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.

19 Sep 2009, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Motivation and Identity: Three Presentations Fukuoka For this event, we will have three presentations on the general theme of motivation and identity. These presentations are based on studies that explore beliefs of teaching and learning using different conceptual frameworks. Tim Pritchard, Kyushu Sangyo University Amotivation,...
17 Sep 2009, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Communication and Relevance Tokyo Tokyo Chapter Lecture Series Co-sponsored by JALT Pragmatics SIG "Communication and Relevance" This seminar will provide an overview of a new approach to pragmatics called 'Relevance Theory,' proposed and developed by Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson. The presenter will introduce the...
13 Sep 2009, 2:00pm to 4:30pm Successful use of peer feedback in the L2 writing and speaking class & How to set up the News English class: Resources and arrangements Saitama In this presentation, there will be two different topics related to L2 classroom, especially in university. First, we will present some activities related to peer feedback both in writing and speaking. In writing, blog will be introduced as an efficient tool to enhance interaction and...
13 Sep 2009, 9:30am to 12:00pm Sharing 18 Years of Experience with Language Immersion in a Japanese K-12 School: Insights and Implications Toyohashi The presentation describes the development of Katoh Gakuen’s English Immersion Program - the first English immersion school in Japan, and the only one with accreditation from the Japanese Ministry of Education and the prestigious International Baccalaureate Organization. The presentation...
11 Sep 2009, 2:00am to 5:30pm Tony Green on the CEFR & the English Profile Tony Green from the University of Bedfordshire, who's actively involved in the English Profile project (http://www.englishprofile.org/), will be presenting about CEFR and English Profile and follow on with a workshop: The CEFR and English Profile Workshop with Tony Green The JALT...
29 Aug 2009, 1:00pm to 4:00pm Early Language Acquisition Nagano Joint event with Luna International. Emily Percival teaches primary classes in English. She is also responsible for the design and implementation of assessment for the school, which is the only British international school in Japan.
23 Aug 2009, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Joint event by Himeji JALT & Himeji Dokkyo University Day 2 Drama as an exciting method to develop L2 learners' positive self images by Kazuhiro Yoshimoto, Room 201C, 1:30-2:25 At Himeji Dokkyo University, drama has been used as an important activity for learning English. This presentation is a report of the past productions, High School Musical (...
22 Aug 2009, 1:00pm to 2:00pm The 21st JALT-Gunma Summer Workshop at Kusatsu Gunma The workshop is a two-day event at a seminar house with genuine hot spring up in the mountains. The theme is English Grammar and Politeness. Dr. Leech will give two lectures on the separate topics: 1) How English grammar has been changing; 2) Politeness: is there an East-West divide? There...
21 Aug 2009, 6:00pm to 5:00pm The Second Annual JALT Shinshu/ International Families Camping Retreat Nagano Let's take a relaxing weekend by the river in the rustic rural scenery of Nagano, near Ueda City. You can camp, rent a cabin or a bungalow. There are lots of facilities here. Please have a look at the website. Be sure to make your reservations early, because the cabins especially will fill...
09 Aug 2009, 11:30am to 3:00pm Joint event by Himeji JALT & Himeji Dokkyo University - Day 1 (Day 2 - Aug 23rd) Mr. Fumihiro Morikawa Making Your Own Power Point Files to Teach English Grammar (in Japanese) 11:30 - 1:00 in Classroom: 102M Abstract: This workshop will show how to make Power Point files with some animations to make it easier for the students to understand English grammar. The...