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April 2002

Saturday, April 6th, 2002

Cultural Appropriacy in Teacher Training and ELT Methodology for the Japanese Education System

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Anthony Crooks, Miyagi University of Education
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., April 06, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: The presenter wishes to examine the needs for those involved in the training of teachers and development of ELT programs within Japan to formulate approaches that are both practical and effective within the social and ... read more

Sunday, April 7th, 2002

Hanami Party (Cherry Blossom Viewing Party)

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: It's a party!
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 07, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): see description
Fee (One-Day members): see description
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya Koen (see description for details)
Description: Come enjoy the cherry blossoms with our group! Cheese, senbei, mikan, and soft drinks will be provided. (Please feel free to bring your own alcohol.) JALT Members and their families pay 500 yen per person ... read more

Saturday, April 13th, 2002

On the Edge: Integrating Technologies in the Curriculum

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Paul Collett, Nigel Stott, Malcolm Swanson
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., April 13, 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: Technology is always embraced in the classroom, but the current wave of Internet and multimedia-based tools make it easy for teachers to fall behind. The presenters will introduce ideas for utilising these appealing technologies. Collett ... read more

Sunday, April 14th, 2002

Team Teaching and Japanese Learners' Motivation

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Miyazato Kyoko, Hakuoh University
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., April 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: Niigata International Friendship Center
Description: Miyazato will present her study that investigates the motivation of Japanese learners in classes taught both by native speaker teachers of English and Japanese teachers of English. Two hypotheses for the dynamics taking place in ... read more

The Dominoes Effect: Graded Readers for ESL Students

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Julian Ward, Oxford University Press
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Himeji
Venue: Hanakita Shimin Hiroba (located directly across from Nozato Station, Bantan Line; plenty of free parking; from Himeji Station, train leaves at 13:50)
Description: Julian Ward will introduce the new four-level graded readers from Oxford University Press intended for teenagers and adults. Participants will look at an extensive reading in order to learn in detail what it achieves. Finally, ... read more

From Endangered Languages to Content-based Reading

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: David Hough of Shonan Institute of Technology
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Ginoo Bunka Kaikan, in Kannai (three minutes from JR Kannai Station and one minute from Isezakichojamachi on Yokohama Subway line)
Description: David Hough just returned from a fascinating Micronesian Island Language Saving Experience that will be explored in this talk. In addition, he will present ideas for using such intercultural experiences for university content-based courses, and ... read more

Saturday, April 20th, 2002

Motivation in the Language Classroom

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Keiko Sakui
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sat., April 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku Bldg. 2F
Description: This presentation reports research findings of teachers' perception of motivation through teacher interviews and classroom observations. The goal of this presentation is to demonstrate a complex picture of motivation while employing many opportunities for us ... read more

Phonics

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Lynda Yoshida
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., April 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: TBA
Description: Lynda Yoshida will demonstrate how to teach children to strengthen their reading skills using the phonics method. She will also discuss how the method enables children to read and write further and eventually become independent ... read more

Who Needs Needs Analysis?

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Kathleen Brown
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., April 20, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Tsukushi Kaikan, 4-8-10 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka (An 8-minute walk from Tenjin subway station)
Description: What is needs analysis and what are its uses? Who should be concerned with a needs analysis? Current research on needs analysis can inform the decision-making process at the classroom, curricular and institutional levels. In ... read more

Sunday, April 21st, 2002

Video Ideas for the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Michael Unher, Iwate University
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate Kokusai Koryu (Iwate International Plaza) in Morioka, phone: 019-654-8900
Description: The purpose of this presentation is to show various ways video can be used as an integral part of the EFL lesson plan. A variety of videopresentation styles will be demonstrated, with emphasis on how ... read more

New language textbooks demonstrated

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Tim Kiggell, Macmillan
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free (sponsored by Macmillian)
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Hitachi
Venue: Ibaraki Christian University, Oomika-cho, Hitachi City
Description: Tim Kiggell of Macmillan Language House, a consulting author on the Get Real! series, will introduce and demonstrate the very popular Nexus and the Cubic Listening series.

Teaching Reading Skills. What, and How?

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Rob Waring
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, lecture room # 3, 3rd Fl.
Description: The first part of this presentation will introduce the skills that the learners need in order to read in a foreign language. It will then introduce the differences between several different approaches to reading and ... read more

The Prince and the Plumber: Recreating Folktales in the Classroom

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Robert Croker, Nanzan University and Bev Curran, Aichi Shukutoku University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 21, 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: The motivation and creative spark provided by hearing and attempting to retell folk and fairy tales make them a wonderful resource for exploring language and culture. In the classroom, these stories can be used to ... read more

Textbooks: Who needs them?

