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February 2007

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

A Practical Workshop on Using Your iPod in the Classroom.

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, eltpodcast.com, eltcalendar.com, Kinki University.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., February 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F (this is the large white building next to Dejima Wharf and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; take #5 streetcar to Shiminbyoinmae stop, or take #1 streetcar to Dejima stop.)
Description: If you don't have an iPod, please feel welcome to attend and observe, but if you DO have one, please bring it and your laptop for an informative afternoon workshop of practical tips on how ... read more

A talk with Arudou

Sponsor: Wakayama Chapter
Speaker: Arudou Debito
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., February 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Wakayama
City: Wakayama
Venue: Wakayama University: bldg. G, room 202
Description: The Otaru Onsens Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan It is time to account for the degree of immigration to Japan, and how immigrants and their communities are changing the face of Japan. As many ... read more

Dialogue and Vocabulary Journals

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Hudson Murrell
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., February 10, 2007)
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: Murrell will give a talk about journals in the classroom. Many people use vocabulary journals, and the advantages of different methods will be discussed. More important is the use of peer or dialogue journals. They ... read more

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

Teacher-created Materials

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Jane Nakagawa
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., February 11, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen. Free for first-timers!
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor
Description: Feb. 11th, 2007 Teacher-created Materials Prof. Jane Nakagawa In this session, the facilitator will present and discuss with participants materials created for a variety of courses including required and elective EFL courses, and undergraduate courses ... read more

Understanding and adapting to the changes to the TOEIC

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Grant Trew
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 11, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan 5F (near Omiya Station, west exit,see map).
Description: The recent changes to the TOEIC have significant implications both for students, and educators running test preparation courses. The first half of this workshop will walk participants through the new test format of the TOEIC ... read more

Task-based language learning through debate

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Eiko Nakamura, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., February 11, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F (Parking NOT available)
Description: Learners' language development through debate tasks observed in a high school English classroom is closely examined. The chaotic period, in which learners push themselves to paraphrase and improvise their speech taking a risk of increasing ... read more

Monday, February 12th, 2007

An Afternoon with Arudou Debito

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Arudou Debito
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Mon., February 12, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City
Description: Japan, both as a society and a policy arena, often has difficulty treating non-Japanese residents as equals. The speaker, a prominent human-rights activist and author, believes this is not necessarily a situation you should have ... read more

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

"Poetics for autonomous learning and teaching"

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Hugh Nicoll (Miyazaki Municipal University)
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Sat., February 17, 2007)
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: Autonomous learning and teaching demands a high degree of tolerance for ambiguity. This talk will explore poetics and writings on arts education in order to enhance our understanding of learner autonomy in language learning and ... read more

Tools of the Trade: Utilizing the Video-iPod to Deliver Engaging EFL Content

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Bill Pellowe
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., February 17, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: Using only a video iPod, the presenter will demonstrate numerous ways that this new tool can be utilized to deliver both authentic and teacher-created material to the EFL classroom. The video iPod can be used ... read more

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Tools of the Trade: Utilizing the Video-iPod to Deliver Engaging EFL Content

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Bill Pellowe
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Sun., February 18, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543
Description: Using only a video iPod, the presenter will demonstrate numerous ways that this new tool can be utilized to deliver both authentic and teacher-created material to the EFL classroom. The video iPod can be used ... read more

Structured Training of Leadership for Cooperative-based Learning Groups

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Jeff Contreras, Gunma University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 18, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Gunma University, Aramaki Campus, Bldg. GC, Rm. LL123, 4-2 Aramaki-cho, Maebashi
Description: Cooperative Learning has become a common teaching approach for English Language instruction for students in Japan. However, many teachers are finding difficulties in developing effective and productive cooperative learning groups. This presentation is designed to ... read more

Discourse, Teaching and Video Journals

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Colin Skeates
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 18, 2007)
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: If I were to begin this presentation description with keywords, they would be video, discourse, classroom application and unresolved questions. The presentation will begin with a look at what we use video-cameras for. Next, with ... read more

Tools of the Trade: Utilizing the Video-iPod to Deliver Engaging EFL Content

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Bill Pellowe
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., February 18, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3rd Fl, Lecture Room # 2
Description: Using only a video iPod, the presenter will demonstrate numerous ways that this new tool can be utilized to deliver both authentic and teacher-created material to the EFL classroom. The video iPod can be used ... read more

Poetics for autonomous learning and teaching

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Hugh Nicol
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 18, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City
Description: Autonomous learning and teaching demands a high degree of tolerance for ambiguity among its practitioners, students and teachers alike. The presentation will explore poetics and writings on arts education for theoretical and practical perspectives on ... read more

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Two presentations: one on needs analysis and another on demotivation (see below)

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Keita Kikuchi, Waseda University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 25, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map
Description: First Presentation: A needs analysis study of students in a college English language program Although needs analysis (also called needs assessment) is claimed to be a critical part of the process of curriculum planning in ... read more

Using Stories with Younger Learners; Iroironna Hanashi

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Trevor Ralph and Kazue Taniguchi
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., February 25, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Matsumoto-shi
Venue: Nan-nan Hiroba, Meeting Room 1, near Minami Matsumoto Station
Description: Kids love stories! Stories are imaginative, colorful, interesting, and provide teachers a chance to engage and interact with their classes on many levels. This seminar is aimed at children�fs teachers who are thinking of including ... read more

Using poetry in the language classroom: whys and hows

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Hugh Nicoll
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., February 25, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jelly Beans Kousha Building 1F Meeting, near Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: Using poetry in the language classroom: whys and hows In this presentation I will begin with a brief exploration of reasons why we might use poetry in language classrooms. I will devote most our time ... read more

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Off to the onsen with Paul Nation: Teaching and Learning vocabulary.

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Paul Nation
Time: To Be Announced - (Tue., February 27, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 15,000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 18,000 yen
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Resort Hotel Crescent in Akiu Onsen, near Sendai
Description: The February meeting is be a special event. Paul Nation, one of the leading vocabulary experts in the world, will conduct two workshops at this intensive session. The event will be held at Resort Hotel ... read more

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