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Chiba Chapter Events in 2008

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2008; 2007 [6]; 2006 [5]; 2005 [5]; 2004 [5]; 2003 [6]; 2002 [6]; 2001 [4];

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Teaching the strategies of speaking

Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr, Tokai University, ABAX
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 20th, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 1 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line. map
Description: This workshop will discuss the whys and hows of teaching communication strategies. Although communicative competence consists of grammatical competence, sociolinguistic competence and strategic competence, communication strategies are often neglected and left to develop as a felicitous by-product of overall language proficiency. Strategies training is needed in language education.

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Dynamic Presentations

Speaker: Mike Hood
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 9th, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 1 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line. map
Description: This workshop examines the difficulties Japanese students face as they attempt to make presentations in English. The aim is to equip teachers with knowledge and tools to better assist their students. Though the textbook "Dynamic Presentations" is offered as one model, session particpants will collaborate to solve context-specific problems.

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Hanami Party

Speaker: None
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Sun., April 6th, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Chiba Minato Park, next to Chiba Minato Station (JR Keiyo Line and Chiba Monorail)
Description: Come and join us to socialize and celebrate spring and the start of a new school year. Families welcome. We will provide snacks and soft drinks. Bring your own beer.

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

1. Building your own interactive whiteboard: methods and applications 2. Extensive reading with low level learners

Speaker: 1. Nick Delleman 2. Fiona MacGregor
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 18th, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 3 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line, map
Description: 1. The interactive whiteboard may soon be a feature of all language classrooms. With a little ingenuity and 6000 yen, teachers can introduce the technology into any space with a projector or television. The process is uncomplicated but the results are spectacular. Participants will have the opportunity to try it and discuss applications.

2. Extensive reading can increase motivation and confidence as well as vocabulary and reading fluency. Even very weak students can benefit from a new series of graded readers. Setting up and managing a class library will be demonstrated.

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Writing Instruction and Assessment: The Power of "no"

Speaker: Marlen Harrison, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 8th, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 1 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line. map
Description: As "World Englishes" continue to dominate discussions of writing pedagogy, instructors ponder acceptable uses/performances of written language. In this lively discussion, we'll use Thich Nhat Han's Mindfulness Trainings as inspiration to consider L2 writing instruction and assessment, correcting student writing, and our identities as instructors.

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