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November 2008

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

JALT Junior Conference @ PAC7 at JALT 2008

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: Various
Time: To Be Announced - (Sat., November 01, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): Varies, please visit website
Fee (One-Day members): Varies, please visit website
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo
Description: JALT Junior is a complete parallel conference for teachers of children. It is organized by Teaching Children SIG in conjunction with PAC7 at JALT 2008, and shares the same location and many of its presenters. ... read more

PAC7 at JALT 2008 International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: Plenaries: Yuko Goto Butler, David Graddol, Andrew Kirkpatrick
Time: To Be Announced - (Sat., November 01, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): see website
Fee (One-Day members): see website
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo
Description: Oct. 31st to Nov. 3, 2008 "Shared Identities: Our Interweaving Threads" The 34th annual JALT international conference and educational materials exposition. Join the biggest language teaching event in Asia, as JALT (the Japan Association for ... read more

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

PAC7 at JALT2008 International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: Plenaries: Yuko Goto Butler, David Graddol, Andrew Kirkpatrick
Time: To Be Announced - (Sun., November 02, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): see website
Fee (One-Day members): see website
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo
Description: Oct. 31st to Nov. 3, 2008 "Shared Identities: Our Interweaving Threads" The 34th annual JALT international conference and educational materials exposition. Join the biggest language teaching event in Asia, as JALT (the Japan Association for ... read more

JALT Junior Conference @ PAC7 at JALT 2008

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: Various
Time: To Be Announced - (Sun., November 02, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): see website
Fee (One-Day members): see website
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo
Description: JALT Junior is a complete parallel conference for teachers of children. It is organized by Teaching Children SIG in conjunction with PAC7 at JALT 2008, and shares the same location and many of its presenters. ... read more

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

PAC7 at JALT2008 International Conference

Sponsor: Annual JALT International Conference
Speaker: Plenaries: Yuko Goto Butler, David Graddol, Andrew Kirkpatrick
Time: To Be Announced - (Mon., November 03, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): see website
Fee (One-Day members): see website
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo
Description: Oct. 31st to Nov. 3, 2008 "Shared Identities: Our Interweaving Threads" The 34th annual JALT international conference and educational materials exposition. Join the biggest language teaching event in Asia, as JALT (the Japan Association for ... read more

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Development of an Online Speaking and Writing Test

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Robert Courchene
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Thu., November 06, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 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 focuses on the development of an online speaking an writing test by teacher/researchers from the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute at the University of Ottawa. Topics discussed in the workshop will include: development ... read more

Friday, November 7th, 2008

CLT in ELT inVietnamese Schools� Reality and Solutions

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Dr. Tran Van Phuoc
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Fri., November 07, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen
Prefecture: Hyogo
City: Kobe
Venue: 8th floor room 4, Kobe International House (Kokusai Kaikan) Gokodori 8-1-6, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0087. Tel: 078-231-8161
Description: The research analyzes 5 aspects and 38 problems related to (1) teachers' understanding of CLT in ELT and their actual performance in the classroom, (2) teachers' organization of teaching activities in class, (3) existing textbooks ... read more

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Developing 4 Skills of Language Acquisition with Picture Books and Stories

Sponsor: Gunma Chapter
Speaker: Naoko McLellan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., November 08, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen; first-timers, free
Prefecture: Gunma
City: Maebashi
Venue: MIT: Maebashi Institute of Technology (Maebashi Koka Daigaku), 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi
Description: In this presentation, the presenter will share how 4 skills of language acquisition can be guided using stories and picture books in the classroom in Elementary Schools with the understanding of the development of learning ... read more

CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) in ELT in Vietnamese Schools � Reality and Solutions

Sponsor: Wakayama Chapter
Speaker: Tran Van Phuoc
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Sat., November 08, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Wakayama
City: Wakayama
Venue: Kaichi High School, Multi-media room
Description: Dr. Tran Van Phuoc of Hue University's College of Foreign Languages is JALT's Balsamo Asian Scholar for 2008. As part of the annual "Four Corners Tour," Dr. Phuoc will be visiting Wakayama JALT to speak ... read more

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) in ELT (English Language Teaching) in Vietnamese Schools - Reality and Solutions

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Tran Van Phuoc from Vietnam
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., November 09, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima YMCA-Red Brick Building 1F, 7-11 Hatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Description: This is a special event with a scholar, Tran Van Phuoc, who is also speaking at the National JALT Conference in Tokyo. The research analyzes 5 aspects and 38 problems related to (1) teachers' understanding ... read more

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Interactive B-Learning: The next generation of ELT

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Borys Diakonow, Pearson Longman Japan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., November 15, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
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: While published ELT materials will continue to dominate the language classroom, technology has undisputedly made significant inroads into collaborating with language education, resulting in "b-learning", or blended learning. This presentation will first bring you up ... read more

The Best of JALT National Conference

Sponsor: Niigata Chapter
Speaker: Varied
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Sat., November 15, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): Free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Niigata
City: Niigata
Venue: Assembly room (2F) of EIR Manshon, less than 10 minutes walk from Niigata station
Description: Our chapter will be holding its second meeting on November 15th 2008, after our very successful first meeting. This time, we will give the floor to anyone who is going to the JALT National Conference ... read more

The Pecha-kucha Group Share from JALT National

Sponsor: Gifu Chapter
Speaker: Various Members
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., November 15, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Gifu
City: Gifu
Venue: Heartful Square (southeast section of Gifu JR Station), Gifu City, Gifu-ken
Description: Six of our members will attempt to utilize the growing trend of "pecha-kucha" (using 20 slides for 20 seconds each) to showcase one activity that they learned about at the recent JALT National Conference.

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Osaka/Kansai JALT organizational meeting at Kansai ETJ Expo

Sponsor: Osaka Chapter
Speaker: All are welcome
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM (Sun., November 16, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Osaka
City: Osaka
Venue: Seifu Gakuen High School, 12-16 Ishigatsuji-cho, Tennoji-ku, Tel. (06) 6771-5757 http://www.seifu.ac.jp
Description: This year's Kansai ETJ Expo will again be held at Seifu High School, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. From 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Osaka JALT and other Kansai area JALT chapters will meet to ... read more

Developing a Curriculum Enhancing Website

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: James Venema and Bruce McCaughan
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 16, 2008)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Bldg 5 - room 543
Description: This presentation will look at efforts to use a website to enhance curriculum. Specifically, the following needs were identified: - An online database which would allow for the sharing of students' example sentences in a ... read more

Teaching Reading to Young Learners: Phonics? Sight Words? Whole Language? Yes!

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Sandy Rogers Logos Eikaiwa, and Notre Dame Seishin Elementary School
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., November 16, 2008)
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: After a brief overview of the three methods, we will look at the value of, and discuss ways of, putting together all three methods to best nurture young readers. We will look at some common ... read more

Evaluation of Materials for Young Learners

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Joe Seigel University of Birmingham MA candidate
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., November 16, 2008)
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: This presentation will provide a brief introduction to systematic textbook evaluation. Results of evaluations of two EFL/ESL textbook series for children, Finding Out and Let's Go, will be discussed. The aim is to supply teachers ... read more

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