Rian DAVIS    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Assistant Professor-lecturer
Type	Practical Example of Education Technique
Period	2014/09/01～
Item	Outside Speaking Activities
Details	Students are required to speak with each other in a conversational style way of speaking through this assignment and record the results by summarizing their discussions as well as record information such as: what time they met, where they met and how long. This activity is something I have carried out research on as it tries to build habits for students to continue to speak English even after the course is completed with non-native English speakers. It also fosters group cohesiveness as students learn more about each other and develop bonds which are useful in the language classroom.