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June 2004

Friday, June 4th, 2004

Video for the Web in the Japanese Classroom

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Nicolas Gromik (Tohoku University) and Brian Teaman (Osaka Jogakuin College)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Fri., June 04, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): 2,000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 2,000 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Building R, Tokiwa University, College of Applied International Studies. Miwa 1-430-1 Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken (reserve a place: conf-workshops@jaltcall.org)
Description: (Please note that this event is free only if you have pre-registered by May 5 for the JALT CALL 9th Annual Conference on June 5th and 6th. Otherwise the cost is 2,000 yen (discounts are ... read more

Introduction to Online Course Design with Moodle

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Don Hinkelman, Sapporo Gakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Fri., June 04, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): 2,000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 2,000 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Building R, Tokiwa University, College of Applied International Studies. Miwa 1-430-1 Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken (reserve a place: conf-workshops@jaltcall.org)
Description: (Please note that this event is free only if you have pre-registered by May 5 for the JALT CALL 9th Annual Conference on June 5th and 6th. Otherwise the cost is 2,000 yen (discounts are ... read more

Saturday, June 5th, 2004

9th Annual Conference of the JALT CALL SIG: Human Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning (HCI/CALL) (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: To Be Announced - (Sat., June 05, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): 8,000 yen for both days (excluding the dinner) This discount applies to JALT, LET and JACET members.
Fee (One-Day members): 9,000 yen for two days
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Building R, Tokiwa University, College of Applied International Studies, Miwa 1-430-1, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 310-8585 Japan
Description: Day 1 of the 9th Annual Conference of the JALT CALL SIG. Pre-registration (deadline 5/5 Golden Week) includes access to a Friday Workshop (subject to availability), a free Saturday Evening Network Reception ticket, along with ... read more

Learning through Images and Actions

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Paul Shimizu, Intercom Press Inc.
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 05, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Kouryu Center
Description: Paul Shimizu, Publishing Director of Intercom Press Inc., will take the participants through a variety of activities using images and actions that will elicit immediate non-verbal responses (OPR - Only Physical Response). He will then ... read more

Sunday, June 6th, 2004

9th Annual Conference of the JALT CALL SIG: Human Issues in Computer Assisted Language Learning (HCI/CALL) (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Speakers TBA; call for papers due March 3, 2004
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Sun., June 06, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): JALT, LET and JACET members: 8,000 yen for both days, or 5,000 yen for just Sunday.
Fee (One-Day members): 9,000 yen for two days (5,500 yen for only Sunday)
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Building R, Tokiwa University, College of Applied International Studies, Miwa 1-430-1, Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 310-8585 Japan
Description: Second day of the 9th Annual Conference of the JALT CALL SIG. Pre-registration (conference deadline 5/5 Golden Week) includes access to Friday Workshop (subject to availability), along with conference presentions, workshops, poster exhibition, JALT SIG ... read more

Music as a Global Language for Interactive Communication

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Keiko Abe-Ford
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 06, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free event sponsored by Apricot Book Company
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus, Building 5, room 520
Description: Put away the textbooks and let the music inspire the children! Children learn the essential conversational elements of English through singing and sharing their natural joy. The presenter will demonstrate practical and communicative hands-on activities ... read more

Using Visual/Spatial Intelligence

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Jim Smiley
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 06, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Bunka Hall at SATY (4th Floor, room 2), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line.
Description: Jim Smiley offers two talks: Kanji Through Associative Learning. Smiley introduces an associative, learner-centered, and extremely fun way of learning kanji. Discover your own learning type and develop a learning strategy for kanji. Design ... read more

Saturday, June 12th, 2004

A Database of Classroom English in Communicative Language Teaching

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Kumiko Miyamoto
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., June 12, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Okayama Sankaku building near Omotecho in Okayama city
Description: In Japan, there are a lot of English teachers who are not confident in using English in their classrooms. That can deprive the learners of their chances to learn. One reason why the teachers of ... read more

