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November 2005

Saturday, November 5th, 2005

Teaching English Intonation

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: Professor John Wells, University College London, President of the International Phonetic Association
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., November 05, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): 1000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kochi
City: Kochi
Venue: Kochi University, Asakura Campus, Humanities Building, 5th floor meeting room.
Description: We are very fortunate to have the unique opportunity of a presentation by such a distinguished international expert in pronunciation. Guests are very welcome to this event. John Wells is Professor of Phonetics in the ... read more

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

English teaching in Oman

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Abdullah Abri
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., November 12, 2005)
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: We are delighted to have Akita University graduate student Abdullah Abri present on English teaching in Oman. Included will be an overview of Oman and its culture, as well as Oman's educational system and the ... read more

Extensive Reading Activities

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Ronan Brown
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., November 12, 2005)
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: This workshop aims to place extensive reading at the center of the language teaching program by presenting a broad range of classroom activities and tasks that draw on students' reading experiences for further language development ... read more

The Conversation Circle

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Kim Horne
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Sat., November 12, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 700 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: Try this interactive and flexible hands-on system! Awaken your senses and build a conversation with engaging multisensory activities(listening, moving, touching, seeing, smelling, and speaking). Synergize with other class members to create even more actual experiences ... read more

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

Strategic and Spiral Ways of Developing Students' Speaking Abilities

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Goro Tajiri (NHK's Wakuwaku Jugyo and Higashi Izumo Junior High School)
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Sun., November 13, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Yamaguchi
City: Yamaguchi
Venue: Room 5201, Building #5, Yamaguchi-Tokyo Rika Daigaku (Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Description: Goro Tajiri, who recently starred in NHK TV's program entitled "Wakuwaku Jugyo," will explain about game-like activities which promote English conversation skills in junior high school classes. Mr. Tajiri is a funny and popular Ministry ... read more

NETs and NNETs - Do they speak the same "language"?

Sponsor: Nara Chapter
Speaker: Hidetami Nakai
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 13, 2005)
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: With the emergence of new perspectives, such as World Englishes and English as an International Language (EIL), the roles of Nonnative English Teachers (NNETs) must have become significant in an EFL setting like Japan. However ... read more

Engaging Imaginations: Creative Cross Cultural Activities as a Basis for Language Learning.

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Eddy Jones from the Nagano Prefecture, Kencho International Division
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 13, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: Nagano Kinrosha Fukushi Kaikan, Ongaku shitsu (Music Room), Kenchomae dori.
Description: Primary school English learning can be more than just games and songs! Eddy will introduce a range of imaginative cultural exchange activities he uses in primary schools to motivate young language learners by engaging their ... read more

How can we complain? Appropriate and effective strategies in English and Japanese

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Carol Rinnert and Yoko Nogami, Hiroshima City University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:20 PM (Sun., November 13, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: What if your professor made a mistake, giving you a lower grade than what you deserved? Or, what if your roommate has been making too much noise that disturbs your sleep late at night? Even ... read more

Friday, November 18th, 2005

When The Photocopier Down/Teaching Without Materials

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: James Banner
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri., November 18, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Rousei Kaikan; Conference Room 4 (near JR Shizuoka Station)
Description: . 1) Interactive Dictation and Board Techniques that involve the whole class and encourage communication across the range of multiple intelligences. 2) Stimulating and enjoyable writing exercises for the classroom - a minimum of preparation, ... read more

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

Working Together: Make a Difference in Language Education!

Sponsor: Learner Development SIG
(the Learner Development Special Interest Group)
Speaker: Morning workshop: Creating Classroom Cultures of Intensive Collaboration, with Tim Murphey (Dokkyo University) and Chitose Asaoka (Dokkyo University)
Time: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (Sat., November 19, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): see description
Fee (One-Day members): see description
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Miyazaki City < http://www.miyazaki-mu.ac.jp/ >
Description: Themes of the Mini-Conference The Miyazaki Mini-Conference is devoted to exploring themes such as collaboration, understanding of self and others, and international and intercultural awareness in language education. Please join us and share your ideas ... read more

Making a Difference in Language Education

Sponsor: Miyazaki Chapter
Speaker: Tim Murphey, Chitose Asaoka, Mike Guest, Shingo Morito, Marlen Harrison, et al
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Sat., November 19, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): 1000 yen (suggested donation)
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen (suggested donation)
Prefecture: Miyazaki
City: Miyazaki
Venue: Miyazaki Municipal University, Kouryu Center
Description: This is a one-day mini-conference co-sponsored by Miyazaki JALT, the Learner Development SIG and Miyazaki Municipal University addressing �collaboration,� �understanding of self and others,� and �international and intercultural awareness� in language education. It will open ... read more

