Shizuoka Chapter

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Shizuoka Chapter Events in 2002

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Sunday, January 20th, 2002

A Psychodynamic Approach to Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language

Speaker: Paul Doyon and Brad Deacon
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 20th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: In this presentation, we will address a two-pronged approach -- cognitive and affective -- to shifting students' beliefs, and hence their perceptions in the language classroom. While there has been much research regarding communicative competencies, we believe that prerequisite to communicative competency is a psychodynamic competency. Students beliefs about themselves as learners, about language learning, and about learning in general, will affect how they perceive our classrooms. By using anecdotes from our own lives and classrooms, we will introduce the concept of value perception enhancement and how to turn apathy into reciprocity through the use of mediating cognitive and affective strategies.

Sunday, April 21st, 2002

The Prince and the Plumber: Recreating Folktales in the Classroom

Speaker: Robert Croker, Nanzan University and Bev Curran, Aichi Shukutoku University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 21st, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: The motivation and creative spark provided by hearing and attempting to retell folk and fairy tales make them a wonderful resource for exploring language and culture. In the classroom, these stories can be used to give students listening and speaking practice and cultural knowledge, while delighting their imaginations. This presentation will suggest activities that use traditional, revised, and unconventional folk and fairy tales in different media to develop language skills through storytelling, and raise a more critical awareness of some of the cultural assumptions embedded in these narratives.

Sunday, May 19th, 2002

Pronunciation and Business Materials Writing

Speaker: Christopher Jon Poel, Musashi Kogyo Daigaku and Robert M. Homan, International Christian University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 19th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: hizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: Robert and Chris will first discuss materials for teaching pronunciation. Using lessons created by the presenters, attendees will see how such topics as shopping, giving directions, and solving murder mysteries can be easily manipulated to allow for pronunciation practice. In the second half of the presentation, the presenters will discuss materials that provide social and cultural information through business-oriented topics. These are covered not as discrete topics but as examples of how language, culture, and social norms work together for successful communication. The audience will have ample opportunity to ask questions and discuss the materials.

Sunday, June 16th, 2002

My Share: Activities that Work in Language Classrooms

Speaker: All attendees
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 16th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: hizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: Bring a teaching idea that's worked well for you in your language lessons and let's all share the afternoon discussing them with each other. If you're new to teaching, you'll get a lot of great ideas. If you've got a lot of experience, you'll find varities to familiar activities as well as lesson ideas you may not have thought of before.

Sunday, October 20th, 2002

Two Presentations

Speaker: Ken Norizuki, Shizuoka Sangyo University and Donn Ogawa, Longman
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 20th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: Ken Norizuki discusses fairness in institutional English language testing, and Donn Ogawa explores ways to motivate language learners using new materials from Longman.

Sunday, November 17th, 2002

Chapter Officers Elections

Speaker: Chapter members
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., November 17th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: Don't miss this chance to voice your opinion!

Sunday, December 15th, 2002

Christmas Party

Speaker: Masahiko Goshi as Santa Claus
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., December 15th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Indonesian Restaraunt near Seibu Department
Description: Discussion of next years meetings and plans. Ideas for future presentations. Christmas Party Lunch.

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