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September 2004

Sunday, September 12th, 2004

Learner Opportunities Outside the Classroom

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Ken Biegel
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., September 12, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College, 1154-4 Koyahara-machi, Maebashi, Gunma (tel: 027-266-7575)
Description: Teachers are often asked for ways to practice English outside the classroom. This presentation will focus on established organizations, the use of multimedia, and how to best develop Internet resources. We also focus on developing ... read more

Successful Student Presentations: From the Self, to the Culture, to the Content, to the World

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Patrick Dougherty, PhD
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 12, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 300 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 presentation will give detailed lesson plans, examples, and rubrics for four student presentation units: The Me Box, The Culture Box, The Content Box, and The World Box. The central idea is that students will ... read more

A Comparison of US and Japanese Group Discussion

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Suwako Watanabe, Portland State University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., September 12, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Dr. Watanabe reports findings from studies that compared US and Japanese group discussions, focusing on turn-taking strategy, procedural strategies, reactions to conflicting opinions, and the leader's function. In the Japanese group discussions, the participants tended ... read more

Tokushima JALT September Meeting

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: Local Speaker
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., September 12, 2004)
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: Details are unavailable, but may be available here at a later date. Tokushima JALT asks that you contact Noriko Tojo for further details.

Friday, September 17th, 2004

Super Eigorian for Elementary School English

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Fri., September 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Building 4F, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, Volunteer Support Centre
Description: Following the popular TV series Eigorian, NHK produced a new series called Super Eigorian aimed for 5th and 6th graders for use in English activities in elementary schools. Based on a thematic- and activity-based approach, ... read more

Saturday, September 18th, 2004

Elementary School English & Introducing a New Textbook Series

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., September 18, 2004)
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: This presentation looks at new trends in elementary school English in Japan. In addition, the presenter will introduce a new textbook currently being developed for elementary school English lessons. The innovative series is based on ... read more

English in the Elementary School

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., September 18, 2004)
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: Tom Merner will follow up his 2002 presentation in Kitakyushu by explaining what English education at the elementary level is all about, in the eyes of MEXT (the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and ... read more

Sunday, September 19th, 2004

Two Topics: (1) Teaching Writing via Computers, (2) Improving Your Spelling Skills

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Joe Lauer (Hiroshima University)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 19, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Faculty of Integrated Arts & Sciences, Room J307
Description: During the first hour, participants will examine a new and comprehensive homepage which helps Japanese students improve their English writing abilities. During the second hour, participants will "have fun with English spelling."

Elementary School English

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 19, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kosha Biru Meeting (same building as Jelly Beans)
Description: Elementary School English

What has happened since the implementation of English in Japanese elementary schools?
Merner introduces a new textbook series being developed for elementary school English classes in Japan.

Monday, September 20th, 2004

Elementary School English: A Discussion of the Current Situation

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner
Time: 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM (Mon., September 20, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, CALL Lab2 (3F)
Description: Merner will discuss his experiences teaching English at elementary schools. he will focus on current trends and outline future developments. Tom will then introduce a new textbook that is currently being developed for use in ... read more

Thursday, September 23rd, 2004

Teaching Children Conference

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner, Curtis Kelly, Yukie Kawaguchi, Chris Hunt, Linda Wittig, Yuko Uno, Anthony Torbert, Reiko Tada, Kanae Noda, and Don Block
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Thu., September 23, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen, or free if pre-registered
Fee (One-Day members): 2500 yen (2000 yen if pre-registered) / 1500 yen (1200 yen if preregistered) for full-time students.
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Osaka City Municipal Lifelong Learning Center, on the fifth floor of Umeda's Dai-2 Building. Tel: 06-6345-5000. www.manabi.city.osaka.jp
Description: Co-sponsored by the JALT Osaka Chapter and JALT's Teaching Children Special Interest Group. Registration starts at 9:30. Please note that this conference is on a Thursday that is a Japanese national holiday. Registration starts at ... read more

Saturday, September 25th, 2004

Using Short Texts for Integrated Skills Practice in Second Language Acquisition

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Christopher Hoskins
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., September 25, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Room B103 at AIU (Akita International University)
Description: This presentation will begin by first presenting a selected list of listening, reading, speaking and writing activities, all of which can be done separately, or in combination with a short text of one to three ... read more

Sunday, September 26th, 2004

What Makes a Successful Language Learner?

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: James Matchett, Hokuriku University in Kanazawa
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (1st visit is free)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: Hamamatsu, ZAZA City Bldg. Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: In this presentation, we take a look at various factors that make up successful language learning. These factors, among others, include language aptitude, attitudes and motivation, the language learning environment, anxiety levels, the role of ... read more

Are Your Kids Salivating?

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Steve Wright
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: The natural desire to make sense of the unknown is such a powerful force in everyone's lives...this presentation will be especially useful for those teachers with student motivation problems. Once you've experienced first-hand just what ... read more

Learning Styles in the Classroom: Yours and the Students

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Catlin Hanna, Christine Winskowski
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Plaza, Morioka
Description: Learning happens all the time and in many different settings. While we are always learning, we do not all learn the same way. In this presentation we will explore the idea of the learning cycle ... read more

Planning Your Lessons the Pie-Chart Way

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Lesley Ito
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station)
Description: Lesley Ito, co-owner of 'Sunrise English School' in Nagoya, will present on her simple and easy-to-use "Pie Chart" system for consistently creating high quality, balanced lesson plans and for keeping a manageable record of what ... read more

Building Grammar Programs into the Writing Curriculum of a LowerIntermediate Writing Class

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Peter John Wanner, Ph.D.
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus, Building 5, room 520
Description: This paper explains how the Flesh reading ease scores can be used to gauge, monitor and help improve writing skills of English college students. Over the past ten years, reading ease scores have been introduced ... read more

Top Up Communication

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
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: Alastair Graham-Marr highlights the importance of developing both top-down and bottom-up processing skills to help students develop their communicative abilities. He shows how to break up the skills of speaking and listening into sets of ... read more

The Non-Native English Speaking Teacher in the Oral Class

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Ataua Aoki, Hitoshi Eiguchi, Michiko Masui, Toyoko Schimidt
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (students free the first time, and 500 yen thereafter)
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: TBA
Description: Some people assume that oral language classes such as English conversation should be taught by NESTs (Native English Speaking Teachers). However, Non-NESTs have strengths that are sometimes overlooked. Non-NESTs often better understand the various difficulties ... read more

TOEIC test-taking techniques

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Keinichi Fukuzawa
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., September 26, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Matsumoto-shi
Venue: Matsumoto M-Wing, Room 4-1
Description: Keinichi Fukuzawa, a local TOEIC expert in the Suwa area, will give a talk about his TOEIC test-taking experiences and offer tips on how to improve your score. Fukuzawa sensei has studied Business English in ... read more

Thursday, September 30th, 2004

Jazz Chants by Carolyn Graham

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Carolyn Graham
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Thu., September 30, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima YMCA Red brick building 2F
Description: Carolyn Graham, the creator of Jazz Chants, is a teacher-trainer, author and singer-songwriter who has performed with children all over the world from Paris to Tokyo. She presents teacher training workshops in the School of ... read more

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