English Language Communication Program Workshop for Teachers

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Covenant Players
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., November 19, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F, Meeting Room #2 (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. Limited car parking also available.)
Description: Covenant Players is an International Theater and Communications Organization, who last visited here in 1999 with a drama in the classroom session. This time, their workshop will focus on some of the basics that they ... read more

The World of Dr. Steven Krashen and Dr. Noam Chomsky

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Jenn Douthit
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., November 19, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 800 yen
Prefecture: Yamagata
City: Yamagata
Venue: Bunshokan 2nd meeting room, Hatago-machi 3-4, Tel. 023-635-5500
Description: The world of Dr. Dteven Krashen and Dr. Noam Chomsky is to be presented in terms of the English language instruction and acquisition theory and application. Ms. Jenn Douthit is an ALT in Yamagata city.

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Development of classroom teaching skills

Sponsor: Hamamatsu Chapter
Speaker: David Barker
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Hamamatsu
Venue: Hamamatsu, ZAZA City Bldg. Palette, 5th floor, Meeting Room A
Description: This presentation will focus on how teachers can make sure they don�ft fall into bad habits by increasing their awareness of what they actually do in the classroom. We will focus on specific elements of ... read more

What's In, What's Out in Current English?--Update and Refresh Your English! (A.M. Program)

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: James Banner, Hilderstone College, UK
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Tsukuba
Venue: Tsukuba Gakuin Universtiy, Tsukuba (formerly Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University)
Description: This A.M. seminar will explore developments in idiomatic expression in 21 Century Britain. Areas covered will include the media, cult objects, fashion, icons and figures from popular culture. This will be an opportunity for you ... read more

National Conference Reports

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Christopher Mefford and Toyohashi JALT members
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543
Description: Toyohashi JALT members who attended the National JALT conference in Shizuoka will report about what they saw and experienced there. We will have a chance to hear the latest from the world of ESL as ... read more

Enhancing Fluency in Writing for Beginner-level Learners: Utilizing Paper and Computer

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: IINO, Atsushi, Seisen Jogakuin College
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
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: In this presentation, the instructional procedure will be introduced from paragraph writing instruction to compilation of year-end books with the students �f works. The students instructed were high school students with average or lower-level proficiency ... read more

Pronunciation and Listening Techniques for Teachers of English (P.M. Program)

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: James Banner, Hilderstone College, UK
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): fee
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Tsukuba
Venue: Tsukuba Gakuin Universtiy, Tsukuba (formerly Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University)
Description: The objectives of the seminar are to: provide a friendly and enjoyable review of the main elements that distinguish native speakers, to: give teachers of English the opportunity to work and experiment with accents, voice ... read more

Extensive Reading in the Junior High School: A Case of Trial and Error?

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: Chris Lightfoot
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nago
Venue: Meio University in Nago City
Description: Mr. Lightfoot will present and discuss the extensive reading model recently implemented at Kin Junior High School. This presentation will be of special interest to anyone teaching reading.

Two Presentations: Teaching Listening to Low Level Learners;

Teaching the Strategies of Speaking

Sponsor: Omiya Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (Author Communication Spotlight)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Saitama
City: Omiya
Venue: Sakuragi Kominkan 5F (near Omiya Station, west exit,see map).
Description: Teaching Listening to Low Level Learners: the importance of script and of suprasegmental phonology. Teaching listening effectively means teaching both phonology and knowledge of discourse. That is, giving students a solid awareness and working knowledge ... read more

VEN: Sustainable English teacher development in Southeast Asia

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: Roger Pattimore
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kanagawa
City: Yokohama
Venue: Kanagawa Roudou Plaza near Ishikawacho JR station Kitaguchi see map http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/osirase/rosei/fukusi/004.htm
Description: VEN stands for Volunteer Educational Network. The purpose of VEN is to set up sustainable English teacher development programs in economically disadvantaged regions of Southeast Asia. Three presenters will provide an overview of the economic ... read more

