Kobe City: Efforts to Develop English Communication Skills – Summer Vacation

Press Release (July 19, 2024)
School Subject Guidance Section, School Education Department, Board of Education Secretariat
Kobe City is working to enhance opportunities to experience and learn live English through exchanges with ALTs (Assistant Language Teachers), local foreign personnel, and sister cities, in order to develop English communication skills, taking advantage of the characteristics of the international city Kobe. We are working to enhance opportunities for students to experience and learn live English through exchanges with ALTs (assistant language teachers), local foreign residents, and sister cities.
During the summer vacation period, two exchange programs with ALTs will be held for Kobe City junior high school students. This will be an opportunity for junior high school students to experience the joy of communication in English and diverse cultures by interacting with many ALTs.

1. Exchange Program 1) ALTalk

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1) Date
July 23 (Tuesday), 24 (Wednesday), 30

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Tuesday), 2024

(2) Schools
Shirakawadai Junior High School, Eboshi Junior High School, Tamatsu Junior High School, Maiko Junior High School, Harada Junior High School, Seiryodai Junior High School, Hirano Junior High School, Awakawa Junior High School, Minato Shonan Junior High School, Komagabayashi Junior High School
(3) Contents
A team of several ALTs visits the host school and Teams of ALTs visit the host school and interact with a small number of students for about 2 hours, conducting communication activities tailored to the English ability of each student.
Examples of programs: interviews, quizzes, games, mini-debates
(4) About the coverage
1) Target school: Shirakawadai Junior High School (1-25-2 Shirakawadai, Suma-ku, Kobe)
2) Date: Tuesday, July 23, 9:00 – 11:30 am (scheduled)
3) Participants: 6 students and 3 ALTs
4) Contents: conversation in English with ALTs, cross-cultural

Quiz, games, etc.

2. Exchange Program (2) English Summer School

(1) Date & Time
August 16 (Friday) & 19 (Monday), 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 2:50 p.m. (2) Location
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies (9-1 Gakuen Higashi-machi, Nishi-ku, Kobe City)
(3) Participants & number of people
・City junior high school students: about 300 over 2 days
・ALT: about 160 each day
・University students: about 15 each day
(4) Contents* both days Same program for both days
【Morning】
①Opening ceremony [Main Hall]
②Exchange program [each classroom]
English program planned and run by ALTs (one-on-one English conversation, quiz, games)
【Afternoon】
③Introduction of foreign cultures and languages by university students [Main Hall]
Russian, Chinese and Hispanian students from various departments,

Students from Russian, Chinese and Ispania departments will

teach greetings, etc. in their respective languages and introduce differences in culture and customs.
(5) Co-sponsor
Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

3. How to apply for coverage

If you wish to

cover the event, please send an application form by e-mail by 《Exchange Program ①: Monday, July 22》 《Exchange Program ②: Friday, August 9》.

Application form

: Exchange Program 1 (WORD: 25KB ) Exchange Program 2 (WORD: 25KB )
Application should be sent to: Curriculum and Instruction Section ( kyoukasidou@office.city.kobe.lg.jp)

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When filming or photographing students, please make sure that no specific individuals can be identified.
Please wear your company’s armband when conducting interviews.