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February 2004

Sunday, February 1st, 2004

Communications Strategies

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Ayako Nakashima (Thomson Learning)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 01, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Himeji
Venue: Hanakita Shimin Hiroba (Located directly across from Nozato Station on the Bantan Line. Plenty of free parking.) Bantan Line train leaves Himeji Station at 13:46
Description: Ms. Ayako Nakashima is the Kansai Representative from Thomson Learning. Ms. Nakashima will focus her presentation on developing Communications Strategies, which will allow higher-level basic and intermediate students to communicate effectively in general topic areas ... read more

DramaWorks for Kids!!

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Theo Steckler
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 01, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: English Masters (language school), 2-12 Higashimachi Tsurumai, Nara-shi (at Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station)
Description: Theo Steckler, co-author of Wonder Kids, will present a workshop to introduce DramaWorks' innovative new kid`s program that makes both learning and teaching, easy and fun. Wonder Kids is designed for use in grades four ... read more

Teaching English to Children

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Katherine MacKay, Longman
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Sun., February 01, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima City Plaza (located one minute north of Chrystal Plaza on foot)
Description: Note the special place and time. Katherine MacKay will provide a lively introduction on how to teach children English in Japan, leading into a fun-for-all afternoon. Group tasks will get you brainstorming and performing fun ... read more

Friday, February 6th, 2004

Companion Website Resources for Teachers

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Nevitt Reagan and Owen Murray
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri., February 06, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Description: ELT publishers offer a wealth of free online supplementary teaching materials. The presenters will give an overview of teaching resources on publishers' textbook companion web sites, including printable activities, topic-related web links, quizzes, teacher forums, ... read more

Saturday, February 7th, 2004

The "Reading is FUNdamental" Tour

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: various speakers
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Sat., February 07, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free (sponsored by OUP)
Fee (One-Day members): free (sponsored by OUP)
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan, 3-3-7 Kokubun-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai
Description: The program will feature a range of presentations on reading for teachers of all age groups and abilities. Sponsored by Oxford University Press; see the Oxford Kids Club event annoucement for details and links to ... read more

Cartooning and Drawing Techniques for Teachers

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Christopher Chase
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., February 07, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 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: It is said that a picture is sometimes worth a thousand words, but the basic techniques of cartooning are for many a mystery. How do cartoonists draw pictures that are recognizable? How does one illustrate ... read more

Sunday, February 8th, 2004

Learner Autonomy through Newsletters

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Wade Carlton, Ibaraki University
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 08, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Hitachi
Venue: Ibaraki Christian University, Oomika
Description: In this presentation, Wade will show how he and his colleague, Joyce Cunningham, have taken a project for their 3rd year university students to a higher level by giving them more responsibility during all steps ... read more

ELT Materials Use and Design: Problems and Resolutions

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Kenneth Biegel
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 08, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Bunka Hall at SATY (4th Floor, room 2), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line.
Description: Kenneth Biegel will address some difficulties teachers often face while trying to find appropriate materials to use in the EFL classroom. He will suggest ways to solve these problems by utilizing published materials, or designing ... read more

Cooperative Development as a Medium for Teacher Development

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Andrew Boon
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 08, 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: The presentation will describe a teacher development program in which two teachers adopted the supportive and non-judgmental interactional environment framework of Julian Edge's Cooperative Development and worked together in order to raise awareness of and ... read more

Using Participation Points to Promote Participation

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Tamara Milbourn, Matsuyama University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., February 08, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Students need to use a language in order to acquire it. However, foreign language teachers in Japan often have a difficult time encouraging their students to "participate", especially to ask and answer questions. How can ... read more

Sharing Ideas Part 1

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: chapter officers
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., February 08, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokushima
City: Tokushima
Venue: Tokushima Catholic Church (in front of Jyoto High School)
Description: Details are unavailable, but this seems to be an idea-sharing meeting in which chapter officers share ideas that work well for them in their classrooms. Tokushima JALT asks that you contact Noriko Tojo for further ... read more

Monday, February 9th, 2004

A Box of Delights: Stories for Extensive Reading

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Jennifer Bassett, Series Editor, Bookworms Library
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Mon., February 09, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (sponsored by OUP)
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK 5F, 682- 2 Nishiki-Cho Omiya-Ku, Saitama-Shi 330-0853
Description: Stories have been told since time began, creating alternative realities to help us interpret our own world. Jennifer Bassett will demonstrate how reading good stories, at the right level, is a stimulating and rewarding part ... read more

