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October 2001

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2001

Gender and Language Teaching

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Marie Nelson
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Tue., October 02, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Tsukuba
Venue: Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University
Description: This highly interactive discussion is of how gender interacts with language teaching and language teachers' careers. It is being conductedin conjunction with research done by the National Council of Teacher's ofEnglish (USA) and by their ... read more

Saturday, October 13th, 2001

Explorations in Learner Autonomy and Development (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Learner Development SIG
(the Learner Development Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 13, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): incl. 2 night's room, meals: 21,000 yen. 1 night, 15,000. 1 day only: 5,000.
Fee (One-Day members): incl. 2 night's room, meals: 23,000 yen. 1 night, 17,000. 1 day only: 6,000
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Mount Rokko YMCA, Kobe
Description: The Learner Development Special Interest Group (LD SIG) Retreat 2001 is two days of informal, participant-centred, convivial discussions on: fostering learner autonomy and development in practice and in ... read more

Encouraging University Students to Express Themselves

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Mark Anthony, Yamagata University
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., October 13, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogogakushu Center, 0236-45-6163
Description: Japanese university students still have very much difficulty in expressing themselves in English. How to encourage them to express themselves in English communicatively is still the most difficult task for native English instructors. Mark Anthony ... read more

What Influences our Individual Approaches to Teaching in the Classroom?

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Thomas Simmons, JALT national president
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., October 13, 2001)
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: Over the years, Simmons has developed approaches to teaching that deal with restrictions in inadequate class time, apathetic students, administrative demands and overlarge classes. He will discuss his class management activities and class content within ... read more

Looking at Asian EFL Students' Silent Actions

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Ian Nakamura
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., October 13, 2001)
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: If it is true that a significant amount of our conversations are being transmitted and perceived nonverbally, then teachers need to account for this fact in the way they teach. Understanding Asian EFL students' silent ... read more

Sunday, October 14th, 2001

Explorations in Learner Autonomy and Development (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Learner Development SIG
(the Learner Development Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): incl. 2 night's room, meals: 21,000 yen. 1 night, 15,000. 1 day only: 5,000.
Fee (One-Day members): incl. 2 night's room, meals: 23,000 yen. 1 night, 17,000. 1 day only: 6,000
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Mount Rokko YMCA, Kobe
Description: The Learner Development Special Interest Group (LD SIG) Retreat 2001 is two days of informal, participant-centred, convivial discussions on: fostering learner autonomy and development in practice and in ... read more

Holiday Fun for Everyone

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Meg Ishida
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: Niigata International Friendship Center, 3F
Description: This Christmas workshop with a side of Halloween will give you games, songs, stories and decoration ideas you can use with classes of varying ages. Join the fun and learn how you can make a ... read more

Language and Cognitive Science

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Dean Williams
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:50 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen (for both of today's presentations)
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe)
Description: How did language evolve in the human species? Why do humans have a complex symbolic communication system that other species appear not to possess? What is the neurological correlate of language; how do mere neurons ... read more

Video and Movies in the Classroom

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Vernon Chun, Nagasaki University.
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan
Description: The presenter has been using movie videos for the past 10 years in Japanese university classes with as few as 10 students and as many as 350 students. In his presentation, he will demonstrate procedures ... read more

Teaching Japanese Through Observation, Listening, and Discovering

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Cheena Fujioka
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; Students: 300 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Himeji
Venue: Nozato Kominkan (across from Nozato Station on the Bantan Line) Parking available.
Description: This presentation will be on teaching Japanese as a foreign language at secondary schools in the U. S. Based on the concept of Child Language Acquisition, the presenter demonstrates and describes her teaching techniques and ... read more

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
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: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities to provide support to ... read more

Maximizing Learning and Confidence through Monolingual Dictionaries

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Brendan Delahunty, Longman Japan ELT
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: It is widely recognized that the effective use of monolingual dictionaries is one of the keys to successful second language learning. In this practical presentation, the presenter will explore the many advantages to using a ... read more

Pre-JALT Presentations

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: various
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Crystal Plaza 6F
Description: Join us for pre JALT presentations by Hiroshima Chapter members and share your ideas on language teaching issues ranging from children's to university level classes. Visit our website for further details about the many presentations ... read more

Gender and Language Teaching

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Marie Nelson
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 14, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen (for both of today's presentations)
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe)
Description: This highly interactive discussion is of how gender interacts with language teaching and language teachers' careers. It is being conductedin conjunction with research done by the National Council of Teacher's ofEnglish (USA) and by their ... read more

Saturday, October 20th, 2001

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Room 310
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities to provide support to ... read more

