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October 2007

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Arizona's History, Culture, and Education

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Payton Tyler Hatch
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sat., October 06, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Yamagata Kajo Kominkan Sogo Gakushu Center, Shironishi-machi 2-chome, 2-15, Tel. 0236-45-6163
Description: The speaker discuss how his background growing up in America relates to his role as an English conversation instructor in Yamagata.

Gender and Leadership: Some Socio-Pragmatic Considerations

Sponsor: GALE SIG
(the Gender Awareness in Language Education Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Professor Janet Holmes
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 06, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): To be announced
Fee (One-Day members): To be announced
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Temple University Japan, Osaka
Description: Lecture and One-day Conference The opening lecture, Gender and Leadership: Some Socio-Pragmatic Considerations, will be given on Oct. 6 by Professor Janet Holmes (Linguistics Chair, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). On Sunday October 7 ... read more

Gender and Leadership: Some Socio-Pragmatic Considerations

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Professor Janet Holmes of Victoria University, New Zealand
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 06, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): Member or Students 1,000 per day or 1,500 for two days
Fee (One-Day members): 1,500 per day or 2,000 for two days
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Temple University Japan, Osaka: Osaka Ekimae Bldg 3, 21st Floor, tel: 06-6343-0005 http://www.tuj.ac.jp/newsite/main/maps/osaka.html
Description: Professor Holmes is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and teaches Sociolinguistics, specialising in language in the workplace, New Zealand English, and language and gender issues. She was Director of the project ... read more

Gender and Leadership: Some Socio-Pragmatic Considerations

Sponsor: Pragmatics SIG
(the Pragmatics Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Professor Janet Holmes
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 06, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Temple University Japan, Osaka
Description: The opening lecture, "Gender and Leadership: Some Socio-Pragmatic Considerations,�h will be given on Oct. 6 by Janet Holmes (Linguistics Chair, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). Professor Holmes is a Fellow of the Royal Society ... read more

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Gender and Beyond

Sponsor: GALE SIG
(the Gender Awareness in Language Education Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various Presentations and Panel Discussion
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sun., October 07, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): To be announced
Fee (One-Day members): To be announced
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Suita
Venue: Kansai University, Senriyama Campus, Iwasaki Kinenkan http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/mapsenri.html
Description: On Sunday October 7 various paper presentations/discussions will be held as well as a closing panel discussion led by Prof. Holmes.

For more details see: http://gale-sig.org or http://www.Osakajalt.org

Gender & Beyond: a mini-conference of the GALE SIG, co-sponsored by Osaka Chapter and JALT's GILE, Pragmatics, CUE, Teacher Education, and PALE SIGs, as well as the Pragmatics Society of Japan

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: Janet Holmes of Victoria University in New Zealand, and many more
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sun., October 07, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): Member or Students 1,000 per day or 1,500 for two days
Fee (One-Day members): 1500 per day or 2000 for two days
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Suita
Venue: Kansai University, Senriyama Campus, Iwasaki Kinenkan, http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/mapsenri.html
Description: Various presentations, discussions, and workshops on a wide range of themes will be held as well as a closing panel discussion led by Professor Holmes.

For more details see http://gale-sig.org or http://www.Osakajalt.org

Gender and Beyond

Sponsor: Pragmatics SIG
(the Pragmatics Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Various presenters
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sun., October 07, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Temple University Japan, Osaka
Description: On Sunday October 7 various paper presentations/discussions will be held as well as a closing panel discussion led by Prof. Holmes.

For more details see: http://gale-sig.org or http://www.Osakajalt.org

Encouraging Holistic Communication in the Classroom

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Simon Capper, Professor, The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., October 07, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Many language learners (and teachers) have a tendency to overly focus on linguistic features, at the expense of the paralinguistic and nonverbal aspects of communication. Similarly, language teaching materials often fail to acknowledge the importance ... read more

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Actually Teaching Listening: Moving Beyond Practice to Actual Teaching

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (Faculty Member of Tokai University, and editor for ABAX Ltd, a specialty ELT publisher)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 13, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Room 310 (3F)
Description: To effectively teach listening, teachers need to focus on both 'bottom up' decoding skills and 'top down' predictive skills. Accepted in theory this is often not practiced in classrooms. To teach the bottom-up skills we ... read more

