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May 2001

Saturday, May 12th, 2001

CUE 2001 Conference: Developing Autonomy (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: CUE SIG
(the College and University Educators Special Interest Group)
Speaker: over 40 speakers over 2 days
Time: 9:15 AM - 4:45 PM (Sat., May 12, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): reduced, see web site for details
Fee (One-Day members): 3,500 yen per day
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Miho Kenshukan of Tokai University, Shimizu Shizuoka
Description: Day one of the CUE SIG's two-day annual conference. The CUE SIG is JALT's College and University Educators Special Interest Group. The theme of CUE 2001 is Autonomy: a two-day exploration into how learner and ... read more

Essential Internet Activities for the Language Classroom: Four Lessons Learned from Experience

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Nathan Edwards, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., May 12, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan
Description: This presentation is based in part on articles lesson plans which appeared in Recipes for Wired Teachers: Practical Ideas by Teachers for Teachers, published by the CALL SIG. The four areas explored are (a) ... read more

Phonics

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Lynda Yoshida
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., May 12, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Yoka Center (7th floor of Daiei in front of Nishi Eki)
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

Using American and British Movies and TV Programmes for Learning English and Its Culture

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Lyudmila Fudzikata
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., May 12, 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: The best way of learning English for non-native speakers is doing it through extensive recording of, listening to and watching of certain American and British movies and TV shows. This practice creates an artificial English-speaking ... read more

Sunday, May 13th, 2001

CUE 2001 Conference: Developing Autonomy (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: CUE SIG
(the College and University Educators Special Interest Group)
Speaker: over 40 speakers during 2 days
Time: 9:15 AM - 4:45 PM (Sun., May 13, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): reduced, see web site for details
Fee (One-Day members): 3,500 yen per day
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Miho Kenshukan of Tokai University, Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Description: Day two of the CUE SIG's two-day annual conference. The CUE SIG is JALT's College and University Educators Special Interest Group. The theme of CUE 2001 is Autonomy: a two-day exploration into how learner and ... read more

Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., May 13, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: Niigata International Friendship Center
Description: English instruction is about to become an option for the new "Period for Integrated Studies" in the Japanese public schools. Monbusho has published the "Handbook for Elementary School English Teaching Activities," to provide support to ... read more

Two presentations by Joe Lauer

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Joe Lauer, Hiroshima University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 13, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (local member's fee 4000 per year)
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: The first part of the program will attempt to describe the English listening and reading abilities of university freshmen. Using PowerPoint, the presenter will describe the types of linguistic mistakes that students recently made on ... read more

Problem solving as a Means of Oral and Written Expression through Role-Play

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Nathalie Lewis
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 13, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Kannai, Gino Bunak Kaikan, Yokohama
Description: In the EFL classroom, how can we assist our students in improving their speaking and writing skills? The presentation will begin briefly with how drama theory, particularly in regard to how obstacle, conflict, and aim ... read more

Saturday, May 19th, 2001

JALT Hokkaido Conference: "Excellence in Language Education" (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: 36 presentations
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Sat., May 19, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo
Description: Day one of JALT Hokkaido's eighteenth annual language conference. There will be thirty-six presentations on second language acquisition, pedagogy, curriculum design, children's education, etc. Eleven JALT Affiliated Members, four local book distributors, and four non-profit ... read more

Hands on in the LL: Practical Ways to Utilize Language Lab Technologies

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Tsuchiya Maiko, Val Maxwell, and Takeno Shigeru, Miyazaki Municipal University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 19, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): contact to ask
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, LL1, 3F
Description: This workshop is dedicated to answering questions about how to use language lab technologies to stimulate learner awareness for pronunciation, listening, and speaking activities in the LL. Come join with us in sharing your techniques ... read more

Elementary School Education

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Adele Yamada
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 19, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku Okayama, ARC Sqaure 2nd floor, Omotecho 3-chome
Description: The new Sogo Gakushu program that will begin soon, will bring English lessons to many elementary schools all over Japan. Adele Yamada will discuss how to implement the new program in an effective way, including ... read more

Sunday, May 20th, 2001

JALT Hokkaido Conference: "Excellence in Language Education" (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: 36 presentations
Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School in Sapporo
Description: Day two of JALT Hokkaido's eighteenth annual language conference. There will be thirty-six presentations on second language acquisition, pedagogy, curriculum design, children's education, etc. Eleven JALT Affiliated Members, four local book distributors, and four non-profit ... read more

The Silent Way

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Noriko Ross
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Joggakan Junior College (Minami-machida station on the Denentoshi line)
Description: This meeting will be longer than usual since it's going to be a "hands on" experiential workshop. Noriko Ross teaches English part-time at Hosei University and at Kunitachi Music College. Ross is a trustee of ... read more

Language Teaching Options and Ideas

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Mark Rossiter, Thomson Learning
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Tsukuba
Venue: Tokyo Kasei Gakuin (Tsukuba Women's University)
Description: None available at publication -- contact Ibaraki JALT for details

Correcting Students - Issues and Techniques

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Jim Smiley
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Chiba Community Center Room 53 (near Chiba Shiyakushomae on the JR monorail)
Description: What IS correction? How can teachers correct more effectively? How do teachers deal with different types of mistake correction? Jim Smiley will answer these questions and address other key issues in his workshop on correcting ... read more

Learning Languages as a Way of Experiencing Different Cultures

Sponsor: Fukui Chapter
Speaker: Monica Bargigli
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukui
City: Fukui
Venue: Fukui International Association
Description: The speaker will talk about her experience learning several languages in her native Italy and on overseas language programs. She will discuss her travels and work as interpreter and translator of technical and literary texts, ... read more

Computer-based TOEFL: Are You Prepared?

