Yokohama JALT will hold a hybrid event:
In person: at Yokohama Youth Center at Kannai Hall (the venue information is below)
Online: on Zoom
1) Jeffrey Martin - Students transcribing and studying their conversations for guided practice
Abstract: There is opportunity in having L2 learners analyze transcriptions of their interactions. I would like to share the takeaways from research of mine about how a JSL learner benefited from the study of his own transcribed conversations. I would then like to share a classroom project done with EFL learners that was inspired by this research. The students followed a guided process of recording, transcribing, and analyzing their L2 conversations. Each student drew unique insights.
Bio: Jeffrey Martin has taught EFL learners in a variety of settings within secondary and tertiary education in Japan. He is pursuing a Ph.D. at Temple University, Japan Campus. Some of his research interests include materials design, vocabulary development, L2 listening, and pragmatics.
2) Tomoe Sato - Quizizz Lesson
Abstract: Have you had an experience where you lost your students’ focus and attention but continued with your class? In order to bring liveliness in class, I have been using online educational games and recently started using Quizizz Lesson. It is not merely engaging, but students seem to pay more attention because they want to rank higher in the leaderboard. They could participate anonymously, and there are plenty of free features for us to create lessons.
Bio: Tomoe is an English instructor at Yokohama City University. She has taught ESL and Japanese at colleges and universities in the US before returning to Japan. Her research interests include motivations, gamifications, and Mobile Assisted Language Learning.
3) Teddy Bratton - Cliffhanger Script Presentations
Abstract: The cliffhanger script presentation is a multifaceted and highly customizable activity that allows students to practice a wide range of language skills. By using of video clips from popular TV shows and movies, students are not only exposed to and encouraged to use authentic English, but are also motivated to pursue opportunities to engage with the language outside of the classroom. Due to the difficulty involved in creating original materials for this activity, I will be giving some tips based on my own experience.
Bio: Theodore A. "Teddy" Bratton has a decade of experience teaching English in Japan. He currently works at Ferris University in Yokohama. His research interests include task-based language teaching and student motivation.
4) Morgen Livingston - Otter.ai
Abstract: In this presentation, I will share my experiences of Otter.ai, a speech transcription technology, and an associated speaking activity I designed to boost students’ speaking confidence, improve self-correction ability, and enable self-directed learning. Based on my experiences using this activity both online and in person, I will demonstrate how to use Otter.ai, discuss challenges I faced, and give general tips on how it can be used to improve students’ speaking ability.
Bio: I have been teaching EFL in Japan for around 7 years. Most recently, I taught university students at Toin University and am currently teaching soft CLIL lessons to junior and senior high schoolers at Salesio Gakuin. I'm interested in the affective areas of language acquisition and am always trying to find ways to incorporate critical thinking and real world skills into my lessons.
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Venue
Yokohama Youth: Seishonen Ikusei Center
Address: B1F Kannai Hall, 4-42-1 Sumiyoshi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-8454, Japan
Access
7 minutes walk from Kannai Station on JR Negishi Line
5 minutes walk from Kannai Station (Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line)
5 minutes walk from Bashamichi Station (Minatomirai Line)
https://yokohama-youth.jp/ikusei/access/ (in Japanese)
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