Getting Students to Express Themselves

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Lamond, Thomson Learning
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku Bldg. 2f.
Description: Learning a language provides special challenges for all students. This presentation shows how to use the learner-centered task-based approach to encourage active communication, getting students to learn by doing. The presenter will use examples from ... read more

Affective Factors in the Language Classroom

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Randall Pennington
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Aso Foreign Language & Travel College, Building 5, 1-14-17 Hakataekiminami, Hakata-ku Fukuoka-shi (10 minutes from Hakata Station; map on web site
Description: Pennington will examine and discuss the degree to which Japanese students' affective filters affect their ability to learn English from native speaker teachers. He will then examine Japanese student expectations of how their teacher will ... read more

Sunday, October 21st, 2001

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima-shi Chuo Kominkan
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new Period for Integrated Studies in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has publishsed the Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities to provide support to ... read more

A Closer Look at Folktales

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Robert Croker (Nanzan University) and Bev Curran (Shukutoku University)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3F Rm 1
Description: This workshop provides activities employing folktales to develop language skills and raise a more critical awareness of some of the cultural assumptions embedded in these narratives. CHAPTER ELECTIONS WILL FOLLOW!

Selection for a Shizuoka Chapter hosted presentation

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: To be decided.
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts across from Shin Shizuoka station).
Description: Come and hear presentation ideas presented by Shizuoka members wishing to go to the JALT Conference in 2002 as a Shizuoka Chapter hosted presentation.

Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language Classroom: From Apathy to Autonomy in Language Learning

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University, and Brad Deacon, Nanzan University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): contact Toyohashi JALT chapter for details
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: The speakers using anecdotes from their own lives and classrooms will introduce the concept of Perceived Value and demonstrate techniques on how a teacher can shift students' perceptions, and in turn, create autonomy out of ... read more

What's this action research all about then?

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Neil Cowie, Ethel Ogane
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International College, Maebashi
Description: What does action research encompass? We will give a brief overview of how 'action research' is defined in second and foreign language education and what some of its key features and procedures are. We willalso ... read more

Getting Students to Express Themselves

Sponsor: Kanazawa Chapter
Speaker: Alistair Lamond, Thompson Education Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (co-sponsored by Thompson Education Japan)
Prefecture: Ishikawa
City: Kanazawa
Venue: Nagamachi Kenshukan (Nagamachi 1 chome, Kanazawa)
Description: Getting your students to express themselves can sometimes be challenging, but the tips you pick up from this presentation will help you in your classroom. There will also be an educational materials display for you ... read more

Cultures Alive! Multicultural Education for Children

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Michele Milner
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya Jack (near Omiya JR Station, west exit)
Description: Michele Milner will show how folk stories and folkdances can be used to teach multicultural concepts. Engaging folk stories allow children to view the world through the eyes of a new culture. Hands-on activities include ... read more

Stories for the Heart

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Curtis Kelly and Mitsuo Nakamura, Heian Jogakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 21, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Abeno YMCA, near Tennoji Station
Description: Kelly and Nakamura will help us explore the power of stories in the classroom: why they appeal to us and how we can use them to humanize our classes. In addition to some general theories, ... read more

Saturday, October 27th, 2001

Extreme Digital Storytelling

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Rex Tanimoto
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University, Gakuenmae Campus, Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station
Description: Rex Tanimoto will demonstrate ways to use a word processing program, digital photography, graphics, and sound recordings to create stimulating stories for teaching. Rex is currently teaching creative writing and storytelling at Osaka Gakuin University, ... read more

Sunday, October 28th, 2001

Suggestopedia

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Charles Adamson, School of Nursing, Miyagi University
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., October 28, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Plaza
Description: Suggestopedia accelerates language learning by employing suggestion to free the students' functional reserves. A pure suggestopedic class consists of three phases:the decoding of the material,a concert session,and elaboration. Suggestopedia as an independent method will be ... read more

Teaching Writing and Dealing with Difficult Students

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Heian Jogakuin College
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo ((5 minutes from Sumikawa Station)
Description: Kelly will be making two presentations on the above topics. For more information and directions to venue please visit Hokkaido JALT's website. Kelly is the author of Significant Scribbles, Basics in Writing, The Snoop Detective ... read more

Conversation Strategies & Timed Conversations

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Tom Kenny
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: What's the best way to get your students speaking English in natural conversations? How can you get them to talk without relying on the textbook? Tom Kenny from Nagoya University of Foreign Studies will give ... read more

Activities in the Language Classroom

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Ed Hays
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: Ed Hays's presentation will address teaching writing using computers and will also include activities that will be useful for those teaching other skills to students with access to the Internet. If time permits Ed will ... read more

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