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May 2002

Friday, May 3rd, 2002

13th Suwako Charity Walk

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Takayuki Hanazato (tentative)
Time: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM (Fri., May 03, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Some donation is desired.
Fee (One-Day members): Some donation is desired.
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: Contact Shinshu JALT for details.
Description: This is the 13th Annual Suwako Charity Walk, which has been held with the help of Prof. Hanazato of Shinshu University and his students. Prof. Hanazato is the chief of Suwako Mizu Sanchi Kankyo Kyoiku ... read more

Saturday, May 11th, 2002

Bilingual Development Forum (BILDF) 2002 (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Bilingualism SIG
(the Bilingualism Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM (Sat., May 11, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Details given above.
Fee (One-Day members): Details given above.
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Description: Practical and Theoretical Aspectsof Bilingual Development and Education. This is part of the 2002 Pan SIG conference.Pre-registration fees: Postmarked payment through postal furikae by February 15, 2002Member (one day) 3000 yen Member (two day) 5,5000 ... read more

CUE 2002 Conference: Curriculum Innovation (Day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: CUE SIG
(the College and University Educators Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sat., May 11, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Details given above.
Fee (One-Day members): Details given above.
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Description: The CUE SIG is JALT's College and University Educators Special Interest Group. Curriculum Innovation is the 3rd CUE mini-conference, part of the 2002 Pan SIG conference. Post registration fee (payment after February 15, 2002)Member (one ... read more

Testing and Evaluating SIG Conference (TESEV) 2002 (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Testing and Evaluation SIG
(the Testing and Evaluation Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Keynote speech: J.D. Brown of the University of Hawaii, and 14 presentations
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 11, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Details given above.
Fee (One-Day members): Details given above.
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Description: Testing and Evaluationin the 21st Century features a special keynote speech by James Dean Brown of the University of Hawaii, one colloquium on institutional testing, 14 other presentations on testings, and assorted poster sessions. This ... read more

Peace Love and Pragmatics

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Michael Guest
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 11, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Ai Plaza 4F
Description: Everybody would like their teaching to contribute to better human relations and mutual understanding. But how can we achieve this end without sounding preachy or abandoning our main role as teachers, that is, teaching language. ... read more

Homework -- A Panel Discussion

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Patricia Kasamatsu, Erika Matsui, Tony Ruiz, Andrew Zitzmann
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., May 11, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 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: Like many things our teachers and parents made us do, homework is never particulalry enjoyable though deep down you know it's got to be good for you. So how do you convince students of this? ... read more

Sunday, May 12th, 2002

Bilingual Development Forum (BILDF) 2002 (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Bilingualism SIG
(the Bilingualism Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Pre-registration discounts
Fee (One-Day members): Pre-registration discounts. See day 1 for details
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Description: Practical and Theoretical Aspectsof Bilingual Development and Education. This is part of the 2002 Pan SIG conference.

CUE 2002 Conference: Curriculum Innovation (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: CUE SIG
(the College and University Educators Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Pre-registration discounts.
Fee (One-Day members): Pre-registration discounts. See "day 1" of this conference for details.
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Description: The CUE SIG is JALT's College and University Educators Special Interest Group. Curriculum Innovation is the 3rd CUE mini-conference, part of the 2002 Pan SIG conference. More details, including a call for participation, will be ... read more

Testing and Evaluating SIG Conference (TESEV) 2002 (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Testing and Evaluation SIG
(the Testing and Evaluation Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Pre-registration discounts.
Fee (One-Day members): Pre-registration discounts. See "day 1" of this conference for details.
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Description: Testing and Evaluationin the 21st Century features a special keynote speech by J.D. Brown of the University of Hawaii, one colloquium on institutional testing, 14 other presentations on testings, and assorted poster sessions. This is ... read more

Read with Me and I Will Read: Activities that Work with Elementary School Children

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama and Julian Whitney
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: International Friendship Center
Description: Both presenters have been using picture books as a teaching resource for a number of years and have found them to be motivating and enjoyable. They will describe a three-stage process for using picture books ... read more

Making the Most of Your English Language Textbook: New Ways to Bring ELT Materials to Life

