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Kobe Chapter

Published: Sat, 12/06/2008 - 9:23am

Kobe JALT generally meets on the 4th Saturday of every month in the Kobe YMCA.




Our Officers

  • Chapter President: Ando, Shirley
  • Membership Chair: Heywood, David
  • Program Chair: Jones, Brent
  • Publicity Chair: Cunningham, Stuart
  • Treasurer: Torbert, Anthony

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Upcoming Events


Scott Thornbury and Paul Nation
Saturday, 25 September 2010 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm

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, and Steven Herder
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/


Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University
Sunday, 17 October 2010 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm

In this presentation, Professor Yoshida will discuss the meaning and background of the new Course of Study, ranging from elementary school to senior high school. He will also talk about new ideas in university entrance examinations, as well as English education in universities.

Kensaku Yoshida (吉田研作)
Director of the Center for the Teaching of Foreign Languages in General Education at Sophia University. He is also the Director of the Sophia Linguistics Institute for International Communication. He has worked on many committees for MEXT to revise and improve English education in Japan. He is also a Trustee of The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) and an Executive Director of Asia TEFL. He has given plenary and featured talks at numerous domestic and international conferences.


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