Thursday, February 12th, 2004

A Box of Delights: Stories for Extensive Reading

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Jennifer Bassett
Time: 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM (Thu., February 12, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA (2-7-15 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe/078-241-7204)
Description: Stories have been told since time began, creating alternative realities to help us interpret our own world. Jennifer Bassett will demonstrate how reading good stories, at the right level, is a stimulating and rewarding part ... read more

Saturday, February 14th, 2004

Personal Development Strategies to Improve Your EFL Career

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Trudie Heiman
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., February 14, 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: This workshop will be an experiential workshop where you will focus on you and what you would really like for your career! Find out how goal setting, affirmations, visualizations and internal dialoguing can be applied ... read more

Sunday, February 15th, 2004

Mini-Conference on English Language Teaching

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Mary Jeannot, James Hunter, Gerald Williams, Jun Arimoto, Jonathan Aliponga, Rie Sugiura, Ken Tamai
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 15, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): Pre-registration: 1,500 yen. On-site: 3,000 yen.
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Kobe YMCA (2-7-15 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe. t: 078-241-7204)
Description: 9:30 Registration10:00-10:50 Mary Jeannot & James Hunter (Gonzaga Univ.) The Communication Approach, Seminar 111:00-11:50 Gerald Williams (Kansai University of International Studies) Preparing Students for Making PresentationsJun Arimoto, Teaching Pronunciation11:50-13:00 Lunch13:00-13:50 Jonathan Aliponga (Hakuho Women's College) ... read more

Learning through Images and Actions

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Paul Shimizu
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 15, 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: Paul Shimizu has been teaching and developing educational materials for more than 30 years, 15 of them in Japan, and is the co-author of Marathon Mouth and Marathon Mouth Plus (Intercom Press). His students have ... read more

New Directions in Teaching English in Japan's EFL Context--from the Results of Monkasho's Action Plans

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Kensaku Yoshida
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 15, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station)
Description: In 2002, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science,and Technology proposed a series of 'Action Plans' to revitalized and improve English education in Japan. In this presentation, Kensaku Yoshida talks about some of the results ... read more

Using Learning Theories to Motivate Students

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Gregory O'Dowd
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 15, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus, Building 5, room 53
Description: Gregory O'Dowd examines issues related to why teachers need to understand and use learning theories in the classroom. To facilitate an understanding of the issues involved, some basic matters concerning the theory of learning, learning ... read more

Sunday, February 22nd, 2004

Adapting Textbook Activities on the Spot

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Rebecca Arthur, Poole Gakuin University
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., February 22, 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: This workshop will demonstrate a variety of ways to adapt textbook activities in the classroom, on the spot, without almost any preparation. Although the workshop will be based on activities typically found in college and ... read more

Effects of Repetition on EFL Listening Comprehension: Development of a CALL System to Improve EFL Listening Comprehension Skills

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Yutaka Yamauchi
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 22, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: MIT: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku), 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi
Description: This presentation demonstrates a CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) system aimed at improving EFL listening comprehension (LC) skills and shows some results of the experiment on the effects of repetition on EFL/LC. This particular CALL ... read more

The English Fair

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Naoki Fujimoto, Danny Majdanac and Fred Carruth
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., February 22, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Okaya
Venue: Okaya, ILF, 3rd floor, Rooms 1, 2 and 7
Description: The English Fair is a unique opportunity to participate in three workshops on the theme of large class methodologies and motivation. Naoki Fujimoto will give some ideas on the use of Total Physical Response ... read more

Stick People 101: Drawing for Teachers

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Bo Causer
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Sun., February 22, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jellybeans Kousha Building 1F, near Shinysahiki Tram Stop
Description: Participants will learn how to make lines look like something recognizable. No talent or experience is necessary. Focus will be on getting comfortable with a maker.

Saturday, February 28th, 2004

Learning Maps

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Dave Ragan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., February 28, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Joinus in Akita City near Senshu Park
Description: In this workshop we will learn the basic rules of creating Learning Maps, also known as mind maps. We will create Learning Maps as a group and then discuss how this skill can be used ... read more

Sunday, February 29th, 2004

"Conceptual Metaphors" and Figurative Language in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Fraser Gould
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., February 29, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Mary's English Talk, 2-9-65 Kuroishino, Morioka; 019-663-3132
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. This workshop will look at what George Lakoff and Mark Johnson ... read more

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