Notes
The voting period of 45 days shall open on Saturday April 14th and close on Sunday May 27th. The newly elected Board and Auditor will be announced on this website on Monday, May 28th, and their official position shall begin on January 1st, 2019 for two years.
All JALT members are invited to cast their ballots at the following link:: https://jalt.org/main/2018-bod-elections
Nominee for Position of President
Richmond Stroupe
JALT is one of the largest, most dynamic and active language teaching associations in Asia. Our strength is in our members and the professional development community we have worked to establish and encourage. We are a strong organization, a leader in the region, but we can always do better.
I would like to continue to focus on identifying innovative ways to increase the value of JALT membership through collaboration with our Chapters and SIGs, international and domestic partner associations, and our publishing, corporate and university partners. As an association we also need to improve communication. The Board of Directors works closely and is overseen by the Executive Board, but we need to communicate more effectively, clearly and directly with the JALT membership. The Board of Directors works for our membership: We need and want to hear your voice. We are an association for all teachers at all levels, and from all backgrounds. Our goal is to reach out more and ensure JALT remains relevant to teachersโ needs.
We will face challenges as environments where we teach change, but opportunities remain and the future is bright. I would be honored to have the opportunity to continue to contribute to these efforts.
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จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผ(JALT)ใฏใขใธใขใซใใใฆๆๅคง่ฆๆจกใงใใใๅบ็ฏๅฒใซๆดป็บใซๆดปๅใๅฑ้ใใฆใใใพใใ็งใใกใฎ็นๅพดใฏไผๅกใจใไบใใ็ขบ็ซใๅ่ใใๅฐ้็่ฝๅใ้็บใใ้ใพใใงใใใใจใงใใๅใ็ง้ใฏ็ขบๅบใจใใๅฃไฝใงใใใๅๅฐๅใซใชใผใใผใใใใๅธธใซใใ่ฏใใใฎใใใใใฆใใใพใใ
็งใฏใใใใใใ็ถ็ถใใฆๅ
จๅฝๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผ(JALT)ไผๅกใฎ่ณชใๅไธใใใ็บใ้ฉๆฐ็ใซๅๆฏ้จใๅ้ๅฅ็ ็ฉถ้จไผ๏ผSIG๏ผๅฝๅ
ๅคใฎๅงๅฆนๅญฆไผใๅบ็็คพใไผๆฅญๅใณๅคงๅญฆใจใฎๅๅใๆจใ้ฒใใฆใพใใใพใใๅใ็งใใกใฏ็ต็นใจใใฆใไบใใฎใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใๅไธใใใชใใฆใฏใใใพใใใ็ไบไผใฏๅท่กๅฝนๅกไผ (EBM) ใฎ็ฃ็ฃใฎใใจใ็ทๅฏใซๅๅใใไผๅกใจใใๅนๆ็ใๆ็ขบใซใพใ็ดๆฅ็ใซใณใใฅใใฑโใทใงใณใๅณใๅฟ
่ฆใใใใจ่ใใพใใ็ไบไผใฏไผๅกใฎ็ๆงใฎ็บใซๅญๅจใใพใใๅฃฐใ่ดใใใฆไธใใใ็งใใกใฏใใใใ้ใ่ๆฏใๆใคใในใฆใฎๆๅธซใฎๆนใ
ใฎ็บใฎ็ต็นใงใใ็งใใกใฎใใใใจใใใฏใๆๅธซใฎ็ๆงใฎๅฟ
่ฆใใใจใใใธ็ขบๅฎใซๆใๅทฎใไผธในใไบใงใใ
ๆ่ฒ็พๅ ดใฎๅคๅใใ็ฐๅขใซๆญฃ้ขใใๅใๅใไบใงใๆชๆฅใฏๆใใใฎใงใใ
็ถ็ถใใฆใใใใใฎๅ้กใซ่ฒข็ฎใงใใไบใๅ
ๆ ใซๆใใพใใ
Education: PhD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Employment: Professor, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan
JALT Related Experience:
President 2016 โ Present
Vice President 2014 โ 2016
Strategic Planning Committee Member, 2014, 2015
Business Manager 2013 – 2014
Chair of the International Affairs Committee 2008 – 2013
Richmond Stroupe has worked with university and professional language learners from Asia since 1989. He received a Ph.D. in International Comparative Education from the University of Southern California and has been involved in the development of language learning programs in a number of contexts. He is currently the Chair of the Master’s Program in International Language Education: TESOL at Soka University, Japan. Richmond is professionally active in Japan, as the President of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), in the United States, with TESOL International Association through involvement in various committees and task forces, and in Cambodia, with CamTESOL (Cambodia TESOL) as a member of the Advisory Board of the IDP Education sponsored Language Education in Asia publication. Richmond actively conducts workshops, publishes and presents on a variety of professional activities and research projects, which include teacher education practices, curriculum and professional development, and developing learners’ critical thinking skills.
