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Omiya Chapter Events in 2003

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2008 [9]; 2007 [10]; 2006 [10]; 2005 [10]; 2004 [9]; 2003; 2002 [11]; 2001 [11];

Saturday, February 15th, 2003

EFL Materials Development for Elementary School Children

Speaker: Stan Pederson, Chiyoda-ku Board of Education
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., February 15th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room #1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: The presentation will focus on considerations that go into creating materials for elementary school children. The presenter will demonstrate how curriculum guidelines, the learning process and the nature of child development interact to arrive at materials suitable for children. With the cooperation of participants, a number of activities, including games, songs, chants and a storybook, the presenter will demonstrate communicative materials for elementary school children.

Sunday, March 16th, 2003

Genki English: Elementary School English

Speaker: Richard Graham & Will Jasprizza
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 16th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room #1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: The presentation will discuss the Monbukagakusho guidelines for English at the elementary school level and how to implement those guidelines in a fun, motivating way. Education consultants Richard Graham and Will Jasprizza will cover a range of topics including thinking like a kid, making use of games, how to use songs, class control, and motivation techniques. And remember - no passive watching - everyone will try the activities for themselves! The last part of the presentation will be open for Q&A (Questions and Answers).

Sunday, April 20th, 2003

Productive Pressure - Motivating Students and Tired Teachers

Speaker: Don Maybin, Shonan Institute of Technology
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 20th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room 1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: The participants will study how to sensitively apply "productive pressures", such as team-based activities, to stimulate learners (and teachers!) in an EFL/ESL class. They will also analyze activity "progressions", for example, from teacher- to learner-centered. The ideas and activities that will be presented are adaptable to varying class sizes, levels, materials and teaching styles. Presenter Bio: Don Maybin teaches at Shonan Institute of Technology, Fujisawa. He has taught languages to Japanese learners of all ages and levels for over 20 years.

Sunday, May 18th, 2003

Using Movie Scripts, Lyrics, and Pictures from the Internet

Speaker: Rich Porter, Mie University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 18th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room 1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: The presenter will demonstrate how to access and use movie scripts in the classroom. Attendees will receive a list of websites that will allow them to see the wide array of movies represented. Then after a live connection to a script, they will see how to quickly match it to a movie scene. The presenter will illustrate its usefulness for a cloze exercise. He will demonstrate a similar application for song lyrics. In addition, he will illustrate how to spruce up handouts with pictures, most of which are available for free. The presentation is designed for users with minimal computer experience.

Sunday, July 6th, 2003

Systems for Success: Designing Activities for the Junior/Senior High School English Class

Speaker: Roger Pattimore
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 6th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK, 5F, conference room 1 (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: While many teachers are constantly on the lookout for new activities, the presenter believes that knowing the systems behind commercial activities will result in teachers being able to create their own. Also, certain systems for activities and lesson plans work well for large junior/senior high classes. Once the systems are understood, designing classroom activities becomes relatively easy and even fun. The presenter will cover activity design, focusing on making drills into games. Creating tension using simple concepts like timing, competition and creating worthwhile objectives will be discussed. Several activities will be demonstrated and participants will be invited to share their own. Time permitting, systems of lesson planning will also be discussed. A demonstration lesson plan will be presented for critique.

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