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July 2003

Sunday, July 6th, 2003

Extensive Reading for High Schools and Universities; Focus on Form in a Communicative Context

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Steven Donald, Junshin Catholic University of Nagasaki; Chris Clancy, Sasebo Technical HS
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 06, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Centre, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: In the first presentation, Steven Donald briefly focuses on what Extensive Reading is, why he likes using Extensive Reading and how it can be used in the Japanese EFL/ESL context. Donald describes a programme that ... read more

Teach the Brain, Not the Intellect

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Marshall R. Childs
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 06, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: To be successful at language teaching, teachers must understand what happens in students' minds. Learning through the intellect is a small part of language learning. The larger part takes place subconsciously, in the part of ... read more

Systems for Success: Designing Activities for the Junior/Senior High School English Class

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Roger Pattimore
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 06, 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: While many teachers are constantly on the lookout for new activities, the presenter believes that knowing the systems behind commercial activities will result in teachers being able to create their own. Also, certain systems for ... read more

Writing Effective Language Tests for Both Accuracy and Fluency

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: James Dean Brown, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 06, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza (about a 2 minute walk from Crystal Plaza towards Hondori) Seminar Room #C 6-36 Fukuromachi Nakaku Hiroshima Venue Tel: 082-545-3911
Description: This talk will center on ways to test for both fluency and accuracy. James Dean Brown will begin with discussion of the crucial differences between classroom tests and standardized tests in terms of purposes, types ... read more

Saturday, July 12th, 2003

Active English, A Practical Approach to English Teaching: Why-How-Try!

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Stephen Culhane, Kagoshima University
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (Sat., July 12, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jellybeans Kousha Building 1-4F, near Shinysahiki Tram Stop
Description: Outline: Why? Goals for teachers and learners; Current approaches in Second Language Acquisition. How? Practical methods for everyday classroom teaching: Evaluation of active learners. Try! Try the methods, talk with each other... try them again.. ... read more

Promoting Fluency in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: James Dean Brown, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., July 12, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map
Description: In this presentation, James Dean Brown first defines fluency and accuracy, and then suggests expanding our view of fluency to include a wider array of language tools, choices, and strategies. He shows how we can ... read more

Lateral Thinking

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: L. Dennis Woolbright and Margaret Orleans
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., July 12, 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: The presenation will provide a workshop format for looking at Dr. Edward deBono's Lateral Thinking methods, which provide a deliberate, systematic process that results in innovative thinking. These skills can be learned and they empower ... read more

Sunday, July 13th, 2003

Motivation Research

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Terry Wacholz
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 13, 2003)
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: The presenter will share the results of his study of freshman students using role-play, looking at both the English proficiency and reported motivation of the experimental group and the control group who did textbook exercises.

Academic Writing and Advancing English Language Learning: Criterion Online Writing Evaluation and LanguEdge Courseware: TOEFL 2005

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska, Educational Testing Service/Temple University Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: This presentation introduces Criterion Online Writing Evaluation offered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), the maker of the TOEFL test. Version 2 of the Criterion software offers teachers and students instant scores and 38 categories of ... read more

Annual Okinawa JALT Beach Party

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: All current and potential members
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen for parking
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen for parking
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Naha
Venue: Manza Beach (map)
Description: Okinawa JALT members and their families as well as others interested in the support of quality language education in Okinawa are invited to attend our annual JALT beach party. We will have a cookout/potluck party ... read more

Group Brainstorming on ELT Problems, Ideas & Successes

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: All Who Come!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (students 500 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: Join us for a lively discussion on problems, successes and ideas for improving our language teaching both as a large group for items relative to all levels and then breaking into smaller groups based on ... read more

My Share

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Gary Baird, Makiko Kanno, Matthew Vatta, Masaki Nogami and Tamara Milbourn
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., July 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Five local teachers will present successful classroom activities. Gary Baird, who works at various elementary schools in Imabari, will describe some techniques and activities that can be used in the elementary school classroom to facilitate ... read more

Using Videos and Movies in the Classroom

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: David Moreton
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., July 13, 2003)
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: TBA; return later or contact Noriko Tojo.

Thursday, July 24th, 2003

Going Beyond Memorization

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: John Fanselow, Former TESOL President
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Thu., July 24, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Peace Park, International Conference Center 3F.
Description: While most would agree that memorizing words and patterns is necessary for language learning, other mental activities are necessary as well. Most of the tasks in textbooks, however, tend to emphasize activities or tasks that ... read more

Saturday, July 26th, 2003

NLP: Keys To Success & The Users Manual For The Brain (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Richard Bolstad, NLP Trainer
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Sat., July 26, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 20,000 yen (but 10,000 yen for full time students)
Fee (One-Day members): 20,000 yen (but 10,000 yen for full time students)
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nanzan University 18, Yamazato-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken; 15 minutes on foot from Irinaka Station
Description: This two-day training seminar is cosponsored by Nanzan University and Nagoya JALT. Richard Bolstad is a world famous NLP trainer. NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. For further details, see www.transformations.net.nz/training-in-japan.html or contact (Japanese) Momoko Adachi, ... read more

I've got a Problem

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: John F. Fanselow
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., July 26, 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: This month, Kitakyushu JALT holds a special, extra meeting on the evening of Saturday, July 26th. John F. Fanselow, a former president of both TESOL and New York State TESOL, will be holding a workshop ... read more

Sunday, July 27th, 2003

NLP: Keys To Success & The Users Manual For The Brain (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Richard Bolstad, NLP Trainer
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 27, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 20,000 yen (but 10,000 yen for full time students)
Fee (One-Day members): 20,000 yen (but 10,000 yen for full time students)
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nanzan University 18, Yamazato-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken; 15 minutes on foot from Irinaka Station
Description: This two-day training seminar is cosponsored by Nanzan University and Nagoya JALT. Richard Bolstad is a world famous NLP trainer. NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. For further details, see www.transformations.net.nz/training-in-japan.html or contact (Japanese) Momoko Adachi, ... read more

Integrating Culture into the Language Course

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Christine Winskowski, Iwate Prefectural University
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., July 27, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Association, Morioka
Description: If one wants to integrate culture into the language classroom, where does one start? Culture, after all, is a huge topic - one could conceivably do "holidays and food", then go on to "customs", "religion", ... read more

How to Develop Learner Autonomy Based on Shadowing and Extensive Reading

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Takayuki Yoshizawa
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 27, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Joinus in Akita City near Senshu Park
Description: The speaker's first concern is how to motivate the students to become active and autonomous learners capable of learning on their own by activating their knowledge and interests outside the classroom than relegate them to ... read more

Fluency and Accuracy, Fun and Artistry

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Kris Bayne
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 27, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tachikawa Shimin Kaikan (Tachikawa Citizens' Hall)
Description: This workshop will introduce a versatile approach that combines textbook and 'free-style' activities with role plays to promote fluency and accuracy. It will show how textbooks can be adapted to lay the foundation for extended ... read more

Two Presentations: Peer Review and Counseling Techniques

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Yoshiko Kondo and Scott Gardner; Raphael O'Donoghue
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 27, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F
Description: Becoming A Better Peer Reviewer: How Can Peer Review Practice Help Improve teacher practice (Yoshiko Kondo and Scott Gardner) Peer Review is an activity widely used as part of process writing. However, some teachers ... read more

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