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Chiba Chapter Events in 2001

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Sunday, April 15th, 2001

Putting the Art Back into Language Arts: Music and Drama

Speaker: Kristie Collins and Sandra Ingram, Josai International University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 15th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Chiba Community Center Room 61 (near Chiba Shiyakushomae on the JR monorail)
Description: This is a workshop comprised of two forty-minute sessions outlining various uses of music and drama in the EFL classroom. The presenters will introduce learner-centered activities for differing levels and abilities.

Sunday, May 20th, 2001

Correcting Students - Issues and Techniques

Speaker: Jim Smiley
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 20th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Chiba Community Center Room 53 (near Chiba Shiyakushomae on the JR monorail)
Description: What IS correction? How can teachers correct more effectively? How do teachers deal with different types of mistake correction? Jim Smiley will answer these questions and address other key issues in his workshop on correcting students. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences, too!

Sunday, September 30th, 2001

Adapting CALL to a Wide Range of Learner Levels and Learning Styles

Speaker: Cheryl Martens, Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 30th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Chiba Community Center (Take JR mono-rail from Chiba Station to Chiba Shiyakkushomae)
Description: Martens will present how to adapt web-based language activities and CD-ROMs to suit your teaching needs, as well as how to create your own web-based language activities through freeware.

Saturday, November 17th, 2001

Reading Strategies

Speaker: Anne Burns, Macquarie University in Australia
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., November 17th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Togane
Venue: Josai International University, 1 Gumyo, Togane, Chiba
Description: In this presentation, Anne will begin by discussing briefly recent approaches to reading research and the influences they have had on teaching practice. You will be asked to identify some of your own ideas and practices based on these approaches. Some practical examples of different approaches to enhancing reading skills will be discussed. These will include activities with a focus on language skills (eg vocabulary development), meta-cognitive strategies (eg prediction) and socio-cultural practices (eg critical reading). Activities to encourage learners to extend their reading will be also be included.
This event is part of the Four Corners Tours 2001, which are opportunities for JALT National Conference speakers to visit local JALT chapters throughout the country.

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