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.

18 Apr 2009, 3:00pm to 5:00pm KOBE JALT MY Share Meeting Kobe This is an event where chapter members and other interested parties will swap ideas for lesson plans, activities or other language teaching/learning interactions. Bring 2 or 3 of your favorites (one-page introduction with any necessary handouts) and go away with a fistful of ideas from other...
18 Apr 2009, 3:00pm to 5:00pm Practical Presesntation for the New School Year Niigata We all use strategies when we speak: to confirm or clarify what we are saying and what we are hearing, to show interest, to maintain and develop conversations, to help with fluency, to compensate for language we don’t have. Alastair Graham-Marr, author of Communication Spotlight, a text that...
18 Apr 2009, 2:00pm to 5:00pm POETRY FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING AND PERSONAL GROWTH Nara All students in Japan have some background in poetry that can be utilized as a springboard for classroom activities. Poetry can be an occasional classroom resource material, or the basis for an entire content course in a foreign language. Jane Joritz-Nakagawa will...
18 Apr 2009, 2:00pm to 4:30pm Pedagogical applications of digital video clips Nagano As an example of CALL integration, consider the features of today’s digital video cameras. Some models are smaller than a deck of cards and can also be used to record video with sound. This technology enables educators to capture ‘live’ events in the so-called ‘real world’ for use in the...
18 Apr 2009, 2:00pm to 4:00pm English language as the ‘lingua franca’ in the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement, 1859-1941 For our third meeting of the year, we welcome back a noted local teacher, translator, and writer. Burke-Gaffney will discuss how the English language became the ‘lingua franca’ in the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement, 1859-1941. This special guest presenter will speak about the British and American...
13 Apr 2009, 7:00pm to 8:00pm Implementing the Teaching-Learning Cycle Effectively East Shikoku Implementing the Teaching-Learning Cycle Effectively This seminar will provide teachers with a principled and theoretically motivated support for the development of teaching writing skills, using the Teaching-Learning Cycle (Hammond, Burns, Joyce, Brosnan, Gerot, 1992). The Teaching-...
12 Apr 2009, 3:00pm to 5:00pm Teaching Culture in the University English Classroom Hiroshima What are the best ways to teach culture in the college classroom? A panel of all-stars will answer this question! The four main speakers, who are teachers in the Hiroshima area, will each propose ideas for about 15 minutes. And then there will be a 40-minute panel discussion with ample time for...
12 Apr 2009, 2:15pm to 4:20pm Public Speaking for Everyone Matsuyama This workshop will explain the process of helping students research, prepare and deliver speeches in English, no matter what level of English ability they have at the beginning of the course. Students with low English ability need a lot of structure. Don't expect too much at first, give simple...
12 Apr 2009, 2:00pm to 4:45pm Doable Debate in the Japanese Classroom Saitama Research affirms that debate can have an effect on thinking, speaking, and even writing skills. Students engaged in this activity learn about important issues and improve their ability to do research, think critically, speak logically, use language, and cooperate with others. They also learn...
12 Apr 2009, 2:00pm to 4:00pm The Use Of Student Evaluation Of Teaching Surveys In Higher Education: Is English Language Teaching A Disadvantaged Profession? This study asked 144 first year university students who filled in end-of-semester student evaluation of teaching surveys (SETs) about their beliefs about their English learning experiences and whether these beliefs have influenced how they evaluate. Little is known about the actual processes...