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January 2004

Saturday, January 10th, 2004

My Share

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Michail Narron, Mike Guest, Hugh Nicoll, Etsuko Shimo
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Sat., January 10, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Kouryu Center
Description: Michail Narron on computers in English language education, Mike Guest, "A First Lesson That Works," Hugh Nicoll, "Computers, Visualization, and Academic Literacy," and Etsuko Shimo, "Cooperative Learning in a Writing Class."

"I'm sorry, I can't remember" - Adapting Memorization Activities to Require Thinking

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: John Fanselow
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., January 10, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Osaka City Municipal Lifelong Learning Center, on the fifth floor of Umeda's Dai-2 Building. Tel: 06-6345-5000. http://www.manabi.city.osaka.jp
Description: Each time a person in a language class responds to a question with "I'm sorry, I can't remember" the person is implying that language learning consists mainly of memorizing. The long lists of vocabulary items ... read more

Sunday, January 11th, 2004

Kitakyushu JALT Hot Spring Social Event

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Christopher Storey and Nigel Stott
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., January 11, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): 3500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 3500 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kawachi Hot Spring (Ajisai no Yuu), Yahata
Description: The third annual Kitakyushu Hot Spring Social Event will be held at the Kawachi Hot Spring Center located in the mountains of Yahata near Kawachi Reservoir. We will be starting the meal portion of the ... read more

Pronunciation Clinic for Non-native Teachers of English

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Ron Thornton
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 11, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginou Bunka Kaikan (Skills & Culture Center) near JR Kannai & Yokohama Subway Isezakichojamachi [See yojalt.bravehost.com for details & a map]
Description: This informal pronunication clinic is especially for non-native English teachers. Bring your pronunciation questions and problems for Ron, and he'll to offer useful advice and practice. (Note: please check the room number in Gino Bunka ... read more

Ways of Using Narrative in the Language Classroom

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Jennifer Danker, Matsuyama University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., January 11, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Narrative can be approached in a variety of ways to promote language learning. Stories can be a stimulus to personalized response and discussion, act as a cultural vehicle, mark a starting point for writing, or ... read more

Saturday, January 17th, 2004

Wonder Kids - Drama Activities for Young Children

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Kristie Collins, DramaWorks Group
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., January 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Centre, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: For Nagasaki JALT's first meeting of 2004, we welcome back Kristie Collins of DramaWorks Group and Josai International University, for perhaps her last appearance in Nagasaki before she returns to Canada! DramaWorks' Wonder Kids is ... read more

English Language and Culture Study through Jokes

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Scott Gardner
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., January 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Okayama Sankaku building near Omotecho in Okayama city
Description: College students in a speaking/listening class spent part of their semester studying American and/or Western jokes. Students were expected to interpret and evaluate the jokes, and to draw what they could about the language used ... read more

Sunday, January 18th, 2004

JALT Okinawa Executive Board Meeting

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: New officers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 18, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): This meeting is closed to non-members.
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Jr. College, Kiritan, Nishihara Town
Description: Policy and planning meeting to chart the course for Okinawa JALT in 2004/2005.

Effective Groupwork Guidelines

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Christopher Jon Poel & Robert M. Homan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 18, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Yokohama Women's Forum in Totsuka accessible by JR Tokaido Line or Yokosuka Line or Yokohama Subway (map)
Description: Many of today's textbooks include directions telling students to "work in groups." But students are more often than not ill-prepared for doing any kind of meaningful groupwork. In this presentation, we will describe a set ... read more

Looking Back at 2003, Looking Ahead to 2004: Teacher Sharing

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Everyone present
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 18, 2004)
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: What were your professional successes of 2003? What are your professional goals for 2004? Let's share ideas! Everyone who attends this meeting will have an opportunity to speak about their own experiences and learn from ... read more

Sunday, January 25th, 2004

Strategy-Based Instruction

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Jerrold Frank
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: A combination of discussion and activities in a workshop format designed to illustate how strategies work and how teachers might be able to incorporate these methods in their classes.

Using the Oxford Reading Tree

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Mayuka Habbick
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., January 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Association, Morioka
Description: Children love to read stories and studies have shown that when using storybooks, students use more English in the classroom. By using the Oxford Reading Tree in your classroom, you take your students to a ... read more

Raising Children Bilingually & Biculturally in Japan

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Frances Causer
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., January 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: This presentation will suggest ways of maximising your opportunities to bring up your children bilingually. The presenter will focus mainly on how you could do this by joining bunko, groups run by parents and volunteers ... read more

"Conceptual Metaphors" and Figurative Language in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Fraser Gould
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., January 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free (also free for TALE members; TALE is Tohoku Association of Language Educators)
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (for non-JALT and non-TALE members)
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: AER 28F El Solar Kenkyushitsu 2
Description: Native English speakers use an average of 4 metaphoric expressions per minute of "natural" conversation, yet figurative language is generally overlooked by EFL textbooks. For example, English speakers usually rely on the concept of Up ... read more

Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Joint Longman/JALT Presentations

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Junko Yamanaka, Trident College of Languages; Alison Taylor, Longman ELT
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., January 31, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Matsumoto-shi
Venue: Luna International Office, MK Building 2F, 1-19-16 Moto-machi, Matsumoto
Description: Junko Yamanaka, the Chief Instructor and Teacher Trainer from Trident College of Languages in Nagoya, will present on "Impact Values: critical thinking and real debate". Her talk will focus on how to enable less than ... read more

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