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Below you see an overview of JALT's events for June 2007. (Also see next month.) For other views of event information, see the search menu.

June 2007


Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

JALTCALL 2007

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Mike Levy and Yasunari Harada
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sat., June 02, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Waseda University
Description: Annual JALTCALL conference

CALL: Integration or Disintegration?

See: http://jaltcall.org/conferences/call2007/

Comparing English Education Systems of Canada and Japan

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Ryan Odamura
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., June 02, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163
Description: The Coordinator for International Relations in Yamagata will enlighten participants as to his background in Western Canada and how it relates to his work in Japan.

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

JALTCALL 2007

Sponsor: CALL SIG
(the Computer Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Mike Levy and Yasunari Harada
Time: To Be Announced - (Sun., June 03, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Waseda University
Description: CALL: Integration or Disintegration?

See: http://jaltcall.org/conferences/call2007/

JALT TC-SIG 4th Tokyo Regional Gathering

Sponsor: Teaching Children SIG
(the Teaching Children Special Interest Group)
Speaker: TBA
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., June 03, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Kinro Fukushikaikan, Komagome, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 4-53-15　Honkomagome, Bunkyo ku (9min. walk from JR Komagome East Exit; 11min walk from Tokyo Metro Komagome station South Exit; 10min walk from JR Tabata Station North Exit) 03-3823-6711
Description: “Introducing Japanese seasonal Events in English.” In this session, we will share simple ways to introduce Japanese seasonal events and cultural events. For teachers who are not familiar with Japanese culture and festivities, it will ... read more

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Zen and the Art of Statistics

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Gregory Sholdt
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 09, 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: For some, reading a correlation matrix is about as straightforward as finding meaning in a Zen rock garden. But for those who regularly walk the path of quantitative reasoning, a deeper beauty can emerge from ... read more

Focus on Content: Materials and Techniques for Teaching Beginning Academic Writing

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Cindy Daugherty
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., June 09, 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: This presentation starts with the contention that ESL textbooks for academic writing do not offer adequate instruction on paragraph development; rather they focus more on paragraph types. As a result, for many students, English academic ... read more

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Tech Day 2007

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Tom Robb, Myles Grogan, Gordon Wilson, Leon Bell, and more
Time: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Sun., June 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Matsubara
Venue: Hannan University main campus - a 5-minute walk north of Kintetsu Kawachi-Amami station (15 minutes south of Tennoji/Abeno station) http://www.hannan-u.ac.jp/english/other/map.html
Description: This is our 3rd annual Tech Day event at Hannan University! Tom Robb (Kyoto Sangyo Univ.) Making Quizzes with Moodle Myles Grogan (Momoyama Gakuin Univ.) Using Excel for class activities Leon Bell (Momoyama Gakuin Univ.) ... read more

Getting Published

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Steve Cornwell
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 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: This workshop will take participants through the process of getting published in the area of EFL/ESL. The processes of researching, writing, editing, and submission will be explained and examples will be given. Information on publishing ... read more

My Share -

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Ricardo Kuma, Masa Tsuneyasu, Chikahiko Okada, Abdel Ibrahim.
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000Y
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan 5F (near Omiya Station, west exit,see map).
Description: The Art of teaching - applying creativity. Ricardo Kuma This presentation will examine creating customized activities. Creativity can be broken down to 8 steps: connect; relate; experience; analyze; transform; and explore. It is not necessary ... read more

Dynamite Debates: A Case Study

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Tom Anderson
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; students 500 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: Every autumn, Anderson teaches a debate class in an interdepartmental program at a large private university. In this presentation, he will discuss ways in which he has made this class a workshop learning environment. We ... read more

Prepare Your Students for Academic Studies

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Kayo Taguchi, Oxford University Press
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., June 10, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Students need preparation to enable them to enter a college or university armed with the strategies they need to listen, take notes and discuss ideas independently and confidently. 'Lecture Ready' is the only video-based series ... read more

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

Professional Development Workshop: Supporting Young Practitioners (Part 2)

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: Von Holt, Andrew Oberg, Jennie Kern, Kaoru Watanabe, Sean Burgoine, Maiko Ogasawara, Charlie Robertson, David Grant, Mike Sharpe
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (Sun., June 17, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kochi
City: Kochi
Venue: Kochi University, Asakura Campus, Humanities Building, 5th floor meeting room.
Description: This is the second of a two-part series of events aimed at supporting young teachers and researchers in our chapter who have limited experience in publishing and presenting. Diverging from our usual conference style of ... read more