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Andrew Tope, Pearson Education Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: The presenter will firstly illustrate the major differences between the computer-based TOEFL test and paper-based test, and specifically, the way it is taken and what new items will confront students. The presenter will next offer ... read more

Getting Ready for Speech and Debate

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Charles LeBeau, co-author of Discover Debate and Getting Ready for Speech
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya Jack (near Omiya JR Station, west exit)
Description: Get ready! Get set! Speak and debate! Looking for something new for your oral communication class? Want students to experience new ways of expression, verbally and non-verbally? Getting Ready for Speech, the new basic-level presentation ... read more

Self Assessment

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Gregory Anderson, Kwansei Gakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Abeno YMCA (near Tennoji Station)
Description: This workshop will focus on aspects of evaluation used in the English for Academic Purposes program at Kwansei Gakuin University's School for Policy Studies. Participants will learn how peer and self assessment involves students in ... read more

Two presentations: (1) Global Issues, and (2) Raising Money For Charity

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: (1) Brian Teaman, Hiroshima University (2) Adam Beck, Hiroshima International School
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 20, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima International Conference Center, Peace Park, 3rd Floor, Seminar Room #2
Description: How can English teachers help make the world a better place? Brian Teaman will introduce the topic of global issues, and then give a survey of teaching methods. Adam Beck will give a concrete example ... read more

Friday, May 25th, 2001

Annual Suwako Charity Walk

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: a forum with three speakers
Time: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Fri., May 25, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: Lake Suwa
Description: This is an opportunity to walk around Lake Suwa and talk with experts about the local ecology.

Saturday, May 26th, 2001

JALTCALL2001 Conference - The Changing Face of CALL: Emerging Technologies, Emerging Pedagogies (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Over 85 presentations during the two day conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., May 26, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): 3,500 (1 day), 6,000 (2 days)
Fee (One-Day members): 4,000 (1 day), 7,000 (2 days)
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Ohta
Venue: Kanto Gakuen University, 200 Fujiagu, Ohta-shi, Gunma Prefecture
Description: Day one of two of the CALL SIG's 6th annual conference. (The CALL SIG is the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group of JALT.) With the advent of the Internet, recent emergence of new technologies, ... read more

Second Language Acquisition Differences Between Child and Adult Learners

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Jerry Miller, Tohoku University of Art and Design
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat., May 26, 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: Jerry Miller will talk on second language acquisition differences between child and adult Learners based on his teaching experience at an English conversation school in terms of Krashen's theory of second language acquisition.

NLP Rapport in EFL Classrooms: Practical Applications

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Hiser, Kansai Gaidai University
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., May 26, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University, Gakuenmae Campus, Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station
Description: This presentation will be made in three parts. The first will be a brief outline and explanation of NLP concepts relevant to classroom management and activities. The second part will be a practice section where ... read more

Sunday, May 27th, 2001

JALTCALL2001 Conference - The Changing Face of CALL: Emerging Technologies, Emerging Pedagogies (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Over 85 presentations during the two day conference
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): 3,500 (1 day), 6,000 (2 days)
Fee (One-Day members): 4,000 (1 day), 7,000 (2 days)
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Ohta
Venue: Kanto Gakuen University, 200 Fujiagu, Ohta-shi, Gunma Prefecture
Description: The second and last day of the CALL SIG's 6th annual conference. (The CALL SIG is the Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group of JALT.) With the advent of the Internet, recent emergence of new ... read more

Dramatizing in the Classroom: Using Drama Techniques to Enhance Your Classes

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Shimizu Akiko and Mary Burkitt
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Plaza, Morioka (Phone: 019-654-8900)
Description: Shimizu Akiko and Mary Burkitt of the Iwate JALT chapter will discuss ways to use drama techniques in the classroom, for children through adults. Refreshments will be served

Conversational Storytelling in the Language Class

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Bob Jones
Time: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen for the full day of presentations
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: (First of three presentations today) Whenever people gather for social interaction, stories of amusing incidents, friends' misfortunes, personal triumphs, etc., are likely to crop up in the conversation. The presenter will examine some typical features ... read more

TBA

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Robert Kirkpatrick, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA 4F LETS (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe)
Description: TBA

The Three Keys to Unlocking Culture: Perception, Perception, Perception!

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Ray Donahue, Nagoya Gakuin University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3F, Rm 2
Description: Increasingly, second language educators must unlock the mysteries of culture for their charges. Cultures differ according to their preferred styles or strategies of communication. As focus on communicative competence and study abroad rise, we are ... read more

Using Self-Access in a Japanese Junior High School

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Raymond Wong
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free (also free for TALE members)
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (for non-JALT and non-TALE members)
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: 2nd floor, Room 5, Ichibancho Shimin Center
Description: This workshop will include an account of the introduction of a mini self-access system at Nishiyama Junior High School in Sendai, to befollowed by an open forum about learner autonomy, self-directed learning, and how the ... read more

Storytelling in the ESL classroom

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Sean Gaffney, Nagoya City University
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen for the full day of presentations
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: (Second of three presentations today) While textbooks and other classroom activities play an important role in language teaching, the language presented is often contrived since its primary purpose is learning the language function or grammar ... read more

Developing Discourse Competence Through Storytelling

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Paul Doyon, Asahi University
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., May 27, 2001)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen for the full day of presentations
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Dream Theater, Gifu City
Description: (The third of three presentations today) In this presentation, the presenter will focus on developing discourse competence (cohesion and coherence) through the medium of telling stories. When students tell interesting and fun stories to each ... read more

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