Hamamatsu Chapter

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Hamamatsu Chapter Events in 2004

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Sunday, April 11th, 2004

What Hamamatsu JALT Can Do For You

Speaker: Various Speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., April 11th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: This topics-based meeting will allow attendees the opportunity to break off into small groups to discuss their language teaching concerns, to share opinions and to exchange ideas with others. The discussion groups are the following:

ALTs,
Business Educators,
CALL (English on the Web),
Classroom Activities,
College & University Educators,
Teaching Children.

Location Details: The ZAZA City building is the one with the video screen on the outside. If you are arriving before 10:00 please note that most of the doors into this building are locked. We can access the elevators from the doors on the north-west corner.

Sunday, June 13th, 2004

Consciousness-Raising Activities

Speaker: Dan Frost
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., June 13th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: The traditional approach to most teaching is to tell learners the rules first, after which students have to try and fit their conceptions within that rules-based framework. Mathematics is a good example, where formulas have been worked out in advance by the experts, and learners simply need to memorize the formulas. However, language is not so neat and consistent, and is notoriously resistant to rules, but language does reveal very interesting patterns, both in its grammar and its pronunciation. For learners to notice such patterns, on their own power, can make learning enjoyable and maybe more effective. In this session we will look at several ways this can be done, for both child and adult learners of English.
Location Details: The ZAZA City building is the one with the video screen on the outside. If you are arriving before 10:00 please note that most of the doors into this building are locked. We can access the elevators from the doors on the north-west corner.

Sunday, July 11th, 2004

Redefining Classroom Assessment Alternatives to Testing

Speaker: Gregory O'Dowd, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., July 11th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor
Description: The presenter will lead a hands-on workshop on alternatives to traditional testing practices. He will give an overview of traditional assessment methods and question whether these actually measure student learning and achievement. A variety of ideas for alternative assessment practices will be discussed and there will be plenty of opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and opinions. The ideas presented here should be useful to teachers in all teaching situations.
Location Details: The ZAZA City building is the one with the video screen on the outside. If you are arriving before 10:00 please note that most of the doors into this building are locked. We can access the elevators from the doors on the north-west corner.

Sunday, September 26th, 2004

What Makes a Successful Language Learner?

Speaker: James Matchett, Hokuriku University in Kanazawa
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., September 26th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: Hamamatsu, ZAZA City Bldg. Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: In this presentation, we take a look at various factors that make up successful language learning. These factors, among others, include language aptitude, attitudes and motivation, the language learning environment, anxiety levels, the role of the teacher and language learning strategies. This will have implications not only the learner but also for the teacher in determining what kind of classroom atmosphere and methodology make for faster and better learning.

Sunday, October 24th, 2004

Executive Board Selection Meeting

Speaker: Various Speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., October 24th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: Hamamatsu, ZAZA City Bldg. Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: Hamamatsu JALT members will select the board members for the upcoming year.

Sunday, December 12th, 2004

Review Meeting of the Nara Conference

Speaker: Various Speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., December 12th, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: Hamamatsu, ZAZA City Bldg. Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: Various attendees of the Nov. 2004 JALT Conference will give a review of the workshops and talks in Nara. This is a great opportunity for people who could not attend the conference to get a cheap, time-saving synopsis of the latest in the language teaching field. After the meeting there will be a X'mas lunch.

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