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Yamagata Chapter Events in 2005

Events archive by year:
2008 [10]; 2007 [12]; 2006 [9]; 2005; 2002 [7]; 2001 [10];

Saturday, February 12th, 2005

How to Teach Learning Strategties in the Classroom

Speaker: John di Stefano
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., February 12th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Seibu Kominkan, Kagota 1-2-23, Yamagata-shi
Description: Learning strategies have been hot in second language acquisition, and for good reason. Research shows that using strategies makes learning easieer, faster, more enjoyable, and more effective. The presenter will focus on how and when to teach strategies, provide a model for teaching stratregies, and present strategies useful for all learners.

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

A Talk About Washington, D.C.

Speaker: Moti Liberman, Coordinator for International Relations in Yamagata
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., March 5th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Seibu Kominkan, Kagota 1-2-23, Yamagata-shi
Description: Moti Liberman will talk about Washington, D.C. in terms of its history, culture, politics, economy, language, etc., while focusing on English as a means of global communication in the 21st century.

Saturday, April 9th, 2005

A Talk About The State of Iowa

Speaker: Jeffrey Kirstein, Yamagata University
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., April 9th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Seibu Kominkan, Kagota 1-2-23, Yamagata-shi
Description: Jeffrey Kirstein will talk about the state of Iowa in terms of its history, culture, politics, economy, language, etc., while focusing on English as a means of global communication in the 21st century.

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

Sydney, Australia in Terms of its History, Culture, and Politics

Speaker: Adrian Semaan
Time: To Be Announced - (Sat., May 7th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Seibu Kominkan, Kagota 1-2-23, Yamagata-shi
Description: Semaan is an English conversation instructor for some corporations in the Yamagata city area. He is to talk about the above-mentioned topic, focusing on

English as a means of global communication in the 21st century.

Saturday, June 4th, 2005

Atlanta, Georgia in Terms of its History, Culture, Education, Language

Speaker: Ben Chandler
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., June 4th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Seibu Kominkan, Kagota 1-2-23, Yamagata-shi
Description: He will talk about the Atlanta, Georgia in terms of its history, culture, politics, economy, language, etc., while focusing on English as a means of global communication in the 21st century.

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

Noam Chomsky in Terms of his Linguistics and Political Criticism.

Speaker: Moti Liberman
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., July 9th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Seibu Kominkan, Kagota 1-2-23, Yamagata-shi
Description: The speaker is the Coordinator for International Relations for the Yamagata Prefectural Government. He will talk about the role that Noam Chomsky plays with respect to using English as a means of global communication.

Saturday, August 6th, 2005

Getting Students to Speak Outside the Class

Speaker: Ken Hartmann
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., August 6th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163
Description: The speaker is an English teacher with his own school who also has taught for 20 years in Sapporo colleges and high schools. He will bring with him from Hokkaido some techniques he uses to have students speak outside the class. In addition, he will offer advice on a variety of things that teachers should find very useful and perhaps they have overlooked.

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

Basic Cultural Concepts of Japanese and American Communication: Differences that Matter in Cross-Cultural Communication

Speaker: Steve Ryan
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., September 3rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163
Description: This presentation will concern the basic culturally based concepts of American and Japanese communication patterns. Of particular interest will be the misunderstandings resulting from unrecognized culture-specific background knowledge that both groups need to communicate smoothly. After comparing each culture�s top values, listeners will be given short cross-cultural conversations and be asked to give their ideas of what culture-specific communication problems may exist. Because this topic is within the field of Intercultural Communication, we are mainly interested in the differences in communication patterns and why each culture values something more or less than the other. The overall goal of Intercultural Communication is to improve cross-cultural communication to bring about peaceful and productive relationships with people from different cultures. It is hoped that those in attendance will actively participate to make the presentation interactive.

Stephen B. Ryan is an assistant professor at Yamagata University. He is a permanent resident of Japan and his areas of interest concern Intercultural Communication and training.

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

What Color are your Sunglasses while Viewing the World

Speaker: Jessica Oppenheim
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat., October 22nd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163
Description: America from an American's point of view after living in Japan for 2 years. We will take a look at the history, culture and photos while discussing generalizations about the new world. Come and join as we study cultural similarities and differences.

Jessica is a CIR for the Yamagata City Government.

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

The World of Dr. Steven Krashen and Dr. Noam Chomsky

Speaker: Jenn Douthit
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., November 19th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Bunshokan 2nd meeting room, Hatago-machi 3-4, Tel. 023-635-5500
Description: The world of Dr. Dteven Krashen and Dr. Noam Chomsky is to be presented in terms of the English language instruction and acquisition theory and application. Ms. Jenn Douthit is an ALT in Yamagata city.

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

Looking at Arizona in terms of its History, Culture and Education

Speaker: Thomas McGregor
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., December 3rd, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163
Description: Thomas McGregor is an ALT instructor in Yamagata prefecture. He is to talk about his home state with a focus on English language as a means of global communication.

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