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Below you see an overview of JALT's events for August 2002. (Also see next month.) For other views of event information, see the search menu.

August 2002


Saturday, August 3rd, 2002

My Share (Language teachers share their teaching ideas)

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Several teachers
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., August 03, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen, students 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A. 2F
Description: In this meeting you can come along and hear a variety of teaching ideas for the language classroom from other participants. If you have any ideas on any aspect of teaching, you can demonstrate or ... read more

Kitakyushu JALT 1st Annual Summer Event

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: All Welcome
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., August 03, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): 3,000 yen per person
Fee (One-Day members): 3,000 yen per person
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: TOEI Kaikan Beer Garden, TOEI Kaikan, Kokura
Description: Kitakyushu JALT invites you to our 1st annual summer event. This year we will be enjoying 2 hours of drinking and eating at the TOEI Kaikan Beer Garden, which offers over 90 dishes from 13 ... read more

Friday, August 9th, 2002

Summer Members Event: Discussion on the Future of Okinawa JALT

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: all present
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Fri., August 09, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): Cost of dinner
Fee (One-Day members): Cost of dinner
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Naha
Venue: Captain's Table Restaurant on Kokkusai Dori
Description: Please contact Okinawa JALT to confirm the day/time/location of this event. Following the typhoon which cancelled the Annual Family Picnic on July 14, 2002, we will have a general membership meeting to discuss the future ... read more

Saturday, August 24th, 2002

Summer Workshop at Kusatsu: Activating Language Activities in the Classroom (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Todd Jay Leonard, Hirosaki Gakuin Univiversity
Time: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM (Sat., August 24, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): 7,000 yen for 1 night with 4 meals and onsen or hot spring
Fee (One-Day members): 7,000 yen for 1 night with 4 meals and onsen or hot spring
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kanto Koshin'etsu Kokuritsu Daigaku Seminar House, 737 Shirane, Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Gunma-ken Tel: 0279-88-2212
Description: New Perspective on Team Teaching: In this presentation, Prof. Leonard will take the participants through the basics of team-teaching by first defining it, and then dissecting it as a methodology. His talk will also include ... read more

Sunday, August 25th, 2002

Summer Workshop at Kusatsu: Activating Language Activities in the Classroom (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Todd Jay Leonard, Hirosaki Gakuin University
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM (Sun., August 25, 2002)
Fee (JALT members): 7,000 yen for 1 night with 4 meals and onsen or hot spring
Fee (One-Day members): 7,000 yen for 1 night with 4 meals and onsen or hot spring
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kanto Koshin'etsu Kokuritsu Daigaku Seminar House, 737 Shirane, Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Gunma-ken Tel: 0279-88-2212
Description: Effective Use of Audio-Visual Materials: In today's communicative-based English language classes, teachers strive to include task-based, student-centered activities to enhance their instructional techniques. A very good way to augment communicative language teaching is to include ... read more

Effective Language Learning Strategies and Techniques

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Jarrett "Dave" Ragan, Jr., Assistant Professor of ESL, MSU-Akita
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., August 25, 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: Please note the change in time (updated Aug 18, 2002).The speaker will present and then have participants apply various strategies and techniques a student or any language learner can use to improve their language learning ... read more

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