Miyazaki Chapter

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Miyazaki Chapter Events in 2001

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2008 [2]; 2007 [4]; 2006 [3]; 2005 [6]; 2004 [8]; 2003 [2]; 2002 [4]; 2001;

Sunday, February 18th, 2001

Motivating Learners in the LL

Speaker: Tsuchiya Maiko, Miyazaki Municipal University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 18th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 700 yen
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University
Description: Tsuchiya will report survey results on learner attitudes toward English study from a group of second-year university students, and discuss how learner feedback has influenced her thinking on course goal setting, lesson planning, and materials and activity development for low-intermediate learners in her LL classes.

Saturday, May 19th, 2001

Hands on in the LL: Practical Ways to Utilize Language Lab Technologies

Speaker: Tsuchiya Maiko, Val Maxwell, and Takeno Shigeru, Miyazaki Municipal University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 19th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): contact to ask
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, LL1, 3F
Description: This workshop is dedicated to answering questions about how to use language lab technologies to stimulate learner awareness for pronunciation, listening, and speaking activities in the LL. Come join with us in sharing your techniques and questions about using LL techniques in your teaching.

Saturday, June 16th, 2001

Content-Based Language Instruction Methods

Speaker: Albert Evans, Erin Livingston, and Sylvan Payne of Miyazaki International College
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 16th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): newcomers free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Nobeoka-shi, Miyazaki-ken, venue to be announced
Description: Content-Based Language Instruction (CBI) methodology provides a rich, challenging context within which to develop instructional techniques. The presenters will demonstrate classroom activities of high utility whether one is working within a "classic" CBI situation or taking a "content-lite" approach.

Saturday, September 8th, 2001

Integrating Skills for Success in Learning with Tapestry

Speaker: Alastair Lamond, Thomson Learning Japan
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., September 8th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen, newcomers free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University
Description: The presenter will introduce the Tapestry series' approach to integrating language-learning and studying strategies with language skills development activities and show how this is achieved through the use of engaging materials on high-interest topics, learner-centered tasks, stimulating CNN® video, and optional web-based activities.

Saturday, October 20th, 2001

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Room 310
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities to provide support to teachers. Merner, a member of the authoring committee, will introduce the handbook, share views about the direction public elementary school English seems to be heading, and introduce results of a survey about the current situation in schools which have already implemented English.

Sunday, November 18th, 2001

Measuring School Achievement as Part of the Development of the Educational System of the Philippines in the 21st Century

Speaker: Raul C. Laborte, Emilio Ramos National High School, Davao City, the Philippines
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sun., November 18th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: room 2-301 at Miyazaki International College
Description: Laborte will share his experiences teaching English at a high school in the Philippines. His students range from twelve to sixteen. The motivation to learn English is to improve one's chances of gaining employment. Raul C. Laborte is the Asian Scholar for the Four Corners Tour 2001. The Four Corners Tours are opportunities for JALT National Conference speakers to visit local JALT chapters throughout the country. Sponsorship assistance for the Asian Scholar Tour is provided by Tuttle Publishing, LIOJ and the Foreign Buyers' Club .

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