Two Presentations: Phonics Activities for Fun & How to introduce Phonics into elementary schools

The first presentation (10:00-10:50)
Title:Phonics Activities for Fun
Presenter’s Name:Rumiko Kido

Phonics teaching is effective for teaching English to Japanese students because:
a) The phonics method shows a consistency between English sounds and spelling.

Building a Positive Learning Environment

Building a Positive Learning Environment - Outline

This presentation will cover:
building motivation,dealing with low or unmotivated students,responsibilities for building a positive learning environment, research findings,strategies for building a positive learning environment
etc.

Here we are, now motivate us: Strategies for generating student motivation　

You walk into the classroom. The students are at the back chatting with friends, sitting in silence, checking their phones, or resting their heads on the desks. Then, suddenly, the bell sounds. It is the start of the class. How do we as teachers change the classroom dynamic to one where learning can take place for all concerned?

Ethical ELT & Popular Songs, Active Neurons, and High-frequency Vocabulary

Ethical ELT
In keeping with many professions that have ethical codes to guide their practice, this presentation will explore how to incorporate ethics into ELT and ensure our profession contributes to intercultural understanding and tolerance.

Popular Songs, Active Neurons, and High-frequency Vocabulary

Teaching children how to read and write: methods, materials and advice

Teaching children how to read in a second language is one of the most empowering things a teacher can do. This presentation will outline some of the facts and techniques used to teach children to read and write as well as provide useful advice for confronting some of the challenges of different learners and educational settings.

Essential elements of effective TOEIC Prep

To make significant improvements in student TOEIC scores within the duration of a typical preparation course, it's necessary to focus on the key challenges students face. This presentation will highlight these challenges, and present proven techniques to help students develop the skills and knowledge they need.

Grant Trew, an expert in testing and a long-time instructor of exam technique, is the author of the Tactics for TOEIC® series published by Oxford University Press.

My Share and General Meeting

Dinner from 6:00pm, My Share and General meetings at 7:00pm.
Location: World Buffet - Aboshi (on route 250) about 40 minutes from Himeji Station.
Food: A large variety of foods and drinks
Price: 980 for females, 1120 for males
RSVP: Please contact Himeji JALT if you are coming.

Blended Learning: Using the internet to learn English

This will be Andrew's first presentation at JALT Himeji and he will be covering a topic of growing interest in Japan. Andrew currently works full time at Himeji Dokkyo University and has one class that focuses on learning English through the internet.

Language Output, Language Input: things that are true of all

This talk will look at some of the underlying aspects of how
learners produce or understand spoken English
―aspects that are universally true regardless of the age group or language
level of the learners involved. Among these are the understanding of and
use of communication strategies, the grammatical system, the phonological
system and vocabulary. The talk will then examine to what extent these
different items can be taught and what the research shows about the practice of
output and input and how such practice relates to gains in proficiency in the
production and reception of language.

Biography: Alastair Graham-Marr, M. Appl. Ling., has been teaching in Japan
for over 18 years. He has presented in Thailand, the UAE, the US, Taiwan
and is a frequent presenter in Japan. For the past four years he has been an
instructor on the David English House / OUP Certificate in Teaching
Japanese Students course. Alastair is also author of Communication Spotlight:
Speaking Strategies & Listening Skills, a series of textbooks for Oral
Communication classes for high-school and college level students.

Common sense in vocabulary teaching and Extensive Reading the missing piece of the puzzle

Title: Common sense in vocabulary teaching
Abstract: This session will look at some of the theoretical underpinnings to any vocabulary program. We'll look at the differences between direct and incidental vocabulary acquisition, and a systematic method to learn lots of words quickly. Following this will be an explanation about how to balance all the aspects of vocabulary learning.

Title: Extensive Reading the missing piece of the puzzle
Abstract:
In this presentation, the presenter will put forward the case why Extensive Reading should be an indispensible part of every language program. This will be done by referring to current thinking in vocabulary acquisition and reading, and by looking at the linguistic task facing the language learner. The implications of this will be discussed in detail to provide substantial evidence to show that Extensive Reading and Extensive Listening are the missing piece of the puzzle in most language programs. He will then show why Extensive Reading should not be considered optional, or a luxury, but a core part of all language programs.

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Dr. Rob Waring is an acknowledged expert in Extensive Reading and second language vocabulary acquisition. He has published and presented widely on these topics and serves as advisor to numerous institutions on the development and maintenance of Extensive Reading programs. An Associate Professor at Notre Dame Seishin University in Okayama. Professor Waring is a founding board member of the Extensive Reading Foundation. He is also author and series editor of the Foundations Reading Library and series editor of the Footprint Reading Library published by Cengage/Heinle.