Sponsor: Kanazawa Chapter
Speaker: Ivan Sorrentino, Cambridge University Press
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (usually 1000 yen but this is a sponsored event)
Prefecture: Ishikawa
City: Kanazawa
Venue: Shakai Kyoiku Center (3-2-15 Honda-machi, Kanazawa)
Description: This presentation looks at the many different problematic areas in vocabulary such as pronunciation, collocation and register, with particular attention given to classic pitfalls for the Japanese student. The presenter will also look at sources ... read more

Intercultural Instruction Ideas & Motivating Projects

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Scott Bronner of Waseda University's Center for International Education
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginoo Bunka Kaikan, in Kannai (three minutes from JR Kannai Station and one minute from Isezakichojamachi on Yokohama Subway line)
Description: The speaker will present a number of cultural simulation and interactive teaching ideas based on books from Intercultural Press and his experience teaching an intercultural communication course. In addition, he will present a related project ... read more

Public Directives in Japanese and American English: Implications for L2 Learners

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Carol Rinnert
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., May 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: This presentation is based on pragmatic analysis of more than 700 public directives (e.g., prohibitions, requests, warnings) in diverse contexts, ranging from airports to zoos, in Japan and the U.S. Implications of the findings include ... read more

Friday, May 17th, 2002

JALTCALL 2002: Local Decisions, Global Effects (Pre-conference workshop)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Brian Teaman; Joseph Lauer
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Fri., May 17, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Free for Conference Attendees (conference price: 8,000 yen for two days)
Fee (One-Day members): Free for Conference Attendees (conference price: 9,000 yen for two days)
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima University
Description: A lively program of Pre-Conference Workshops will allow participants to learn how to put video lessons on websites (Brian Teaman) and how to use and evaluate the English-learning software available at Hiroshima University's new multimedia ... read more

Saturday, May 18th, 2002

Computer Assisted Language Learning CALL Conference (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Dr. Mike Levy as Keynote speaker
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Sat., May 18, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): 8,000 yen for two days
Fee (One-Day members): 9,000 yen for two days
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Jogakuen University, 4 -13 -1 Ushita-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan 723-0063
Description: The JALT CALL SIG's 7th annual conference promises to be as successful as ever. Full schedule details are available on the JALT CALL SIG's web site.

More Ideas and Activities for Children's EFL Classes

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida, Little America English Schools
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., May 18, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free this month!
Fee (One-Day members): free this month!
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Centre, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F (#1, #3 or #4 streetcars to Nagasaki ekimae stop, across from Amu PLaza
Description: With over 20 years of English teaching experience in Japan, Uchida will share methods, activities and games which plant the seeds of confidence in young learners, enabling and empowering them to have control over their ... read more

Sunday, May 19th, 2002

Computer Assisted Language Learning CALL Conference (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Dr. Mike Levy as keynote speaker
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): 8,000 yen for two days
Fee (One-Day members): 9,000 yen for two days
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Jogakuen University, 4 -13 -1 Ushita-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan 723-0063
Description: The JALT CALL SIG's 7th annual conference promises to be as successful as ever. Full schedule details are available on the JALT CALL SIG's web site.

Two presentations: 1) Effective Communicative Teaching Ideas for All Ability Levels, 2) Textbook Activities: Making Them Work for You

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: 1) Gerald Williams and Alison Mackenzie, 2) Rebecca Arthur
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (for both or only one of today's two presentations)
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Tosabori YMCA (near subway Higobashi or Keihan Yodoyabashi stations)
Description: Two presentations this afternoon: Effective Communicative Teaching Ideas for All Ability Levels: The basis for this seminar is that a good classroom activity is effective for all levels. Participants will learn six teaching ideas focusing ... read more

Pronunciation and Business Materials Writing

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Christopher Jon Poel, Musashi Kogyo Daigaku and Robert M. Homan, International Christian University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 19, 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 ... read more

A Distance Learning Workshop about the TALK Learning System

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Josef Messerklinger and Johann Junge
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 200 yen, newcomers free
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: Mr. Messerklinger, a user of the TALK system, will coordinate with Junge, it's creator, to hold a unique 'distance' session. TALK is a system that helps teachers facilitate students' independent exploration of communication in foreign ... read more

The Psychology of Difficult Students

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: Every college teacher must face students who are bored, indifferent, and even hostile. While there are no simple solutions for dealing with such students, four theories in psychology related to motivation, moral development, and learning ... read more

