Yamagata Chapter

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Yamagata Chapter Events in 2001

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2008 [10]; 2007 [12]; 2006 [9]; 2005 [11]; 2002 [7]; 2001;

Sunday, January 28th, 2001

Religious Philosophy and the English Language

Speaker: Paula Stapley, GEOS Language System
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 28th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: The presenter will give a presentation on the above mentioned topic, focusing on Kirkegore, Nietzsche, Sartre, etc. in terms of English language instruction and acquisition.

Wednesday, February 14th, 2001

Liverpool, England, in terms of English and Englishmen

Speaker: Anthony Cunningham, Yamagata Prefectual Board of Education
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Wed., February 14th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo-Kominkan Sogogakushu Center (t: 0236-45-6163)
Description: Cunningham speaks on this topic in terms of every possible aspect of Liverpool, England, ranging from its history, culture, music, education to English, hopefully focusing on the possibility of a Japanese of communicative English which is expected of Japanese learners of English.

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

Theory of Chaotic Dynamical System in Language

Speaker: Payer Ahmed
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 11th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Payer Ahmed is a medical PhD student at Yamagata University. He talks about the above mentioned topic based on his Master Degree thesis and PhD thesis in terms of foreign language acquisition and instruction.

Saturday, April 14th, 2001

Speech Act Theory and Second Language Learning

Speaker: Mark Anthony, Yamagata University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., April 14th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: The presenter will discuss various speech acts used by speakers and will introduce the field of pragmatics in detail while explaining its relevance to second language learning.

Saturday, May 26th, 2001

Second Language Acquisition Differences Between Child and Adult Learners

Speaker: Jerry Miller, Tohoku University of Art and Design
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat., May 26th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Jerry Miller will talk on second language acquisition differences between child and adult Learners based on his teaching experience at an English conversation school in terms of Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.

Saturday, June 2nd, 2001

Another Insight into the Practice of Law in the United States

Speaker: John Nelms, Yamagata Broadcasting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., June 2nd, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t:0236-43-2687)
Description: Why are there so many lawyers in the U.S. and what are they all doing there? As a licensed attorney of the State of Colorado, who has handled both criminal and civil cases, the presenter will provide some insights into the practice of law in the United States.

Sunday, July 8th, 2001

In and Around London As I Know It

Speaker: Paula Stapely, Geos Language System
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., July 8th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo-Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Stapely will give a presentation focusing on London in every possible term, even referring to the Bucker Prize winner Ishiguro Kazuo.

Saturday, August 4th, 2001

Second Language Acquisition Differences Between Child and Adult Learners

Speaker: Jerry Miller, Tohoku University of Art and Design
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., August 4th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Jerry Miller will talk on second language acquisition differences between child and adult Learners based on his teaching experience at an English conversation school in terms of Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.

Saturday, October 13th, 2001

Encouraging University Students to Express Themselves

Speaker: Mark Anthony, Yamagata University
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., October 13th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogogakushu Center, 0236-45-6163
Description: Japanese university students still have very much difficulty in expressing themselves in English. How to encourage them to express themselves in English communicatively is still the most difficult task for native English instructors. Mark Anthony will discuss his views on this, based on his teaching experience.

Sunday, November 11th, 2001

Denver and Colorado in Every Possible Term

Speaker: Alissa Clein, Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., November 11th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: The presenter will talk about Denver and Colorado ranging from history, industry, economy, politics, culture, education to language.

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