Teachers: Workshop ワークショップ 55 minutes / 55分 Activities for Introducing English Word Roots into Classes more

Sat, Oct 21, 11:35-12:30 Asia/Tokyo

This workshop will introduce some practical activities to help teachers incorporate Latin and Greek word roots into university and high-school classes in an educational, yet enjoyable way. Since it has been estimated that over three-fifths of Modern English words have their roots in Greek, Latin, and the Romance languages (Hook 1975), presenting these types of activities can be a way to bolster our students’ vocabularies and help them recognize patterns in the English lexicon. In addition, activities and games will be provided that teachers can use to introduce the origins of words and expressions from history (e.g. Armageddon, ‘turn a blind eye,’ etc.), as well as the origins of some words that most English speakers take for granted (e.g. the days of the week and months of the year). It is hoped that these activities will spark the students’ interest, help them remember more of the words they learn, and give them practice speaking English.