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Hiroshima Chapter Events in 2002

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Sunday, January 20th, 2002

Hiroshima Book Fair 2002

Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 20th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima YMCA in Hatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Description: This is 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 17th, 2002

Swap Shop Featuring Everyone Present!

Speaker: Everyone
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 17th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room 3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: We want to hear from you! Have you recently read a good book related to language education? Do you have a clever and successful classroom idea? If so, please talk about it for 5-15 minutes.

Sunday, March 17th, 2002

The Current State of Teaching English in Japanese Schools

Speaker: Miyaoku Masamichi
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 17th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #2, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Masamichi will introduce the results of his research into high school students' English abilities, and their attitudes toward English education. Also he will talk about how English teachers are working on improving the current state. At least part of this meeting will be conducted in Japanese.

Sunday, April 21st, 2002

Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

Speaker: : Prof. Nagara, Hijiyama University, and Prof. Hosoki, University of Maryland
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 21st, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #2, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Nagara's topic covers the junctures between Japanese language teaching and English language teaching. Hosoki's title is "Teaching Japanese to the Students of English: Their Strategies of Language Acquisition".
About the speakers: Professor Nagara teaches Language and Culture at Hijiyama University. Professor Hosoki teaches Japanese at the University of Maryland on the U.S Marine Corps base in Iwakuni.

Sunday, June 16th, 2002

Teaching English in Other East Asian Countries

Speaker: Ian Nakamura, Peter Wang, Lauran Merginio
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 16th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #2, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Ian Nakamura teaches English in Thailand. Peter Wang teaches in China. Lauran Merginio teaches in Sakhalin. These three teachers will compare their teaching and cross-culture experiences with those in Japan through pictures, funny stories, and discussing insights which can be used in Hiroshima's classrooms. Whether you're interested in teaching in a different East Asian country, or just interested in hearing about it, this is the workshop for you.

Sunday, July 14th, 2002

Toastmasters

Speaker: Mr. Kinley, Installation Business Management Officer at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Advanced Toastmaster
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 14th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Toastmasters(TM) is a worldwide organization which aims to improve public speaking skills. This presentation at the chapter meeting will be specifically geared toward the needs of active JALT members--organizing and presenting ideas logically and convincingly when giving presentations at language conferences. Mr. Kinley will show us how to become comfortable with public speaking. The participants are encouraged(but not required) to prepare a 3-4 minute academic talk. If you plan to give such a talk, please notify Takami Takeuchi or Joe Lauer about the title of the talk by July 9th.

Saturday, September 28th, 2002

Covenant Players: A Drama Workshop

Speaker: Kurt and Cathy Purucker
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., September 28th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza (about a 2 minute walk from Crystal Plaza towards Hondori) Seminar Room #C 6-36, Fukuromachi Nakaku Hiroshima (Venue phone: 082-545-3911)
Description: Covenant Players is a professional theater company specializing in communications. Covenant Players fields touring troupes throughout the world. This Hiroshima JALT chapter meeting is a three hour drama workshop. We'll learn some useful tips for teaching our students how to communicate effectively in English not only with words, but also with body language and gestures. As teachers, having the knowlege of drama will enhance our own ability to teach students. Using drama in the classroom for students of English as a foreign language will enable them to feel comfortable and, at the same time, make learning and practicing English a fun and exciting experience. Please take note of the date, the starting time and location are not Hiroshima JALT's usual ones.

Saturday, October 19th, 2002

Pre-JALT National Conference Warm-Up Meeting

Speaker: various speakers
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 19th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room 3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Join us for the pre-JALT National Conference presentations by Hiroshima chapter members and share your ideas on language teaching issues ranging from children's classes to university-level ones. This will be a good chance for the speakers to practice their conference presentations, and the chapter members will try to give them helpful feedback. It's also a great opportunity to preview the national conference presentations.

Sunday, November 10th, 2002

Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)

Speaker: John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 10th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (this time only)
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza (about a 2 minute walk from Crystal Plaza towards Hondori), 3rd floor, Seminar Room 2 Fukuromachi Nakaku HiroshimaTEL. 082-545-3911
Description: What is "boinguage?" How is "boinguage" different from standard/correct English? How is "boinguage" different from Japlish? How is "boinguage" different from non-standard/ incorrect English? How can knowing "boinguage" help teachers know what to correct? During the workshop, teachers will learn "boinguage." By understanding "boinguage," both teachers and students will be able to develop better listening skills. Come and be one of the few who will be able to experience "boinguage," and see how helpful "boinguage" can be in the learning and teaching of the English language. About the speaker: John F. Fanselow is President of International Pacific College, New Zealand, and Professor Emeritus at Columbia University Teachers College. He is Past President of TESOL, New York State TESOL, and the author of Breaking Rules and Contrasting Conversations, Longman and Try the Opposite, SIMUL Press.

Sunday, November 17th, 2002

Cat's Feat: From Practice to Principle in Task Design and Task-based Learning

Speaker: Dr. Jane Willis, Aston University
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 17th, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza(about a 2 minute walk from Crystal Plaza towards Hondori) Seminar Room #C 6-36 Fukuromachi Nakaku HiroshimaTEL. 082-545-3911
Description: Willis will show how a series of communication tasks can be generated from one theme and demonstrate their use in class. She will illustrate activities which provide a focus on vocabulary, lexical phrases and grammar within the context of the task, and then summarise the principles and learning theories that support task-based learning(TBL). About the speaker: Dr. Jane Willis is one of the Main Speakers at the JALT 2002 National Conference. She worked as a language teacher and trainer in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia before joining Aston University in the UK.

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