Upcoming

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: Professor Kip Cates
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., June 17, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): none
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen. Free for first-timers!
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: ZAZA City Palette, 5th floor
Description: Professor Cates is a wonderful speaker as well as being a highly credentialed Japan "veteran." He is well known for his work in Global Issues in Education. Be sure to keep June 17 open on ... read more

Bring the World into your Classroom through Video

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Kip Cates
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 17, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543
Description: Learn how to internationalize your English language classroom with innovative video activities which deal with world peoples, foreign cultures and world problems. Find out how videos designed around global issues can stimulate your students' sense ... read more

Discussion and Debate Made Easy

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Charles LeBeau
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., June 17, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Okaya
Venue: Irufu Plaza (ILF), Okaya, 3rd Floor, Room 1(Dai-ichi Kenshushitsu). Turn right outside Okaya Station and walk 3 min. through the shopping area.
Description: More and more high schools and universities are including discussion and debate as part of their curriculum. But many students and teachers are unfamiliar with the techniques of discussion and the basics of debate. This ... read more

Can we communicate without using strategies? -- Pedagogical implications of studies on communication strategies (CS)

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Chiaki Iwai (Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 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: We cannot "not-communicate", but we cannot communicate without using strategies. This presentation/workshop will focus on strategies for language use, communication strategies (CS) in particular. First, a brief research background of CS studies and theoretical/pedagogical issues ... read more

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Promoting Life-long Learning

Sponsor: CUE SIG
(the College and University Educators Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Featured presenters Deryn Verity and Heidi Nachi Evans plus others
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): see website for details
Fee (One-Day members): see website for details
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya, Japan
Description: Join us for this two day mini-conference in Nagoya. Deryn Verity (Osaka Jogakuin) will do a featured workshop on Neo-Vygotskian Psycholinguistics and Heidi Nachi Evans (Ritsumeikan University) will do one titled "Self-assessment and learner development: ... read more

CUE Conference 2007 - Promoting Lifelong Learning

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Featured Workshops and
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): to be announced
Fee (One-Day members): to be announced
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya, Japan
Description: JALT Gifu is co-sponsoring this dynamic 2-day event.

Please go to http://jaltcue-sig.org/node/6 for full details.

Themes include:

Student & teacher motivation

Curricula that promote lifelong learning

Student self-assessment

Critical thinking in the university classroom

Mini-Conference on Promoting Life-long Learning by CUE SIG, Nagoya, Gifu & Toyohashi Chapters

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Deryn Verity, Heidi Machi Evans & others
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 2-day 6,000 yen 1-day 3,500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 2-day 6,000 yen 1-day 3,500 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Hoshigaoka
Description: Workshops & papers will be given on motivation, life-long learning curricula, self-assessment & critical thinking featuring Deryn Verity (Osaka Jogakuin), Heidi Nachi Evans (Ritsumeikan University) & other presenters. 23-24 Jun, Sat 9:00-17:00, Sun 9:00-14:00. Sugiyama ... read more

Presentations by Chapter Presenters (One-day Mini-Conf. - Morning Program)

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: J. Owens, M. Rude, J. Cunningham, T. Yamaguchi, & J. Rachine
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Ibaraki University, Mito
Description: Ibaraki Chapter One-day Mini-conference (Morning Program) 1) 10:00 - 12:00 1. "Teaching Techniques for an Oral(Speaking/Listening) Class - Targeted Toward 1st - 3rd year University Students" by Jonathan Owens 2. "Vocabulary Training with the Computer ... read more

STEP EIKEN: An insider's guide to Japan's national English test

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Michael Todd Fouts
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen for non-members, 500 yen for students
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Room B103 at AIU (Akita International University)
Description: Part 1: Who is STEP? What is EIKEN? A crash course in the history, purpose, and content of the EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency-one of the world's most widely administered language tests, and yet ... read more

Culture and Affect in Vaulting the Rubicon: Stories of Highly-proficient English Language Learners (One-day Mini-conf.-Afternoon Program)

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: James Elwood (University of Tsukuba)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Ibaraki University, Mito
Description: Ibaraki Chapter One-day Mini-conference (Afternoon Program) The presenter will address trends which have emerged from the narratives of highly-proficient EFL learners. He will also talk about the basics of narrative studies. For details of this ... read more

Picture books in EFL Classrooms - Ring Around the Readers! Fun with picture books