Nominee for Position of Vice-president
Naomi Fujishima
After experiencing two years as JALT national vice president, I find that I still have much more to learn from this position. This is the main reason for my desire to continue as vice president for another term. I have built up a good rapport with the JALT Central Office staff, who are key in making this organization run smoothly and efficiently. I will continue to do my utmost to support the president, as well, to ensure that the organization continues to meet the needs of its members. From my 10 years of experience as JALT International Conference Manager and EME Coordinator, I know that the key to a smoothly run conference is a team that works well together. I hope that the new blood coming into the Board of Directors from 2018 will bring in an abundance of creativity, experience, and innovative ideas. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow board members to continue to make JALT not only the leading language teaching organization in Japan but one of the foremost in the world.
ใใฎ๏ผๅนด้JALTใฎๅฏ็ไบ้ทใๅใใ็งใฏๅคงๅคใซๅคใใๅญฆใณใพใใใใใใใพใ ใพใ ๅญฆใณ่ถณใใพใใใๆฏ้ใใ๏ผๆใๅฏ็ไบ้ทใๅใใใใฆใใใ ใใใใจๆใใพใใ็งใฏไบๅๅฑในใฟใใใจใฎใๅใใๅคงๅใซใใฆใใใ็ฏใใฆใใพใใใJALTใฎๅๆปใงๅน็ใฎใใ้ๅถใฏไบๅๅฑใฎๆฏใใชใใใฆใฏใงใใพใใใใพใ็งใฏๅ
จๅใงJALT็ไบ้ทใใตใใผใใใฆใใพใใใใใใใใ็ไบ้ทใๆฏใไผๅกใฎ่ฆๆใ่ฆๆฑใซๅๅใซๅฟใใใใใใๅใๅฐฝใใใพใใ10ๅนดใซใใใJALTๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผใงๅฎ่กๅงๅก้ทใๆๆๅฑ็คบใณใผใใฃใใผใฟ๏ผใๅใใใฎ็ต้จใใ็งใๅผทใๆใใฎใฏใๅๆปใชๅคงไผ้ๅถใฎใใใซใฏใไธใคใซใชใใใใผใ ใใๅฟ
่ฆใ ใจใใใใจใงใใ2018ๅนดใใๆฐใใชๅฝนๅกใๅ ใใJALTใซใใใซ่ฑใใชๅต้ ๅใ็ต้จใๆฌๆฐใชใขใคใใขใใใใใใใใใจใงใใใใ็งใฏใJALTใๆฅๆฌใใใฆไธ็ๆๆฐใฎ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒ่
ใป็ ็ฉถ่
ใฎๅญฆไผใงใใ็ถใใใใใไปฒ้ใฎๅฝนๅกใฎๆนใ
ใจไปไบใใงใใใใจใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใพใใ
Education: Master of Arts, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California, USA
Employment: Okayama University (Professor, Center for Liberal Arts and Language Education)
JALT related experience:
2016-2018: Vice President
2013-2016: International Conference Manager
2006-2012: EME (Educational Materials Exhibition) Coordinator for International Conference
2012: PanSIG Conference Chair
2009-2016: Hiroshima chapter member-at-large
ๆ็ตๅญฆๆญด๏ผMA, TESOL, Middlebury Institute of International Studies๏ผใขใกใชใซใใซใชใใฉใซใใขๅท๏ผ
็พ่ท๏ผๅฒกๅฑฑๅคงๅญฆๅบๅนนๆ่ฒใปใณใฟใผ ๆๆ
JALT้ข้ฃใฎๅฝน่ท๏ผ
2016-2018: JALTๅฏ็ไบ้ท
2013-2016: JALTๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผ ๅฎ่กๅงๅก้ท
2006-2012: JALTๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผ ๆ่ฒๆๆๅฑใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผ
2012: JALT PanSIGๅคงไผ ไผ็ปๅงๅก้ท
2009-2016: JALTๅบๅณถๆฏ้จ ็กไปปๆไผๅก๏ผmember-at-large๏ผ
Nominee for Position of Director of Membership
Joshua Krill
