JALT2025 - Tokyo

In Focus: A 4-Skills Vocabulary & Critical Thinking Course

Nov 2, 2025, 1:45 PM

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Room 514

Speaker

Joseph Phillips (Kinseido)

Description

This session introduces a 4-level, 4-skills EFL course that develops students’ critical thinking skills while systematically improving their knowledge of essential high-frequency words with both in-text and online learning tools. Utilizing two key word lists from the New General Service List Project, Levels 1, 2, and 3 help students master essential general English vocabulary in the NGSL, while Level 4 focuses on teaching academic vocabulary in the NAWL.

Summary

This session introduces a 4-level, 4-skills EFL course that develops students’ critical thinking skills while systematically improving their knowledge of essential high-frequency words with both in-text and online learning tools. Utilizing two key word lists from the New General Service List Project, Levels 1, 2, and 3 help students master essential general English vocabulary in the NGSL, while Level 4 focuses on teaching academic vocabulary in the NAWL.