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West Tokyo Chapter Events in 2004

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Sunday, March 14th, 2004

Discovering the Joy of Play in Language Learning

Speaker: Maria Lockhart
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 14th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tachikawa Shimin Kaikan (Tachikawa Citizens' Hall)
Description: Too often Japanese students exit from high school having a limited grasp of the English language. Generally, in their language learning they have been passive participants. Language happens to them, around them, but not through them. Making language 'real' for EFL students is a particular challenge for teachers. Forced output activities provide one avenue for increasing motivation and language use in the classroom. Another possibility is through engaging learners in drama activities and games where an emotional, physical or competitive element provides the incentive for increased participation. The seminar will explore a number of practical ways learners can be engaged in language learning, where the activity itself, beyond the language use it requires, becomes the driving force for participation and experimentation with language. The following areas will be touched upon:

readers theatre,
short skits,
physical conversation games, and
practice drills with a punch.

Saturday, May 22nd, 2004

2004 Pan-SIG Conference: The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment (day 1 of 2)

Speaker: Andrew Cohen and others
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 22nd, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): see jalt.org/pansig/2004
Fee (One-Day members): see jalt.org/pansig/2004
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Keizai University, Kokubunji Campus. [map]
Description: This two-day conference is jointly sponsored by several JALT groups:

West Tokyo Chapter,
(Central) Tokyo Chapter,
Testing SIG (Special Interest Group),
Pragmatics SIG,
and the College & University Educators (CUE) SIG.

The theme of the 2004 Pan SIG Conference is The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment. For full details, please see see jalt.org/pansig/2004

Sunday, May 23rd, 2004

2004 Pan-SIG Conference: The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment (day 2 of 2)

Speaker: Andrew Cohen and others
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 23rd, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): see jalt.org/pansig/2004
Fee (One-Day members): see jalt.org/pansig/2004
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Keizai University, Kokubunji Campus. [map]
Description: This two-day conference is jointly sponsored by several JALT groups:

West Tokyo Chapter,
(Central) Tokyo Chapter,
Testing SIG (Special Interest Group),
Pragmatics SIG,
and the College & University Educators (CUE) SIG.

The theme of the 2004 Pan SIG Conference is The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment. For full details, please see see jalt.org/pansig/2004

Sunday, June 13th, 2004

Cooperative Development for Language Teachers

Speaker: Andrew Boon
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 13th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Keizai University
Description: The presentation will describe a teacher development program in which two teachers adopted the supportive and non-judgmental interactional environment framework of Julian Edge's Cooperative Development and worked together in order to raise awareness of and find new perspectives about their teaching.

Saturday, October 9th, 2004

Teachers For Change Cancelled

Speaker: Dr. John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 9th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan
Description: This event has been cancelled due to Typhoon #22

The Central and West Tokyo Chapters of JALT are proud to present a workshop by world-reknown teacher trainer Dr. John Fanselow.
In this workshop, we will experience ways to make predictions in reading language as you make predictions in other areas of your life such as discovering how to open and close doors, which button to touch on a VCR, etc.
Spaces are limited for participation in this workshop. If you are interested in attending please contact Chris Sullivan at jaltwesttokyo@yahoo.com

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