Winning the Struggle to Teach High School Students to Communicate

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Phil Julien, Saitama Medical University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK 6F (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: Most high school teachers would probably agree that the textbooks approved by the National Ministry of Education are inadequate for teaching real communication. However, we can easily develop suitable materials ourselves just by using a ... read more

Monday, May 20th, 2002

Current research in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in Australia (session 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Mike Levy
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Mon., May 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto Gakuen University, Building 7, room 721
Description: Together with Kumamoto Gakuen University, JALT Kumamoto is co-sponsoring this presentation by Dr. Michael Levy, Associate Professor, Griffith University (Australia), author of the book Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Context and Conceptualization (Oxford University Press). Dr Levy ... read more

Current research in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in Australia (session 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Mike Levy
Time: 4:15 PM - 5:50 PM (Mon., May 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto Gakuen University, Building 12, rm 1243
Description: Together with Kumamoto Gakuen University, JALT Kumamoto is co-sponsoring this presentation by Dr. Michael Levy, Associate Professor, Griffith University (Australia), author of the book Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Context and Conceptualization (Oxford University Press). Dr Levy ... read more

Saturday, May 25th, 2002

On-line Drills for Learning and Teaching

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Kobayashi Etsuo
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., May 25, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Rikkyo University, Niiza-Campus, Computer Room
Description: This is a workshop where participants will learn how to make on-line drills on the Internet and how to use them in their classes. A newly developed on-line system called WebASC (Web-based Automatic Shiken Creator) ... read more

Social Aspects of Communication and Their Relationship to Teaching English as a Second Language

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: R. Jeffrey Ringer, Ph.D.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., May 25, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for a student)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: GH-300, MSU-A (Minnesota State University Akita)
Description: Most people think of communication as the transfer of information from one person to another. But communication is also a social process in that it is through language and talk that humans relate to each ... read more

Applying the Uniqueness Principle in Language Classrooms: Tools & Tasks

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, Kinki University Kyushu Campus
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 25, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: 307 at Miyazaki International College
Description: Research shows that learners often misunderstand or resist multiple functions for single forms (such as present and future meanings of the present continuous). This is called the Uniqueness Principle (UP). The presenter will explain UP ... read more

Integrating Tasks into the Foreign Language Classroom

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: David Beglar
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., May 25, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Tenjin YMCA
Description: Please note the earlier starting time this month.Of all the approaches to teaching foreign languages, task-based language teaching (TBLT) has received the most support from the second-language research community for almost a decade. The reason ... read more

Sunday, May 26th, 2002

The Cancer of Competition: Games in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Chris Hunt
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., May 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate Kokusai Koryu (Iwate International Plaza) in Morioka, phone: 019-654-8900
Description: Most teachers now regard the use of games as beneficial to language learning. But little attention has been given to the effect of the structure of the games used. By comparing the structure of competitive ... read more

Which Kanji Dictionary Can Best Meet Your Kanji-Learning Needs?

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Mary Sisk Noguchi, Meijo University
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Tokyo Kasei Gakuin--Tsukuba Women's University
Description: Mary Sisk Noguchi of Meijio University is a columnist for the Japan Times. She will discuss various aspects of kanji dictionaries and try to help you discover what to look for to best meet your ... read more

Tunes and Tales in the Classroom (Using stories and songs in language lessons)

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Brad Deacon and Brian Cullen
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, lecture room # 2, 3rd Fl.
Description: Two presenters share activities that will add interest to your language lessons:Brad Deacon will introduce split story telling in which a story is begun and then stopped at a highly interesting transition point, creating a ... read more

The Accelerated Learning Cycle

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Charles Adamson, Miyagi University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: The Accelerated Learning Cycle is the secret of making learning easier and more effective. It consists of introduction, active concert, passive concert session, reading elaboration activities, and writing. The presenter will explain the purpose and ... read more

Task-based Business Communicative Activities

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Jonah Glick, Pearson Education
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free (also free for TALE members; TALE is Tohoku Association of Language Educators)
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (for non-JALT and non-TALE members)
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Ichibancho Shimin Center (behind Maruzen)
Description: The business English student in Japan is coming increasingly under pressure to perform and to prove that he or she has mastered the rudiments of the English language. Companies are increasingly demanding that their employees ... read more

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