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October 2004

Sunday, October 3rd, 2004

Ideas for effective Use of Graded Readers in the English Classroom-from Elementary to High School

Sponsor: Fukui Chapter
Speaker: Takako WAtanabe, Miyuki Matsuda
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 03, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Fukui
City: Fukui
Venue: Watanabe English School
Description: Graded readers can be effective materials to teach learners of different levels not only reading skills but also other skills like listening, speaking and writing. In this workshop, the speakers will present some effective ways ... read more

Saturday, October 9th, 2004

3rd Annual Kyoto JALT Conference: "Innovations in Teaching"

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Rob Waring, Marc Helgesen, Curtis Kelly and more!
Time: 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 09, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): Pre-registered: 2,000 yen - On-site 3,000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): Pre-registered 3,000 - On-site: 4,000 yen
Prefecture: Kyoto
City: Kyoto
Venue: Kyoto Sangyo University
Description: Innovations in Teaching is the theme for Kyoto JALT's 3rd annual conference. Proposals for papers, posters, and colloquia for this one-day conference are invited. Please submit inquiries and proposals to the conference Program Chair, Amanda ... read more

Teachers for Change Workshop

Sponsor: Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: John Faneslow
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 09, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan Rooms 206/207
Description: We will experience ways to make predictions in reading language as you make predictions in other areas of your life such as discovering how to open and close doors, which button to touch on a ... read more

Teachers For Change Cancelled

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Dr. John Fanselow, International Pacific College, New Zealand
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 09, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Temple University Japan
Description: This event has been cancelled due to Typhoon #22The Central and West Tokyo Chapters of JALT are proud to present a workshop by world-reknown teacher trainer Dr. John Fanselow. In this workshop, we will experience ... read more

Sunday, October 10th, 2004

Pre-conference Presentations

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Wade Carlton, Machi Okamura and other local chapter members
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 10, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Daigo
Venue: Mito Shimin Kaikan next to Mito City Office
Description: Local chapter members presenting at JALT 2004 will give a preview of their presentations. This will be followed by a chapter executive meeting and election of officers.

Integrating Video into Classes

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Iain Macpherson, Ehime University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., October 10, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: This talk demonstrates several video-based lesson plans which have proved especially useful for the presenter over the past few years in Taiwanese and Japanese university TEFL classes. These activities are easily adapted for any adult-beginner ... read more

Saturday, October 16th, 2004

Teaching Presentation Skills

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Kay Hammond
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., October 16, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Yahata map
Description: Whether you want to teach delivery skills to students, or improve your own, this session has something for you. Speech courses often require students to make several presentations on different topics. However, students tend to ... read more

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

A Day Celebrating Learner Development: Work in Progress

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Andy Barfield, Mike Nix, Stacy Vye, Yoko Wakui, Eiko Iwata, Marlen Harrison, Kathi Kitao, Ellen Head, Denise Haugh, Amy Fenning, Matthew Apple, Larry Metzger, and more!
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): 200 yen, or 100 for student members
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen, or 1200 yen 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 Osaka Chapter and the Learner Development SIG, the morning session will feature a panel discussion with speakers who recently attended the conference on "Autonomy: Maintaining Control" in Hong Kong and Huangzhou, China. The ... read more

Class video exchanges: Enjoying the learning

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Joyce Cunningham
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): first time visitors free, others 1000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Fukushi-kaikan in Sumpu Park, across from Shimin Bunka-kaikan
Description: As a class project, video exchanges between classes in two different countries have great potential for learning life skills and promoting cultural awareness as well as practicing English in small groups. The presenter will outline ... read more

Training Students to Use Basic Learning Srategies

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Clive Lovelock, Tezukayama Gakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free this month
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: English Masters - Communication Center (KM Building 2F, North of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line)
Description: The Japanese high school Juken Eigo exam-oriented study system, based on grammar-translation and memorization, trains high school students in classroom behaviour which is antithetical to language learning, according to presenter Clive Lovelock, whose workshop demonstrates ... read more

Making Effective Use of Textbooks and Other Teaching Materials

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Keiko Yonaha, Meio University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Jr. College, Kiritan, Nishihara Town
Description: (To be announced)
For up-to-date information on this event, please visit the "Upcoming Events" section at our message board site: http://www.okinawateacher.com

English Education at Japanese Universities for Technology

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Emiko Hirose Horton, Shibaura Institute of Technology and Sayuri Yoshizawa, Tokyo Denki University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan (near Omiya Station, west exit, see map).
Description: In this presentation, we are going to examine what kind of English education is expected, in general, according to MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology), and Engineering colleges and universities. In particular, ... read more

