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Kyoto Chapter Events in 2004

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Friday, February 6th, 2004

Companion Website Resources for Teachers

Speaker: Nevitt Reagan and Owen Murray
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri., February 6th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Description: ELT publishers offer a wealth of free online supplementary teaching materials. The presenters will give an overview of teaching resources on publishers' textbook companion web sites, including printable activities, topic-related web links, quizzes, teacher forums, teacher's manuals, tape scripts, and teaching tips. They will also describe potential uses as well as certain limitations of these supplements. A handout, with a detailed list of online supplementary materials, will be provided.
Nevitt Reagan teaches English and Film Studies at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata.
Owen Murray teaches English and American Society at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata.

Saturday, June 12th, 2004

Developing Bilingual Literacy in Children

Speaker: Panel Discussion (includes Shi Jie, Mary Goebel Noguchi and Eric Bray)
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., June 12th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Description: Kyoto JALT in conjunction with the Bilingualism SIG will hold a roundtable discussion on bilingual literacy. The evening features a panel of parents and educators who will speak about their experiences in developing their children's reading and writing competency in their minority language. The session will provide plenty of opportunity for parents to ask questions and become actively involved in sharing ways to develop literacy skills among bilingual children.

Saturday, October 9th, 2004

3rd Annual Kyoto JALT Conference: "Innovations in Teaching"

Speaker: Rob Waring, Marc Helgesen, Curtis Kelly and more!
Time: 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 9th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): Pre-registered: 2,000 yen - On-site 3,000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): Pre-registered 3,000 - On-site: 4,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Sangyo University
Description: Innovations in Teaching is the theme for Kyoto JALT's 3rd annual conference. Proposals for papers, posters, and colloquia for this one-day conference are invited. Please submit inquiries and proposals to the conference Program Chair, Amanda Gillis-Furutaka, agillis@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp.

Friday, December 10th, 2004

Teacher talk, student comprehension and training for elementary teachers

Speaker: Emiko Yukawa, Kyoto Notre Dame University
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri., December 10th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Description: This presentation focuses on teacher talk strategies in elementary school English classrooms and student comprehension of the teacher's English. What do (or should) teachers do while speaking English all the time to elementary school children who knows almost no English? What do students do in order to comprehend as much as they can? The main data come from an internship program at Kyoto Notre Dame University (graduate school), an the analysis is based on two graduate students' M.A. theses. Implications for teacher training will be discussed.

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