A Unified Approach to Integrated English

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Paul Moritoshi
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 12, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Okayama Sankaku building near Omotecho in Okayama city
Description: In the 2003-4 academic year, Sanyo Gakuen University (Okayama City) devised and initiated a systematic and possibly unique approach to the teaching of its integrated (4-skills) English courses across all student levels. This 45-minute presentation ... read more

Elementary English Education: Questions and Answers

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., June 12, 2004)
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: The presenter will begin by looking at MEXT policies & problems regarding elementary English instruction, followed by discussion of theories and methods for teaching English to children. Participants will design lessons that conform to these ... read more

Developing Bilingual Literacy in Children

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Panel Discussion (includes Shi Jie, Mary Goebel Noguchi and Eric Bray)
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., June 12, 2004)
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: Kyoto JALT in conjunction with the Bilingualism SIG will hold a roundtable discussion on bilingual literacy. The evening features a panel of parents and educators who will speak about their experiences in developing their children's ... read more

Sunday, June 13th, 2004

Consciousness-Raising Activities

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: Dan Frost
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., June 13, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: The traditional approach to most teaching is to tell learners the rules first, after which students have to try and fit their conceptions within that rules-based framework. Mathematics is a good example, where formulas have ... read more

Lifelong Language Learning Conference

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: LIOJ, JALT and ETJ members
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 13, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free (minimal donation for refreshments)
Fee (One-Day members): free (minimal donation for refreshments)
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Odawara
Venue: LIOJ (Language Institute of Japan), 4-14-1 Shiroyama, Odawara, Kanagawa (0465-23-1677)
Description: In this "Lifelong Language Learning" joint conference, speakers from the Kanagawa, Kanto and Shizuoka areas will give a sneak preview of presentations that may be seen at the National JALT conference (in the fall of ... read more

Teaching Children

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Julian Warden, Oxford University Press
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 13, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (sponsored by OUP)
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Himeji
Venue: Hanakita Shimin Hiroba (Located directly across from Nozato Station on the Bantan Line. Plenty of free parking.) Bantan Line train leaves Himeji Station at 13:46
Description: Julian Warden from Oxford University Press will hold a lively two-hour workshop on teaching children. The content will include guidance on teaching children, including useful classroom language and management, ideas on teaching conversation, vocabulary and ... read more

Cooperative Development for Language Teachers

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Andrew Boon
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 13, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Keizai University
Description: The presentation will describe a teacher development program in which two teachers adopted the supportive and non-judgmental interactional environment framework of Julian Edge's Cooperative Development and worked together in order to raise awareness of and ... read more

Pair Discussions: Contextualizing Communication

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Barry Mateer, Tamagawa University, Department of Liberal Arts
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., June 13, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: The likely challenges of managing learning include empowering learners to participate and to interact in English. This presentation considers Pair Discussion-based courses in which textbooks are replaced by handouts created from students' ideas on various ... read more

Tokushima JALT June Meeting

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: Noriko Tojo
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., June 13, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokushima
City: Tokushima
Venue: Tokushima Catholic Church (in front of Jyoto High School)
Description: Details are unavailable, but may be available here at a later date. Tokushima JALT asks that you contact Noriko Tojo for further details.

Saturday, June 19th, 2004

Activities That Go Beyond Linguistics

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Rodney Dunham, Tezukayama University
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Sat., June 19, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University, Gakuenmae Campus (At Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station, on the Nara Kintetsu Line)
Description: The presenter will share various activities that engage students in ways beyond the ordinary linguistic/word approach to teaching. These activities are geared for junior high school and up, but can easily be adapted for younger ... read more

Sunday, June 20th, 2004

Learning that Makes Sense

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Marc Helgeson
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: AISEL, Room 33 on the 3rd floor (map)
Description: Of the five senses, visual (sight), auditory (hearing) and kinesthetic (touch/feel) are the most flexible and practical in the classroom. Everyone has one sense that is stronger than the others. Many of us also have ... read more