If I am elected as the Director of Membership, my intention is to continue to push for more innovative ways to drive people to join JALT and for members to attend events, such as the Golden Ticket campaign, which I gave feedback on before it was presented to members of the EBM. Also, as one of the directors, I intend to use the experience gained as a chapter president to contribute further ideas on how JALT as an organization can reduce some of its costs, but also for how chapters and SIGs can reduce some of theirs. There are some excellent ideas being passed around EBM net involving collaboration between chapters and SIGs and how sharing the burden of both the planning and the costs has led to some excellent events that would otherwise have been difficult for either party to pull off. As these types of events give value to our members and help bring in new ones, I will be looking to try and get more chapters and SIGs collaborating in this way.
I hold a Masters of Education in TESOL from Temple University (Japan Campus) and have widespread experience with a number of positions within JALT. I became active in leadership early on in my JALT career as the Membership Chair for Saitama, and then transitioned from there to its Publicity Chair, and finally to its President, which I have been for two years now. I have also co-chaired the Nakasendo English Conference, which was a collaboration between several of the Kanto-based chapters and so I know firsthand what cooperation between chapters (and SIGs) can achieve. I have also stayed active within the realm of membership, attending the Membership Chair meetings at every JALT national conference, along with my membership chair after I moved out of that position, in order to both stay on top of the various membership initiatives as well as hear what others were doing to drive their numbers up and bring people to their events. Lastly, I have had success in reducing Saitama JALTโs costs so that a majority of our funds are spent on bringing excellent presenters in and not on the presentation space itself, particularly with budget cuts for chapters looming in the near future.
Nominee for Position of Director of Program
Wayne Malcolm
If elected, I will carry out the functions of Director of Program as prescribed by the JALT Constitution, By-Laws, and Standing Rules. The Director of Program is a high profile and intense position to volunteer for, so in conjunction with the incoming Board of Directors, Executive Board, Appointed National Officers, JALT Central Office Staff, and general membership, I would like to place my unique identity next to that of my predecessors, with the hope of providing a continued platform for those who come after me to achieve and maintain excellence.
Having organized the ad-hoc committee that produced the JALT Mission Statement, I feel I understand the essence of JALT. Also, having served as Business Manager has given me practical knowledge for how our Associate Members, the international conference, the budget, and JALT Central Office work. All of these are key areas that a Director of Program will be required to understand, organize, manage, and develop.
Given the opportunity it is my intent to represent JALTโs dynamic community of practice with a progressive mindset, while holding to what has kept JALT a valued member of Japanโs language education community. I look forward to your support.
