Nagoya Chapter

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Nagoya Chapter Events in 2005

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2008 [2]; 2007 [11]; 2006 [1]; 2005; 2004 [7]; 2003 [13]; 2002 [12]; 2001 [10];

Sunday, February 20th, 2005

Introducing the Future

Speaker: Mark O'Neil, Cambridge University Press
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 20th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3rd Fl
Description: Session 1: Cambridge University Press and Hitachi Software have formed a joint-venture company to develop classroom lesson presentation software. The presenter will demonstrate interactive teaching software for Interchange on a state-of-the-art interactive whiteboard and show how this enhances both the teaching and the learning experience.
Session 2: Self-study materials from Cambridge: Cambridge University Press has recently added bilingual editions of Basic Grammar in Use and Basic Vocabulary in Use as well as a new Essential English Dictionary to its range of self-study materials. The presenter will show examples to demostrate the effectiveness of these and will also illustrate the features of Cambridge self-study materials available on CD-ROM.

Sunday, April 24th, 2005

Using dance movement and drama to increase bodily awareness

Speaker: Evangelos Diavolitsis
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 24th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3rd Fl.
Description: One of the biggest problems facing EFL teachers is the students' fear of making mistakes and their lack of expression when speaking English. With music and props we will learn the parts of the body which keep us afraid, the means to release this energy to encourage greater vitality, creativity and enthusiasm in the Japanese classroom environment. Wear loose clothing and bring paper and pen.

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

(1) Writing from Within Intro
(2) Brain studies and teaching children

Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 22nd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station)
Description: Part 1: We all know them, the 3L students: Low ability, low confidence, low motivation. Let's discuss their needs and suggest a pedagogy for teaching writing focusing on prewriting and one-paragraph compositions.

Part 2: The presenter will discuss recent findings from brain studies that illuminate how children learn languages including the Critical Age Hypothesis, Multisensory Input, Deep Processing, Noticing, and Ahn's Bilingual Acquisition Model.

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