Hokkaido Chapter

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Hokkaido Chapter Events in 2001

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Sunday, January 28th, 2001

How Language Teachers Can Benefit From Second Language Acquisition Research

Speaker: Keiko Okada, Hokkaido Tokai University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 28th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School (5 minutes from Sumikawa Station)
Description: Okada's research bridges the gap between research and classroom curriculum.

Sunday, February 25th, 2001

Theories of Creative Writing

Speaker: Tim Blankly, Kokugakuin Junior College, Takikawa
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 25th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School (five minutes from Sumikawa Station; doors open at 13:00)
Description: By studying real texts such as fiction, poetry, philosophy, history, etc., students can begin to understand how to become creative writers in English as a Second Language. By identifying the relevant theoretical premises, students can practice creative-writing techniques. The presenter will present on helping ESL students understand how English language writers develop their ideas. The focus will be on encouraging students to become creative writers.

Sunday, March 25th, 2001

Haiku Workshop

Speaker: David McMurray
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 25th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School
Description: We are in for a very special afternoon as David McMurray, famous haiku artist from Fukuoka and past JALT National President and Treasurer, will be here to conduct a haiku workshop. David has a column in the Asahi Shimbun and is online at http://www.asahi.com/english/haiku/. He invites you to send in a haiku using the link on that page BEFORE the workshop and he will help you with polishing it if necessary. (Doors open at 1:00 p.m.)

Sunday, April 22nd, 2001

Using Drama in the ESL Classroom

Speaker: Ohno Akihiko
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 22nd, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School (5 minutes from Sumikawa Station)
Description: Mr. Ohno is a free-lance dramatist who is involved in education and theater. He gives workshops on how to use drama in second language classrooms. He always starts his workshops with simple, non-verbal warm-up games and gradually moves on to verbal games with lead-in exercises. The underlying philosophy of the entire workshop is that everything you do and say will be accepted.Some activities that Mr. Ohno uses are:

Creating a shared story-small groups make stories spontaneously.
Making a monologue-everyone starts walking at random and start self-talking on the subject assigned by the workshop leader.
Dialogue: After participants become comfortable with being characters, they are put into pairs and start a dialogue in a given situation.
Dubbing- one person becomes an "actor" and does all the stage movements while his or her partner provides the voice.

Saturday, May 19th, 2001

JALT Hokkaido Conference: "Excellence in Language Education" (day 1 of 2)

Speaker: 36 presentations
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Sat., May 19th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo
Description: Day one of JALT Hokkaido's eighteenth annual language conference. There will be thirty-six presentations on second language acquisition, pedagogy, curriculum design, children's education, etc. Eleven JALT Affiliated Members, four local book distributors, and four non-profit organizations will have display booths. A party open to all participants, presenters, and publishers will be held at the New York Cafe in downtown Sapporo on Saturday evening. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. each day and presentations start at 10:00. More details, including maps to the conference venue and recommended hotels, are available on their website.

Sunday, May 20th, 2001

JALT Hokkaido Conference: "Excellence in Language Education" (day 2 of 2)

Speaker: 36 presentations
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 20th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo
Description: Day two of JALT Hokkaido's eighteenth annual language conference. There will be thirty-six presentations on second language acquisition, pedagogy, curriculum design, children's education, etc. Eleven JALT Affiliated Members, four local book distributors, and four non-profit organizations will have display booths. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and presentations start at 10:00. More details, including maps to the conference venue and recommended hotels, are available on their website.

Sunday, October 28th, 2001

Teaching Writing and Dealing with Difficult Students

Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Heian Jogakuin College
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28th, 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 Conversation Book, and Writing from Within (a new title from CUP).

Sunday, December 9th, 2001

Year-End Party with Hokkaido JALT

Speaker: It's a party!
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 9th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: HIS (Hokkaido International School) 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo
Description: Doors open at 1:00.

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