Okinawa Chapter

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Okinawa Chapter Events in 2005

Events archive by year:
2008 [11]; 2006 [5]; 2005; 2004 [8]; 2003 [5]; 2002 [12]; 2001 [3];

Sunday, January 16th, 2005

Okinawa Chapter General Board Meeting

Speaker: 2005 Chapter Executive Board
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 16th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Jr. College, Kiritan, Nishihara Town
Description: This will be a general board meeting. Events on the agenda include: 2004 executive reports and financial statement; 2005 budget proposal; 2005 planning session and Q&A. All Okinawa JALT members are invited to attend.

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

Oral Communication Benchmarks

Speaker: Marcos Benevides, University of the Ryukyus
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 17th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Naha
Venue: Okinawa Christian College
Description: The speaker will briefly examine two new language competency descriptor systems, the Common European Framework and the Canadian Language Benchmarks, and discuss the urgent relevance of such an open system for describing and assessing communicative EFL levels in Japan.

Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Elementary School English Communication

Speaker: Masanori Tokeshi and Yoshi Nashiro
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 15th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nago
Venue: Meio University in Nago City
Description: The speakers will present on the theory and practice of teaching communicative English to elementary school students.

Sunday, June 19th, 2005

Learning Kanji Through Picture Images

Speaker: Hoshin Nakamura, Okinawa University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 19th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Naha
Venue: Okinawa Christian College
Description: The speaker will present and workshop his latest textbook, Learning Kanji Through Picture Images, which is based on an intuitive visual mnemonic system. This presentation will be of interest to anyone learning Japanese characters, especially those at beginner and intermediate levels.

Saturday, September 10th, 2005

Annual Beach Party and BBQ

Speaker: You!
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., September 10th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free, but you must pay admission to the beach (500 yen for adults, 300 yen for children up to 15 yrs
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nago
Venue: Inbu Beach (just south of Nago on the 58)
Description: Bring your family! Bring your friends! Lower your affective filters and try a more communicative approach! Wear sunscreen!

Food and drinks are on us, while supplies last.

For more info and directions, contact okijalt@yahoo.com

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

Process Writing

Speaker: Robert Taferner
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 16th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Ryukyu University, Law and Letters (Hobun) Classrooom Building, Lecture Hall 114
Description: Mr. Taferner will outline current Process Writing research and demonstrate peer feedback and collaborative paragraph writing exercises. Attendees will experience these activities firsthand and provide insight into ongoing research and classroom practice.

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Extensive Reading in the Junior High School: A Case of Trial and Error?

Speaker: Chris Lightfoot
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 20th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nago
Venue: Meio University in Nago City
Description: Mr. Lightfoot will present and discuss the extensive reading model recently implemented at Kin Junior High School. This presentation will be of special interest to anyone teaching reading.

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