Slideshow used for my workshop at NHK Culture Center in March & April of 2014

1. LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES
NHK CULTURE CENTER WORKSHOP BY
BRENT A. JONES

2. WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?

3. MICHEL LOTITO
• Michel Lotito (June 15, 1950 - June 25, 2007) was a
French entertainer, born in Grenoble, famous for
deliberately consuming indigestible objects. He came
to be known as Monsieur Mangetout ("Mister Eats
All").

5. #1 FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING

9. • A half-forgotten land of mountain valleys, glittering lakes and felt
yurts, Kyrgyzstan is a dream for DIY adventurers, responsible
tourists and closet nomads (visit immediately if you are all three).
• Left high and dry by the collapse of the USSR, tiny Kyrgyzstan
turned to tourism, creating a cutting edge network of community-
based ecotourism ventures and homestays. A dozen adventures
await the intrepid, from horse treks and yurt stays to eagle
hunting and felt-making, safe in the knowledge that your tourist
dollars are going straight to Kyrgyz families who need it most.
Throw in some Silk Road bazaars, two spectacular mountain
passes to China and an instinctive local hospitality and most
travellers agree that Kyrgyzstan is Central Asia's 'don't miss'
destination.

10. • A half-forgotten land of mountain valleys, glittering lakes and felt
yurts, Kyrgyzstan is a dream for DIY adventurers, responsible
tourists and closet nomads (visit immediately if you are all
three).
• Left high and dry by the collapse of the USSR, tiny Kyrgyzstan
turned to tourism, creating a cutting edge network of
community-based ecotourism ventures and homestays. A
dozen adventures await the intrepid, from horse treks and yurt
stays to eagle hunting and felt-making, safe in the knowledge
that your tourist dollars are going straight to Kyrgyz families who
need it most. Throw in some Silk Road bazaars, two
spectacular mountain passes to China and an instinctive local
hospitality and most travellers agree that Kyrgyzstan is Central
Asia's 'don't miss' destination.

11. WWW.LEXTUTOR.CA/

12. VOCAB PROFILER

14. #2 FOCUS ON POWER WORDS

15. WORD LISTS
• New General Service List (NGSL) 2,368 words
• New Academic Word List (NAWL) 964 words

16. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO “KNOW” A
WORD?
• Receptive vs. Productive
• How many times do we need to meet a word?

17. #3 LEARN WORDS IN CONTEXT
(BONUS) MAKE YOUR OWN CORPUS

21. #4 BALANCE BETWEEN EXTENSIVE &
INTENSIVE READING

24. #5 BALANCE BETWEEN INTENSIVE,
EXTENSIVE & REPEATED LISTENING

25. #6 KEEP A JOURNAL

26. #7 FIND THE CHANGES

27. #8 PRACTICE SHADOWING

28. #9 PRACTICE CLOZE EXERCISES

29. #10 THINK META

30. META STRATEGIES
• Meta-cognitive (thinking about thinking)
• Metalinguistics (thinking about the characteristics
and functions of language)

32. CONCLUSION
• What are three things you hope to remember from
today’s workshop?