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February 2003

Sunday, February 2nd, 2003

Kobe JALT Book Fair

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: various speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 02, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe)
Description: Free advice: Get top-quality advice about the texts that are best for your classes. Workshops and Presentations: Presentations all day starting from 10:00. See how the newest texts were designed to be used, and get ... read more

Friday, February 7th, 2003

Coaching Success in the Classroom

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Coach Jimmy Yagi
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Fri., February 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Description: In this presentation, Coach Jimmy Yagi, a former US collegiate basketball coach and advisor to many European basketball teams will speak on the parallels that coaching and language teaching share. Beneficial to participants will be ... read more

Sunday, February 9th, 2003

Three Easy Pieces - Crossing Cultures

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 09, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: Nagasaki JALT writes, "Please join us for our first meeting of the year, midway through the annual Chinese New Year Lantern Festival here in Nagasaki!"This month's meeting is a discussion and demonstration of three cross-cultural ... read more

Academic Research Writing

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Cyndi Peterson, Southern Illinois University
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., February 09, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: Niigata International Friendship Center, Miyoshi Mansion 3rd Floor, Niigata City
Description: Have you ever taught students to write a research paper in English? This presentation will show you how! We will begin with some basic background information about Southern Illinois University in Niigata's Intensive English Program. ... read more

Fun Communication Games for Serious Teachers

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Greg Goodmacher and Asako Kajiura
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 09, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Matsumoto-shi
Venue: Matsumoto-shi, Agatanomori Bunkakaikan
Description: The presenters believe in the pedagogical effectiveness of using language games in the language classroom. Both children and adults can learn a great deal from a variety of language games. Used appropriately, games serve to ... read more

Using Movies & TV Programs for Learning English

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: "Linda" Lyudmila Fudzikata and Small Group Discussion
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 09, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: Linda will present ideas both as a language learner and a teacher regarding how to best use movies and TV programs for language learning as well as give tips on what to do and what ... read more

English Education in Viet Nam and Thailand

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Professor Cao Loan of Viet Nam National University, Gerald Williams of Kansai University of International Studies, and Brent Poole
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Sun., February 09, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1500 yen (1000 for students)
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Fukushima Smith's School of English
Description: Professor Cao Loan's presentation will include an overview of the education system and her reflections on education in Viet Nam. Deeply rooted in Confucianism dating back to the early days of Vietnamese history, a profound ... read more

Saturday, February 15th, 2003

Neurolinguistic Programming Weekend Workshop (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Charles Adamson, Ph.D
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sat., February 15, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): read the description of this weekend event for details
Fee (One-Day members): read the description of this weekend event for details
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Itsutsubashi campus of Tohoku Gaigo Gakuen
Description: The 2003 NLP Workshop is a weekend workshop in downtown Sendai on Sat. February 15 and Sun. Feb. 16. The presenter, Charles Adamson, Ph.D., is a certified Master Practitioner of NLP, or Neuro Linguistic ... read more

Esperanto (Day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Alian Lauffenburger
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., February 15, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen (1200 yen discount for both days)
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jellybeans Kousha Building 1-4F, near Shinysahiki Tram Stop
Description: What is Esperanto? The language and the movement. Learning, teaching, using Esperanto today. Research on Esperanto. The Kushikino project. If time permits, some viewing of a video-course.

EFL Materials Development for Elementary School Children

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Stan Pederson, Chiyoda-ku Board of Education
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., February 15, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room #1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: The presentation will focus on considerations that go into creating materials for elementary school children. The presenter will demonstrate how curriculum guidelines, the learning process and the nature of child development interact to arrive at ... read more

Sunday, February 16th, 2003

Esperanto (Day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Alian Lauffenburger
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen (1200 yen discount for both days)
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jellybeans Kousha Building 1-4F, near Shinysahiki Tram Stop
Description: If you missed the Saturday afternoon presentation and would like to make up a bit for it, or you would like to see the video again, be sure to attend the warming up session!10:30 ... read more

Neurolinguistic Programming Weekend Workshop (Day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Charles Adamson, Ph.D
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): read the description of this weekend event for details
Fee (One-Day members): read the description of this weekend event for details
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Itsutsubashi campus of Tohoku Gaigo Gakuen
Description: The 2003 NLP Workshop is a weekend workshop in downtown Sendai on Sat. February 15 and Sun. Feb. 16.

