforces pronunciation
-Speeds up fluency
Use YouTube videos or Randall’s ESL
Cyber Listening Lab audio to shadow

27.  Building students’ confidence
in English
Practice Confidence Motivation
 Classroom techniques
TPR; Shadowing; Storytelling
 Smartphone Apps
Duolingo; Hello-Hello

28. The Mixxer
- Writing practice; Meet new friends & Skype
Randall’s ESL Listening Page
- English audio with quizzes & activities
YouTube
- English Videos; Grammar explanations
VoA
- Current news and culture, learning activities
Smartphone Apps
- Duolingo & Hello-Hello

29. English is a muscle:
Use it or lose it
Make it part of your life

30. Please join Hirosaki Gakuin
University’s English Dept.
English Camp
Halloween & Christmas Parties
Peer mentorship
Fun classes
and many more things!
Questions?

31. Slides available at:
www.slideshare.net/EdoForsythe/
Contact me via email at
forsythe@hirogaku-u.ac.jp
More information at
www.hirogaku-u.ac.jp