Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn
Oct. 12-15 2012, Act City, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
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Abstract: Many people have made the observation that we do not really teach listening; we just keep testing it. Indeed, most of our materials are based on the assumption that students’ listening skills will naturally improve through exposure to a series of listening texts accompanied by questions and tasks designed to test their comprehension.
Informal gathering for JALT members, families, and friends. Please bring a dish to share. Turkey and soft drinks will be provided. Please contact Mary Virgil at maryvirgiluchida@me.com to let her know what food you're bringing.
Conference Theme: “Making Connections”
Keynote Address: “Better Together: The Power of Connection”
Presentation 1: Greetings in Japan and the West differ in distinctive ways, yet some greeting practices are considered universal. This workshop will explore the question of whether "greetings" need to be explicitly taught in the language classroom. Furthermore, Zeff will introduce some of the research in the area of teaching speech acts in general, and more specifically 'greetings.'
What can teachers do to dramatically enhance student memory and learning in the EFL classroom? Five easy steps will be provided for teachers to take home and put on their classroom walls. This session will discuss and explore provocative new discoveries in brain research and learning.
This is an opportunity for chapter members who are planning presentations for upcoming conferences like the PAN-SIG conference, the ER conference, JALT National, or our own annual Hokkaido language teachers' conference! Do a "dry run" of your presentation or simply bring your ideas for a presentation and get valuable feedback from other attendees.
The Internet provides limitless freely available and often highly engaging content, but sorting through the myriad of options can be a daunting task to say the least. It's not uncommon to wind up with a bookmarks folder filled to the brim with links collecting virtual dust.
Geordie will be introducing a number of innovative web 2.0 sites for kids and adults alike. He will demonstrate how parents can use Internet based resources to facilitate the English education of their children as well as the possible applications for the university ESL classroom. Parents are encouraged to bring along their kids. Computers will be available at the venue, but feel free to bring a laptop as well. Attendees will be expected to set up accounts and get their hands dirty exploring the possibilities."
Bio: Geordie McGarty has been teaching English in Japan for well over a decade. He has a background in American elementary education and is currently enrolled in a MA Applied Linguistics program at MacQuarie University. He is owner and head teacher of MoonTree English School and Lecturer at Sapporo Gakuin University. His interests include CALL and children's ESL. He is also an affirmed geek, of the Mac variety, with two small children of his own.
As every teacher of children knows, it is important to always be adding activities to their ‘bag of tricks’. Children like to have fun, but they quickly get bored if the same activities are used over and over again. Please come join Mary at her Maruyama school, which is going into its 25th year.
During the first hour Mary will share 10 of the ‘secret’ or, actually, ‘not so secret’ activities that her students love to do. During the second hour visitors are urged to share a classroom-tested activity or game. Join us and get some great ideas for your classes! Mary’s presentation will be bilingual, so please urge any Japanese teachers to join us on March 27th. Several Sapporo elementary school teachers who will be teaching English from this year will be in attendance so, if possible, please present your idea in English with a Japanese handout so these teachers can also learn how to effectively teach English.
Members gather for a potluck dinner to celebrate the end of the year and a meeting to welcome to the new officers. Families are welcome! Turkey will be provided. Please bring a dish to share.
The workshop (6:00-9:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday) starts on Sunday, November 14th (see calendar). It allows attendees to actually experience the Suggestopedia methodology through a Japanese language learning program. It will be especially great for low level Japanese language students who want a kick start in their studies.
Bio: Kaz Hagiwara is a certified Suggestopedia/Reservopedia language teacher/teacher trainer who was trained with Georgi Lozanov, the inventor of the method, and Everyna Gateva, the developer of the current form of the practice and Alison Miller, an American practitioner of the method. He is a board member and the Australia/NZ rep. of the Lozanov International Trainers Association (LITA). He teaches Japanese at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. Kaz has numerous publications on Suggestopedia and further information can be found at http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/lal/japanesemain/private.kaz.suggestop...
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