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.

28 Jun 2009, 2:00pm to 5:00pm Noticing gaps in teacher and student evaluations Sendai This presentation will explain the results of a study comparing university student perceptions and teacher perceptions. Both groups evaluated student writing samples; however, both groups gave different marks, or ratings, to the same writing samples. What this means for teaching and learning...
28 Jun 2009, 1:30pm to 4:30pm University/College English Teaching Issues: A Roundtable Discussion Iwate-Aomori PANELISTS Harumi Ogawa, Bern Mulvey, James Hobbs, Alan Farr, Barry Grossman Moderator: Christine Winskowski TOPICS 1. The decline in students' abilities: How can we address students’ changing abilities? 2. Incorporating critical thinking into our language teaching...
28 Jun 2009, 10:00am to 5:00pm Nakasendo 2009: Paths to Learning Saitama The JALT Omiya Chapter is proud to be one of the organizations taking part in this year's Nakasendo Conference . Representing JALT Omiya this year are Jun Harada and Bradley Semans. -Jun Harada's presentation entitled 'Let's Delve into the Minds of 'Bad' Students: Alternative TESOL will...
21 Jun 2009, 2:15pm to 3:15pm The 2009 Kagoshima Teaching Children Conference DESCRIPTION RIC Publications presenter John Moore Hop Step Jumpを使って楽々子供英語のレッスンプラン皆さんもレッスンプランづくりに頭を悩ませた経験があるのではないでしょうか。しかし、しっかりとしたレッスンプランはすぐに生徒たちのやる気を引き出し、英語を楽しく学ばせることができます。この実用的なワークショップでは先生たちに、生徒になってもらいます。そうしてとても効果的なアクティビティを数多く体験していただくことができます。...
21 Jun 2009, 2:15pm to 3:15pm The 2009 Kagoshima Teaching Children Conference Description: （テーマ）「小学校外国語活動を通して子どもにつけたい力　～『英語ノート』の活用を通して～」（概要）学習指導要領に示された外国語活動の目標及び内容を具体化した例の一つが、文部科学省が作成した「英語ノート」である。そこで、「英語ノート」の活用を通して、学習指導要領で求められている子どもにつけたい力を、参加者の皆さんと実際の英語活動を楽しみながら提案したい。 Skills that need to be developed in elementary school foreign language activities －...
21 Jun 2009, 2:00pm to 4:30pm Tadoku: Extensive Reading in Secondary Schools and Higher Education Gunma Nowadays tadoku, or extensive reading, has become established in many secondary schools and institutions of higher education. Indeed, tadoku has become a kind of rage (!) at some schools and colleges. I will describe how and why Oxford Reading Tree, a reading programme for younger learners, got...
21 Jun 2009, 1:30pm to 4:00pm Obaachan’s Garden Linda Ohama* The director will present her award-winning film, "Obaachan's Garden", the story of her grandmother, the last living picture bride in Canada when she passed away at nearly 105 years old. Linda will discuss her work as a filmmaker and educator, and the importance...
21 Jun 2009, 1:30pm to 4:00pm My Share and Topic Discussion Toyohashi Our June meeting will feature presentations by members on various activities and ideas relevant to language learning. There will also be an open-floor discussion of selected topics. As this meeting is free, please bring along a friend or two!
21 Jun 2009, 1:00pm to 2:00pm 小学校段階で育てるコミュニケーション能力とは .. [概要 Description] The 2009 Kagoshima Teaching Children Conference committee are working hard on getting information to you as soon as possible... English translations are coming soon. Please watch this space. 「新学習指導要領では，①言語や文化に対する体験的な理解，②積極的にコミュニケーションを図ろうとする態度の育成，③...
21 Jun 2009, 1:00pm to 2:00pm The 2009 Kagoshima Teaching Children Conference Description McGraw-Hill Education presenter David White ゴールに向かって進む英語学習― We can do it with WE CAN! 子どもたちは教室でゴールが達成できると、もっともっと英語を勉強したくなります。では先生はどうやってレッスンとゴールを結びつければよいのでしょう？このセッションで、チャンツやゲームを取り入れて、ゴールを中心としたレッスンを組み立てる方法を体験してみませんか？ベテランのインストラクターが、効果的なゴールの使い方、アクティビティにあわせたゴール設定、...