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.

13 Dec 2008, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Zen and the Art of Statistics, followed by Year End Party in Kobe Osaka 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...
13 Dec 2008, 3:00pm to 5:00pm Critical Thinking, Controversial Topics, and Stimulating Conversation In this workshop, the presenter plans to facilitate a lively discussion of the pros and cons of controversial topics in our language classrooms. Are these topics useful for teaching language skills and critical thinking skills? How can teachers deal with administrations which might not approve...
13 Dec 2008, 3:00pm to 5:00pm A review of the Japan Writers Conference”…and Kids’ Xmas Party Niigata For our third JALT meeting, Sue Sullivan, who works in Keiwa College, is going to present to us about the best presentations she saw at the Japan Writers Conference being held in Na-goya this month. This should be a good chance for us to discover some new, practical and creative ways of bringing...
07 Dec 2008, 1:30pm to 4:00pm My Share Come to an "open microphone" end of the year JALT where anyone in the audience can share their favorite lesson ideas, a TESL research topic, or a report of their favorite presentation from JALT2008 in Tokyo. Bohnenkai will occur afterwards at a nearby restaurant.
07 Dec 2008, 1:00pm to 5:00pm The Annual Christmas Bash Nagano Please join us for food, fun, and friendship at our annual Christmas party.
07 Dec 2008, 1:00pm to 5:00pm Creating Student Ethnographies Shizuoka TBA (dinner to follow presentation)
06 Dec 2008, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Critical Thinking, Controversial Topics, and Stimulating Conversation Fukuoka In this workshop, the presenter plans to facilitate a lively discussion of the pros and cons of controversial topics in our language classrooms. Are these topics useful for teaching language skills and critical thinking skills? How can teachers deal with administrations which might not approve...
06 Dec 2008, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Mapping for EFL (part I): Mapping tools and how-to hands-on workshop East Shikoku This workshop, part I of a 2-part series of workshops, begins with a brief overview of the variety of mapping types and mapping tools in use in education today, followed by a hands-on workshop on the use of (1) Hunter's infostructure maps and (2) Cmap Tools. Hunter's infostructure maps are...
06 Dec 2008, 1:30pm to 3:30pm iPod for Teachers and Students Yamagata This presentation offers some approaches for using iPods in the language classroom. The first half will describe teacher use of iPods. It will demonstrate the types of resources teachers can carry on their iPods to teach with. The second half will describe student use of iPod. Based on activity...
06 Dec 2008, 1:00pm to 4:00pm The Year in Review: Round Table Kyoto The year is drawing to close, and every teacher must have hit highs and lows in this calendar. Some of the experiences have enriched us and throughout the year, we have collected little gems of activities or classroom management techniques that have greatly helped us. Would you like to share...