Kagoshima Chapter

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Kagoshima Chapter Events in 2005

Events archive by year:
2008 [28]; 2007 [21]; 2006 [9]; 2005; 2004 [13]; 2003 [9]; 2002 [9]; 2001 [9];

Sunday, January 23rd, 2005

Getting Large University Classes to Communicate

Speaker: Bo Causer (Junshin High Scool / Kagoshima University)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 23rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kosha Biru (same bldg as Jelly Beans)
Description: Eikaiwa for 50...getting those big uni classes communicating. Would you like to reduce the numbers of absentees in your classes? Get your students so involved in their work that they stay back to finish the assignments? This presentation will outline the techniquesused by the speaker to motivate her students to do just that. A timely workshop for those preparing for the new term.

Jalt Kagoshima Shin Nen Kai

Speaker: It's a party!
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM (Sun., January 23rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): 3000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 3000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Manshoen Tenmonkan, Higashisengoku cho 1-11 Forisu Kankou Biru 7th floor
Description: Come along to our start of the year party and meet up with other teachers over a great Chinese Meal. Make some new friends, catch up with old ones and lets talk about improving English in our part of Japan! Seating is limited to 30 people so please make your bookings early. The final date is January 10th, 2005 at 5pm. Contact Cynthia or Takako on 099-216-8800 or by e-mail to kagojalt@hotmail.com

Sunday, February 27th, 2005

Encouraging English Enthusiasm through the use of Team Teaching in Kagoshima City

Speaker: KAJET Prefectural Representative Ms. Sam Farmer and AEA Mr. Todd Hakuraku
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kosha Biru (same bldg as Jelly Beans)
Description: For many junior & senior high school students, their first and most constant source of access to a foreign native-English-speaking teacher is the school ALT. We have had this system in place for a long time...however, is it working? Ms Farmer will speak about the system, highlight its strong and weaker points and share insights on how to make the experience more stimulating for your students.
In the second part of the presentation, Todd Hakuraku will speak about the newer AEA system (Assistant of English Activities) and how this program is encouraging elementary school children to become excited about English.

Sunday, March 27th, 2005

Teaching English Grammar

Speaker: Henry Smith
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kosha Biru (same bldg as Jelly Beans)
Description: Henry's presentation will take a hands-on approach to the subject of teaching grammar. Participants will identify "problem areas" and together find ways to overcome them in order to make the process much more enjoyable for both teachers and students.
About the speaker: Henry is a qualified TEFL teacher from London. He taught in England and Greece before coming to Japan. He currently teaches at his own conversation school in Kumamoto.

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

Kagoshima JALT Family and Friends Picnic

Speaker: All Members and Friends Welcome
Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 17th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: At Kenkou No Mori Park
Description: It's the season for hanami. Come view cherry blossoms with Kagoshima JALT. We have changed the date and time of this event to encourage more participation from our members with families and children.

Please come and spend the day with us. If the weather changes suddenly and we have rain the picnic will be cancelled. If in doubt please call Cynthia on 090-2511-9733 after 9:30am

For more information about this or other JALT Kagoshima Events, call 099-216-8800 or send an e-mail to seminar@jellybeansed.com

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

English through Movement

Speaker: Naoko Ogikubo and Mayuka Habbick
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., May 22nd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: Movement is recognized as one of life's fundamental activities. Movement can be perceived in our way of thinking, in the fluctuations of our feelings, seen in our interactions with other people and most clearly in the movement of our physical body. Children who have a good control over their 5 senses are better able to express their feelings through movements, and do not appear to be overwhelmed by large inputs of knowledge and information. Also, children who lack co-ordination skills have been seen to experience difficulties with speaking, reading, and writing. In this presentation we will show you a number of activities that use movement and rhythm to show you a whole body approach to teaching and using English which will enhance your student's concentration, increase their confidence and balance control as well as enhance their emotional and physical growth.

Irregular Verb Conjugations Made Easy!!