For details, see day 1 of this weekend.

Motivating Learners Through Pain and Pleasure

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Kevin Knight, Educational Director, Kanda Gaigo Career College
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Mito Kokusai Koryu Center, 6-59 Bizen-machi, Mito City, t: 029-221-1800 (Located behind Bon Belta Isejin Department Store)
Description: One of the key difficulties in motivating Japanese language learners is the paradigm which they may have about language learning. At Kanda Gaigo Career College, a number of unique and effective techniques adapted from the ... read more

Using the Web with Your ESL Students

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Charles Kelly
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya Institute of Technology
Description: Kelly introduces selected websites and explains how to use them with your students. Teachers will be shown how to find additional websites appropriate for their own students. At the end of the presentation, teachers will ... read more

Making Homepages Worthwhile

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Anthony Robins
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: Using my experience of 2nd-year university classes based onproducing homepages, I will discuss issues which have been explored such astypes of content, efficient use of time and the balance between buildinglanguage and computing skills. Participants ... read more

cancelled Ideas on Using the Movie Mystery Train for English Teaching

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Michael Hnatko
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Chiba Community Center (Take JR mono-rail from Chiba Station to Chiba Shiyakkushomae)
Description: This event has been cancelled. The speaker will present a few scenes from the 1989 movie Mystery Train by Jim Jarmusch and, using film criticism, show how these scenes can be highly interesting texts for ... read more

Activities for Communication in English

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Akemi Miyake and Isshin Ito
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: The first of these two bilingual presentations is by Akemi Miyake, Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Studies and Information, Gifu Women's University. Her talk describes a multimedia approach to teaching Intercultural Communication, and features digital ... read more

DramaWorks Workshop

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Marc Sheffner
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 200 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: Marc Sheffner of DramaWorks, will introduce DramaWorks' two textbooks Star Taxi (2000) and PopStars (2002). These textbooks aimed at teenagers and adults use drama techniques to provide intensive speaking and listening practice in an entertaining ... read more

Language Awareness and International Understanding through English

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Kip Cates
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room 3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: This presentation introduces ideas for designing a content-based thematic unit on "world languages and writing systems". It argues that teaching about world languages can stimulate student interest in language, improve language learning motivation and promote ... read more

DramaWorks' innovative materials ("Star Taxi" and "PopStars")

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: 1. Christopher Creighton; 2. Paul Moritoshi
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 16, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F
Description: DramaWorks' innovative materials ("Star Taxi" and "PopStars") use drama techniques to teach English communication to teenagers and adults. They provide intensive speaking and listening practice and an enyoable experience of communication: students learn by doing ... read more

Saturday, February 22nd, 2003

How Can Teachers Bring About Language Learning Based on Learning Strategy at Japanese Junior High Schools?

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Koki Dobashi
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., February 22, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: GH-300, MSU-A (Minnesota State University Akita)
Description: Quite a few studies have reported that the use of learning strategies is an effective way to develop learner autonomy. But most of these studies address adult education in foreign countries. The objective of Dobashi's ... read more

The English Language Communication Program

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: The Covenant Players
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., February 22, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31 (a 5-minute walk from the Kokura train station for shinkansen, JR train)
Description: A teacher resource known as the English Language Communication Program has been developed by the international group The Covenant Players. ELCP is based on the concept that creative involvement circumvents inhibitions about speaking a foreign ... read more

Sunday, February 23rd, 2003

Using Simulation Games to Teach Cross-cultural Communication

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Akemi Ito
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 23, 2003)
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 simple cross-cultural training exercise that is categorized under simulation games. The participants will be divided into two groups: guests (Tanara) and hosting people (whose cultures are more or less the same). The ... read more

Putting Words in their Mouths: Dictogloss, Shadowing, and Summarizing

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., February 23, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Sangyou Bunka kaikan, 7-10 Hanabata cho, ph: 096-325-2311
Description: This presentation will cover three activities that give students structured language practice: dictogloss (grammar dictation), shadow talking, and summarizing. With dictogloss, students actively recreate the spoken text, discuss differences and missing information with partners, and ... read more

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