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Nagasaki Chapter Events in 2002

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Saturday, January 26th, 2002

Distance Learning: A Workshop

Speaker: John and Paula McAndrew, Siebold University of Nagasaki, and others
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., January 26th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): no admission charges this month
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan
Description: The presentation by the Australia Japan Foundation originally planned for January has been unavoidably postponed, and we will have presenter Ruth Cohen here at a later time in 2002. However, in place of her, we will still be discussing distance learning in Australia, but rather with an emphasis on diploma and graduate programmes offered by Macquarie University, based in Sydney.
Macquarie University is an affiliate member of JALT, and has past and current students in the Nagasaki area, including this month's presenters/moderators.
The meeting will be an informal workshop in three parts:

About Macquarie University's distance/correspondence courses.
Groups analyzing and discussing material from other colleges which are active in and out of Japan.
Discussion about whether or not Nagasaki area schools should or could offer their own distance programmes in the future.

Sunday, February 24th, 2002

Activities and Songs for All of Your Children's Classes! Bridging the Gap Between the English Language Classroom and the Real World

Speaker: Katherine MacKay and Paul Rosengrave, Longman ELT
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 24th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (commercially-sponsored event)
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Building 4F, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, Volunteer Support Centre (#1 or #3 streetcars to Nagasakiekimae stop; across from Amu Plaza)
Description: In this practical workshop with Katherine MacKay, Longman ELT Consultant for Children's Materials, Pearson Education Japan, we look at the different types of learning styles of children and developmentally appropriate practice for younger learners. After that, Paul Rosengrave of Pearson Education Japan introduces how we can make teenage and young-adult classes feel real and relevant to the students through the use of content-rich, high-interest, task-based activities.

Saturday, March 23rd, 2002

What Happened At The Conference
and Activities For First Classes In The New Year

Speaker: various speakers
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., March 23rd, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: The international PAC3/JALT2001 Conference in Kitakyushu in late November was the first large JALT conference to be held in Kyushu. This spring, we would like to revive an old Nagasaki JALT custom, and ask anyone who attended the conference to simply:

Describe one or more presentation - why it was important to you, and how it can be helpful to us.
Demonstrate one activity or idea from the session.
Bring at least one copy of any handout received and give it to the meeting chair.

As well, with April approaching and many people facing new classes as teachers and/or learners, it is also a good time once again to share any materials, ideas, activities about the first day of classes. Please consider:

Showing and explaining one activity or idea connected to first classes.
Bringing at least one copy of any material, and giving it to the meeting chair.

As always, everyone is welcome to attend.

Saturday, April 27th, 2002

Global Stories: Voices from the Invisible World

Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., April 27th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: Textbooks present a sterilized view of the world. Why not provide students with information about street children in Brazil, factory slaves in Pakistan, or child prostitutes in Thailand? The presenter will argue that this world should not remain invisible, that it is profoundly connected to our world of material comfort, and that students respond positively to these topics. Four skills teaching materials for the conversation classroom from a non-profit, self-published text will be presented.

Saturday, May 18th, 2002

More Ideas and Activities for Children's EFL Classes

Speaker: Helene J. Uchida, Little America English Schools
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., May 18th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free this month!
Fee (One-Day members): free this month!
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Centre, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F (#1, #3 or #4 streetcars to Nagasaki ekimae stop, across from Amu PLaza
Description: With over 20 years of English teaching experience in Japan, Uchida will share methods, activities and games which plant the seeds of confidence in young learners, enabling and empowering them to have control over their own English. She will also show a video of children in action via the public elementary school pilot program she is conducting in Fukuoka with the support of the Board of Education. Uchida is Director of Little America English Schools, and is the writer for the column "Primary Advice" in the Daily Yomiuri newspaper, among other things. She believes English education in Japan should be more experiential.

Saturday, June 22nd, 2002

Social Change in Textbook Contents / Evaluating and Modifying Exercises

Speaker: Bill Pellowe, Kinki University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., June 22nd, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: In the first half of the presentation, Pellowe illustrates trends in textbooks' social content (such as racial and gender inclusion, deliberate thwarting of stereotypes, and the disappearance of religion and vices such as smoking and alcohol) through a case study of such changes in one textbook over three editions (1978, 1983, 1994). In the second half, Pellowe discusses textbook exercises within an historical and theoretical framework, focusing on textbook examples of (potentially misleading) exercises, and finishing with practical ideas for assessing and modifying textbook exercises.

Saturday, July 6th, 2002

Exploring Varieties of English in the Foreign Language Classroom

Speaker: Kathleen Yamane, Eichi (Sapientia) University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., July 6th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: Following a general discussion of variation in language, participants will work through group activities to identify the linguistic features of Southern American dialect, Black English vernacular and other varieties of English from short video clips and recordings. This presentation aims to give teachers a clearer overview of the nature of language and to consider applications for the classroom. No previous knowledge of linguistics is necessary. Y'all come have fun!

Saturday, October 12th, 2002

American Headway: The New American Classic!

Speaker: Julian Warden, Oxford University Press
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., October 12th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (sponsored by OUP)
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: This commercially-sponsored workshop and demonstration will introduce American Headway, the new 4-level, 4-skills textbook series from Oxford University Press. As well as American Headway, we will have a "Book Look" display of various other materials from OUP.

Tuesday, November 19th, 2002

Story-Telling Activities in the Young Learner Classroom

Speaker: Jane Willis, Aston University (UK)
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Tue., November 19th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: To learn English, children need lots of experience of English in use. Teacher talk is excellent exposure to English, but teachers need to feel confident in using it and know how to make it comprehensible. This workshop will illustrate ways that teachers can use English in their classes to help children have fun learning English naturally. We shall hear recordings of teachers doing story-telling activities in their classes, examine the language they use, and look at how teachers can make story-reading both interactive and engaging. Please bring stories and story books you might use with your classes. Jane Willis is the author of Teaching English through English (Longman) and co-author of English For Primary Teachers: a handbook of activities and classroom language (Oxford) among other texts and activities. Her tour in Japan has been made possible by the generous support of the British Council.

Saturday, December 7th, 2002

The Learner Centred Revolution

Speaker: Christopher Chase, Seinan Gakuin University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., December 7th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: In this workshop, the co-author of "Natural Speaking\" (Intercom Press) looks at ways to encourage learners both inside and outside the classroom. Examples will be provided of learner centred activities and exercises. We will discuss the importance of games, student projects, extracurricular activities encouraging journal writing, and DVD study, music listening and singing, e-mail writing, homestays, etc. We will also look at how children naturally learn their first language, and why outside class practice and experiences are crucial to language skill development. The last part of the presentation will involve brainstorming with participants about ways we can motivate our learners to take control of their own learning and understand that success depends upon their own efforts.

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