Okinawa Chapter

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Okinawa Chapter Events in 2001

Events archive by year:
2008 [11]; 2006 [5]; 2005 [7]; 2004 [8]; 2003 [5]; 2002 [12]; 2001;

Sunday, June 24th, 2001

What Do You Mean By "Native-like Pronunciation"?

Speaker: Hayakawa Yasukiyo and Shibata Miki
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: The presenters will focus on how to develop Japanese ESL learners' pronunciation skills including voice production and stress, rhythm, and adjustments in connected speech. Since we believe that pronunciation skills should be integrated into classroom instruction at an early stage of English learning, we strongly encourage junior and senior high school English teachers to attend this workshop.

Sunday, September 30th, 2001

Triumphs and Catastrophes in the Language Classroom: Some Cultural Considerations

Speaker: Peter Simpson MA (TESOL)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 30th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: In this presentation, Peter Simpson will address verbal communication and its cultural implications on our students. Through his own experiences with success and failure, Peter will elaborate on cultural (in)sensitivity in the classroom. Both teachers and students are encouraged to voice their opinions during the discussion.

Sunday, October 28th, 2001

Activities in the Language Classroom

Speaker: Ed Hays
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: Ed Hays's presentation will address teaching writing using computers and will also include activities that will be useful for those teaching other skills to students with access to the Internet. If time permits Ed will also introduce language activities that he presently utilizes in the classroom.Ed Hays' Current Teaching Background:Ed is currently teaching writing for first year university students in a computer room and has found several ways to use the Internet and e-mail penpals for teaching writing. He is also interested in: Positioning the class for optimal conversation activities, Speaking activities used for "3 minute conversations", Role Playing activities, Class Presentations (using student made photo collages), and Language Games.

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