プログラム JALT JSL SIG Program

 

JSL SIG-Sponsored Events at the 2011 JALT Conference


The annual JALT National conference will be held on November 18-21, 2011, in Yoyogi (Tokyo) 

http://jalt.org/conference


We hope that many of you are planning to attend the conference, and come to the forum and meeting.

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JSL Forum

Teaching & learning JFL in the world

Saturday, November 19, 2011, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Room 309

Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska - Temple University Japan Campus

Sayoko Yamashita - Meikai University

Kazumi Tanaka - International Christian University

Takashi Matsuzawa - IBM Solution and Services Company

Shin Matsuo - Tokyo Woman's Christian University

Kazue Imasato - Kanda University of International Studies


This forum first introduces Japanese-as-a-foreign language (JFL) programs and education in Africa,
Brazil, China, Europe, and Taiwan.

In the forum there will be a discussion of important universal issues in teaching and learning JFL.

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Japanese as a Second Language (JSL) SIG Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Languages: English & Japanese
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM
Room 415

Coordinator: Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska - Temple university Japan Campus

At this meeting, we will look back our previous activities, discuss
plans for future JSL SIG activities and publications, and elect
officers for 2011-2012. SIG members and interested people are encouraged to
attend the meeting.


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JSL SIG-Sponsored Events at the 2010 JALT Conference


JALT 36th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition

Aichi Industry and Labor Center, Nagoya, Japan

November 19th - 22nd, 2010


JSL SIG-Sponsored Forum


Title: Global 30 and Japanese Language Education

Format: Forum

Content area: Japanese as a Second Language

Presenters: Kawate-Mierzejewska, Megumi - Temple University Japan Campus

Patience, Allan - Sophia University

Takada, Koshiro - IAFSA (Japan Network for International Education)

Moriyama, Shingo - Nanzan University

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010

Time: 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM

Room: 906


JSL SIG-Sponsored Meeting


Title: JSL SIG Annual General Meeting

Format: Meeting

Content area: Non-teaching Area

Presenters: Kawate-Mierzejewska, Megumi - Temple University Japan Campus

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (60 minutes)

Room: 906


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The 9th Annual JALT PANSIG Conference 2010

will be held on May 22 (Sat.)

and May 23 (Sun), 2010 at Osaka Gakuin University in Osaka.


The JSL SIG Forum has also been scheduled on May 22 (Saturday) from 15:15 PM

to 17:00 PM in room 01-02-04 (Glass). The title of our Forum this year is 

"Effective ways of learning and teaching Japanese as a second language." 

Sayoko Yamashita, Matazo Izutani, Nozomi Takano and Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska

will present this issue.

 

Other JSL presentations have been scheduled as follows:

May 23rd, Saturday 17:15-18:00

"Preliminary analysis of learner contributions to curriculum shaping"

by Shingo Moriyama, in Room 01-02-04 (Glass) 

 

May 23rd, Saturday 17:15-18:00

"Reading Japanese through the linguaculture"

by Steve Mackeras, in Room 02-03-04 or 05

 

May 24th, Sunday 13:00-14:00

『日本語教育における地域と教室をつなぐビデオ制作の試み』

by Spense Zeosky & Yoshiko Kishi, in Room 01-02-04 (Glass) 

 

Look forward to meeting you at the PANSIG Conference.

For more info see http://pansig.org/2010/


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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS


JALT2010 全国語学教育学会第36回国際年次大会教材展示会

2010年11月19日〜2010年11月22日、愛知県名古屋市

ウインクあいち(愛知県産業労働センター)

2010年度JALT世界大会における日本語教育法、学習法、または研究についての発表を募集しています。

教員、学生、研究者、その他日本語教育に興味のある方の日本語教育、日本語学習、その他(要詳細

に関する発表をお待ちしています。


発表様式:

*パネルディスカション

*ワークショップ

*研究発表

*ポスターセッション

*その他(分かりやすく説明してください)


