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July 2002

Saturday, July 6th, 2002

Salt Lake City

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Paul Rawlins, Brigham Young University
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat., July 06, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan (t: 0236-43-2687)
Description: Rawlins will discuss Salt Lake City in terms of history, religion, culture, education, language, etc., tying in the concept of English as a means of global communication.

Exploring Varieties of English in the Foreign Language Classroom

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Kathleen Yamane, Eichi (Sapientia) University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., July 06, 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: Following a general discussion of variation in language, participants will work through group activities to identify the linguistic features of Southern American dialect, Black English vernacular and other varieties of English from short video clips ... read more

Bilingualism and Bunko

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Frances Causer
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., July 06, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Jellybeans Kousha Building 2F, near Shinysahiki Tram Stop
Description: The presentation will be on bunko, and their effectiveness as a site for bilingual development. Bunko are bilingual groups whose members are returnees, expatriate children and the offspring of international marriages. The core of a ... read more

Sunday, July 7th, 2002

Workshop: Improving Communication Skills

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Leonie Falland
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 07, 2002)
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, Bantan Line; plenty of free parking; from Himeji Station, train leaves at 13:50)
Description: Ms. Falland will conduct a workshop to discuss and share ideas about improving students' communication skills. The workshop participants will look at context, congruence, constructing free dialogues from controlled practices, the conducive classroom, and some ... read more

Saturday, July 13th, 2002

Storytelling in Teaching English

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Charles Kowalski
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sat., July 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A. 2F
Description: This workshop begins by exploring various reasons for using storytelling in the English language classroom, then moves on to exercises to develop participants' natural skill as storytellers (by focusing on voice, gesture, imagination, etc.), and ... read more

How to Make and Use Video Files for Teaching and Learning on the Internet

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Kobayashi Etsuo
Time: 1:45 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., July 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Rikkyo University, Niiza-Campus, Computer Room 346 (see map on web site)
Description: We will first learn how to make video files from videos we will record by a digital camera, and then we will convert them into video files by iMovie on a Macintosh. Then we will ... read more

Teaching Culture

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Discussion facilitated by Helen Korengold
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., July 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for a student)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: GH-300, MSU-A (Minnesota State University Akita)
Description: Brembeck states, "Learning a language without learning the culture is a good way to make a fluent fool of oneself." How do English teachers in Japan approach this topic in classroom? Discussion facilitator Helen Korengold ... read more

Global Education: Voices from the Invisible World

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., July 13, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Tenjin YMCA
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

Deconstructing TLT, Part II

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Various members (Moderator - Kimiko Murata)
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., July 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: Led by Kimiko Murata, we will discuss the article "Biracials and Bullying: Preparing Kids for School" from the May 2002 isue of The Language Teacher, published by JALT. Be sure to read the article before ... read more

Sunday, July 14th, 2002

Complementing Competencies: Encouraging the Integrated Acquisition of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Skills in Second Language

Sponsor: Fukui Chapter
Speaker: Stefaan Steyn
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukui
City: Fukui
Venue: Fukui International Association
Description: This presentation examines different modes of literacy and their interdependence. How are the the contexts of language learning and language usage linked? How are the modes of learning and usage linked? How do core competencies ... read more

Storytelling in Language Teaching

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Charles Kowalski
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: Kobe YMCA Chapel (between JR Sannomiya and JR Shin-Kobe)
Description: Storytelling is as much a part of life as language itself and a good story has the power to awaken the imagination and express our deepest thoughts and feelings. This workshop is for language teachers ... read more

How to Teach English to Children More Actively

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Nagano Yoshimi and Nakatsuka Junko
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (for both or only one of today's two presentations)
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, lecture room # 2, 3rd Fl.
Description: First Nagano will demonstrate fun activities and songs with a lot of additions for children, based on Book 1 of the Sunshine Kids text series used in public elementary schools in Nagoya. Then Nakatsuka will ... read more

Conversational Storytelling in the Language Class

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Bob Jones
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Building 5, Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus
Description: Andrew Wright says, 'Go to any pub or party and you will hear a constant babble of stories. The whole world is full of storytellers.' In this presentation, we will look at some of the ... read more

Teaching Writing

Sponsor: Kanazawa Chapter
Speaker: Oliver Bayley, Oxford University Press
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Ishikawa
City: Kanazawa
Venue: Shakai Kyoiku Center (3-2-15 Honda-machi, Kanazawa)
Description: Writing instruction has been shaped by two paradigm-shaping articles: the process of writing, and how different cultures organize their writing differently. Curtis discusses the fascinating theories these articles spawned, and gives suggestions for their application ... read more

What EFL Teachers Can Do to Stop the Spread of AIDS in Japan

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Louise Haynes, Nanzan University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Omiya JACK 6F (near Omiya Station, west exit)
Description: HIV infection rates are rising in Japan. What can teachers do? The topic of HIV/AIDS is one that students are eager to learn about, but teachers often feel it is difficult to talk about such ... read more

Can Teaching Culture in the EFL/ESL Classroom Be Harmful?

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Michael Guest
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
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: Description unknown at publication time

Language as Social Cooperation and Implied Meanings

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Richard Blight, Ehime University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Language education in Japan has generally taken a decontextualized perspective, which does not incorporate the cultural situation within which social meanings are established. Grice's theory of social cooperation and conversational implicature is hence particularly useful ... read more

Toastmasters

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Mr. Kinley, Installation Business Management Officer at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Advanced Toastmaster
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room #3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Toastmasters(TM) is a worldwide organization which aims to improve public speaking skills. This presentation at the chapter meeting will be specifically geared toward the needs of active JALT members--organizing and presenting ideas logically and convincingly ... read more

Okinawa JALT Annual Family Picnic

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Executive Board (to talk about JALT Okinawa's future goals)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., July 14, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free; bring a dish or some snacks to share with others
Fee (One-Day members): free; bring a dish or some snacks to share with others
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Naha
Venue: Tropical Beach in Ginowan City, near the Convention Centre
Description: This is a come as you are beach party at the Tropical Beach in Ginowan. All members and potential members are welcome to join us for fun and discussions about the future of our organization. ... read more

Sunday, July 28th, 2002

cancelled: Motivating Your Students to Fluency

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Stuart Bowie, Macmillan Language House
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., July 28, 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: This event has been cancelled (7/21)How can you tap the natural energy and enthusiasm of your students? By creating an exciting environment for the development of their language learning skills. A variety of tasks, activities ... read more

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