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

The 2nd JALT Joint Tokyo Conference - Innovation in Language Teaching

Sponsor: Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Joe Falout, Dr. Yukio Tono, Bill Pellowe, Yuri Komuro, Chuck Sandy, and Dr. Tim Murphey
Time: 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 2,000 yen (pre-registration 1,500 yen)
Fee (One-Day members): 3,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus - http://www.tyg.jp/e/other_information/access_information.html
Description: 10.15-11.00: Joseph Falout: Re-motivating the Demotivated Research shows the strongest influence on learner motivation is the teacher, and learners subjected to demotivating factors early in their formal studies are less able to control their affective ... read more

The 2nd JALT Joint Tokyo Conference - Innovation in Language Teaching

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Joe Falout, Dr. Yukio Tono, Bill Pellowe, Yuri Komuro, Chuck Sandy, and Dr. Tim Murphey
Time: 9:45 AM - 5:30 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 2,000 yen (pre-registration 1,500 yen)
Fee (One-Day members): 3,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus - http://www.tyg.jp/e/other_information/access_information.html
Description: 9.45-10.15: Registration 10.15-11.00: Joseph Falout: Re-motivating the Demotivated Research shows the strongest influence on learner motivation is the teacher, and learners subjected to demotivating factors early in their formal studies are less able to control ... read more

Poems for Mother Earth

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: David McMurray
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: International Conference Room, Kitakyushu International Association, Yahata
Description: 10:00~12:00 International Haiku Workshop Theme: "Autumn Trees" 1:00~3:00 Traditional Japanese music concert by local artists followed by a lecture: Poems for Mother Earth & Awards Ceremony for the Kitakyushu International Haiku Contest Keynote speaker: David ... read more

Adding the Internet to your Classroom Repertoire

Sponsor: Wakayama Chapter
Speaker: Julia Christmas
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Wakayama
City: Wakayama
Venue: Kaichi High School : Multi-media room
Description: Experienced language educator, Julia has worked with all levels of English education in Japan. She has researched and assembled tried and true sites, friendly to both teacher and student, that can help bridge the experience ... read more

Sign Language in the Language-teaching Classroom

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Martin Pauly
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
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: Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are entering mainstream schools and mainstream society. A knowledge of Sign Language may aid teachers and hearing students in communicating with, and creating a more friendly environment for, these students. I ... read more

Movies in the Making: Making DVD student presentations

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: William Balsamo and George Mano
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
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 on the Bantan Line. Plenty of free parking.) Bantan Line train leaves Himeji Station at 13:46
Description: The presenters will be explaining how to produce and utilize videos and DVDs in the context of the language classroom.

Using Online Video Slideshows as a Tool for English Learning; and Teaching the Strategies of Speaking.

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Sergio Mazzarelli, Kwassui Women's College; and Alastair Graham-Marr, Tokai University/ABAX Publishers.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F (this is the large white building next to Dejima Wharf and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; take #5 streetcar to Shiminbyoinmae stop, or take #1 streetcar to Dejima stop.)
Description: In the first part of the meeting, Mazzarelli will report on his own experiences in letting college students create video slideshows and sharing them through the Internet with students in other countries. He will also ... read more

Using Pictures and Sound Files in the Classroom

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Lawrence Cisar
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 14, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan. 5F (near Omiya Station, west exit, see map).
Description: This presentation shows one way to use your computer to set up your classroom exercises. This includes 1) Recording voices using Audacity; 2) Writing exercises using ExamView; 3) Adding photos/movies to exercises; 4) Setting up ... read more

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Creative CALL

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Goh Kawai
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen for materials
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen for materials
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo Gakuin University in Ebetsu
Description: The seventh annual CALL Workshop at Sapporo Gakuin University will be held on Saturday, October 20th. The featured speaker will present on "Managing 1200 Freshmen University Students in an All Online English Program" and "The ... read more

Zen and the art of presenting Naked.

