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Gifu Chapter Events in 2001

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Sunday, February 25th, 2001

English Education in the Japanese Elementary School

Speaker: Kobayashi Keiko
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 25th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu
Description: Many elementary schools in Japan have just started teaching English as of last April. Yet, many teachers are now concerned with how to go about implementing this. The speaker will talk about her own experience in implementing an English Education Program at Honden Elementary School in Hozumi over the past three years.

Sunday, April 29th, 2001

Effective Use of Songs In and Out of the Classroom

Speaker: Brian Cullen, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:45 PM (Sun., April 29th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: As most teachers find out at some point, students are highly motivated by listening to English-language songs. This motivation can be a powerful force in language learning both inside and outside of the classroom. This presentation examines different ways in which this motivation can be most effectively directed into language learning activities. A range of song-types and task-types will be demonstrated. Participation is welcomed, especially perspectives on how to adapt song-based activities for different settings such as younger learners, high school, and adult classes.

From Apathy to Autonomy in the University EFL Class through the Enhancement of Perceived Value

Speaker: Paul Raymond Doyon (Asahi University) and Brad Deacon (Nanzan University)
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., April 29th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu
Description: In this short (50 minute) presentation, the speakers will explain that by satisfying certain "Psychoacademic" needs (e.g. the need for autonomy), teachers can enhance the students' perception of value and, in turn, increase intrinsic motivation in the university EFL classroom. Note that this is the second of two presentations today in the Gifu chapter. One-day members do not have to pay twice.

Sunday, May 27th, 2001

Conversational Storytelling in the Language Class

Speaker: Bob Jones
Time: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM (Sun., May 27th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen for the full day of presentations
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: (First of three presentations today) Whenever people gather for social interaction, stories of amusing incidents, friends' misfortunes, personal triumphs, etc., are likely to crop up in the conversation. The presenter will examine some typical features of these conversational stories and demonstrate how transcripts can be used to raise learner awareness of these features. There will also be some discussion of how this growing awareness might be channeled into helping learners to improve their own storytelling skills.

Storytelling in the ESL classroom

Speaker: Sean Gaffney, Nagoya City University
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., May 27th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen for the full day of presentations
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: (Second of three presentations today) While textbooks and other classroom activities play an important role in language teaching, the language presented is often contrived since its primary purpose is learning the language function or grammar point being presented, not communication. I have found storytelling to be an effective method to present and elicit natural and less contrived language in the ESL class. We tell stories solely because we want to inform or entertain our audience. Successful language learning can also be as much a matter of unconscious acquisition than conscious language learning. I would like to present some storytelling activities and exercises I have used in conversation and writing classes at Japanese colleges.

Developing Discourse Competence Through Storytelling

Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., May 27th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen for the full day of presentations
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: (The third of three presentations today) In this presentation, the presenter will focus on developing discourse competence (cohesion and coherence) through the medium of telling stories. When students tell interesting and fun stories to each other in the language classroom, they are not only engaging in real communication, but are also developing fluency and accuracy skills in the target language. Moreover, by rereading and retelling these same stories, they can engage in self-corrective feedback.

Sunday, June 24th, 2001

Assessing Film Clips for Language Acquisition and Cultural Understanding

Speaker: Steve Quasha, Gifu Shoutoku University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 24th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: In this workshop, participants will analyze andcritique a variety of film clips for EFL class use. The presenter will demonstrate how movie segments can augment teaching interlanguage pragmatics to produce more natural L2 communication. Can films effectively explain cultural nuances? Come to the workshop and discover the potential of film clips.

Sunday, October 28th, 2001

Conversation Strategies & Timed Conversations

Speaker: Tom Kenny
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: What's the best way to get your students speaking English in natural conversations? How can you get them to talk without relying on the textbook? Tom Kenny from Nagoya University of Foreign Studies will give a talk on Conversation Strategies & Timed Conversations, the new "success-oriented approach" to motivating learners in conversation classes. Tom will explain this new approach, tell why it's important, and show you how it can make your students better speakers within a matter of weeks. See video clips of his learners in action and sample activities from his two textbooks, NICE TALKING WITH YOU and the new NICE TALKING WITH YOU, TOO!

Sunday, November 18th, 2001

Using Target Language in Beginner Learner Classroom

Speaker: Liam Morgan, University of Technology, Sydney
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., November 18th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Asahi University, Hozumi-cho, Gifu-ken
Description: Fostering The Relationship Between Teaching, Research And Change: This paper will describe a collaborative action research project involving six teachers of foreign languages in Sydney secondary schools. This project identifies those practices and strategies that encourage students to use the target language in school settings. The teachers work focussed on aspects of communicative language teaching such as modelling, sequencing and student presentation.
Liam Morgan is a Lecturer in the Division of Language and Literacy within the Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney.

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