Speaker: Mayuka Habbick
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., May 22nd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jelly Beans Kousha Building 1F Meeting, near Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: In the second part of todays double presentation Mayuka will present how to evolve interesting and fun ways of getting through the toughest process �E remembering irregular verb conjugations. The presentation will also introduce cool ideas like: how to use Arrow Cards in conjunction with flash cards for things other than flashing. With what is presented both you and your students should never get bored or tired.

Sunday, June 26th, 2005

Controversial Content in EFL: What is Justifiable and What is Not?

Speaker: Trevor Sargent EdD (Tottori University)
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., June 26th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: Discussing and debating controversial issues in EFL classes can be part of an effective way to help students improve their English communication skills. The speaker will propose some practical ways of ensuring that when controversial issues are raised in the classroom, they are dealt with in a way that respects student autonomy, avoids student abuse and models an approach to inquiry that has academic integrity.

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

2005 KAGOSHIMA TEACHING CHILDREN CONFERENCE

Speaker: Chis Hunt, Linda Wittig, Jan O'Laughlin, Martin Nuttall, Richard Graham, Keiko Sagisaka, Yoshie & Alain Lauffenburger, Bo Causer, Cynthia Keith
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., July 23rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen on the day or 1000 yen pre-registered
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima Jutaku Kyokyo Kosha Biru - Shinyashiki cho Kagoshima (Same building as Jelly Beans)
Description: Teaching Children is a specialist field and with English now being taught at many Primary Schools around the country.

This is an all day Conference for teachers and persons interested in the education of Young Learners.

For more information on presentations, pre-registration etc please call Cynthia Keith on 099-216-8800.

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

From TPR to TPR-S(Teaching Proficiency through Reading Stories).

Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 25th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: For the first half of this workshop the presenter will give you ideas on how to get your students moving and active using James Asher's TPR technique that theorizes that you remember through using your muscles. In the second half of the workshop the presenter will get participants to actively take part in a TPR-S lesson, the newest and very popular way of second language teaching in North America. TPR-S, created by Blaine Ray, has been successfully taught from kindergarten to high school aged students for the past ten years. Come and experience the amazing technique of TPR-S firsthand.

Melinda Kawahara has been teaching English as a Foreign Language in Japan to students ranging in age from 3 years old to 75 years old for the last 17 years. She taught at Junshin junior and senior high school for 11 of those years. During this time she learned of a new teaching method called TPR-S and has done extensive reading, research and training on the subject. She recently opened her own language school where she uses this method of teaching with much success.

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

How to cultivate your skill to make a bond with your students

Speaker: Kyoko Sonomoto, Kagoshima Junshin Junior High School
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 23rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: All the teachers in English education always want their students to know that English is fun and to understand what they are learning. However, don't you sometimes get frustrated when you feel you cannot convey your enthusiasm to your students?

Through my 24-year-experience as an English teacher, I came to realize that the first step for successful teaching was making a heartful bond between a teacher and her/his students before he/she actually starts teaching. Then I began to learn Parents Effectiveness Training and Teachers Effectiveness Training created by Dr. Thomas Gordon, an American-licensed psychologist, and I actually feel the benefit of them now.

While it is important for a teacher to understand his/her students, it is equally important for students to understand their teacher. I will introduce some concrete ways (how to listen/ how to convey) in the session.

Please note: THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE IN JAPANESE, some assistance will be given to non-Japanese speakers if required.

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

Part 1 Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners

Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: Teaching listening effectively means teaching both phonology and knowledge of discourse. A working knowledge of the phonology of natural connected speech, elisions and liaisons, weak forms and reductions helps students with their 'bottom-up' decoding skills. Developing student knowledge of discourse, particularly of scripts (those discourses in English that tend to follow a set pattern) helps them with their 'top-down' predictive skills.

Part 2 Teaching the Strategies of Speaking: Helping Students with

Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (author: Communication Spotlight)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 27th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: All of us use strategies when we speak. We use strategies to confirm or clarify what we're saying and what we're hearing, to show interest, to maintain and develop conversations and to help with fluency. This talk introduces a new speaking and listening text, Communication Spotlight, that in addition to giving students practice in talking and helping them with the means to do so, helps students be aware of and learn to use these different communication strategies.

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