Creative Activities for Teachers: Finding Your Bounce, Fizz, and Zoom Again

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Richard Gabbrielli (Yasuda Women's University) and Ron Klein (Hiroshima Jogakuin University)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: International Conference Center 3F, Seminar Room 3, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Description: Lacking energy? Stressed out? This demonstration will show you how to tune into your innate creative flow, relax, have fun, laugh and be silly. The power of multi-sensory activities will be explained. You will have ... read more

Grammar Dictation

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Shirley Leane
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F
Description: Grammar Dictation is quite different to traditional dictation in that it is a type of information gap activity that requires the learners to interact with each other to complete the task. It requires students to ... read more

Letting Rock Music Move Us in the EFL Classroom

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Scott Gardner & Ian Nakamura
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 20, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F
Description: Popular music is often touted as useful linguistic and cultural material for EFL classrooms, but it is just as often belittled for its cultural hegemony and its use as simple student entertainment. Instead of co-opting ... read more

Saturday, November 26th, 2005

Micro-Conference #2: Writing from Within and Without

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Chris Gallagher, Peter Ross, Andrew Boon, and Simon Stevens
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Sat., November 26, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo Keizai University, Bldg. 3 Room 303 (C303). Map: http://www.tku.ac.jp/~koho/english/campus/access.html
Description: West Tokyo Chapter announces the second in a new series of micro-conferences, each featuring several presenters exploring a particular topic for a whole day. November's theme is Writing. Presentations include: "Journalistic Writing" "Feedback for learning: ... read more

Oral Testing for Communication Classes

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Rebecca Calman and Carolyn Saylor-Loof
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Sat., November 26, 2005)
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. tel: 078-241-7204)
Description: This presentation will look at the oral testing of conversation skills in the context of communication classes for Japanese university students. An overview of oral testing will be given. The presenters will argue that testing ... read more

Two Presentions: Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners & Teaching the Strategies of Speaking

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr, ABAX
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., November 26, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Tsukushi Kaikan, Tenjin 4-8-10, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map
Description: Part I: Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners Teaching listening effectively means teaching both phonology and knowledge of discourse. A working knowledge of the phonology of natural connected speech, elisions and liaisons, weak forms and reductions ... read more

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

It Was Fun! So what?: A critical analysis of the role of fun in children's ELT

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: John Wiltshier
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 27, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Plaza, Morioka
Description: 'Fun' must be the most overused and misused term in Children's ELT. Nothing is inherently 'fun,' just like nothing is inherently motivating. Fun can produce chaotic classes and is a poor substitute for actual learning ... read more

My Share Holiday Activities

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Mary Virgil
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 27, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: HIS (Hokkaido International School) 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo (near Sumikawa Subway Station)
Description: Every year the holiday season is a time to do something special. New ideas are always needed so let's get together on this cool autumn day and share with each other the things that we ... read more

Part 1 Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 27, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: Teaching listening effectively means teaching both phonology and knowledge of discourse. A working knowledge of the phonology of natural connected speech, elisions and liaisons, weak forms and reductions helps students with their 'bottom-up' decoding skills. ... read more

Part 2 Teaching the Strategies of Speaking: Helping Students with

Sponsor: Kagoshima Chapter
Speaker: Alastair Graham-Marr (author: Communication Spotlight)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 27, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Kagoshima
City: Kagoshima
Venue: Seminar Room 117, Ground Floor Kousha Biru, Shinyashiki opposite the Shinyashiki Tram Stop
Description: All of us use strategies when we speak. We use strategies to confirm or clarify what we're saying and what we're hearing, to show interest, to maintain and develop conversations and to help with fluency. ... read more

Intercultural Communication in the Language Classroom: Ideas and Activities

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Joseph Schaules (Rikkyo University)
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 27, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): Free!!!
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Sendai Mediatheque map
Description: The presenter will share a series of practical ideas for using culture to teach English. Many of the examples will come from the popular Identity text, which the presenter wrote. This session is supported by ... read more

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

Conversation analysis applied to the JSL classroom

Sponsor: Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Gabriele Kasper,University of Hawaii

Dr. Aug Nishizaka,Meiji Gakuin University
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Tue., November 29, 2005)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: At Lecture Hall No. 1 in the Medical Hospital of Tokyo Medical and Dental University

(Please get in from the Emergency Entrance of the Medical Hospital). The map will be posted soon.
Description: Dr. Kasper will talk about the most current CA theory and Dr. Nishizaka will show us how to analyze JSL classroom discourse using CA. This meeting is co-sponsored by JALT Pragmatics SIG and the MEXT ... read more

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