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Below you see an overview of JALT's events for August 2001. (Also see next month.) For other views of event information, see the search menu.

August 2001


Saturday, August 4th, 2001

Second Language Acquisition Differences Between Child and Adult Learners

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Jerry Miller, Tohoku University of Art and Design
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., August 04, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Jerry Miller will talk on second language acquisition differences between child and adult Learners based on his teaching experience at an English conversation school in terms of Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.

Saturday, August 25th, 2001

Summer Workshop: Standard Speaking Test 1, 2 (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Mervyn Lewis as main speaker
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., August 25, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): 7,000 yen for 1 night, 4 meals, onsen hot spring
Fee (One-Day members): 7,000 yen for 1 night, 4 meals, onsen hot spring
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kanto Koshin'etsu Kokuritsu Daigaku Seminar House, 737 Shirane, Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Gunma-ken (tel: 0279-88-2212)
Description: The theme of the 13th JALT Gunma Summer Workshop at Kusatsu is "Meeting Student's Speaking Needs". There is a call for participation (30-minute presentations related to language teaching), so to get involved, contact Gunma chapter. ... read more

Sunday, August 26th, 2001

Summer Workshop: Standard Speaking Test 1, 2 (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Mervyn Lewis as main speaker
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM (Sun., August 26, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): 7,000 yen for 1 night, 4 meals, onsen hot spring
Fee (One-Day members): 7,000 yen for 1 night, 4 meals, onsen hot spring
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kanto Koshin'etsu Kokuritsu Daigaku Seminar House, 737 Shirane, Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Gunma-ken (tel: 0279-88-2212)
Description: The theme of the 13th JALT Gunma Summer Workshop at Kusatsu is "Meeting Student's Speaking Needs". There is a call for participation (30-minute presentations related to language teaching), so to get involved, contact Gunma chapter. ... read more

Bringing Music into Your Classroom

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Patsy Brown, Kunohe Board of Education
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., August 26, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate Kokusai Koryu (Iwate International Plaza) in Morioka
Description: If you're an EFL teacher in search of a wacky way to give practical force to seemingly impractical textbook lessons, why not try bringing music into your classroom? Using pre-listening activities, lyrical lessons, miscellaneous music ... read more

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