Queer Theory Applications in the Language Classroom

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Roibeard O'Mochain
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station)
Description: This presentation, co-sponsored by GALE. contains an exploration of key concepts in queer theory and an explanation of narrative-based pedagogy as a means of applying queer theory. Ample time will be provided for audience interaction ... read more

A Way to Use Graded Readers Effectively and Extensively

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Rie Iwahashi
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: Is it really true that Japanese students read well in English? Unfortunately, that's not the case when we take "amount of reading" into consideration. Extensive reading enables students to build confidence and motivation in English ... read more

Pause, Prompt and Praise

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Steven J. Donald (Junshin University)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Jr. College, Kiritan, Nishihara Town
Description: Professor Steven J. Donald (Junshin University) will give a presentation on extensive reading techniques and the PPP (Pause, Prompt, Praise) Method of teaching reading, which was first popularized in New Zealand and is recently being ... read more

The Use of Videos in ELT

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Takako Seito
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: Okaya, Irufu (ILF) Plaza, 3rd Floor, Room 7
Description: Takako Seito from Tokyo University of Science in Suwa will show how to motivate large classes through the use of video-based activities. In this workshop she will demonstrate how authentic film scripts can stimulate students ... read more

Material Writers Panel Discussion

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Simon Capper, Richard Gabrielli, Joe Lauer, Carol Rinnert, and Keiso Tatsukawa
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center, Peace Park (3rd Floor Seminar Room)
Description: A panel of writers (Simon Capper, Richard Gabrielli, Joe Lauer, Carol Rinnert, and Keiso Tatsukawa) will discuss their experiences in creating and publishing language learning and research materials. Adam Beck will lead the panel. It ... read more

Gaining a Better Understanding of Student Perceptions of University Education

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Mehran Sabet, Seigakuin University
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Shogai Gakushu Sogo Center (near Omiya Station, west exit, see map).
Description: University teachers in Japan sometimes feel frustrated as to why their students do not take their studies more seriously and instead focus mainly on their interests, friends, and part-time jobs. About 800 students from two ... read more

Saturday, June 26th, 2004

Two for One (Two one-hour presentations)

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: 1) Mary Brooks 2) Mark Landa
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., June 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: B103 Akita International University
Description: Mary Brooks will talk about Online and onsite: the American ESL classroom. She will share her reflections on teaching language and educating language teachers in online/onsite environments. Mark Land will talk about A Pronunciation Workout. ... read more

Adapting Textbook Activities on the Spot

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Rebecca Arthur
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., June 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA (2-7-15 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe/078-241-7204)
Description: This workshop demonstrates a variety of ways to adapt textbook activities in the classroom on the spot, with almost no preparation. Although the workshop will be based on activities typically found in college and university ... read more

Sunday, June 27th, 2004

Current Affairs Using Newspapers

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Toshihiro Yamanishi, Tomakomai National College of Technology
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 27, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: Newspapers are a great resource for background on current affairs. Using newspapers at school provides students with a lot of information about this modern society in which they live. The presenter will introduce one of ... read more

Online and Onsite - The American ESL Classroom (presentation 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Mary Brooks
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (Sun., June 27, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate Prefectural University/Morioka Jr. College, Rm 101, Takizawa map
Description: The presenter will share her reflections on teaching language and educating language teachers in online/onsite environments. While teaching a totally online course is still a bit unusual, designing a hybrid course, using online features in ... read more

Teaching Phonics in a Large Class

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Kyoko Sonomoto
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 27, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jellybeans Kousha Building 1F, near Shinysahiki Tram Stop
Description: This phonics workshop is followed by "meet the presenter" with tea, coffee and light refreshments

Surmounting the Suprasegmentals (presentation 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Mark Landa
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 27, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate Prefectural University/Morioka Jr. College, Rm 101, Takizawa
Description: This workshop presents a combination of techniques for addressing ESL students' basic needs in pronunciation while engaging them as whole learners. The audience will participate in demonstrations for introducing stress, rhythm, and intonation to multilevel ... read more

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