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January 2002

Saturday, January 12th, 2002

Charting the future: Kitakyushu JALT in 2002 and beyond

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Roundtable discussion (Chairperson: Paul Collett)
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., January 12, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31 (a 5-minute walk from the Kokura train station for shinkansen, JR train)
Description: 2001 has been a busy and trying year for Kitakyushu JALT. The local team took on the challenge of hosting an international conference, which to the surprise of no-one but a few non-local skeptics proved ... read more

Sunday, January 13th, 2002

The Cancer of Competition: Games in the ESL Classroom

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Chris Hunt, Wise Hat
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya Jack 6 F (near Omiya JR Station, west exit) tel: 048-647-0011
Description: Most teachers now regard the use of games as beneficial to language learning. But little attention has been given to the effect of the structure of the games used. By comparing the structure of competitive ... read more

The Use of Proverbs in Teaching Communicative English

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Bill Dare
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginno Bunka Kaikan (near Kannai station)
Description: A mutually understood proverb amounts to instant communication, often before the speaker has even finished saying it! The presenter will show how he applies proverbs to the dialogues and even his exercises in his English ... read more

The Gothic Tradition, Past and Present

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Francoise Carter, Ehime University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., January 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School, Kinenkan 4F
Description: The Gothic tradition still has a powerful influence on contemporary culture. This talk will first examine the British 18th century Gothic revival in art and architecture, and the birth of Gothic fiction. The second part ... read more

Saturday, January 19th, 2002

Getting Published in JALT

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Scott Gardner
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., January 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen (cost includes both events this evening)
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Ai Plaza 4th floor
Description: Scott Gardner, who works on the editorial staff of The Language Teacher (JALT's monthly publication), discusses the publication process for The Language Teacher and the JALT Journal, using examples from previous submissions.Note: This presentation is ... read more

Looking at Action Research

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Chris Creighton
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., January 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen (cost includes both events this evening)
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Ai Plaza 4th floor
Description: Do your students sound like Dick and Jane? Are you looking for something that'll have them rolling in the aisles that doesn't involve you, the teacher? This presentation focuses on how one teacher encouraged natural-sounding ... read more

New Year Get-together (2002)

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Johann Junge, Creative Services International
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Sat., January 19, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Murphy's Irish Pub near Shinsaibashi (06-6282-0677) (Drinks at your cost)
Description: A socially-conducive meeting to help ring in the new year. Johann is the founder of Creative Services International and the creator of the TALK Learning System. In keeping with the philosophy of his learner-directed approach, ... read more

Sunday, January 20th, 2002

Hiroshima Book Fair 2002

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 20, 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.

Developing English Skills in Young Learners

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Michelle Nagashima
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM (Sun., January 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free admission this month
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Sakae Gas Bldg Conference Rooms A and B on the 4th Floor
Description: (This is the first of two workshops this afternoon.)
This workshop is about increasing opportunities for speaking, reading, writing and developing learner independence at the elementary school level.
(See the second presentation details.)

A Psychodynamic Approach to Enhancing Perceived Value in the Language

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Paul Doyon and Brad Deacon
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: In this presentation, we will address a two-pronged approach -- cognitive and affective -- to shifting students' beliefs, and hence their perceptions in the language classroom. While there has been much research regarding communicative competencies, ... read more

Innervoice, Time Planning and Practice

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Marc Helgesen
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free admission this month
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Sakae Gas Bldg Conference Rooms A and B on the 4th Floor
Description: (This is the second of two workshops this afternoon. The first workshop begins at 1:00 p.m.)Marc will conduct an activity-based workshop exploring techniques for using the inner voice in the classroom, encouraging sensory awareness and ... read more

Saturday, January 26th, 2002

Distance Learning: A Workshop

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: John and Paula McAndrew, Siebold University of Nagasaki, and others
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., January 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): no admission charges this month
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan
Description: The presentation by the Australia Japan Foundation originally planned for January has been unavoidably postponed, and we will have presenter Ruth Cohen here at a later time in 2002. However, in place of her, we ... read more

International Haiku

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: David McMurray
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., January 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Yoka Center (Daiei across from Nishi Kagoshima Station)
Description: David McMurray, haiku poet, haiku editor for the International Herald Tribune, and past JALT National President and Treasurer, will conduct a haiku workshop.The moon full I watch the volcanoall night long. Members are encouraged to ... read more

Sunday, January 27th, 2002

Bookfair in Fukuoka

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: various
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Fukuoka Bldg. 9F (Tenjin - above the Maruzen book shop. Corner of Meiji-dori and Watanabe-dori, across from Iwataya and above the Tenjin Subway Station.)
Description: Displays and presentations by the top publishers. See the newest course materials and learn how to use them effectively. Get ideas to bring into your own classes. Presentations begin at 10:00.Note: The book fair this ... read more

Living and Working in Hokkaido Co-sponsored by HIBA

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Mary Virgil as featured speaker; also various speakers and panels
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo (5 minutes from Sumikawa Station)
Description: The Hokkaido International Business Association (HIBA) and the Hokkaido chapter of the Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) will be co-sponsoring a conference dealing with living and working in Hokkaido. This conference is aimed at ... read more

My Share

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: various
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): potluck dish
Fee (One-Day members): potluck dish
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Plaza
Description: Members are invited to share a favorite game, activity or teaching technique; five to ten minute presentation. Pot Luck New Year's lunch - bring your favorite dish! Contact Mary Burkitt for details and to coordinate ... read more

Desuggestopedia and Other Methods of Accelerating Language Learning

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Charles Adamson
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free (also free for TALE members; TALE is Tohoku Association of Language Educators)
Fee (One-Day members): ¥1000 (for non-JALT and non-TALE members).
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Ichibancho Shimin Center (behind Maruzen)
Description: Want to increase your students' learning? Want to make your classes more fun and effective at the same time? This month's meeting will describe the latest advances in accelerated learning, with particular attention being paid ... read more

Facilitating English Language Learning

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Ruth Cohen, University of Technology, Sydney
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free admission for everyone this month
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: This presentation is about pedagogy as it applies to language teaching. This seminar will examine how using appropriate classroom learning and reflection activities can promote the development of communicative language by students and provide examples ... read more

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monkasho Handbook

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 200 yen, newcomers free
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences (323-1Kamioki-machi, Maebashi)
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monkasho has published the Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities, to provide support to ... read more

Creating A Teacher Friendly Home Page

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Douglas Dreistadt
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: This will be the second part of a two part series helping our members understand how to creat a personal homepage. Mr. Dreistadt teaches at the Okinawa International University and sponsor the annual Home Page ... read more

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