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Simon Tanton
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free for this meeting
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: Part one of today's presentation looks at language textbook selection for elementary school-age classes in the language school. Part two illustrates a basic lesson plan that is easily accessible to the new teacher in Japan, ... read more

The Role of the Japanese Language in Communicative English Language Teaching (ELT)

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Mike Critchley, Josai Iinternational University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: hiba Community Center (near Chiba Shiyakushomae on the JR monorail), 5th floor, room 52
Description: The "English Only" position states that only English should be used in the foreign language classroom. However, in classrooms of language teachers who do not hold a strict "English Only" policy, students and/or teachers would ... read more

Back to School Bonanza! Teaching ideas, materials exchange and BBQ dinner.

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: various speakers
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free (for the meeting, not the BBQ)
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: meeting location: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku; 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi);
Description: Get a fresh start for the new school year with teaching ideas from fellow JALT members. Each speaker will talk for 15 minutes. Bring teaching materials that are sitting unused on your shelves to trade ... read more

From Apathy to Autonomy: Student Beliefs and Perceptions of Language Learning

Sponsor: Kanazawa Chapter
Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ishikawa
City: Kanazawa
Venue: Shakai Kyoiku Center (3-2-15 Honda-machi, Kanazawa)
Description: Students' beliefs about themselves as learners, about language learning, and about learning in general, will affect how they perceive our classrooms. By using anecdotes from our own lives and classrooms, we will introduce the concept ... read more

Building Debate Skills: A Workshop for Japanese English Language Classrooms

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Lyle E. Allison
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Junior College
Description: Debate skills offer students alternative ways to think and solve problems. However this process is difficult to learn. This presentation offers some building blocks for teachers as they try to include higher order thinking skills ... read more

Teaching Small Children

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama, author of English Time (levels 1-6)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: Shinshu University Kyoikugakubu Shinanoki Kaikan in Nagano-shi
Description: Setsuko Toyama, author of English Time (levels 1-6), is going to lead a workshop on teaching small children.

Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: : Prof. Nagara, Hijiyama University, and Prof. Hosoki, University of Maryland
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 21, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #2, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Nagara's topic covers the junctures between Japanese language teaching and English language teaching. Hosoki's title is "Teaching Japanese to the Students of English: Their Strategies of Language Acquisition". About the speakers: Professor Nagara teaches Language ... read more

Friday, April 26th, 2002

Testing for Reliability: Test Item Analysis on a TOEIC Listening test

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Paul Hackshaw
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Fri., April 26, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku
Description: This presentation describes Paul Hackshaw's small-scale Item Test Response analysis conducted on the TOEIC test. The study examines how university students performed on a section of the TOEIC listening test. Hackshaw examined the fairness ... read more

Saturday, April 27th, 2002

Global Stories: Voices from the Invisible World

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., April 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Center, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: Textbooks present a sterilized view of the world. Why not provide students with information about street children in Brazil, factory slaves in Pakistan, or child prostitutes in Thailand? The presenter will argue that this world ... read more

Utilizing the Four Skills in Textbook Design

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Todd Jay Leonard
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., April 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: GH-300, MSU-A (Minnesota State University Akita)
Description: Todd Jay Leonard will speak on the importance of including the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in all English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. He will illustrate how to do this by ... read more

The Blue Marble: Learning insights about culture through non-verbal communication

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Tim Gutierrez, Kure City Board of Education
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., April 27, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto-shi Shimin-kaikan (2F, Conference room 9)
Description: This presentation is best described by two quotes from the instructions:"During this exercise, you will participate in a safe and fun simulation. Then we will, as a group, have an opportunity to describe what happened, ... read more

Sunday, April 28th, 2002

Miniconference: English Language Teaching in Secondary Education

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Seven speakers (details below)
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 28, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA Sannomiya (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe)
Description: Making an Effective Presentation Skills ProgramRobert Mahon This mini-conference presentation explains how to prioritize an effective presentation skills course, and how to make modifications of methodological goals and strategies depending on students' level of language ... read more

Motivation Levels and Learning Preferences of Second Year English Conversation Students

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Mitchell Clark, Miyagi Gakuin
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 28, 2002)
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: Ichibancho Shimin Center (behind Maruzen)
Description: The focus is a study of English Department students at Miyagi Gakuin Women's College. A questionnaire was used to investigate the background of students, current English study patterns, reasons for studying English and plans for ... read more

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