Past Events | NPO The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)

Details of past JALT events from late 2008 onwards. For a listing of earlier events (2001-2008) please visit the events calendar archive.

14 Jun 2009, 2:15pm to 4:20pm "The structure of words" Matsuyama The native speaker of English has competence in how words are sttructured. Quite often a word is a combination of morphemes. This presentation will deal with how morphemes are composed to make words. The word components such as stem, prefix and suffix will be explained and we will be see how...
14 Jun 2009, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Topic: Examining the 'Eigo Note' Its Potential for Success.' Since April 2009, Imabari City , Ehime has begun utilizing the ‘Eigo Note’. Some areas of Japan have already started to deviate from its stated goal. Mr. Carley will provide background information on the Note. It purpose, problems, and potential. Lessons will be analyzed for linkage from lesson...
14 Jun 2009, 1:30pm to 3:00pm Using 30-second Ads in the Classroom Shizuoka In this workshop, the presenter will demonstrate how he uses television commercials in many classes. Actual commercials will be used to demonstrate several language and culture-rich activities, which will lead into a discussion on both technology and methodology...
14 Jun 2009, 1:15pm to 4:45pm Brain-based teaching and Learning-Centered Activities Kyoto With the overwhelming success of the Kyoto JALT MASH '09 meeting in February, we have decided to adopt that format again. This time, the focus will be on brain-based teaching and learning-centered activities, with a keynote presentation on brain studies by Dr. Curtis Kelly, a poster session by...
14 Jun 2009, 9:30am to 4:30pm Mini-conference: How to Proceed with English Activities in Primary Schools Nagano Workshops include: 1. A realistic look at Foreign Language Activities conducted by homeroom teachers by Hiroshi Nishizawa (Nakajo Elementary School) 2. Brush up your English (Please join the group you wish.) 1) Classroom English for conducting classes in English...
13 Jun 2009, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Learn through ENIE (English Newspaper in Education) Kitakyushu I would say that I have not taught English but taught through English. Through this session I would like to share with the participants various merits of ENIE: English Newspaper in Education. Many kinds of activities of ENIE will be introduced. Originally from Hokkaido, Toshihiro Yamanishi...
13 Jun 2009, 4:00pm to 5:00pm TASK based learning in the CLT classroom Okayama The speaker will discuss TASK based learning in CLT programs he has developed, offer suggestions for developing TLB programs that consider learners’ needs & ability, teacher experience & training, and program constraints.
13 Jun 2009, 3:00pm to 4:00pm Native Checkmate Okayama Many Japanese journals require native checks for English abstracts. Are these native checks effective? The presenters describe a study that explored nursing researchers' experiences with and attitudes towards native checks.
07 Jun 2009, 2:30pm to 4:30pm Bilingual SIG Meeting & Barbecue at KRAC Kobe Developing English-Japanese Biliteracy (Mary Goebel Noguchi) Families raising children with two languages as different as Japanese and English may wonder about what level of competency in each language they should be shooting for. Should they aim for complete mastery of all four skills in...
06 Jun 2009, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Using the appraisal framework: An introduction for language researchers Fukuoka The appraisal framework provides a means of classifying instances of evaluative lexis and evaluative moves in discourse. The types of evaluative language used in any set of texts depend crucially on the social purposes these texts are meant to serve, and thus appraisal analysis can reveal...