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November 2006

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

JALT2006: 32nd Annual International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: Call for presentations in progress; deadline April 28th, 2006
Time: To Be Announced - (Thu., November 02, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): TBA
Fee (One-Day members): TBA
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Description: JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference will be held November 2nd - 5th, 2006, in Kokura, the site many will remember from JALT's 2001 International Conference. The deadline for presentation proposals is April 28th, 2006 (see ... read more

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: see the JALT website for details
Time: 9:55 AM - 6:55 PM (Fri., November 03, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): see the JALT website for details
Fee (One-Day members): see the JALT website for details
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Description: JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference will be held November 2nd - 5th, 2006, in Kokura, the site many will remember from JALT's 2001 International Conference. See conferences.jalt.org/2006/index/call for details.)

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: see the JALT website for details
Time: 8:40 AM - 7:00 PM (Sat., November 04, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): see the JALT website for details
Fee (One-Day members): see the JALT website for details
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Description: JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference will be held November 2nd - 5th, 2006, in Kokura, the site many will remember from JALT's 2001 International Conference. See conferences.jalt.org/2006/index/call for details.)

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: see the JALT website for details
Time: 9:15 AM - 5:45 PM (Sun., November 05, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): see the JALT website for details
Fee (One-Day members): see the JALT website for details
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Kitakyushu
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Description: JALT's 32nd Annual International Conference will be held November 2nd - 5th, 2006, in Kokura, the site many will remember from JALT's 2001 International Conference. See conferences.jalt.org/2006/index/call for details.)

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

California Education System as a Basis for Global Communication

Sponsor: Yamagata Chapter
Speaker: Randall Wat
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (Sat., November 11, 2006)
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 who is an ALT at Nagai Senior High School will present his perspective on how his background in education in California has led him to assist in making his students more communicative in ... read more

Teaching English to Young Learners

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Mitsue Allen-Tamai. Bunkyo Gakuin University
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sat., November 11, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): Free (2:00-5:00 Saturday)
Fee (One-Day members): Free (2:00-5:00 Saturday)
Prefecture: Fukuoka
City: Fukuoka
Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map
Description: Temple University Japan Distinguished Lecturer Seminar at Fukuoka The first three hours of this seminar are co-sponsored by Fukuoka JALT and are free and open to the public. The entire weekend seminar is free for ... read more

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Two Presentations: (1)Outdoor Language Activities, and (2) Combatting Plagiarism

Sponsor: Himeji Chapter
Speaker: Terry Fellner
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 12, 2006)
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: Title: Outdoor Language Learning: A novel approach to language learning through Outdoor Education The presenter will introduce and justify the use of Outdoor Language Learning (OLL), as useful approach to enhance traditional classroom language learning. ... read more

Tohoku Book EXPO

Sponsor: Sendai Chapter
Speaker: Various
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 12, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): 1000 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Miyagi
City: Sendai
Venue: Forest Sendai (http://www.f-sendai.jp/)
Description: (more Expo info at http://www.eltnews.com/ETJ/events/expos.shtml) There will be presentations and displays of materials for college teachers, high school teachers. elementary school teachers, kindergarten teachers. In fact, the aim is to provide top-class presentations and material ... read more

1) Blogs as a Teacher Research Tool; 2)Teaching Comparative Religion

Sponsor: Yokohama Chapter
Speaker: 1) Renata Suzuki 2) Jean-Paul DuQuette
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., November 12, 2006)
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/06/1480/map.htm
Description: Suzuki shares how blogs can be used as a self-reflective research tool, comparing with teacher diaries and illustrating with a research study of teacher use of motivation strategies. DuQuette: Japan is often seen by the ... read more

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Lost in class? Ways to Navigate a Tough Crowd.

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Tony Kazanjian (Sonogi Board of Education), Thomas Sorensen (Sonogi Board of Education), Emilie Masson (Hasami Board of Education), and Chris Colucci (Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education)
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., November 18, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 5F, Free Space (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: For our eighth meeting of the year, we are lucky to have four great local presenters from the JET Programme, who will offer some original ideas to use in your classes. Tired of the same ... read more

Communicative English in Junior High: The JTE & ALT Working Together

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Dan Vandiver & Kumiko Yamamoto
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., November 18, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: What is the objective of communicative English and how can it be effectively implemented? Come see how Dan Vandiver & Kumiko Yamamoto developed their student-centered approach in the junior high school English classroom combining the ... read more

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

National Conference Reports

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: Toyohashi JALT members
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 19, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543
Description: This year's National Conference will be held November 2 to 5. The theme of this year's meeting is "Community, Identity, Motivation." Toyohashi JALT members who attended the National Conference in Kitakyushu will report about what ... read more

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Teaching English in Thailand: Stories from Chiang Mai

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: Wichian Sunitham
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 26, 2006)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkai Gakuen University, Toyohira (2 minutes from Gakuen Mae subway station, Toho Line)
Description: English is the number one foreign language taught all over Asia. But is it taught the same way in each country? This presentation will illustrate how English-as-a-foreign-language is taught in Thailand, and particularly in Chiang ... read more

Journalistic Feature Writing: A Bridge Between Elementary and Thesis Writing in University ESL Programs

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Robin Antepara, Tsuda College
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., November 26, 2006)
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: In this presentation I will show how interview-based journalistic feature writing can help university students prepare for the task of writing full scale research papers and theses in their junior and senior years. I will ... read more

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