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August 2003

Sunday, August 3rd, 2003

Osaka JALT Summer Meeting & Social

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Tom Pendergast
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., August 03, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: DIDASKO, #611 Awaza Dai-Ni Central Heights, 5-minute walk SW of Awaza Sta (1 stop west of Hommachi on the Chuo line) exit 6, just west of Nissei Hospital). For a map by fax, email sanderson808@gol.com
Description: The original founder of the Kansai Association for Language Teaching, which eventually became JALT, will offer his perspectives on the history of JALT and TESOL in Japan as well as reflections on current teaching practices ... read more

Saturday, August 9th, 2003

Summer Social Event

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: All Welcome
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., August 09, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 3,500 (includes all-you-can-eat & drink; nomihoudai, tabehoudai.
Fee (One-Day members): 3,500 (includes all-you-can-eat & drink; nomihoudai, tabehoudai.
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Mojiko Hotel Beer Dive Cafe
Description: As in 2002 Kitakyushu JALT (KQ) are planning to hold a casual summer get-together at a beer garden in Kokura. This year we will be holding our event at Mojiko Hotel's Beer Dive Cafe from ... read more

Saturday, August 23rd, 2003

15th Gunma JALT Summer Workshop at Kusatsu (day 1 of 2)

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Kip Cates and others
Time: 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM (Sat., August 23, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 3,000 yen for program fees only; 8,000 yen for two days including room and board
Fee (One-Day members): 3,000 yen for program fees only; 8,000 yen for two days including room and board
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kusatsu Seminar House, 737 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Guma-ken (venue tel: 0279-88-2212, fax 0279-88-8030)
Description: The theme of the summer workshop's second day is Global Issues and EFL: Teaching for a Better World. How can we help students improve their language skills while empowering them with the knowledge, skills and ... read more

Sunday, August 24th, 2003

15th Gunma JALT Summer Workshop at Kusatsu (day 2 of 2)

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Kip Cates and others
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM (Sun., August 24, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 3,000 yen for program fees only; 8,000 yen for two days including room and board
Fee (One-Day members): 3,000 yen for program fees only; 8,000 yen for two days including room and board
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Gunma
Venue: Kusatsu Seminar House, 737 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-machi, Guma-ken (venue tel: 0279-88-2212, fax 0279-88-8030)
Description: The theme of the summer workshop's second day is Global Education: Ideas, Activities, Resources. The EFL classroom can be an exciting place to acquire "global literacy" while developing important language skills. This lecture will introduce ... read more

Tuesday, August 26th, 2003

I've Got a Problem

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: John Fanselow
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Tue., August 26, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Association, Morioka
Description: While most would agree that memorizing words and patterns is necessary for language learning, other mental activities are necessary as well. Most of the tasks in textbooks, however, tend to emphasize activities or tasks that ... read more

Wednesday, August 27th, 2003

Your Rapport was Great, But...

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: John F. Fanselow
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Wed., August 27, 2003)
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: Discussions of teaching usually involve judgments. During the workshop, we will develop ways to look at our teaching practices in non-judgmental ways by analyzing transcribed exchanges from tape recordings of classes. As we analyze the ... read more

Friday, August 29th, 2003

Your Rapport Was Great But...

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: John D. Fanselow
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Fri., August 29, 2003)
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: Discussions of teaching usually involve judgments. During the workshop, we will develop ways to look at our teaching practices in non-judgmental ways by analyzing transcribed exchanges from tape recordings of classes. As we analyze the ... read more

Sunday, August 31st, 2003

World English - What is it and should we teach it?

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: A roundtable discussion
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., August 31, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free (also free for TALE members; TALE is Tohoku Association of Language Educators)
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (for non-JALT and non-TALE members), students 500 yen (but free the first time)
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Aoba-ku Chuo Shimin Center (formerly the Ichibancho Shimin Center)
Description: The August meeting will be a discussion on World English. As always the discussion will go wherever the participants take it, we will as a minimum touch on these questions: What are the various varieties ... read more

Childrens' Storytelling Through Kamishibai

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Taeko Okamoto
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., August 31, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: Shinshu University Kyoikugakubu Shinanoki Kaikan in Nagano-shi
Description: Taeko Okamoto, currently an ESL consultant working in the USA, will give a talk on the practical use of Japanese "kamishibai" as a means to tell English stories to people of all ages. Taeko has ... read more

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