Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn
Oct. 12-15 2012, Act City, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
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Hosted by: Tenri University, Nara JALT, Kansai English Language Education Society (Nara Chapter), and NET Forum
Schedule:
12:40–13:00
Opening Addresses
13:00–13:30 Presentation 1
Kazuya Nakakono (Unebi Junior High School)
Looking Back at My First Year as a Junior High Teacher
13:40–14:20 Presentation 2
Yasuhiro Sakata (Takada High School)
Presentation description:
In ten years of work at three different universities in two countries, I have rarely escaped being tagged "The Technology Teacher" or "The Tech Guy". It's the kind of nickname that immediately establishes in people's minds that I hold a particular love of technology, and that I only wish to promote its use at every opportunity.
We have a tremendous triple billing for our Nara JALT May event: English for Children.
With the picturesque scenes of the stunning spring season nearly upon us, it is once again time to pack your picnic hampers and tidy your tarpaulins for our annual hanami event in Nara Park; a day of fun for friends and families to frolic under the fluttering flowers.
We will be meeting at the start of the cobbled pedestrian street leading to the entrance of Todaiji (signposted); an approximate 10~15 minute stroll from Kintetsu Nara Station.
From there we will be heading into the park to the east of the street and setting up camp. Keep an eye out for the JALT flag if have any trouble finding us.
BYO food and beverages and don’t forget to bring the usual array of sporting paraphernalia for some games in the park.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
*In the case of rain or inclement weather on the day, the event will be cancelled.
Being able to conduct good quality research in the classroom can help teachers grow as they gain new insight into their students and teaching practices, better understand published studies, strengthen their credentials for career advancement. However, without adequate training and guidance, getting started in classroom-based research can be a bewildering endeavour. Greg Sholdt has recognized this truth and in this practical, hands-on presentation will outline his scaffolding-based method of helping teachers take the first step and highlight a clear path to becoming a serious researcher. About the presenter: Gregory Sholdt has been an English language instructor in Japan for over 13 years having been based in Tokyo, Okayama, and now Kobe where he is currently employed as a Special Appointment Associate Professor at Kobe University. He was the personnel director and a graduate admissions advisor at a Tokyo company that helped Japanese students gain entry into overseas graduate university programs before starting a career teaching English at the university level. For the past five years, he has concentrated his non-teaching activities on facilitating professional development of language teachers interested in conducting classroom-based research. Sholdt studied Educational Psychology at the University of Hawaii where he received extensive training in quantitative research methods and statistics. During that time, he also independently taught an introductory statistics course that was a requirement for Masters students in Nursing, Social Work, and Education. He has used that education and experience to develop a series of workshops related to action research, quantitative research methods, and statistics specifically addressing the needs of MA level English language instructors who have a desire to conduct research based on their classroom activities.
Footnote re Access: The carpark at Yumekaze will be occupied by festival activities over that weekend so parking at the site will be off limits. Check out the access link for directions from Nara Station. Apologies for any inconvenience.
What are lexical bundles and why might they be useful to teachers and learners of English? In this talk, Dr. Coxhead will look at research into lexical bundles in written academic English and how these bundles behave in different academic disciplines. She will also examine the opportunities and challenges of bringing lexical bundles into language classrooms.
Averil Coxhead is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington. She is the author of Essentials of Teaching Academic Vocabulary (Heinle, 2006) and An Academic Word List. Averil has taught in New Zealand, England, Estonia, Hungary, and Romania. Her research interests include second language vocabulary work such as corpus-based analysis of the phraseology and common collocations of the AWL, science-specific vocabulary for English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and vocabulary in writing.
Many of you may be attending Averil's weekend seminar the following day at TUJ, however this is an exclusive opportunity for you to join a small group, in a picturesque setting near the famous Todaiji Temple in Nara, in intellectual discussion with a world-renowned vocabulary expert. We also strongly encourage you to take advantage of this rare opportunity to relax and enjoy a traditional Japanese dinner with Dr. Coxhead along with fellow colleagues after the presentation at a lovely establishment located within the Yumecaze complex , where the conversation will continue.
As seats for the dinner are limited, we kindly ask you to RSVP as soon as possible to narajalt@gmail.com
Tenri University–Nara JALT Joint Seminar:
Tenri University, Nara JALT、
KELES (Kansai English Language Education Society) Nara Chapter、NET Forum
Saturday, January 29th, 2011,
Theme:
"Beyond the New Course of Study – From the Classroom to the World –"
Speaker: Various
Time: 12:45 – 5:20pm (12:45 – 17:20)
Opening Addresses 12:45 – 1:00pm
Presentation 1) 1:00 – 1:40pm
"Connecting English Education to the World – Incorporating Developmental Education in English Classes–"
by Miwa Hiroshima (Takada Junior High School)
Presentation 2) 1:50 – 2:50pm
"Facilitating Coordination between Upper Secondary Schools and Universities: English Education through International Education"
by Yoshinobu Yoshikawa (Nikaido High School), Shinji Yamamoto and Akihiro Inoue (Tenri University)
Presentation 3) 3:00 – 3:40pm
"Teaching Locally, Engaging Globally: Global Issues and You"
by Steve Cornwell (Osaka Jyogakuin University)
In this workshop the presenter will demonstrate some activities focusing on global issues that each of us can do with our classes, suggest ways we can engage with other teachers globally, and if time allows, share how his school integrates global issues into the curriculum. He is Director of Program for JALT. He has taught in China, Japan, Ecuador, and the US and has presented to teachers in Bangladesh, Thailand, the US, and Japan. He has worked with business students, university students, adults, junior high and high school students. He has been involved with editing and reviewing articles for academic journals.
