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Event Report, Nankyu Chapter May 2019May 8, 2019 NanKyuWe had a well attended meeting on Saturday 4th May, including guests from Miyazaki, Kyoto and Kumamoto. The total number of participants was 10 students, 1 JALT member and 8 paying audience members. |
Event Report, West Tokyo Chapter April 2019April 30, 2019The West Tokyo chapter held a friendly picnic open to families and pets in Inokashira Park on a warm and sunny afternoon. |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter April 2018April 24, 2019 NaganoOn April 21, Shinshu JALT was happy to welcome Jerry Talandis, Jr. of the University of Toyama for a talk in the new campus building of Nagano Prefectural College. Surrounded by glass walls and local wood, he presented on the very practical topic “Turning Speaking Tasks into Assessment... |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter October 2018April 24, 2019 NaganoShinshu JALT was very fortunate to have Young-Mi Lim share her research and knowledge on the current state of commercial language tests. Young-Mi started the presentation by referring to the site 4skills.jp – a very useful resource for any prospective students hoping to enter university... |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter July 2018April 24, 2019 NaganoLast Sunday Shinshu JALT was very fortunate to host Louise Ohashi as she shared her presentation on Supporting Out-of Class Learning Through In-Class Activities and Supporting Students’ Learning Opportunities with Digital Technology. Louise’s presentation started with a brief explanation... |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter April 2019April 24, 2019 NaganoOn Suday April 21st, Shinshu JALT was very fortuate to be joined by Yoko Morimoto as she shared her insights into the use of drama in language learning. Yoko began her presentation by citing research that supports utilising drama in the classroom. Physical activity has proven to be... |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter March 2019March 20, 2019 GunmaIn this presentation, the speaker introduced and demonstrated a wide selection of web-based English language teaching and learning tools, including some of those designed and developed by the speaker himself. Beginning with a primer on CALL acronyms such as SAMR, TAM, and TIM, Raine quickly... |
Event Report, West Tokyo Chapter March 2019March 11, 2019West Tokyo JALT, with the great partnership and support of Tokyo JALT, CUE SIG and TED SIG, put on a half day conference dedicated to helping teachers improve their chances of getting presentation proposals accepted and looking even more professional once accepted. The event ran from noon... |
Event Report, Shinshu Chapter February 2019February 11, 2019 NaganoDeveloping the L2 Reader: Texts and Tasks Shinshu JALT would like to thank Dr. Kimberly Klassen of International Christian University for her presentation, Developing the L2 Reader: Texts and Tasks, at the University of Nagano on February 9. The two-hour... |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter January 2019February 1, 2019 Gunmaby Marian Hara The Education Ministry has announced that communication, thinking and discussion skills must be developed to help produce Japanese citizens who are able to hold their own in our globalized world. In this presentation Marian Hara asked Gunma JALT participants thought-... |
Event Report, Iwate Chapter June 2018January 29, 2019 Iwate-AomoriThe 5 th Annual Michinoku English Education Summit (MEES) was held on June 3 rd , 2018 at |
Event Report, Nankyu Chapter December 2018December 23, 2018 NanKyuThis joint venture between the Japan Association of Self Access Learning (JASAL) and NanKyu JALT brought together roughly 130 people for a three-day event at Sojo University in Kumamoto. Conference goers enjoyed Friday night's SALC tour and Welcome Reception featuring locally-distilled and... |
Event Report, Saitama Chapter December 2018December 18, 2018 SaitamaOn December 16th, we hosted an event from the Critical Thinking SIG about some of the interesting research findings coming from that group and how to incorporate the material into high school and university classrooms. Each presenter demonstrated their findings with 50-minute sessions which took... |
Event Report, Okinawa Chapter November 2018November 21, 2018 OkinawaA small crowd gathered on November 17th at the university of the Ryukyus to see three presentations. |
Event Report, Gunma Chapter November 2018November 14, 2018 GunmaTypical teaching materials, teaching techniques, and tests developed for the “average” college student cannot meet the social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of each student. Many teachers, Gunma JALT members among them, often find themselves asking how they can provide an education... |
Event Report, Tottori Chapter October 2018November 3, 2018 TottoriLanguage Teaching Workshops: |
Event Report, Ibaraki Chapter December 2015October 24, 2018 IbarakiIbaraki: December |
Event Report, Ibaraki Chapter September 2015October 24, 2018 IbarakiIBARAKI: September — This month, Ibaraki Chapter provided an opportunity for two local speakers to introduce their presentations for the JALT National Conference in November. Ibaraki JALT attendees also welcomed a guest speaker, Andy Boon, Toyo Gakuen University. Image schema-based instructions... |
Event Report, Ibaraki Chapter June 2017October 23, 2018 IbarakiIBARAKI: June—Educate for the future: Fostering 21st Century Skills in the English Language Classroom by Roxana Sandu. In this presentation, Sandu introduced us to so-called 21st century skills, which consist of communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and critical thinking, and... |
Event Report, Ibaraki Chapter December 2016October 23, 2018 IbarakiIBARAKI: December—Butterfly wing flaps and second language acquisition by James A. Elwood. In this presentation, Elwood explored the effects of emotional factors on learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in their second language. From his character-transforming experience as a... |