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Tokyo Chapter Events in 2006

Events archive by year:
2008 [3]; 2007 [6]; 2006; 2005 [9]; 2004 [6]; 2003 [6]; 2002 [3]; 2001 [4];

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Kanto Junior and Senior High School Teacher Seminar

Speaker: 9 presenters including: Curtis Kelly, Chuck Sandy, Ivan Sorrentino, Richard Walker, Fergus MacKinnon, Adam Murray, Carolyn Pieroway, William Matheny and Martin Nuttal
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:40 PM (Sun., January 29th, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: The British Council Tokyo Central map
Description: This is a full day mini-conference sponsored by Tokyo Chapter, West Tokyo Chapter, the Jr./Sr. High School SIG, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and the British Council.

Topics and presenters include:

Curtis Kelly--Writing: what research teaches us about teaching writing

Chuck Sandy--Projects: simple projects for big results

Ivan Sorrentino�Learning doesn't stop in the classroom: helping students help themselves

Richard Walker--Motivation: Enhancing learning though motivation and success-oriented materials:

Fergus MacKinnon�The Teaching Knowledge Test: an overview

Adam Murray�Adaptable activities for classes great and small

Carolyn Pieroway�Chants: how I add chants to my classes to motivate students and to supplement other material, language points

William Matheny�Plays: English on the stage, rather than on the page

Martin Nuttal�The Cambridge ESOL KET and PET speaking tests

To reserve your spot, email Cambridge University Press at tokyo@cambridge.org Please include: name, address, school, phone and fax information as well as a preferred e-mail contact address.

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Identity in second language learning research

Speaker: Dr David Block: Senior Lecturer, University of London
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Tue., October 17th, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan Room 213
Description: In recent years identity has become a key concept in the social sciences, For many SLL researchers today, it is considered axiomatic that identity and language are inextricably linked. This paper is a reflection on where we have been and where we are at present as regards identity in SLL research.

Co-sponsored by JALT Tokyo and the Graduate College of Education: Temple University Japan

Contact & Reservation: Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska at: seminar2006jaltokyo@gmail.com

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

The 1st JALT Joint Tokyo Conference: Action Research - Influencing Classroom Practice

Speaker: David Nunan, Curtis Kelly, Don Maybin, Masami Yasuda, Stan Pederson and Andy Boon
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Sun., October 22nd, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): 1500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 3000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan Rooms 206/207
Description: Tokyo and West Tokyo JALT chapters are proud to host the first of a new annual conference in the Tokyo area.

Presentations include:

1] David Nunan:

Action Research and Professional Growth

In this presentation, I will examine action research as a professional development tool. The presentation will address the following questions: What is action research? What effect can AR have on teachers' practices? What are the steps in doing AR? What are some of the problems and solutions in doing AR?

2] Curtis Kelly:

Unconventional Ways to Research your Teaching

Let us consider three new methodologies for doing research in our work: 1) Action research, "the process of identifying a puzzle in the classroom, collecting data, and interpreting that data" (Finch, eslteachers board.com), 2) Development research for making something new, and 3) Evaluation research for checking products or programs.

3] Don Maybin: Changing behavior: Communication strategies training research

This presentation will describe the evolution of a specific communication strategies training model, including its origin, classroom introduction, and testing approaches. Discussion will center on research carried out with Japanese university students in the UK, as well as data based on the training of business professionals in Japan.

4] Stan Pederson:

Assessing an extensive reading program

This presentation describes a system for assessing an extensive reading program using a simple cloze test combined with easily applied yet sophisticated statistical analysis. The instrument revealed dramatic improvement in student ability, results which were confirmed on two other measures associated with reading proficiency.

5] Andy Boon:

Bringing down the wall: The IMCD experience

This presentation will outline current procedures utilized by teachers to work on their professional development. It will also describe a teacher development program in which isolated teachers use Instant Messenger Cooperative Development (IMCD) (Boon, 2005), to facilitate and support reflections and investigations of teaching.

Pre-registration will be available soon -http://tjalt-conf06.iplusone.org/

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