Yokohama Chapter

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Yokohama Chapter Events in 2001

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Sunday, January 14th, 2001

Intgegrating the Four Skills Through Debate

Speaker: Charles LeBeau, co-author of Discover Debate and Getting Ready for Speech
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 14th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: In many 4 skills courses, the skills of reading and writing become a gratuitous afterthought tagged onto the edges of listening and speaking activities. Debate links listening comprehension to oral production, and moreover, the skills of reading and writing are also vital to the practice of debate. This workshop will first present a model for argumentation that adapts itself equally well to spoken and written expression. Then, participants will cycle through a variety of speaking, listening, reading, and writings.

Wednesday, February 14th, 2001

Classroom Rubrics: How to Increase Authentic Student-Student Communication in the Classroom

Speaker: Dave Hough
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Wed., February 14th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: This workshop looks at rubrics (also known as metalanguage or simply "classroom language") as a place where teachers can increase the amount of time spent on authentic communication in the classroom. They can do this while continuing to use their current textbook. The presenter will show various video clips which demonstrate how he does this with university science majors whose interest and proficiency are generally low.

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

Motivation to Learn in the FL Classroom: Characteristics and Strategies for Success

Speaker: Michael Mathis, Tsurumi SHS in Yokohama
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 11th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: After a lecture comparing factors that can adversely affect students' motivation to learn FL in Japan versus students in the U.S., there will be a workshop demonstrating certain types of activities and teaching strategies for increasing student participation. Novice level Spanish language communicative activities will be used to demonstrate these techniques.

Sunday, April 8th, 2001

Increasing Students' Involvement in the English Language Classroom

Speaker: Hattori Takahiko, Otsuma Women's University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 8th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: The main purpose of this presentation is to introduce a variety of communicative activities suitable for pair work, groups, and large classes. All are designed to inspire students to talk and be creative.

Sunday, May 13th, 2001

Problem solving as a Means of Oral and Written Expression through Role-Play

Speaker: Nathalie Lewis
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 13th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Kannai, Gino Bunak Kaikan, Yokohama
Description: In the EFL classroom, how can we assist our students in improving their speaking and writing skills? The presentation will begin briefly with how drama theory, particularly in regard to how obstacle, conflict, and aim may be used through role-play in the foreign language classroom. The remainder of the presentation will demonstrate how structured mystery and Dear Abby role-plays, particularly because of their problem-centered focus, may be used in exercising speaking and writing in the EFL classroom.

Sunday, June 10th, 2001

Classroom Rubrics: How to Increase Authentic Student-Student Communication in the Classroom

Speaker: Dave Hough
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 10th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Odawara
Venue: Asia Center, LIOJ in Odawara
Description: This workshop looks at rubrics (also known as metalanguage or simply classroom language) as a place where teachers can increase the amount of time spent on authentic communication in the classroom. They can do this while continuing to use their current textbooks. The presenter will show various video clips which demonstrate how he does this with university science majors whose interest and proficiency are generally low. Handouts will be provided.
A note on getting to the venue:
Meet at 13:00 at Odawara JR/Odakyuu Station for transportation or at noon there for lunch first.

Sunday, July 8th, 2001

Karaoke Day: Using Songs in the English-Language Classroom

Speaker: Tom Anderson
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 8th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: It can be said that "Music has charms to soothe the savage English teacher." In this presentation we will examine techniques by which a teacher can tap into a popular resource - popular songs - and successfully incorporate them into an EFL curriculum. Participants will view a video showing actual use of songs with a real class. Audience participation will be warmly welcomed.

Sunday, October 14th, 2001

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 14th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities to provide support to teachers. Merner, a member of the authoring committee, will introduce the handbook, share views about the direction public elementary school English seems to be heading, and introduce results of a survey about the current situation in schools which have already implemented English.

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