Learner Development SIG

Learner Development Special Interest Group

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Learner Development SIG Events in 2005

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2008 [1]; 2005; 2001 [2];

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

LD/Osaka, 2nd Annual, Work in Progress Mini-Conference:

Speaker: Stacy Vye, Yoko Wakui, Marlen Harrison,Matthew Apple, Amanda Bradley, Etsuko Shimo, Brian Caspino, Bob Sanderson, Denise Haugh, Terry Fellner and more!
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 17th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): see description
Fee (One-Day members): see description
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: see description
Description: Click on the link below for full information.

http://coyote.miyazaki-mu.ac.jp/learnerdev/osaka_miniConf05.html

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

Working Together: Make a Difference in Language Education!

Speaker: Morning workshop: Creating Classroom Cultures of Intensive Collaboration, with Tim Murphey (Dokkyo University) and Chitose Asaoka (Dokkyo University)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Sat., November 19th, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): see description
Fee (One-Day members): see description
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Miyazaki City < http://www.miyazaki-mu.ac.jp/ >
Description: Themes of the Mini-Conference

The Miyazaki Mini-Conference is devoted to exploring themes such as collaboration, understanding of self and others, and international and intercultural awareness in language education. Please join us and share your ideas about learning together!

Morning workshop: Creating Classroom Cultures of Intensive Collaboration, with Tim Murphey (Dokkyo University) and Chitose Asaoka (Dokkyo University)

Afternoon presentations: International Understanding Practices in Miyazaki, UNICEF Miyazaki Chapter; Finding and Using the Humanity in Dialogues, Mike Guest (Miyazaki University); Taking an Overview of Teaching English in Elementary School, Park Eungyong (Miyazaki City Assistant English Teacher) and Mutsuko Kanemaru (Miyazaki Minato Elementary School); Raising Self-awareness and Promoting Understanding of Others through Cooperative Learning, Morito Shingo (Hyuga Gakuin High School); & Autonomy: The Endless Journey, Steve Davies (Miyazaki International College).

Posters: Learning together through difference: Developing skills for English academic literacy, Mike Nix (Chuo University); Integrating Language and Content Goals through Cross-cultural Electronic Exchange, Debra Occhi (Miyazaki International College) and Russell Fauss (Miyazaki International College).

Conference Fee (requested donation): Regular: 1000 yen; Student: 500 yen

A collection of reality test papers related to the mini-conference by both presenters and participants is under consideration for publication. Further details will be available at the conference.

The conference committee is planning a tour of Miyazaki on November 20. Please contact Etsuko Shimo; shimo@miyazaki-mu.ac.jp for further tour details.

For further information about the conference, please contact Etsuko Shimo at, shimo@miyazaki-mu.ac.jp or Ellen Head at ellenkobe@yahoo.com or the details are available at, http://allagash.miyazaki-mu.ac.jp/MiyaJALT/ or

http://www3.kcn.ne.jp/~msheff/LD HP files/LDSigNews.htm

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