Hiroshima Chapter

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Hiroshima Chapter Events in 2001

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Sunday, January 21st, 2001

Hiroshima JALT Bookfair 2001

Speaker: Several presenters
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 21st, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima YMCA in Hatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Description: The largest language-teaching book fair in the Chugoku region, with publishers' displays, presentations, distributors' sales, audio, video and computer software, JALT Special Interest Group (SIG) tables, and drawings for prizes. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday, February 18th, 2001

Empowering Students via Ethnographic Study Abroad

Speaker: Linda Kadota
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 18th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Peace Park: International Conference Center 3F (seminar room 2)
Description: A discussion of an exchange program which was a success in providing non-academic students with some challenges. A Program encouraging Ethnographic study was developed in response to the decline in university enrollment and corresponding decline in academic ability, with simultaneous increase in student apathy.

Sunday, March 25th, 2001

Two presentations

Speaker: (1) Yayoi Akagi (2) Simon Capper, Joe Lauer, Joel Harris
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 25th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima International Conference Center, Peace Park, Crystal Plaza 6th Floor
Description: Two presentations: (1) A Cultural Analysis of the English and Japanese Languages Applied to English Language Learning, and (2) Local authors' workshop.

Sunday, April 15th, 2001

Two presentations: (1) Starting Right with SuperTots and (2) Pingu Play! For Every Child's First English Experience

Speaker: (1) Michelle Nagashima (co-author of SuperTots), (2) Katherine Mackay (ELT consultant)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 15th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima International Center, Crystal Plaza 6F
Description: Details for each of these presentations will be forthcoming.

Sunday, May 20th, 2001

Two presentations: (1) Global Issues, and (2) Raising Money For Charity

Speaker: (1) Brian Teaman, Hiroshima University (2) Adam Beck, Hiroshima International School
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 20th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima International Conference Center, Peace Park, 3rd Floor, Seminar Room #2
Description: How can English teachers help make the world a better place? Brian Teaman will introduce the topic of global issues, and then give a survey of teaching methods. Adam Beck will give a concrete example of a new program which is raising money for both local and international charitable organizations.

Sunday, June 3rd, 2001

Go to the JACET Conference

Speaker: Several quality speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 3rd, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen (JACET member fee may differ)
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University, Seno Campus
Description: In place of the monthly chapter meeting, Hiroshima JALT members are invited to support the Chugoku-Shikoku JACET Annual Conference, where Hiroshima JALT members Ariel K. Sorensen and Cheryl Martens will present an interactive CALL workshop (each participant will have a computer). The session will also include a chance to share favorite CALL activities. Participants are invited to email their favorite CALL activities/ lesson plans in advance to cmartens@z.hkg.ac.jp. (To get to the venue, please note that buses go regularly from Seno Station; for further info, call 082-820-3768)

Sunday, July 15th, 2001

Star Taxi

Speaker: Theo Steckler, Ian Frankly, and Marc Sheffner of Drama Works
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 15th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Crystal Plaza, 6F
Description: By popular demand, the easy and fun-to-use Star Taxi is back. It is a complete course for all ages, which can also be used as a supplement, and does not require any drama experience or props and does not end in a full-blown dramatic production. The scenes to be covered this year are different from the last year's presentation.

Sunday, September 16th, 2001

Raising Japanese-English Bilingual Children in Japan.

Speaker: Joe Lauer, Adam Beck, Susan Meiki, Kato Kumiko, David M. Mosher
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 16th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Crystal Plaza, 6F
Description: The moderator of this panel discussion is Joe Lauer. After a 20-minute presentation by the moderator entitled "Recent Research Results in Raising Japanese-English Bilingual Children," we will then have a panel discussion. Members: Adam Beck, Hiroshima International School; Susan Meiki, mother of three; Kato Kumiko, mother of two; David M. Mosher, father of three.

Sunday, October 14th, 2001

Pre-JALT Presentations

Speaker: various
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 14th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Crystal Plaza 6F
Description: Join us for pre JALT presentations by Hiroshima Chapter members and share your ideas on language teaching issues ranging from children's to university level classes. Visit our website for further details about the many presentations taking place.

Tuesday, November 20th, 2001

Lesson Planning By Threads

Speaker: Tessa Woodward
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Tue., November 20th, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Peace Park International Conference Center
Description: In this workshop Tessa Woodward shows you a way of saving time when planning lessons. "Threads" are activities set up by you and your students which, once introduced, can be picked up again in later lessons with a minimum of explanation to run and rerun, reviewing and consolidating work on vocabulary, the four skills, social skills and/or language items. You'll have a chance to experience example activities and to comment on them.
This event is part of the Four Corners Tours 2001, which are opportunities for JALT National Conference speakers to visit local JALT chapters throughout the country.

Wednesday, November 21st, 2001

Measuring School Achievement as Part of the Development of the Educational System of the Philippines in the 21st Century

Speaker: Raul C. Laborte, Emilio Ramos National High School, Davao City, the Philippines
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Wed., November 21st, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Laborte will share his experiences teaching English at a high school in the Philippines. His students range from twelve to sixteen. The motivation to learn English is to improve one's chances of gaining employment. Raul C. Laborte is the Asian Scholar for the Four Corners Tour 2001. The Four Corners Tours are opportunities for JALT National Conference speakers to visit local JALT chapters throughout the country. Sponsorship assistance for the Asian Scholar Tour is provided by Tuttle Publishing, LIOJ and the Foreign Buyers' Club .

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