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December 2003

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003

JALT National Convention Reports, followed by Bonenkai

Sponsor: Toyohashi Chapter
Speaker: James Matchett, Angus MacIndoe, Laura Kusaka
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Wed., December 03, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Toyohashi
Venue: Aichi University, Toyohashi Campus, Building 5, room 53
Description: Local members will report about the JALT National Convention held November 22-24 in Shizuoka. Bonenkai at Karuta in Toyohashi will follow the meeting.

Saturday, December 6th, 2003

Two Presentations on Vocabulary

Sponsor: Fukuoka Chapter
Speaker: J. Lake and Paul Westrick
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., December 06, 2003)
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: The Fukuoka JALT event for December will be two separate presentations.Title: Implicit and Explicit Vocabulary LearningDescription: This presentation will look at learning vocabulary incidentally through implicit processes and directly through focused explicit instruction. Strategies for ... read more

Potpourri Meeting: Teaching Syllogism in Writing Class

Sponsor: Kobe Chapter
Speaker: Yukio Hirayanagi
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., December 06, 2003)
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: Yukio Hirayanagi will discuss what to teach in writing class. We are not fully aware of the fact that syllogism is not properly applied in our daily life. Logical development requires syllogism. In writing class, ... read more

Sunday, December 7th, 2003

Getting Children Totally Involved in the English Classroom

Sponsor: Iwate Chapter
Speaker: Setsuko Toyama
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Iwate
City: Morioka
Venue: Iwate International Association, Morioka
Description: Each child has different learning styles. Each teacher has different teaching styles that reflect their learning styles as learners. In this workshop, we will look at ways to involve different learners in English lessons. All ... read more

Echoes of Shizuoka 2003 - Reports on the National conference

Sponsor: Ibaraki Chapter
Speaker: Chapter members who attended the National Conference
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., December 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Ibaraki
City: Mito
Venue: Tsuchiura Ulara Bldg.--Kennan Shougai-Gakushuu Center (across from Tsuchiura Station)
Description: Chapter members who attended the National JALT Conference at Granship Shizuoka will report on presentations they attended. They will also share their impressions of the conference.

Games and Materials for Young Learners

Sponsor: Nagasaki Chapter
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida, Little America Schools/LATEM, Fukuoka
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Nagasaki
City: Nagasaki
Venue: Kotsu Sangyou Centre, Nagasaki Bus Terminal Building, 4F, Volunteer Center
Description: Action-filled games are the vehicles by which English comes alive for young learners. British and American standards, especially adapted for Japanese, initiate and motivate students to think, listen, speak, participate and interact in English. Most ... read more

Two presentations: Children, and Debate

Sponsor: Chiba Chapter
Speaker: Ali Taylor and Nobuyuki Maeda, Longman ELT
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., December 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Chiba
City: Chiba
Venue: Bunka Hall at SATY (4th Floor, room 2), 1 min. walk from Inage Station east exit on JR Sobu Line.
Description: Two presentations today. The first is Your Students will Cheer for English with Hip Hip Hooray! Children love and are comfortable with stories. They inspire the imagination and breathe life into the classroom. Yet this ... read more

Bonenkai Party

Sponsor: Hokkaido Chapter
Speaker: It's a party!
Time: 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Sun., December 07, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 2000 yen
Prefecture: Hokkaido
City: Sapporo
Venue: Hokkaido International School near Sumikawa Subway Station
Description: Join this annual social event enjoying turkey and all the trimmings. It is pot luck so bring your favorite dish of food to share with others.

Friday, December 12th, 2003

Using Digital Technology to Develop Teaching Materials

Sponsor: Kyoto Chapter
Speaker: Rex Tanimoto
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Fri., December 12, 2003)
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: With the availability of affordable software programs and digital equipment, educators can now create high quality audio and visual recordings to enhance their classroom lessons. The presenter will give an overview of the types of ... read more

Saturday, December 13th, 2003

Akita JALT Business Meeting

Sponsor: Akita Chapter
Speaker: Steve Shucart, Dave Ragan
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sat., December 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Akita
City: Akita
Venue: Joinus in Akita City near Senshu Park
Description: First Steve Shucart, Dave Ragan and others will talk about their experiences about attending JALT national conferences this year and in the past. After that we will have a business meeting in which we are ... read more

Games and Activities; Fluency and Accuracy

Sponsor: Okayama Chapter
Speaker: Stephen Crabbe, Oxford University Press
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Sat., December 13, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Okayama
City: Okayama
Venue: Okayama Sankaku building near Omotecho
Description: There are two presentations today. Games and activities for young learners: 3:10 to 3:55This workshop will introduce a variety of games and activities aimed at motivating in the 6 to 12 year old age range. ... read more

