Hokkaido Chapter

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Hokkaido Chapter Events in 2005

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2008 [10]; 2007 [12]; 2006 [11]; 2005; 2004 [11]; 2003 [9]; 2002 [8]; 2001 [8];

Sunday, February 27th, 2005

Classroom Management

Speaker: Chris Perry
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Sun., February 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: This roundtable will provide a forum for discussing problems with classroom discipline. Regardless of subject matter, level, or institution, all teachers face the administrative difficulties of lateness, absence, and student apathy and contrariness. What policies are effective? Which approaches have proven to be failures? Come share your valuable ideas and experiences with your colleagues.

Teaching Returnee Children

Speaker: Michael Mielke
Time: 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: Returnee children, or Japanese children who have lived abroad and have returned to Japan, can sometimes be a challenge for English teachers due mainly to a lack of resources that can meet returnee children's unique needs. This presentation will describe different types of returnee students, their typical strengths and weaknesses, and strategies and resources to help them maintain and improve their English.

Sunday, March 20th, 2005

An introduction to the uses of conversation analysis in the field of second language acquisition

Speaker: Jack Barrow, Osaka International University
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 20th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: Jack Barrow has been developing a corpus of student-student conversations in English and analyzing the data using conversation analysis (CA). He is very interested in applying this approach to SLA and has recently presented on it at JSLS 2004 and JALT 2004. In Kansai, he has been hosting a data session for the past year and has found that many people are interested in learning about this approach. Jack will also share some great conversation data on students repairing themselves, cooperatively searching for words and initiating topics, and using electronic dictionaries for word searches.

Sunday, April 24th, 2005

Distance Study - Getting Qualifications from Home

Speaker: Amanda Harlow and Sanae Kawana
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Sun., April 24th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: Going back to college to earn extra qualifications and doing it as a distance student are double challenges not taken on lightly. They entail considerable financial and time investment. However, studying by distance has its own rewards and if the program is chosen carefully should be a life-changing positive experience. Join this forum discussion to hear about the experiences of two local teachers (now with Manchester University, UK and Queensland University of Technology, AU) about how to choose a program, how to balance study and life, how to find resources and most important of all � how to retain your sanity!

Teaching Children Workshop

Speaker: Peter Schinkel, Essential English School in Sapporo
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 24th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School; 1-55, 5-jo, 19-chome, Hiragishi (5 minute walk from Sumikawa Station)
Description: The first half of this workshop introduces JALT Junior Hokkaido as JALT Hokkaido's voice for Teachers of Children. The workshop gives teachers of children an opportunity to say what they would like from JALT Junior Hokkaido and help plan its future direction.

The second half of the workshop focuses on classroom materials and provides a chance for teachers to discuss, evaluate and advise each other on materials used. Please feel free to bring any material samples that you use and wish to share.

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

Teaching Children - One Day Mini Conference

Speaker: Dr. Michael Bostwick; Kathleen Kampa Vilina; Dr. Ujiie; Mary Virgil; Barry Ratzliff
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 22nd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2,000 (1,000 with early, online registration by May 20; see the Hokkaido JALT website for details)
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Fuji Women's College, Kita 16, Nishi 2, Sapporo
Description: A conference with presentations in both English and Japanese for anyone concerned with the theories and practices of teaching children, from new born to junior high school age.
Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Bostwick (Katoh Gakuen, Shizuoka) - What We Know About Early Language Learning.
Kathleen Kampa Vilina (Seisen Inernational School, Tokyo; "Magic Time" (OUP) - Many Ways to Teach, Many Ways to Learn, Multiple Intelligences for Young Learners.

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

Canadian Studies In Japan

Speaker: Dave McMurray
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., June 26th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo International University, Kiyota
Description: Dave McMurray has just helped open a Canadian Studies Centre that serves Kyushu from The International University of Kagoshima. Dave will share highlights from the centre's research members investigating

Bilingualism,
Language Learning in Canada including development of Japanese,
Immigration,
Identity,
Values, and
What Japanese students are most interested in learning about Canada.

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

Fun in the Sun! - Picnic Party

Speaker: Anyone with fun ideas!
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Sun., July 24th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Chiji-Koukan, North 1, West 15, Sapporo
Description: JALT Hokkaido members and their families are invited to come and relax in the park near the Governor's Mansion and share fun ideas for teaching English to kids.

Bring your ideas and a picnic lunch - JALT will provide a cooler bursting with soft drinks.

Come along and share games, songs - whatever activity you know is fun and good for bringing English to life for kids.

See Hokkaido chapter website for more information and contact numbers in case of rain. The picnic was originally scheduled for July 10 but inclement weather has forced us to reschedule to the 24th. This will be our last chance and hopefully Mother Nature will cooperate.

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

Teachers Helping Teachers - 22nd JALT Hokkaido Fall Conference

Speaker: Curtis Kelly - Featured Speaker
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Fri., September 23rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2,000 yen at the door, 1,000 yen online pre-registration
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokusei Gakuen University, Oyachi, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
Description: Hokkaido English teachers and guests come together for a day of presentations, workshops and forums on the topic of language teaching. This year JALT Junior Hokkaido joins the party, bringing kids' teachers together with members working at universities, colleges, schools and conversation schools.

Contact: www.jalthokkaido.net

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

My Share Holiday Activities

Speaker: Mary Virgil
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: HIS (Hokkaido International School) 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo (near Sumikawa Subway Station)
Description: Every year the holiday season is a time to do something special. New ideas are always needed so let's get together on this cool autumn day and share with each other the things that we do during this season. What are your favorite songs, art projects, cooking and stories for this season.

Mary Virgil will be sharing how she uses TPR to teach how to make Christmas cookies at her Christmas parties. They are fun to make and a fun way to learn.

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

Bonenkai Party

Speaker: All Members
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., December 11th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: HIS (Hokkaido International School) 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo (near Sumikawa Subway Station)
Description: This is a pot-luck dinner so it's a time to share with all your friends your favorite family holiday dishes. Every dish will be a surprise and maybe we will be lucky or maybe not, that is the fun of a pot-luck party.

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