Energetic Ecosongs for Kids & Helping High Schoolers' Fluency

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Renata Suzuki, Eigo de Asobo
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Yokohama Forum: Landmark Tower 13th Floor. Nearest Station: Sakuragi-cho
Description: Join us for this two-part workshop with a talented songwriter and kids-to-adult teacher. Our presenter will share some of her Ecosong creations. We'll be learning actions, games, and projects to go with the songs in ... read more

Four Presentations

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Mark Zeid, Gordon Luster, and Ian Nakamura
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 17, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center, Peace Park (3rd Floor Seminar Room)
Description: Today is a sneak preview of four presentations that will be given at the National JALT Conference, Nov. 19-22 in Nara. First, Mark Zeid of Hiroshima College of Foreign Languages will lead workshops on two ... read more

Saturday, October 23rd, 2004

CALL 2004 Workshop

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Various speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 23, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): Everyone is requested to pay a 500 yen fee to cover costs of materials
Fee (One-Day members): Everyone is requested to pay a 500 yen fee to cover costs of materials
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo Gakuin University in Ebetsu
Description: This is a practical forum for all high school and university foreign language teachers interested in simple and state-of-the-art teaching via the internet and computers. Sessions will focus on training in software applications and demonstrations ... read more

An Overview of Moodle: Course Management System for Language Teaching

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Thomas E. Blair
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., October 23, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: AIU (Akita International University)
Description: This will be a brief overview of the various components (or modules) of Moodle, a free, multilingual course management system (CMS) or virtual learning environment (VLE) with which the presenter and his colleagues have been ... read more

Sunday, October 24th, 2004

Executive Board Selection Meeting

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: Various Speakers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., October 24, 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: Hamamatsu JALT members will select the board members for the upcoming year.

21st Hokkaido Language Conference

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Tom Merner (Featured Speaker)
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sun., October 24, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen, 1000 yen for who pre-register
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo Gakuin University in Ebetsu
Description: An academic conference with several streams of presentations addressing all levels of language teaching from primary through tertiary. The featured speaker will address the issue of English teaching in elementary schools and related activities. The ... read more

Welcome to the World of English Immersion!

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Mark de Boer, Iwate Association of Schools
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 24, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Plaza, Morioka
Description: Can you imagine what it would be like to learn English in a natural setting, using materials that are designed to teach students in North America? Kids through to Jr. High school students are learning ... read more

English Games and Short Activities

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Mary Hughes
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 24, 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: Teachers spend a lot of time planning and facilitating lessons; however, sometimes lessons don't go as planned. Therefore, teachers should have a plethora of ideas in case lessons finish sooner than expected, or for whenever ... read more

Language Teaching and Teaching Materials

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Greg Goodmacher
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM (Sun., October 24, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Matsumoto-shi
Venue: Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Rm 5, 3rd Floor, Jinbungaku Bldg.
Description: Greg Goodmacher, from Shinshu University in Matsumoto, believes that teachers must take a hand in the design of teaching materials. However, many teachers are inexperienced in regards to creating their own materials and to adapting ... read more

Bringing Storybooks to Life

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara, Lizzy Lizard's English House
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 24, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Kosha Biru Conference Room
Description: Melinda will provide ideas for using storybooks for teaching English vocabulary and sentence patterns, both in the classroom and at home.

Saturday, October 30th, 2004

Three Easy Pieces - Cross Cultural Activities for the College Classroom

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 30, 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: We will discuss and demonstrate three cross-cultural tasks intended for lower-level to intermediate-level high school and college students, although they could be adapted for various other ages, levels, and settings. The first includes an exercise ... read more

Two presentations on Motivation and Reading

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Steve King (Longman)
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 30, 2004)
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: Today there are two presetations by Steve King from Longman. The first is entitled The M.A.P. Motivate, Anchor, Personalise) Method, which can improve the speaking, listening, reading and writing abilities of your students. Find out ... read more

Sunday, October 31st, 2004

Creating a Textbook for the Teaching of English for Science and Technology

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Tom Goodier, Nodai Niko High School
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 31, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen (students: 200 yen)
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: MIT: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku), 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi
Description: This presentation gives the pedagogical considerations and the rationale for the textbook DISCOVER - English Communication for Science, Technology, and the Environment. Author Tom Goodier talks about the textbook's format, the content incorporated, and the ... read more

Double Session: (1) Holidays and Festivals Around the World. (2) Let's Get Physical: Warm-Up Activities Involving Language and Movement

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Steve Hakkarainen, Marc Helgesen
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 31, 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: Holidays and Festivals Around the World This is a good time to use holidays and festivals not only as a tool to teach English but also to develop student's understanding of various cultures. It is ... read more

Writing materials for Content-based Language Classes

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Edward Rummel
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 31, 2004)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Room 310 (3F)
Description: This workshop is aimed at teachers, teacher educators and curriculum developers who are interested in content, text or genre-based material preparation and programming. A wide range of language proficiency levels in a first-year political science ... read more

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