Hokkaido Chapter

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Hokkaido Chapter Events in 2002

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Sunday, January 27th, 2002

Living and Working in Hokkaido Co-sponsored by HIBA

Speaker: Mary Virgil as featured speaker; also various speakers and panels
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 27th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo (5 minutes from Sumikawa Station)
Description: The Hokkaido International Business Association (HIBA) and the Hokkaido chapter of the Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) will be co-sponsoring a conference dealing with living and working in Hokkaido. This conference is aimed at teachers who may be considering crossing over from teaching to other business fields in Japan. There will also be panelists from the field of English teaching. The featured speaker for this section is Mary Virgil, a successful teacher in the Sapporo area. Please visit JALT Hokkaido's homepage for details. (The conference schedule will be up by early January.)

Sunday, February 24th, 2002

Non-verbal Communication for Language Teachers

Speaker: Stephen Ryan
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 24th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School
Description: Ryan, a well-known speaker on non-verbal communication, explores a number of possible interactions between non-verbal communication and language teaching. His presentations are lots of fun, so come prepared to laugh.

Sunday, March 24th, 2002

Pronunciation

Speaker: Chris Perry
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 24th, 2002)
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, map on Hokkaido JALT web site)
Description: Chris Perry will present on helping students master English pronunciation at all levels. This is a hands-on presentation and you will leave with ready-to-work tips for the classroom.

Saturday, June 15th, 2002

JALT Hokkaido Annual Language Conference (day 1 of 2)

Speaker: 35 presentations over two days
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 15th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen (free if you join JALT)
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo
Description: The theme is Language Learning, Research and Technology. There will be about 35 presentations including presentations on; leading discussions using video clips theater games for English classes, designing a virtual reality English program, global English education, vocabulary building, small group workshop learning, improving reading skills.

Sunday, June 16th, 2002

JALT Hokkaido Annual Language Conference (day 2 of 2)

Speaker: 35 presentations over two days
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 16th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen (free if you join JALT)
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo
Description: The theme is Language Learning, Research and Technology. There will be about 35 presentations including presentations on; leading discussions using video clips theater games for English classes, designing a virtual reality English program, global English education, vocabulary building, small group workshop learning, improving reading skills.

Sunday, September 29th, 2002

Innervoice, Time, Planning and Practice

Speaker: Marc Helgesen
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 29th, 2002)
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, map on Hokkaido JALT web site)
Description: In this activity-based workshop, Marc Helgesen will explore ways to help learners develop their inner voice and use it as a tool to expand their English. He will look at sensory modalities (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) as a way of increasing awareness. Participants will have a great opportunity to experience techniques for language planning including mental rehearsal, guided visualization and mind mapping. These are all ways to encourage learner focus, fluency, and confidence.

Saturday, October 26th, 2002

CALL 2002 Workshop

Speaker: Don Hinkelman and Alan Bossaer
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 26th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): No fee for afternoon sessions. 1000-2000 yen materials fee for morning training session.
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo Gakuin University, Bunkyodai 11, Ebetsu-shi. Only a ten minute walk from Oasa JR station.
Description: CALL 2002 Workshop is a seven-hour training and demonstration workshop for language teachers in Hokkaido. The CALL 2002 Workshop is sponsored by Sapporo Gakuin University-English Education Research Group with cooperation of JALT, METS, JACET and other teaching organizations. There is a morning training session for teachers to learn how to use Powerpoint presentation software. Two simultaneous workshops are offered for either beginning or advanced users. Then there will be two streams of demonstrations and discussions from 13:30 to 17:30. One will center on student projects using Powerpoint as the main tool, along with Internet, digital photos, and videos. We will also focus on presentation skills necessary to communicate in English. Another stream will explore online education. See the JALT Hokkaido Chapter web site for details.

Sunday, December 8th, 2002

Bonenkai Year-End Party with Hokkaido JALT

Speaker: It's a party!
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 8th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: HIS (Hokkaido International School) 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo (near Sumikawa Subway Station)
Description: Hokkaido JALT's annual End-of-Year Turkey Potluck Party! You bring the food and JALT will provide the drinks.

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