Creative and Productive Testing

Sponsor: Kitakyushu Chapter
Speaker: Mike Guest
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sat., December 13, 2003)
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: In this workshop, the presenter will demonstrate the many ways in which achievement tests can actually be used as an inspiration for students, as a motivation to improvement in performance, as a means and not ... read more

Sunday, December 14th, 2003

Christmas Party

Sponsor: Shizuoka Chapter
Speaker: Everyone
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free (You have to pay for what you eat and drink.)
Fee (One-Day members): free (You have to pay for what you eat and drink.)
Prefecture: Shizuoka
City: Shizuoka
Venue: Please contact Ken Groger (wbs45859@mail.wbs.ne.jp) for the location of the restaurant.
Description: Anual Christmas party: some discussion on the next year's plan.

JALT Okinawa Pot-Luck Bonenkai

Sponsor: Okinawa Chapter
Speaker: New officers
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free (bring some food for the pot-luck party)
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen (bring some food for the pot-luck party)
Prefecture: Okinawa
City: Nishihara
Venue: Okinawa Christian Jr. College, Kiritan, Nishihara Town
Description: JALT Okinawa will have its boonenkai and annual meeting on Dec. 14. Please come with your family and friends and join your language-teaching colleagues to wrap up another year and meet our new officers. It's ... read more

My Share: Share Your Ideas

Sponsor: Nagoya Chapter
Speaker: "open mike"
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Aichi
City: Nagoya
Venue: Nagoya International Center 3rd Floor (Sakuradori line from Nagoya Station, 1 stop to Kokusai Center Station)
Description: Come to an "open microphone" end of the year JALT where anyone in the audience can share their favorite lesson ideas, a TESL research topic, or a report of their favorite presentation from JALT 2003 ... read more

Window on the World and End of Year Party

Sponsor: Shinshu Chapter
Speaker: Indonesian Dancers
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 500 yen
Prefecture: Nagano
City: Nagano
Venue: The Shinshu JALT chapter president's home - Tami Kaneko (contact Shinshu JALT for details)
Description: All local JALT members and non-members are welcome to the Shinshu Chapter's "Window on the World" exhibition of Indonesian Dancing, followed by an End of Year Party. Games and activities can be enjoyed.

Three presentations from JALT's National Conference in Shizuoka

Sponsor: West Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: Shi Jie, Tetsuro Fujii, Kay Hammond, Hywel Evans
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Tachikawa Shimin Kaikan (Tachikawa Citizens' Hall)
Description: This meeting is a sampler of presentations from the JALT National Conference in Shizuoka (November 22-13, 2003). The Identification of Cultural Elements in EFL Textbooks, by Shi Jie and Tetsuro Fujii. Teaching Oral Presentation Delivery ... read more

Teaching Communicative Strategies in the Classroom

Sponsor: Matsuyama Chapter
Speaker: Ron Murphy, Ehime University
Time: 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Ehime
City: Matsuyama
Venue: Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Description: Communicative Language Teaching theory holds that negotiating meaning is a key element in learning a foreign language. However, the ability to negotiate meaning is dependent upon one's ability to use communicative strategies effectively. Communicative strategies ... read more

Annual General Meeting and Elections

Sponsor: Tokyo Chapter
Speaker: various candidates
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): free
Prefecture: Tokyo
City: Tokyo
Venue: Sophia University, Ichigaya Campus, Yonban-cho 4, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Ichigaya or Kojimachi Station. map
Description: Tokyo JALT will hold its Annual General Meeting and Elections on Sunday, Dec. 14th. To receive a list of those standing for election, or to nominate a candidate, please contact Chapter President Steve Ross at ... read more

JALT Dinner

Sponsor: East Shikoku Chapter
Speaker: -
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Sun., December 14, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): free
Fee (One-Day members): 1,000 yen
Prefecture: Tokushima
City: Tokushima
Venue: Tokushima Catholic Church (in front of Jyoto High School)
Description: TBA; return later or contact Noriko Tojo.

Sunday, December 21st, 2003

Bonenkai and Thank You Party

Sponsor: Hiroshima Chapter
Speaker: Naomi Fujishima, Tim Gutierrez, Roidina Salisbury, Chiaki Iwai, and Masamichi Miaoku
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Sun., December 21, 2003)
Fee (JALT members): Dinner charge only
Fee (One-Day members): Dinner charge only
Prefecture: Hiroshima
City: Hiroshima
Venue: Hiroshima Kirin Beer Park
Description: It's Time To Party! In sincere thanks to outgoing Hiroshima JALT officers Naomi Fujishima, Tim Gutierrez, Roidina Salisbury, Chiaki Iwai, and Masamichi Miaoku, Hiroshima JALT will have a party!

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