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March 2001

Saturday, March 10th, 2001

Sign Language Contact Between Japanese Sign Language and American Sign Language

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Yoshizawa Go, Meiji Gakuen
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., March 10, 2001)
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: Most countries have their own sign language which is often similar to their mother tongue. Just as minority languages borrow from surrounding majority languages, Japanese Sign Language (JSL) borrows signs from spoken and written Japanese. ... read more

Sunday, March 11th, 2001

Looking in Classrooms

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Bill Brooks
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., March 11, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: Niigata International Friendship Centre, Niigata City
Description: Ever wonder what other English teachers of children do in their classrooms? Our March Niigata JALT meeting is your chance to find out. Bill will talk about and show videos of his 3 to 6 ... read more

Theory of Chaotic Dynamical System in Language

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Payer Ahmed
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 11, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Payer Ahmed is a medical PhD student at Yamagata University. He talks about the above mentioned topic based on his Master Degree thesis and PhD thesis in terms of foreign language acquisition and instruction.

Let's Make a Homepage!

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Thomas McCarthy
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 11, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; local members 4000 yen per year
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Matsuyama University Computer Room
Description: If you can use a mouse and type, then you can make a homepage. Using a free service on the internet, we will make a simple homepage. In this presentation we will:apply for a free ... read more

Motivation to Learn in the FL Classroom: Characteristics and Strategies for Success

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Michael Mathis, Tsurumi SHS in Yokohama
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 11, 2001)
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: After a lecture comparing factors that can adversely affect students' motivation to learn FL in Japan versus students in the U.S., there will be a workshop demonstrating certain types of activities and teaching strategies for ... read more

Saturday, March 17th, 2001

4 Corners: Ways to Improve Student Independence and Motivation in the Classroom

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Marc Sheffner and Rodney Dunham, Tezukayama University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., March 17, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University, Gakuenmae Campus
Description: The presenters will demonstrate practical and fun ways to improve student independence and motivation in the classroom, using a variety of simple yet effective techniques and materials. The presentation will be followed by a chapter ... read more

Stories from the Heart

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Heian Women's University
Time: 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM (Sat., March 17, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (Sponsored by Cambridge University Press)
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto Shimin Kaikan (Room 7 on the second floor)
Description: Stories are magic. If you have ever told them in the classroom, then you know their power. They are more comprehensible than any other format, and they touch the learner's heart. As one college student ... read more

Teaching Writing

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Heian Women's University
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., March 17, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (Sponsored by Cambridge University Press)
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto Shimin Kaikan (Room 7 on the second floor)
Description: If you teach composition, then you probably have many questions about it. Why do students have such a hard-time organizing and what should you do about it? Is correcting all those papers really worth it? ... read more

Sunday, March 18th, 2001

Motivating Learners of English of all Ages

Sponsor: Fukui Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Lamond, Thomson Learning Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 18, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (Sponsored by Thomson Learning)
Prefecture: Fukui
City: Fukui
Venue: Fukui International Activities Plaza
Description: Learning a language provides special challenges for all of us, regardless of age! This presentation deals with various practical approaches to encourage active communication, thereby allowing students to learn by doing. The presenter will use ... read more

Do It Yourself! Games From the 100 yen Shop

Sponsor: Kanazawa Chapter
Speaker: Chris Hunt, JALT Teaching Children SIG
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 18, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Ishikawa
City: Kanazawa
Venue: Shakai Kyoiku Center, 3-2-15 Honda-machi
Description: Games are an essential element in the process of helping children acquire a second language. Yet commercially produced games are notoriously expensive and almost exclusively competitive. 100 yen shops, found throughout Japan, offer an exciting ... read more

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 18, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya Shimin Kaikan 3F (near Omiya City Hall, east exit of Omiya Station)
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published a "Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities," to provide support to ... read more

Saturday, March 24th, 2001

Teaching International Understanding in the English Classroom

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Paul Sminkey, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., March 24, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Iris Kyuden Plaza (2F of I'm Building)
Description: This presentation will give suggestions and provide resources for teaching about problems that foreigners living in Japan encounter. In classes on cross-cultural understanding, many teachers focus on providing information about countries outside Japan, but it ... read more

Sunday, March 25th, 2001

Haiku Workshop

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: David McMurray
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., March 25, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School
Description: We are in for a very special afternoon as David McMurray, famous haiku artist from Fukuoka and past JALT National President and Treasurer, will be here to conduct a haiku workshop. David has a column ... read more

Day One: Strategies for Successful First-Day Classes

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Malcolm Swanson, TLT Editor and Kinki University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., March 25, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan
Description: The first day with any class is arguably the most important, for it is here that both learners and teachers make most of their decisions about how much they will involve themselves in that course. ... read more

Two presentations

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: (1) Yayoi Akagi (2) Simon Capper, Joe Lauer, Joel Harris
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., March 25, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima International Conference Center, Peace Park, Crystal Plaza 6th Floor
Description: Two presentations: (1) A Cultural Analysis of the English and Japanese Languages Applied to English Language Learning, and (2) Local authors' workshop.

Saturday, March 31st, 2001

Getting Ready for Speeech

Sponsor: Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Charles LeBeau, co-author of Discover Debate and Getting Ready for Speech
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., March 31, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Sophia University (Yotsuya Stn) Building 9, room 252
Description: Charles LeBeau, co-author the classic Speaking of Speech and Discover Debate, introduces his latest book, Getting Ready for Speech, a new basic-level presentation book designed just for your low and really low-level high school students ... read more

First Lessons: Several ideas for your first lessons of the school year

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Bob Servetter, Lyudmila Fudzikata, Malcolm Swanson, Paul Westrick, Bill Pellowe and J. Lake
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., March 31, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Aso Foreign Language & Travel College (map on web site)
Description: All teachers who work on an academic year schedule will be facing new students in April. Since we've been through this before, many of us have developed a standard "first lesson" format to set the ... read more

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