Lecture 3:50 – 5:20pm
"Beyond the New Course of Study –Making Your Students Think and Aware through Learning English– "
by Mamorui Morizumi (Oobirin University)
The lecturer is the ex-president of JACET and has been deeply involved in editing junior and senior high school textbooks. His major interests are incorporating cross-cultural education in ELT and developing students’ balanced and healthy perception about language. He will talk about the importance of other goals of English teaching other than skill training.
Snack Party 5:40 – 6:50pm
For further details or to register, please contact Hidetami Nakai of Tenri University at: h-nakai@sta.tenri-u.ac.jp (Just write your name and "I will attend.")
DIRECTIONS:
For directions to the event, please refer to the Tenri Uni's official homepage.
If you drive, first go to the Tenri City Hall which is on the route 169 (Nara to Tenri to Sakurai). Turn left (if you are coming from Nara) and go along the gingo avenue for about a kilometer, then you'll get to the Tenrikyo Headquater. Tenri Uni is across the street.
Or if you get off at Tenri Higashi Intersection of Meihan highway, and drive along for about 2miles, then you'll hit Isonokami Shrine.
You can see Tenri from there. (You'll see the two tall chimneys.)
Just turn right at the first traffic signal in front of the Shrine.
From there you'll find the event posters.
NOTE:
Tenri Univ has two campuses, the PE Department right behind Tenri station and Somanouchi campus in front of the Tenrikyo Headquarters (kyokai-honbu).
The venue is Somanouchi campus, which is near Isonokami Shrine.
If you come by train, please walk up the main arcade up to the Headquaters. It takes about 25 minutes. 5 – 10 minutes by taxi.
Tenri University–Nara JALT Joint Seminar:
Tenri University, Nara JALT、
KELES (Kansai English Language Education Society) Nara Chapter、
NET Forum
Saturday, January 29th, 2011,
Theme:
"Beyond the New Course of Study – From the Classroom to the World –"
Speaker: Various
Time: 12:45 – 5:20pm (12:45 – 17:20)
Opening Addresses 12:45 – 1:00pm
Presentation 1) 1:00 – 1:40pm
"Connecting English Education to the World – Incorporating Developmental Education in English Classes–"
by Miwa Hiroshima (Takada Junior High School)
Presentation 2) 1:50 – 2:50pm
"Facilitating Coordination between Upper Secondary Schools and Universities: English Education through International Education"
by Yoshinobu Yoshikawa (Nikaido High School), Shinji Yamamoto and Akihiro Inoue (Tenri University)
Presentation 3) 3:00 – 3:40pm
"Teaching Locally, Engaging Globally: Global Issues and You"
by Steve Cornwell (Osaka Jyogakuin University)
In this workshop the presenter will demonstrate some activities focusing on global issues that each of us can do with our classes, suggest ways we can engage with other teachers globally, and if time allows, share how his school integrates global issues into the curriculum. He is Director of Program for JALT. He has taught in China, Japan, Ecuador, and the US and has presented to teachers in Bangladesh, Thailand, the US, and Japan. He has worked with business students, university students, adults, junior high and high school students. He has been involved with editing and reviewing articles for academic journals.
Lecture 3:50 – 5:20pm
"Beyond the New Course of Study –Making Your Students Think and Aware through Learning English– "
by Mamorui Morizumi (Oobirin University)
The lecturer is the ex-president of JACET and has been deeply involved in editing junior and senior high school textbooks. His major interests are incorporating cross-cultural education in ELT and developing students’ balanced and healthy perception about language. He will talk about the importance of other goals of English teaching other than skill training.
Snack Party 5:40 – 6:50pm
For further details or to register, please contact Hidetami Nakai of Tenri University at: h-nakai@sta.tenri-u.ac.jp (Just write your name and "I will attend.")
DIRECTIONS:
For directions to the event, please refer to the Tenri Uni's official homepage.
If you drive, first go to the Tenri City Hall which is on the route 169 (Nara to Tenri to Sakurai). Turn left (if you are coming from Nara) and go along the gingo avenue for about a kilometer, then you'll get to the Tenrikyo Headquater. Tenri Uni is across the street.
Or if you get off at Tenri Higashi Intersection of Meihan highway, and drive along for about 2miles, then you'll hit Isonokami Shrine.
You can see Tenri from there. (You'll see the two tall chimneys.)
Just turn right at the first traffic signal in front of the Shrine.
From there you'll find the event posters.
NOTE:
Tenri Univ has two campuses, the PE Department right behind Tenri station and Somanouchi campus in front of the Tenrikyo Headquarters (kyokai-honbu).
The venue is Somanouchi campus, which is near Isonokami Shrine.
If you come by train, please walk up the main arcade up to the Headquaters. It takes about 25 minutes. 5 – 10 minutes by taxi.
This is a special and unique collaborative event coordinated by MASH with support from Osaka Jogakuin College, KOBE, OSAKA and NARA JALT Chapters, and Pearson Longman Publishing.
Schedule:
1:30 Registration opens
2:00 Welcome
2:10 Group Discussions “Defining our EFL contexts” facilitated by Steve Brown, Ann Mayeda, Steven Nishida
2:55 Question writing for Thornbury/Nation discussion
3:15 Scott Thornbury and Paul Nation Discussion
4:30 Break
5:00 Scott Thornbury Livestream to the British Council in Spain
6:00 Finish
(An informal gathering for drinks and food is way more than likely to happen - stay tuned for more info)
More details here:
http://mashcollaboration.com/mash-jalt-equinox-osaka/
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