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Yokohama Chapter Events in 2003

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2007 [7]; 2006 [11]; 2005 [10]; 2004 [11]; 2003; 2002 [10]; 2001 [8];

Sunday, January 12th, 2003

ELT Materials Use & Design: Problems & Resolutions

Speaker: Kenneth Biegel
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 12th, 2003)
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 presentation will address some difficulties teachers often face in course design, while trying to find appropriate materials to use in the EFL classroom. Several suggestions will be offered as ways to solve these problems in the many & various teaching environments the presenter has encountered in 19 years teaching in Japan. Then he will focus on how to utilize published materials, or design appropriate materials for specific situations. Finally, the presenter will introduce his own attempt to design appropriate materials for the non-intensive nature of most Japanese university classes, and how this resulted in his writing the McGraw-Hill series, What About You?

Sunday, February 9th, 2003

Using Movies & TV Programs for Learning English

Speaker: "Linda" Lyudmila Fudzikata and Small Group Discussion
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 9th, 2003)
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: Linda will present ideas both as a language learner and a teacher regarding how to best use movies and TV programs for language learning as well as give tips on what to do and what to avoid. Afterwards there will be a discussion time in groups divided according to wear people teach, so bring any problems you are facing in your teaching for group brainstorming! Join us for a lively discussion, and feel free to share successful ideas in ELT too!

Sunday, March 16th, 2003

International Drama to Spark ELT

Speaker: Covenant Players International Drama Company
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 16th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: YMCA near Yokohama Stadium. Close to Kannai Subway Station (Yokohama Municipal Subway Line) and JR Kannai Station. See map: http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/ycvb/english/access/p5040.pdf
Description: This interactive workshop will encompass fun learning through doing (playacting teaching activities), and also equip teachers with exercises and ideas to take back to their classroom.

Sunday, May 11th, 2003

Speaking of Kids

Speaker: David Harrington
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 11th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (students 500 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: Part 1 of this 2-for-1 workshop-style presentation will cover developing public speaking or presentation skills using an easy-to-follow approach that can benefit even lower level students from Junior High to Adult. Part 2 will cover lots of fun ideas and activities for teaching children. David Harrington has coauthored "Getting Ready for Speech" "Speaking of Speech" "Discover Debate" and "Listen Kids!"

Sunday, June 8th, 2003

LIOJ MiniConference: Creative Teaching Ideas

Speaker: Various LIOJ staff and area teachers
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 8th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Odawara
Venue: LIOJ (Language Institute of Japan), 4-14-1 Shiroyama, Odawara, Kanagawa (0465-23-1677)
Description: LIOJ is Language Institute of Japan, a private English language institute supported by Zaidan Hojin MRA House, a non-profit educational foundation. The topics of this mini-conference include:

using story books,
teaching beginners,
self-learning strategies,
pairwork,
holiday lesson plans,
nonverbals to help children, and
class management activities.

These topic workshops are held during three 45-minute time slots with 2 or 3 presentations each. Some presentations are oriented more toward children's classes while others toward high school to adult. This conference is being co-sponsored by ETJ Odawara, ETJ Yokohama, LIOJ, and Yokohama JALT.
Getting there: A free bus will leave at 12:40 PM from Odawara station to LIOJ and a return bus will leave LIOJ at 4:10 PM. For more info, email Jim Kahny at jkahny@basil.ocn.ne.jp.

Sunday, July 13th, 2003

Group Brainstorming on ELT Problems, Ideas & Successes

Speaker: All Who Come!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 13th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (students 500 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: Join us for a lively discussion on problems, successes and ideas for improving our language teaching both as a large group for items relative to all levels and then breaking into smaller groups based on the types of students whom we teach. You can send questions or ideas for discussion to Scott Bronner bronner@iname.com so that we can ruminate in advance!

Sunday, October 12th, 2003

PhonePass Development & Testing Listening

Speaker: Jud Taylor
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 12th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
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: Jud Taylor of JLS (Japan Language Systems) will present on a PhonePass, a unique listening testing system. PhonePass tests are delivered over a normal telephone, and accurate, detailed results are delivered over the web in minutes. In discussing its development and current use, he will also address many issues of testing listening that are commonly faced. The system and presentation will be high-tech, yet straightforward and high-interest.

"I'm only doing this class because I have to!" -- Compulsory English Classes

Speaker: Annette Kaye, Waseda University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 12th, 2003)
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: How do we get students in compulsory English classes to enjoy lessons, when they didn't chose to be there in the first place? Annette Kaye will explain some methods she has used to help students relax, overcome their fears and achieve a degree of enjoyment and success. The second half of the session will be for questions and sharing tips with others.

Wednesday, November 26th, 2003

New Directions in Teaching English

Speaker: Jack C. Richards
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Wed., November 26th, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (this seminar only; usual price is 1000 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: Yokohama JALT and Oxford University bring you Jack C. Richards as part of the 2003 JALT Conference's Four Corners tour. This presentation will focus on trends in TEFL in the last 25 years such as Task-Based Instruction, Co-operative Learning, Multiple Intelligences, and Primary-School EFL. Questions considered will include

What is the goal of our teaching English?
How can we best teach English?
What is the role of grammar in TEFL today?
How to approach the 4 skills?

Doors open at 6 p.m. The presentation is from 6:30 to 8:00, and is followed by a wine & cheese reception. Guarantee a seat - e-mail Scott Bronner at bronner@iname.com.

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