Toyohashi Chapter

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Toyohashi Chapter Events in 2001

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Sunday, January 28th, 2001

Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language Classroom. From Apathy to Autonomy in Language Learning

Speaker: Paul Raymond Doyon (Asahi University) and Brad Deacon (Nanzan University)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 28th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): No fee information was provided. Contact Toyohashi
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5 Room 53A, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: The speakers using anecdotes from their own lives and classrooms will introduce the concept of "Perceived Value" and demonstrate techniques on how a teacher can shift students' perceptions, and in turn, create autonomy out of apathy in the language classroom. Moreover, the Kolb Experiential Learning Model--experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation--will be introduced as a model for teacher development and problem solving in the classroom.

Sunday, February 11th, 2001

Doing A Needs Analysis For Your Classrooms

Speaker: Charles Adamson, Miyagi University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 11th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): No fee information was provided. Contact Toyohashi
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: No description was provided for this event.

Sunday, April 15th, 2001

(1) Creative Note Taking, (2) English Education in Taiwan

Speaker: Tim Newfields, Nanzan University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 15th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: Contact Toyohashi JALT for details

Sunday, September 16th, 2001

Alphabet Starters Gets the Kids Going

Speaker: Derek Mackrell, Thomson Learning
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 16th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: Mackrell will show how Alphabet Starters, a communicative approach to presenting phonics to preschool learners, effectively excites and motivates kids' interest in English. He will also demonstrate activities for older students from Expressions, a new 3-level, 4-skill series by David Nunan.

Sunday, October 21st, 2001

Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language Classroom: From Apathy to Autonomy in Language Learning

Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University, and Brad Deacon, Nanzan University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 21st, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): contact Toyohashi JALT chapter for details
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: The speakers using anecdotes from their own lives and classrooms will introduce the concept of Perceived Value and demonstrate techniques on how a teacher can shift students' perceptions, and in turn, create autonomy out of apathy in the language classroom.

Sunday, November 11th, 2001

How to Improve Strategic Interaction

Speaker: Miura Takashi, School of Education, Shizuoka University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 11th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: Strategic Interaction is a conversational teaching method created by DiPietro in 1987. It is a dramatic method aimed at training strategic competence under unrehearsed, unpredictable circumstances, generating plenty of authentic target-language use in the classroom.

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