Shizuoka Chapter

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Shizuoka Chapter Events in 2004

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Sunday, June 20th, 2004

Learning that Makes Sense

Speaker: Marc Helgeson
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 20th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: AISEL, Room 33 on the 3rd floor (map)
Description: Of the five senses, visual (sight), auditory (hearing) and kinesthetic (touch/feel) are the most flexible and practical in the classroom. Everyone has one sense that is stronger than the others. Many of us also have one that is weak. This activity-based session will explore techniques for modifying listening and speaking tasks to provide a range of sensory input.

Friday, July 30th, 2004

Teaching with Microsoft Power Point

Speaker: Peter Wanner & Jessie Kawahara Wanner
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Fri., July 30th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Tokai University, Shimizu Campus. Room 8436 (Bldg. 8)
Description: (This is a Bilingual Presentation) The Microsoft Power Point presentation format can be a strong tool for enhancing a lesson. This workshop will provide attendees with hands on experience using Power Point applications. These applications can be used for showing audio visual materials with the use of a scanner. Likewise, making graphs and slides help people to grasp the ideas we are trying to present. This presentation will teach all the basic skills for using power point and introduce some more advanced techniques if time is permitted.

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

Class video exchanges: Enjoying the learning

Speaker: Joyce Cunningham
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., October 17th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): first time visitors free, others 1000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Fukushi-kaikan in Sumpu Park, across from Shimin Bunka-kaikan
Description: As a class project, video exchanges between classes in two different countries have great potential for learning life skills and promoting cultural awareness as well as practicing English in small groups. The presenter will outline the different steps involved in this student-generated activity and discuss the components which range between an email exchange with the target class, storyboards, video editing, a useful assessment tool and so on. Handouts will be given to supplement the presentation.

Friday, November 26th, 2004

Activating The Lexical Approach and Making Vocabulary Memorable

Speaker: Susan Barduhn
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri., November 26th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): first time visitors free, others 1000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Rousei Kaikan; Conference Room 1 (near JR Shizuoka Station)
Description: The Lexical Approach is one of the latest methodologies in ELT. This workshop will explore its theory and execution. The age-old dilemma remains, however, of how to make vocabulary memorable for students. We will be looking at how memory is processed in the brain and considering how we and our students remember things.

Sunday, December 19th, 2004

Christmas Party

Speaker: It's a party!
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (Sun., December 19th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): Pay for your meal.
Fee (One-Day members): Pay for your meal.
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: TBA
Description: Details to be announced.

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