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Event Report, Nankyu Chapter March 2020March 17, 2020 NanKyuPIGATE's March meeting was held via Zoom for the first time as members adjusted to circumstances caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic. A total of eleven participants including university teachers, elementary school teachers, and university students met online to listen to two speakers,... |
Event Report, Nankyu Chapter February 2020March 1, 2020 NanKyuAs precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19, administrators of the venue (Sojo University, Kumamoto) cancelled this event just days before it was scheduled to take place. Conference organizers were able to set up an online environment using BigBlueButton and continue most of the... |
Event Report, Tottori Chapter February 2020February 29, 2020 TottoriOn February 9th, 2020, our first event of the year was held. It was a new kind of event where children of our community joined us to enjoy learning English. Three guest teachers, Ms. Naomi Kakisaka, Ms. Junko Akaboshi, and Mr. Taichi Tanaka, shared with us helpful and practical activities to... |
Event Report, Kitakyushu Chapter November 2019February 12, 2020 KitakyushuThis session involved a number of presenters giving short (15-20 minute) introductions to activities or ideas they thought might be helpful for others. |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter February 2020February 8, 2020 NaganoTextbooks and Vocabulary: Two Three Problems and a Way Forward On February 1, Shinshu JALT was very pleased to welcome to Nagano Dr. Dale Brown from Kanazawa University to speak on vocabulary learning, a topic of importance for all language teachers. Dale... |
Event Report, Nankyu Chapter January 2020January 28, 2020 NanKyuThe first NanKyu event of 2020 was attended by twelve people including three nonmembers. Panelists and attendees contributed to an engaging discussion that centered around the role of the teacher and how teachers are using technology to encourage learner agency. The discussion was followed by an... |
Event Report, Tottori Chapter November 2019January 21, 2020 TottoriPresenter: Janice Bland, Professor at Nord University |
Event Report, Ibaraki Chapter October 2019November 7, 2019 IbarakiIBARAKI: October— A Glance at English Education in Iran and Turkey by Abdollah Dodangeh. In this presentation, Dodangeh gave us a glimpse of English education in the Middle East, referring to his own experience of learning and teaching the language in Iran and Turkey. In Iran, he recalls English... |
Event Report, Ibaraki Chapter October 2019November 7, 2019 IbarakiIBARAKI: October— A Glance at English Education in Iran and Turkey by Abdollah Dodangeh. In this presentation, Dodangeh gave us a glimpse of English education in the Middle East, referring to his own experience of learning and teaching the language in Iran and Turkey. In Iran, he recalls English... |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter October 2019October 10, 2019 NaganoShinshu JALT would like to thank our very own Trane and Cheryl, both of the University of Nagano, for their October 5th presentation about the flipped classroom. Cheryl began with a description of some of the challenges she has faced when conducting discussions in communicative classes... |
Event Report, Tottori Chapter September 2019October 8, 2019 TottoriPresenter: Mr. Naoya Ishida of Seisho Kaichi JHS & SHS |
Event Report, Niigata Chapter August 2019September 20, 2019 NiigataDuring this workshop, Rab discussed the many different ICT tools and resources that can assist instructors with their courses. One of the more useful tools is shortening URL links using Bitly (http://bit.ly/). At times, URL links can be fairly long and case-sensitive. This resources can not only... |
Event Report, Nara Chapter September 2019September 13, 2019 NaraWith the 2019 JALT International Conference approaching, Nara Chapter continued its exploration of the conference theme, Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency, at a local level from the perspective of both established and early-career educators. In the first presentation, Robert Maran,... |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter September 2019September 10, 2019 GunmaThe 30th Annual JALT Gunma Summer Workshop, in Kusatsu September 7th 1PM thru 8th 12PM Kusatsu Seminar House Featuring Dr. Charles Browne - Vocabulary Acquisition Tools |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter August 2019August 27, 2019 Gunma5th Dual MyShare Event Sunday August 25th: Episode 2 Duangsamorn Haruyama, currently a preschool teacher at Gunma Kokusai Academy and a part-time teacher at Gunma University, talked about the Montessori-Inspired Learning Centers at GKA Preschool. At the GKA Preschool, they provide... |
Event Report, Okinawa Chapter May 2019August 12, 2019 OkinawaFocus: English Education in Japan: Why they have just started... |
Event Report, Niigata Chapter April 2019July 20, 2019 Niigata4 short activities Accent training – Designed to help students to filter through the varying sounds of English, at the same time, recognize the English language. |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter July 2019July 9, 2019 NaganoOn Sunday Shinshu JALT was very fortunate to have Masako Moriwaki as our presenter in Okaya. Masako had taught overseas for 13 years and spent 10 years in a language school where she had the creative freedom to explore new and interesting ways to teach English. The day started with a... |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter June 2019June 11, 2019 GunmaYou don’t need tech in the classroom. What’s the problem? You’ve been motivating students for years. Chalk and talk, that’s all you need. Until you're suddenly forced to work with a bunch of iPads. Now what? This happened to the presenters, Kayvon Havaei-Ahary and Jason Demsteader, and it could... |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter May 2019May 23, 2019 GunmaAlthough it appears as if there has been an increase in students with mental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ASD), the higher numbers are in fact due to more recognition and better diagnostic tools (Rogers & Dawson, 2010; Silberman, 2015). Numerous teachers,... |