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: JJ Fellowship (Mayuka Habbick and Naoko McLellan)
Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Sendai-shi
Venue: Sendai Shi, Kokusai Koryu Centre Meeting Rooms A:B
Description: Experience how to make good use of authentic picture books with young EFL learners. Stories help children become aware of the general ?efeel?f and sound of the foreign language. Stories also introduce children to language ... read more

The Center Shiken: A New Perspective

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Mike Guest
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University Rm. #310
Description: The University Entrance Center Examination (widely known as the Center Shiken) is a common topic among English educators in Japan. This standardized, nationwide test is probably the most notorious part of Japan's education system. Since ... read more

Pedagogical issues relating to the study abroad experiences of Japanese university students

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Michael Furmanovsky
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Kyoiku Bunka Center, Marutamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Description: This presentation focuses on pedagogical issues relating to the study abroad experiences of Japanese university students. First, the survey results of 25 students studying at a language center in Melbourne, Australia will be presented. Then ... read more

How to Motivate your Students and Get them Talking in English

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Mark De Boer
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., June 23, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: L - Plaza Kita 8 Nishi 3, (just north of Sapporo station)
Description: There are many different methodologies of teaching, but many don't work. Using a different approach, with fresh new activities based on sound research the speaker will share how he has achieved success in his own ... read more

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Teaching Children Conference in Kgoshima

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Various
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima Jutaku Kyokyo Kosha Biru - Shinyashiki cho Kagoshima (Same building as Jelly Beans)
Description: "Meeting the Goals of the Elementary School Curriculum "

For more information please go directly to our conference website:

http://jalt-kagoshima.org/prog/conference/TCC2007.htm

Authentic English and Elderly Learners: A Day of Sharing Theory and Practice

Sponsor: Lifelong Learning SIG
(the Lifelong Learning Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Rieko Matsuoka, Eric M. Skier, Julia Harper-Tanaka, Naoko Yamaga, and Sayoko Yamashita
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): Free with pre-registration or 1,000 yen at the door
Fee (One-Day members): 2,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple Univeristy, Tokyo
Description: The conference will offer an opportunity for teacher-researchers to share their findings on teaching EFL life-long learners from a pragmatics point-of-view.

For more details go to:

http://www.eigosenmon.com/tolsig/images/flyer.pdf

The First JALT Pragmatics SIG & Teaching Old Learners SIGs joint mini-conference

Sponsor: Pragmatics SIG
(the Pragmatics Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Yamashita Sayoko, Matsuoka Reiko, Eric Skier, Julia Harper-Tanaka and Yamaga Naoko.
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan Rooms 206/207
Description: Cosponsored by: Temple University Japan Campus (Graduate College of Education), JALT Tokyo and West Tokyo Chapters JALT Pragmatics SIG, JALT Teaching Older Learners (TOL) SIG, Graduate College of Education at Temple University Japan Campus, JALT ... read more

Kagoshima Teaching Children Conference

Sponsor: Teaching Children SIG
(the Teaching Children Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Patricia Oe, Mayuka Habbick, Naoko McLellan, Todd Hakuraku, Jan O'Laughlin, Melinda Kawahara, Carolyn Lloyd, Emi Sugita, Martin Nutthall, Aleda Krause, Yayoi Aoki, Julian Warden, Michelle Nagashima
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sogo Kyoiku Tou
Description: "Meeting the Goals of the Elementary School Curriculum "

For more information please go directly to our conference website: http://jalt-kagoshima.org/prog/conference/TCC2007.htm

Picture Books, Storytelling and Imaginative Learning

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Patricia Daly Oe
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: In this presentation author and teacher, Patricia Daly Oe, will discuss the value of using picture books and storytelling in the learning environment for children from the pre-school to early elementary age groups. Following on ... read more

Creativity with Rhythm in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Time: 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: The natural intonation and stresses of English words follow a very rhythmical sound. As teachers we want our students to have natural English pronunciation and long retention. We can do this through rhythm and chants. ... read more

Teaching English to Young Japanese Students

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Todd Hakuraku
Time: 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Assistant English teacher of Kagoshima Elementary schools, Todd Hakuraku, will talk and share his ideas on " Teaching English to Young Japanese Students". In the Seminar, he'll explain his ideas on- 1.How to make a ... read more

"Are your lessons interesting?" (Engaging the 3 - 6 year old)

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Caroline Lloyd / Emi Sugita
Time: 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Itfs become a weekly ritual. Your young learners are racing around the classroom, laughing and merrily doing everything except what you have on your lesson plan. Itfs an English teacherfs worst nightmare . . . ... read more

"Ancient Cobblestone Stained with Lifeblood" and Other Speech Contest Titles to Avoid