言語:

日本語、英語、どちらでもかまいません。

発表を希望される方は、

*英語の場合は100語以内の要約と30語の発表要要旨を作成。

*日本語の場合は300字程度の要旨を作成。

*氏名、連絡先(住所、電話番号、メールアドレスおよび所属)

*形式(発表時間を明記)

*発表言語(英語、日本語その他の言葉)

*発表器具の使用有無について

以上をそろえて、JSL SIG プログラムチェアー山下早代子までご連絡お願います。

  yama @ meikai.ac.jp


締め切り:2010年4月23日

*不備があるものは受け入れられない場合があります。

*初めての方もふるってご応募ください。

*発表者は JALT JSL SIG 会員になることが望ましいですが、条件ではありません。



CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS


JALT 36th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exposition

Aichi Industry and Labor Center, Nagoya, Japan

November 19th - 22nd, 2010


Would you like to present at the JSL SIG-Sponsored Forum at the 2010 JALT Conference?

Submissions related to JSL education and research from JSL scholars, teachers, and students

in the following areas are invited:

* teaching Japanese as a second language

* learning Japanese as a second language

  1. *others (please specify)


Possible presentation formats:

* panel discussion

* workshop

* research presentation

* poster sessions

* others (please specify)


To Apply:

Those who are interested in giving presentations should contact

Program Chair, Sayoko Yamashita. yama@meikai.ac.jp. Submissions should be no more than

100 words, with a 30-word abstract, and accompanied by the following information:

* Name & contact details of each speaker (address, phone number, email address, and affiliation)

* Format (Specify how many minutes you would like to present.)

* Presentation language (English, Japanese, and/or another language)

* Equipment necessary


Submission deadline: April 23, 2010


Please note that applications may be rejected if the information provided is insufficient.

First time presenters are welcome. Presenters are encouraged but not required to join the JSL SIG.



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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS



Learner Perspectives


The 9th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2010


Conference Dates: May 22-23, 2010


Osaka Gakuin University, Suita City, Osaka


The organizing committee of the JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2010 invites all interested applied

linguistic researchers to submit presentation proposals for the 9th Annual Pan-SIG Conference,

which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, 2010 at Osaka Gakuin University.


This conference is co-sponsored by the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL),

Extensive Reading (ER), Framework and Language Portfolio (FLP), Global Issues in Language

Education (GILE), Japanese as a Second Language (JSL), Lifelong Language Learning (LLL),

Other Language Educators (OLE), Pragmatics (PRAG), Study Abroad (SA), Teacher

Education (TE),Testing & Evaluation (TEVAL) Special Interest Groups, and together with the

Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association of Teaching (JALT).


Research in any area of applied linguistics will be welcome. Two types of proposals will be

considered:


1. Reports on completed research


2. Works in progress (including completed research design and/or data collection)


Presentations will be 45 minutes in length (including 10 minutes for questions and answers).

Preference will be given to those submissions that fit the theme of the conference and/or

general interests of the SIG to which the submission is being made.


In particular, presenters that actually incorporate learners (or their voices /images/videos)

are highly encouraged to submit!


Proposals


Contents:


(1) a 50-word summary,


(2) a 150-word abstract, and


(3) personal information (name, affiliation, contact details)


Send to: submissions@ pansig.org


Deadline: No later than February 15, 2010


Subject line:


The subject line should read: Submission for (XX) where `XX' is the abbreviated form

of the SIG. i.e. (Submission for SA)


Format:


All proposals should be sent as an attachment; either as


1. Microsoft Word document (.doc)


or


2. Rich Text File (.rtf) file format.


Submissions made in any other form will not be accepted.


Proposals for workshops (120 minutes) and poster sessions are also invited.


For further information, please contact Eric Skier (Pan-SIG 2010 Submissions Chair) at

skier@toyaku. ac.jp or consult the conference web page at http://www.pansig. org/2010/