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.

05 Jun 2009, 6:00pm Expanding learner potential– it’s your CALL! Our 2009 conference will be held at Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus. Please see the conference website for more information and registration procedures. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!
31 May 2009, 1:30pm to 4:00pm Six Principles for Foreign Language Classes Osaka A number of leading authorities in the field of second language teaching and learning have stated that teachers should be guided by pedagogical principles that are primarily based on empirical research, rather than strictly adhering to a single teaching method, and particularly one that has...
31 May 2009, 1:00pm to 3:00pm Group Building in the Classroom Kyoto As teachers, how can we… • learn or at least use all of our students’ names? • help our students feel comfortable with us and with each other? • encourage them to work together and help each other? This is a workshop for anyone interested in these questions. We will...
30 May 2009, 9:30am to 5:30pm N.E.A.R. Language Education Conference Niigata The conference organizers are proud to announce the formation of a new conference in Niigata City. The International University of Japan, the new University of Niigata Prefecture and the Niigata Chapter of JALT are cooperating to bring the N.E.A.R. Language Learning Conference to Niigata City...
24 May 2009, 1:30pm to 4:30pm From Curiosity to Competency: Intercultural Activities for the ESL/EFL Classroom Iwate-Aomori Language educators often speak of using techniques and activities appropriate for each stage of language learning. But when it comes to incorporating cultural learning in the language lessons, there is usually very little consideration given to the learners' developmental stage of intercultural...
24 May 2009, 11:30am to 2:00pm May Barbecue Toyohashi Toyohashi JALT will hold its annual May barbecue and picnic at the usual place, in Takashi Ryokuchi Park. Everyone is welcome - members, guests and visitors - and although barbecue will be provided, we would ask you to contribute something to eat and drink. There are stores located around the...
24 May 2009, 9:30am to 5:30pm Teaching Children Mini-Conference Hokkaido Keynote Speaker: Mari Nakamura. Title: Exploring the Power of the Picture Book-Based Curriculum in Young Learners’ Classrooms Summary: Good quality picture books have enormous potential as a tool for English language teaching. However, it often feels daunting to design a...
24 May 2009, 9:00am to 12:00pm Teaching Children Niigata Aleda Krause, co-author of the kids' text series Super Tots and Super Kids, is coming to speak about teaching children. This will be our first JALT Niigata event to be focused on teaching kids so we are looking forward to meeting some new people and learning some new approaches.
23 May 2009, 3:00pm to 5:00pm Hands-on Workshop: Excel for EFL teachers East Shikoku This workshop is intended for language teachers who want to familiarize themselves with Excel, a spreadsheet software package, at the beginner level. The presenter will start with a simple presentation of some very basic features of Excel as an alternative to word processing software....
23 May 2009, 2:30pm to 4:30pm Bilingual SIG Meeting & Barbecue at KRAC--POSTPONED to Sunday, June 7, 2009 Kobe This event has been postponed to Sunday, June 7, 2009 due to the spread of a new-flu in the area. Space is limited. Please contact Shirley Ando at kobejalt@gmail.com by Sunday, May 31 to join us in barbeque and/or if you need childcare. For more details go to: http://jalt.org/events/kobe...