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27 Apr 2024, 2:00pm An Introduction to Basic Statistical Methods for Language Education Research Using JASP Nagoya This workshop aims to help language teachers, novice researchers, and post-graduate students learn how to conduct statistical analysis easily with JASP, a free statistical analysis software package. Quantitative research requires sufficient statistical knowledge and literacy, and sometimes...
27 Apr 2024, 4:00pm to 6:00pm MyShare - Teacher Share - "Getting ready for 2024" Hiroshima As we kick off the new academic year please join us with sharing your ideas of teaching. We want to slowly build up the JALT community in Hiroshima, and help each other as much as we can, so please feel free to come and invite other teachers and friends. What Presenting, discussion...
28 Apr 2024, 9:30am to 6:00pm Back to School 2024 - Osaka JALT's 14th annual spring conference, at OJU Osaka Back to School 2024 is Osaka JALT’s 14th annual spring conference aiming to share ideas on a wide range of topics related to language teaching and learning to help everyone in the new academic year. This year's conference will again be in person at Osaka Jogakuin University, near Tamatsukuri...
28 Apr 2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm PresentERs - Jordan Rivera: Conducting Extensive Reading Activities in Class Extensive Reading We will have a short talk about Extensive Reading from Jordan Rivera on Sunday 28 April 19:00-20:00. The event will involve a short 20-30 minute casual talk from our PresentER, followed by around 20-30 minutes of questions and discussion. PresentERs takes place on the last Sunday of each month...
30 Apr 2024, 8:00pm ZPD in April ZPD - Zoom for Professional Development Event Committee Our next ZPD will be on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 from 8 PM - 9 PM Japan Time. We'll break up into small groups to discuss a variety of topics. As usual, we will also have an orientation for new officers and new members, tips and best practices in teaching, getting published,...
11 May 2024, 6:00pm Benefits of Discourse Analysis in language learning classrooms Kitakyushu This May event highlights the benefits of analysing conversations in the target language. Discourse analysis not only requires a deeper look at what is said but also what isn't said. This practice requires breaking apart natural conversations in segments and understanding why a person might take...
11 May 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Two presentations on Pronunciation by Yusuke Shibata Fukuoka Part 1: Navigating Pronunciation Priorities with Japanese Learners The teaching of pronunciation presents unique challenges in the classroom, with various aspects demanding attention. While it is widely recognised that teaching Japanese learners the distinction between English consonants /...
17 May 2024, 12:00am to 11:55pm JALTCALL 2024 Computer Assisted Language Learning JALTCALL 2024 will be held at Meijo University in Nagoya, May 17–19, 2024 with the theme of artificial intelligence. More information is available at https://jaltcall.org/jaltcall-2024/
18 May 2024, 2:00pm MAY 18TH PRESENTATION:TEACHING FLUENCY USING THE VERBALCLASSROOMS METHOD Akita ABSTRACT All teachers want their students to achieve higher levels of fluency, but how to teach it, and which classroom methods actually work? The presenter has been teaching fluency-based speaking classes for over 20 years and will share his methods and theories to get...
18 May 2024, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Island Insights: Unveiling Challenges and Dreams of Future Language Teachers in Curaçao Shizuoka Island Insights: Unveiling Challenges and Dreams of Future Language Teachers in Curaçao Larger island nations like Japan have numerous universities. Smaller islands like Nauru (21 km²) in the south-pacific offer university courses while Curacao (444 km²) in the Caribbean features a...