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April 2004

Saturday, April 10th, 2004

Japanese College Student's Beliefs About the Enjoyment and Usefulness of Classroom Tasks

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Peter Burden
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., April 10, 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: Assumptions of effective classroom practice are often based on anecdotal evidence and the intuitive sense of teachers. In this workshop we will discuss what we as teachers think are useful learning tasks. We will examine ... read more

Students Speak Out: Class Presentations

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Chris Carman and Paul Collett
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., April 10, 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: Chris Carman will concentrate on the nuts and bolts of having university students do group presentations of research projects. He will then compare the results of the same students having done projects in consecutive semesters, ... read more

Sunday, April 11th, 2004

What Hamamatsu JALT Can Do For You

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: Various Speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., April 11, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: This topics-based meeting will allow attendees the opportunity to break off into small groups to discuss their language teaching concerns, to share opinions and to exchange ideas with others. The discussion groups are the following: ... read more

Tokyo JALT Chapter Special Election & Planning Meeting

Sponsor: Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: no speakers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 11, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): not applicable; this meeting is open only to members
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Sophia University, Ichigaya Campus, Yonban-cho 4, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Ichigaya or Kojimachi Station. map
Description: This is a special planning and election meeting for the office of JALT Tokyo Chapter President. If you plan to attend the meeting, please contact Chapter President Steve Ross at tokyoross2@yahoo.com so that an appropriately-sized ... read more

Using Video & Internet for Intercultural Education

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Scott Bronner, Sophia University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 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: In teaching intercultural topics, videos and the Internet have a wealth of exploitable information. After delineating examples of preparatory materials for thinking about culture, the presenter will show clips from a few videos particularly suited ... read more

Rating the Performance of Classroom Activities

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Richard Blight, Ehime University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., April 11, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: How can we determine the effectiveness of classroom activities? An evaluation system which has been developed to measure the performance of communicative activities will be explained. A series of learning activities for first-year university ... read more

Jazz Chants Part 2

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: Maho Yamada
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., April 11, 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 may be available here at a later date. Tokushima JALT asks that you contact Noriko Tojo for further details.

Saturday, April 17th, 2004

Teaching and Labour Laws: How Safe is Your Position?

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Chris Flynn, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., April 17, 2004)
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: You have finally snared that teaching job you always wanted. OK, what kind of teacher are you? Tenure, Full-time, Part-time, Sennin, Gaikokujin Kyoshi, Gaikokugo Kyoshi, Hijokin Koshi, Sub-Contract Teacher, Gyomu-Itaku, Arubaito. Chances are you are ... read more

Sunday, April 18th, 2004

Know What I Mean? Explaining word meanings in the EFL classroom

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Eddy White
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 18, 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: Eddy White examines why explaining meaning can be problematic for teachers and confusing for learners. White offers some guidelines for teachers, and discuss dictionary usage for L1 students decoding L2 lexicon.

Storyboards For All Occasions

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: William Balsamo
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 18, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 300 yen
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: Storyboards are useful teaching tools for activities in the ESL classroom. They can be used for writing classes as well as term projects. They can be assigned either for individual or group work. Storyboards elicit ... read more

How to Adapt Games for Teaching

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 18, 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: (Note that the date and topic have changed.) Ideas to use games as effective teaching tools in the classroom - followed by "meet the presenter" with tea, coffee and light refreshments.

Beats! and Stories with The Oxford Picture Dictionary

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Mayuka Habbick
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 18, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya Chuo Kominkan (near Omiya Station, west exit, see map).
Description: The Oxford Picture Dictionary for Kids introduces over 700 words in the context of 60 colorful illustrations, each of which tells a story. The stories are about five children and their families in various situations ... read more

Using Music in the Classroom

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Christian Lister, Hiroshima Shudo University
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 18, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Peace Park (Seminar Room)
Description: Christian Lister will lead a one-hour talk entitled Using Pop Music in University Foreign Language Classrooms. During the second hour there will be a general discussion among everyone present about using music in the classroom. ... read more

Saturday, April 24th, 2004

Mind maps: Meaning and Form

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Michele Ruhl, Nagasaki University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., April 24, 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: Mind maps are pictures of language organized in ways which enhance creative thinking and memorization. This presentation will demonstrate practical and easy ways to create an effective Mind map by hand by following the Mind ... read more

Using English in Thailand: Is It Different from Japan?

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Nantarika Chansue
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., April 24, 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: Nantarika Chansue will describe English language education in Thailand at all levels and discuss the use of English in commercial and professional life, with a final focus on this question: Why is the use of ... read more

Wonder Kids

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Theo Steckler
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., April 24, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA (2-7-15 Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe/078-241-7204)
Description: The presenter will present a workshop to introduce DramaWorks' innovative new kids' program that makes both learning and teaching, easy and fun. Wonder Kids is designed for use in grades four through six, and it ... read more

Sunday, April 25th, 2004

Teaching Japanese Students Listening Strategies

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Hiroko Hagino, Ph.D., Waseda Unviersity
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Ibaraki University, Mito
Description: How can we accelerate the process of improving listening skills of Japanese students through classroom instruction? One answer would be to teach the students "how to fish"(listening strategy) rather than giving them "a fish" (specific ... read more

Blockbuster Methods for Teaching English Through Films

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Mathew White
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., April 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus, Building 5, room 53A
Description: Movies are an engaging source for language development. The presenter will share guidelines for: film selection, creation of materials designed to maximize opportunities for learning, and activities to be used in conjunction with films viewed ... read more

Adapting Online Reading Materials

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: James Duggan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., April 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: Adapting their own materials can often help teachers to better meet the needs of their classes. The Internet can be a source of relevant, up-to-date, and interesting reading material that teachers can adapt into their ... read more

Teaching and Testing: A Debilitating Divide

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Randolph Thrasher, Okinawa Christian University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (first time guests: free)
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Jr. College, Kiritan, Nishihara Town
Description: Participants will be encouraged to rethink the role and nature of testing. Dr. Thrasher argues that measurement should be an ongoing part of the teaching and learning process.

Schema Theory

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Ian Pemberton
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free (also free for TALE members; TALE is Tohoku Association of Language Educators)
Fee (One-Day members): Non-members-1000 Yen; student non-members-FREE for their first attendance, then 500 yen thereafter
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Asahigaoka Shimin Center, Meeting room 3 (easily accessible from Asahigaoka subway station)
Description: This presentation will be divided into two parts. The first half will be used to explain schema theory (see below) and the second half will demonstrate how this theory can be applied practically to authentic ... read more

No Japanese! English Only!?

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Shingo Morito, Hyuga Gakuen Senior High School
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., April 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Room 310
Description: This presentation will demonstrate the integrated use of the communicative approach with grammar instruction. The presenter will also show from both cognitive and sociolinguistic perspectives that the use of Japanese and grammar teaching are not ... read more

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