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.

11 Jan 2009, 9:00am to 4:30pm Let's hit the slopes! Nagano Join us for a day of fun on the slopes of one of Nagano prefecture's many scenic ski and snowboarding venues. More information will be made available as it is decided by the members, family, and friends who commit to making this exciting event possible. All are welcome to join....
10 Jan 2009, 6:00pm to 8:00pm “Podcasting” and Digital Recording for Pedagogical Purposes Kitakyushu Recent technological advancements are not only influencing our personal and work lives, but are also making waves in the world of education. The terms blogging, wiki-ing, podcasting, and vodcasting may still be unknown to some students (and teachers), but they are being seriously considered by...
10 Jan 2009, 1:30pm to 3:30pm Seeing Both Sides: Experiences and observations from 19 years of living and raising American kids in Japan Yamagata In this presentation the speaker will discuss viewpoints based on cross-cultural experience in Japan over the past 19 years of residence in Japan. The speaker would like to offer his opinions with the goal of highlighting how our own culture’s hidden values and norms color our viewpoints of...
20 Dec 2008, 7:00pm Winter Holiday/Year End Party Our final scheduled gathering in 2008 for Nagasaki JALT is a celebration of the year past, and a chance to look forward to a new year to come. Yes, it is our Winter Holiday/Year End Party! The location is the newly-renovated Zenzero Cafe and Restaurant in Nagayo, just minutes from downtown...
14 Dec 2008, 2:15pm to 4:20pm "Academic writing in English and Japanese: How do our students become multicompetent writers?" Matsuyama The presenter will share recent findings from an on-going research project investigating the effects of overseas high school and university study on the development of Japanese EFL writers' academic writing in English and Japanese. The findings show that writers tend to transfer writing...
14 Dec 2008, 2:00pm to 4:50pm My-Share and Bonenkai Saitama Come to the end of the year JALT Omiya My-Share where anyone in the audience can share their favorite lesson ideas and activities. Ideas and activities from all levels, elementary through university and conversation school classes are welcome! Bonenkai (the end of year party) will occur...
14 Dec 2008, 1:30pm to 4:00pm Getting "Back to Basics" in English Language Teaching Toyohashi Since the advent of Communicative Language Teaching methodology, many highly effective language learning techniques and promising avenues of research have been abandoned on the grounds that they were not sufficiently ‘communicative’ or ‘authentic’. These include things that many successful...
14 Dec 2008, 12:00am to 5:00pm December Meeting and Year-end Bonenkai Ibaraki Program 1 (Chapter presenters) (12:15~14:55) 1) Title: Highlights of JALT2008 Presenter: Joyce Cunningham 2) Title: Google as Home Base Presenter; Dan Waldhoff > 3) Title: JALT '08 Conference Reports Presenter: John Racine 4...
13 Dec 2008, 6:00pm to 8:00pm End of Year Party & Book Swap Kitakyushu Join us for our annual year-end/Christmas party. Chat about the year gone, and the year ahead, in an informal setting with other chapter members. We'll provide light snacks; please bring a bottle of something you'd like to drink and share with other attendees. Bring a friend, too! We will...
13 Dec 2008, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Zen and the Art of Statistics followed by a Bonenkai or Year End Party Kobe What is the true meaning of the mean? During this unique and fun workshop designed for those who don't like numbers, the presenter will guide participants in an exploration of statistical concepts and reasoning. The primary goal is to deepen participants' understanding of statistics and...