Gifu Chapter

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Gifu Chapter Events in 2002

Events archive by year:
2008 [9]; 2007 [8]; 2006 [8]; 2005 [6]; 2003 [6]; 2002; 2001 [9];

Sunday, February 24th, 2002

Teaching English in Elementary School

Speaker: Sheila Ryan-Hara and Shizuko Nakamura
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 24th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: 3rd fl. Dream Theatre, Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: This will be a bilingual presentation. Two teachers at Kitagata Elementary School will talk about their experience in team-teaching. There also promises to be lots of games on display, and ideas that can be used first up in the new school year. Please come along, and encourage any Japanese friends to attend.

Sunday, September 8th, 2002

Ganbare ALT! (Assistant Langauge Teacher)

Speaker: Vinko Bosnyak
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 8th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: Using his four years of experience as an ALT in Gifu Prefecture, Mr. Vinko Bosnyak, an accedited teacher from New Zealand, has developed the Gambare! series for Japanese Primary and Secondary Schools. This presentation is a must-see for new Assistant Language Teachers as well as experienced teachers looking for new or alternative ideas. Some teachers may already know his two text books "Elementary Gambare!" and "Team Teaching Gambare!", but for teachers employed by towns or individual schools, please take advantage of the books (including "AET Gambare!") on sale at a considerable discount for attendees.

Sunday, September 29th, 2002

Serious Fun ... a philosophy for teaching kids

Speaker: Kelly McKenna
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 29th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: McKenna has been teaching in Japan for over 7 years. As a BA in child psychology, director of summer camps, youth director on cruise ships and mother of two, her perspective on teaching EFL to kids is for it to be fun, for both students and teacher. The serious perspective is the preparation. She will cover lesson planning, songs, games and the little tricks that help a classroom run smoothly. Come and join, but be warned: you must be in touch with your inner child!

Sunday, October 27th, 2002

Language Learning - A Mission of Discovery

Speaker: Margaret Yamanaka
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 27th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: This presentation will deal with the first part of a course which Yamanaka is now teaching. The purpose of the course is for students to discover, by looking deeply into their own experiences, how and why people learn a language, so that they may take more responsibility for their own language learning. Come join the language learning experience.

Sunday, November 10th, 2002

Power-up! Neat Ideas and Wild Materials

Speaker: Robert Habbick, Oxford University Press
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 10th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: This workshop and materials display will cover neat materials and present interesting activities from kids to university to adult. There will be a materials display of Oxford's newest English language-learning materials including: English Time, the latest adult videos which are appropriate for the classroom, and American Headway. Free demo video clips will be available at the event to take home.

Sunday, December 8th, 2002

Activities for Communication in English

Speaker: Kanae Noda and Corazon Kato
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 8th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: This bilingual presentation will deal with how Japanese and foreign teachers work together in an unique program called ACE, a short-term English program for elementary school children run by the Seki Municipal Council, Gifu Prefecture. The presenters will introduce the aim of the ACE program, and and explain the content of the curriculum. In addition, they will share some lesson ideas, and tell us about the children's reactions. Please join us in hearing about this truly unique and successful programme.

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