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September 2003

Saturday, September 6th, 2003

Back to School with the Young Learners

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Katherine MacKay, Longman ELT, Pearson Education Japan
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., September 06, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Yatsushiro
Venue: Naomi English School, 1-9-19 Sendan-machi Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto-ken ph/fax 0965-43-7373
Description: (Note: this is the first day of three in a row of the same presentation in Kumamoto Prefecture.) Young Learners need to discover English. Join in with activities and ideas to motivate and explore the ... read more

Sunday, September 7th, 2003

An Inside View of the JET Program

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Matt Apple
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 07, 2003)
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: Matt Apple will describe his experiences while he was working at a high school in the country. There will be an interesting view of the changes to the 5-day schoolweek as well as other topics ... read more

Back to School with the Young Learners

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Katherine McKay
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sun., September 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto Shimin Kaikan, Room #7, 1-3, Sakuramachi, Kumamoto-shi ph: 096-355-5235
Description: (Note: this is the second day of three in a row of the same presentation in Kumamoto Prefecture.) Young Learners need to discover English. Join in with activities and ideas to motivate and explore the ... read more

Monday, September 8th, 2003

Back to School with the Young Learners

Sponsor: Kumamoto Chapter
Speaker: Katherine McKay
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Mon., September 08, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Kumamoto
City: Kumamoto
Venue: Kumamoto YMCA, Shinmachi 1-8, Kumamoto-shi ph: 096-353-6391
Description: (Note: this is the third and final day of three in a row of the same presentation in Kumamoto Prefecture.) Young Learners need to discover English. Join in with activities and ideas to motivate and ... read more

Saturday, September 13th, 2003

Teaching English as a Humanities Subject

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Mike Guest, Miyazaki Medical College
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., September 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map
Description: It is generally believed that there are two purposes for teaching English in Japan. The first, of course, is to prepare students for tests, most often high school and university entrance exams. Both the poverty ... read more

Sunday, September 14th, 2003

In Search of Appropriate Materials for Use in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Kenneth Biegel
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., September 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tachikawa Shimin Kaikan (Tachikawa Citizens' Hall)
Description: This presentation will address some difficulties teachers often face while trying to find appropriate materials to use in the EFL classroom. A large segment of the presentation will focus on how to utilize published materials ... read more

Pyxisland, an integrated on-line course

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Masaki Seike
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., September 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Pyxisland is an integrated on-line course for Japanese elementary education available not only in Japan but also in other countries through the Internet. Mr. Seike is the director of e-SCHOOL, a local English school in ... read more

September JALT Tokushima meeting

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: Kevin Watson
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., September 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokushima
City: Tokushima
Venue: Tokushima Catholic Church (in front of Jyoto High School)
Description: TBA; return later or contact Noriko Tojo.

Monday, September 15th, 2003

Cooperative Structures and Language Learning

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Spencer Kagan
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Mon., September 15, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Aichi
Venue: Aichi Chusho Kigyo Center
Description: Cooperative learning is a natural catalyst for language learning. Cooperative learning structures can be incorporated easily as part of any lesson, with a powerful mpact on comprehensible input and frequency of language output opportunities. Perhaps ... read more

Sunday, September 21st, 2003

Testing - An Important Component in Language Teaching

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Brenda Hayashi, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., September 21, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Association, Morioka
Description: Mention the word "testing" and many people grimace and groan. It seems that testing has a bad reputation, at least in some circles. Testing does not need to be viewed as a necessary evil; rather, ... read more

Learning to Speak English in Bob's World

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Bob Betts, Ibaraki University
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 21, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Ibaraki University, Mito
Description: For teachers in exam preparation environments, trying to make the decision whether or not to teach speaking skills is always a difficult one. How much classroom time should be devoted to a skill not on ... read more

Kitakyushu JALT Southwest Regional Meet

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: seven speakers
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 21, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 1,500 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: Seven different presenters from the Kyushu region will present on a variety of topics covering such areas as teaching children, teacher education and college and university education.Consecutive presentations will take place over three hours, held ... read more

Computer Use in the Language Classroom

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Barry Natusch, Nihon University & Andrew Reimann
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., September 21, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Shizuoka Kyoiku Kaikan (next to Mr. Donuts, across from Shin-Shizuoka station)
Description: The two topics today are:

CALL: Computer Assisted Language Learning, and
How to use Powerpoint for all your teaching needs.

Additional details should be available in due time.

Cultures Alive! Multicultural Education for Children

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Michele Milner
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., September 21, 2003)
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: This presentation will show how folk stories and folkdances can be used to teach multicultural concepts in the elementary classroom. These engaging stories allow children to view the world through the eyes of a new ... read more

Teaching Children How to Read English

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Joe Lauer (Hiroshima University), Adam Beck (Hiroshima Starship), Mari Tsuruda (Hiroshima YMCA), and Junko Noborizato (Noborizato's Juku)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 21, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Peace Park, International Conference Center 3F.
Description: Teaching children how to read English is a great challenge, indeed. This special meeting will feature four speakers: Joe Lauer will summarize bilingualism research findings with respect to teaching native English speaking children how to ... read more

Saturday, September 27th, 2003

Mark Cunningham and His Books

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Mark Cunningham
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., September 27, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Yugakusha
Description: Akita JALT member Mark Cunningham will demonstrate texts in Falcon Press's new multiskills illustrated picture process series: English for Everyday Activities (Lawrence Zwier), The English You Need for the Office (Susan Dean and Lawrence Zwier), ... read more

The Joy of Teaching English in a Child's World

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Chuck Vilina, co-author of Magic Time 1 & 2
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., September 27, 2003)
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/078-241-7204)
Description: The world of children is one of vivid imagination, pure creativity, and boundless energy. As teachers of English, we have an open invitation to enter that world with the gift of a new language. With ... read more

Sunday, September 28th, 2003

Writing a Research Paper for Publication

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Paul Stapleton, Hokkaido University
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 28, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School; 1-55, 5-jo, 19-chome, Hiragishi (5 minute walk from Sumikawa Station)
Description: This presentation will discuss the process of writing a research paper for publication. The first part of this three-part talk will examine the principles behind qualitative and quantitative research methods in the hope that participants ... read more

Addressing Individual Differences through Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Ronald Schmidt
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., September 28, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Bunka Hall at SATY (4th Floor, room 2), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line.
Description: Addressing individual differences in the second language classroom is an important factor in lesson planning. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences may serve as a way to address these differences. The workshop will begin with ... read more

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