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Garr Reynolds
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Nara
City: Nara
Venue: Tezukayama University Gakuenmae Campus (JALT2004 Conference Site) Facing South Exit of Gakuenmae Station on the Kintetsu Nara Line
Description: As a serious language educator, the need for strong presentation skills is inescapable. Join us for an afternoon with one of the world's most respected design and presentation authorities, Garr Reynolds. (more details below) Using ... read more

Writing reports at Japanese universities

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Ian Willey, Kagawa University
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City
Description: Japanese and English expository writing have long been dichotomized. However, unlike in North America, no uniform writing instruction exists at any level in Japanese education, suggesting a complex reality. In order to clarify the implementation ... read more

The Role of Strategies in Communicative Competence

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., October 20, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map
Description: Communicative Competence consists of grammatical competence, sociolinguistic competence, and strategic competence. Traditionally, classrooms have focused on grammatical competence (grammatical syllabi) and sociolinguistic competence (functional syllabi) leaving strategies to be attended to at the margin. This ... read more

Teaching Nonverbal Communication in English Classes

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Kathi Kitao
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., October 20, 2007)
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: Nonverbal communication is an important, though often neglected, aspect of communication. The most obvious example of nonverbal communication, and one that most people think of first, is gestures. However, nonverbal communication takes a number of ... read more

TPR-S Storybook Fun

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM (Sat., October 20, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Gifu Bunka Center
Description: Even the best teachers sometimes run out of ideas for their next class. Especially when teaching young learners, lessons must be well prepared and full of fun. In this workshop the presenter will demonstrate how ... read more

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

TPR-S Storybook Fun

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543
Description: Even the best teachers sometimes run out of ideas for their next class. Especially when teaching young learners, lessons must be well prepared and full of fun. In this workshop the presenter will demonstrate how ... read more

ECLNC Education: Redefining the English Education "Box"

Sponsor: Fukui Chapter
Speaker: Edmont C Katz, the University of Fukui
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., October 21, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1.000yen
Prefecture: Fukui
City: Fukui
Venue: Watanabe English School
Description: In the spring of 2005, the University of Fukui won a central government MEXT grant for Medical and Nursing education. The grant committee of his university granted Mr. Katz funds to develop a simulated health ... read more

My Share and Business Meeting

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Various
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., October 21, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: SATY Bunka Hall, Room 1 (4th Floor), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line. map
Description: Bring a favorite activity to share with your fellow members. There will also be a short business meeting afterwards.

TPR-S Storybook Fun

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 21, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center, 3rd Fl, Lecture Room # 2
Description: Even the best teachers sometimes run out of ideas for their next class. Especially when teaching young learners, lessons must be well prepared and full of fun. In this workshop the presenter will demonstrate how ... read more

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Recipes for success in teaching medical English

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: James Hobbs (Iwate Medical University)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., October 27, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen for non-members, 500 yen for students
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Room B103 at AIU (Akita International University)
Description: Even to native English speakers, a medical case report or research paper abstract can seem like a linguistic minefield of tortured grammar and impossibly complex technical terms. Many teachers, doubting their own ability as well ... read more

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Tohoku ELT Expo

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Various
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Sun., October 28, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Forest Sendai (http://www.f-sendai.jp/)
Description: The event will again take place at Forest Hall, Sendai.

For full details of registration, speakers, admission fees etc. please visit:

http://www.eltnews.com/ETJ/events/expos.shtml

Hands-on English - Task Based Learning

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Mark DeBoer
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., October 28, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Aiina, 8th floor, Room 817
Description: SciTek is a set of materials (colored tubes, spheres, wheels, joints, and so forth) and model plans that pose challenges to be overcome. Using SciTek as an exploratory tool, the presenter will show how to ... read more

The Status of the English Have/Be Auxiliaries in Japanese-Speaking Learners

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Miki H. K. Bong
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Sun., October 28, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen for one-day members; free for Shinshu University teachers
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Matsumoto-shi
Venue: Shinshu University, Matsumoto Campus, Chukaigishitsu (on the 2nd floor, the South Building of the "Zengaku Kyoiku Kikou")
Description: This presentation reports a study investigating the status of the English have/be auxiliaries in Japanese-speaking learners (JSLs). It is generally assumed that Japanese is categorised as a HAVE-LESS language, namely a BE language (Ikegami 1985), ... read more

Cultural and International Activities Foster Student Motivation

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Fumiko Itakura
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., October 28, 2007)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Peace Park, International Conference Center 3F.
Description: Based on the presenter's own experience as an exchange student in the United States and as a coordinator of international programs, she will introduce some activities that promote communication between people of different cultures. There ... read more

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