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Joe Booth
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkai Gakuen University - Subway Building 6, 3rd floor
Description: In the conception and development phase, the presenter will discuss what kinds of speech topics are appropriate and how to guide students through the process of putting their ideas into a coherent and meaningful speech. ... read more

STEP EIKEN: An insider's guide to Japan's national English test

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Todd Fouts,International Operations Manager and Chief Editor at the Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP)
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Aiina, 7th floor, room 702 (west exit, Morioka Station)
Description: Part 1: Who is STEP? What is EIKEN? A crash course in the history, purpose, and content of the EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency - one of the world's most widely administered language tests, ... read more

Ideas for Elementary School Teachers

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Aoki Yayoi
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: In this workshop, the presenter will show you a range of activities for teachers, especially those involved in elementary school to use to teach basic English to children easily. Even Japanese teachers will find that ... read more

Card games to get kids to talk

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Aleda Krause
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Games play a key role in the learning process of human beings. A lot of what we have learned about the world, we have learned through games. In children's classes, games are an important source ... read more

Planning for Immersion Education

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Michelle Nagashima
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Cognitive development and language development in young children go hand-in-hand. When learning a second language, motivation for communication is learned by children in the most meaningful context. Content-based language education can provide a strong cognitive ... read more

International English as a Performance Phenomenon

Sponsor: Fukui Chapter
Speaker: Prof. Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University, Tokyo
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2.000yen (preregistration 1.500yen)
Prefecture: Fukui
City: Fukui
Venue: Fukui International Activities Plaza
Description: For the majority of people in Asia, English is an "International" language, which is not necessarily related directly to any of the so-called mother-tongue Englishes. Although it is true that there are people who need ... read more

Teaching Liaison (Blends) to Enhance Listening Skills/Responsive Skills

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Asha Van Nimmen
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: MIT: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku), 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi
Description: By teaching liaison and blending sounds, students are able to understand and process more naturally spoken Englishes. I will discuss ways to teach these skills, ways students can practice, and provide example sentences. I have ... read more

Perspective on Learner Demotivation

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Joseph Falout
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Aoba-ku Chuo Shimin Center (formerly called "Ichiban-cho Shimin Center") 2-1-4 Ichiban-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, 980-0811
Description: Abstract: Research shows the strongest influence on learner motivation is teacher behaviors, and past demotivation correlates with present negative affect and proficiency. Students subjected to demotivating factors earlier in their learning are not able to ... read more

?Read a book, Sing a song, come and play with us?

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: JJ Fellowship (Mayuka Habbick, Naoko McLellan)
Time: 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Children learn through experience. In this workshop, the presenters will share fun ideas to expand activities through stories and songs. Activities should be FUN for children, but there must be PURPOSES to do them. With ... read more

Fun Ways to Use a Picture book in the Classroom

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Patricia Daly Oe
Time: 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Using the example of her picture book, eWhere Are My Stripesf, author, illustrator and teacher, Patricia Daly Oe, will demonstrate how to plan creative and enjoyable lessons around a picture book for children aged from ... read more

Assessing Young Learners - An Introduction to the Cambridge YLE tests

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Martin Nuttall
Time: 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: The Cambridge Young Learners English Tests (YLE) were first introduced ten years ago after extensive trialling in many parts of the world and are now taken by over 310,000 children in over 65 countries and ... read more

English Activities and Games

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Julian Warden
Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: Details to come ...

Verb All

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Mayuka Habbick
Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: More details to come ..

"English Feast"

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Jan O'Laughlin
Time: 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., June 24, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen for the day
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kagoshima University - Sougou Kyouiku Kenyu Tou (Look for the signs!)
Description: When food is both nutritious and looks and tastes good too, then it feeds both our bodies and our souls. The same goes for language: letfs teach phonics, grammar rules and so on through language ... read more

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Experiences with Action Research: seeking effective ways to do Japanese writing and English grammar lessons

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Howard Doyle, Kochi University; and Fumiko Ishinuki, Sasebo National College of Technology.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., June 30, 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: Doyle's presentation presents the inspiration and dynamic of an action research project focusing on evolution of a holistic approach to doing grammar in the language classroom, and will be related to syllabus and materials development ... read more

Managing and teaching in coordinated English language programs

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Heidi Evans and Juanita Heigham
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Sat., June 30, 2007)
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. tel: 078-241-7204)
Description: In many universities, new departments and existing programs are moving towards coordination, meaning teachers use common syllabi and materials to reach shared goals and objectives across course sections. This presentation will focus on how coordination ... read more

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