Tim Murphey (PhD Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is editor of TESOL’s Professional Development in Language Education book series and co-author with Zoltan Dörnyei of Group Dynamics in the Language Classroom. He has studied and taught in Europe for 15 years and in Asia for another 15. His research interests at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan include Vygotskian socio-cultural theory (SCT) with a transdisciplinary emphasis on community, play, and music.
Several of his books, Teaching One to One (1991, Longman, 1991), Music and Song (1992, OUP), and Language Hungry! (2006, Helbling Languages) have been widely cited and used, as have his numerous book chapters and articles (see http://web.me.com/murpheytim). Dr. Murphey also has about 50 short video clips at the National Foreign Language Resources Center, University of Hawaii (Tim Murphey Tips, watch videos) and 10 freely downloadable presentations. Dr. Murphey’s new novel, The Tale That Wags, is about the university entrance examination system in Japan.
Conference Theme Essay
DRIVING EDUCATION
An English Education Metaphor by Dr. Tim Murphey (Plenary Speaker)
Once there was a country where there were almost no cars and the people in this country realized that for their growing economy it would be good to have a more mobile population with bus drivers, taxi drivers, and even individual car owners who could get around by themselves. The people in power reasoned that it was probably already too late to teach the adults in their country, and so they wanted to start with the kids and have a new generation of people all able to drive. ...
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