Nara Chapter

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Nara Chapter Events in 2007

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Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Talking about English Education from Different Perspectives �i��Ȃ��p�ꋳ��j

Speaker: Various Speakers
Time: 12:45 PM - 5:40 PM (Sat., January 27th, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tenri University
Description: Joint Seminar: Tenri University, KELES (Kansai English Language Education Society) Nara Chapter�ANara JALT�ANET Forum

Opening Addresses 12:45 - 1:15pm

Presentation 1) 1:15 - 1:55pm

"Nurture Students through English Guidance"

by Yoshio Dei

(Nara Education University Attached Junior

High School)

Presentation 2) 2:00 - 2:50pm

"Breaking the Barrier"

by Nobuyuki Matsushita

(Osaka Prefectural Katsuyama High School)

Symposium 3:00 - 4:30pm

Conducted by Nara JETs

"Rarely Discussed Benefits of Teaching English "

Chetan Rama (Mitsuemura ALT, South Africa)

Robert Vassar II (Tenri City ALT, USA)

Nina Watson (Unebi High School ALT, England)

Lecture 4:30 - 5:40pm

"Beyond 'Communicative' English Education"

by Osamu Takeuchi (Kansai University)

Snack Party 5:40 - 7:00pm

For further details or to register, please contact Hidetami Nakai of Tenri University at: h-nakai@sta.tenri-u.ac.jp

DIRECTIONS:

For directions to the event, please refer to the Tenri Univ's official homepage:

If you open the Japanese page (http://www.tenri-u.ac.jp/ja/index.html), please click ��'� (kotu) button, which is on the left side of the page.

Next click �s"��A�N�Z�X�E(city access map), then you see the location. (All in Japanese.)

If you drive, first go to the Tenri City Hall which is on the route 169 (Nara to Tenri to Sakurai). Turn left (if you are from Nara) and go along the gingo avenue for about a kilo, then you'll get to the Tenrikyo Headquater. Tenri Univ is across the street.

Or if you get off at Tenri Higashi Intersection of Meihan highway, and drive along for about 2miles, then you'll hit Isonokami Shrine.

You can see Tenri univ from there. (You'll see the two tall chimneys.)

Just turn right at the first traffic signal in front of the Shrine.

From there you'll find the event posters.

NOTE:

Tenri Univ has two campuses, the PE Department right behind Tenri station and Somanouchi campus in front of the Tenrikyo Headquarters (kyokai-honbu).

The venue is Somanouchi campus, which is near Isonokami Shrine.

If you come by train, please walk up the main arcade up to the Headquaters. It takes about 25 minutes. 5-10 minutes by taxi.

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

1)Internet Technology and the Emergence of New Discourse Communities; 2) Bloggerriffic: Using blogs in language classrooms

Speaker: Marlen Elliot Harrison, MA
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 15th, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University, Gakuenmae Campus (At Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station, on the Nara Kintetsu Line)
Description: 1)Internet Technology and the Emergence of New Discourse Communities:

During part one of the presentation, Marlen Harrison will discuss how internet chat rooms, blogs and discussion boards facilitate the emergence of new language and what this means for our students.

2) Bloggerriffic: Using blogs in language classrooms.

In part two of the presentation, the Marlen Harrison will walk participants through the process of creating their own Wordpress blogs and then discuss how blogs can be utilized in the language and writing classrooms both as classroom management tools for teachers and as scaffolding for students.

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Teaching Children: Approach, Curriculum and Classroom Control

Speaker: LESLEY ITO
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 15th, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University Gakuenmae Campus (JALT2004 Conference Site) Facing South Exit of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line
Description: How can a teacher keep control of the children's English class in order to create a good learning environment? How should teachers of children approach their lessons? And how do you create an effective and consistent curriculum that can enable even new teachers to express their creativity in the class? Get the inside scoop on these questions and more from a teacher and school owner with 15 years of experience in Japan.

Lesley Ito is the owner of BIG BOW English Lab in Nagoya and has been teaching English to children and adults for 15 years. She is an experienced teacher trainer and has written numerous articles on teaching English to children for TLC and Snakes and Ladders

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Zen and the art of presenting Naked.

Speaker: Garr Reynolds
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20th, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University Gakuenmae Campus (JALT2004 Conference Site) Facing South Exit of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line
Description: As a serious language educator, the need for strong presentation skills is inescapable. Join us for an afternoon with one of the world's most respected design and presentation authorities, Garr Reynolds. (more details below)

Using the tenets of Zen aesthetics and the science of multimedia research, Garr explains how a good understanding of content structure, visual communication and the power of basic graphic design can help you create the kind of presentations that will set you (and your organization) apart from the crowd.

Garr will explore current popular presentation approaches; highlight techniques from some of the world's top business leaders, including Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, and turn conventional wisdom concerning PowerPoint and presentations on its ear. For example, Garr will show how to achieve maximum effect with minimum means, and how (and why) to design effective, engaging presentations without using a single bullet point. This presentation is not about decoration, but about the real application of design principles, improving communication, and increasing effectiveness.

About the Speaker: The former Manager of Worldwide User Group Relations at Apple Computer, Inc., Garr currently teaches marketing and multimedia presentation design as an Associate Professor of Management at Kansai Gaidai University. Before joining Apple in the US, Garr worked for seven years in the head office at Sumitomo Electric Industries in Osaka. He is a popular speaker in the business community in Japan and abroad and is Director of Design Matters, an Apple Pro creative group based in Osaka. Garr is author of the popular website, Presentation Zen, and is author of the book also called Presentation Zen to be published in November by New Riders/Peachpit Press.

Visit Presentation Zen at:

http://www.presentationzen.com/

For more information about Garr Reynolds visit his website at:

http://www.garrreynolds.com

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

JALT Nara Chapter Chritsmas Party/ Bonenkai

Speaker: TBA
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Sun., December 9th, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: NINIKUYA Restaurant, in AEON at TAKANOHARA
Description: Our last get together of the year.

Apologies for the very short notice.

Families welcome,the more the merrier, combine dinner with a day of shopping at this busy time.

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