้ธไปปๅพใฏใใใญใฐใฉใ ใปใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใจใใฆใJALTๆฒ็ซ ใๆณๅพใใใใฆ่ฆๅใซๅบใฅใใฆ่กๅใใพใใใใญใฐใฉใ ใปใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใจใใฆใฎ่ทๅใฏใ่ๅ
ใๆตดใณใๅฐไฝใงใใใใพใ้ๅธธใซๅคใใฎใใจใใใฉใณใใฃใขใง่กใๅฟ
่ฆใใใใพใใใใฎใใใๆฐไฝๅถๅพใฎๅนน้จใๅท่กๅฝนๅกใๅ
จๅฝๅๅฐใฎใชใใฃใตใผใJALTๆฌ้จในใฟใใใใใใฆไธ่ฌไผๅกใจๅๅใใๅไปป่
ใใกใ็ฏใใฆใใๅ็ธพใ่ถณ่ทกใใๅญฆใณใใใใซใใใใคใชใใงใใใใจใงใไปใฎใกใณใใผใใกใฎ็ใ
ใฎ็บๅฑใซใคใชใใใใใชใใฉใใใใฉใผใ ใๆไพใใฆใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
JALTใฎใใใทใงใณในใใผใใกใณใใไฝๆใใใใใฎ็นๅฅๅงๅกไผใ็ต็นใใใใจใงใ็งใฏJALTใฎๆฌ่ณชใ็่งฃใใฆใใใคใใใงใใใพใใใใธใในใใใธใฃใผใจใใฆใฎ็ต้จใใจใใใฆใๆบไผๅกใๅฝ้ๅญฆไผใไบ็ฎใใใใฆJALTๆฌ้จใใฉใฎใใใซๆฉ่ฝใใใใๅฎๅใซ้ขใใ็ฅ่ญใ่บซใซใคใใใใจใใงใใพใใใใใใใฏใในใฆใใใญใฐใฉใ ใปใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใจใใฆ็่งฃใใ็ต็นใใ็ฎก็ใใใใใฆ็บๅฑใใใใใใซ้่ฆใชใใจใงใใ
ๆฅๆฌใฎ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๆฅญ็ใซใใใฆใJALTใฏๅฏไธ็กไบใฎๅญๅจใจใใฆ้่ฆใชไฝ็ฝฎใฅใใใใใฆใใพใใใใฎไพกๅคใฏใใฎใพใพใซใๆผธ้ฒ็ใใคใณใใๆใคๆดปๅ็ใชJALTใณใใฅใใใฃใฎไปฃ่กจใจใใฆใใใฎ็บๅฑใซๅฏไธใใใใจใๅธๆใใพใใ
Hello! I am Wayne Malcolm from Cornwall, New York in the United States. I have been living and working in Japan since October 2002. My immediate family and I live in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. I have taught in various sectors of Japanโs English language teaching industry. I currently teach in the area of college and university education.
I graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. I also have a Masters of Management in International Management from University of Phoenix. And, I am a candidate for Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership specializing in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
In March of 2007 I joined JALT as a member of the Akita Chapter. Since then I have held various posts within JALT; as a Chapter President, Chapter Program Chair, SIG Publicity Chair, and currently as Business Manager. In these capacities I have been a continuous presence as the Executive Board Meetings and within the select committees that do the business of JALT. Throughout my volunteer tenure I have worked with people from our SIGs, Chapters, Associate Members group, Board of Directors, other appointed officers, and JALT Central Office.
ใขใกใชใซๅ่กๅฝใใฅใผใจใผใฏๅทใณใผใณใฆใฉใผใซใใๅใใพใใใใใซใณใ ใปโจใฆใงใคใณใจ็ณใใพใใ2002ๅนด10ๆใซๆฅๆฅใใ็พๅจใฏ็ฆไบ็็ฆไบๅธใงใๅฆปใจๅจใฎๅฎถๆ3ไบบใงๆฎใใใฆใใพใใๆฅๆฅไปฅๆฅใ่ฑ่ชๆ่ฒๆฅญ็ใงๆงใ
ใชๅ้ใซใใใๆๅฐใ่กใฃใฆใใพใใใ็พๅจใฏ้ซ็ญๆ่ฒๆฉ้ขใงใฎๆๅฐใซๆบใใฃใฆใใพใใ
็งใฏใใทใฉใญใฅใผในๅคงๅญฆใงๆฟๆฒป็งๅญฆใฎๅญฆๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใใใงใใใฏในๅคงๅญฆใงๅฝ้ใใใธใกใณใใฎไฟฎๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใใพใใ็พๅจใใใงใใใฏในๅคงๅญฆใงๆ่ฒๅญฆๅๅฃซๅทๅ่ฃ็ใจใใฆใใซใชใญใฅใฉใ ใปๆๅฐใซ็ฆ็นใ็ฝฎใใๆ่ฒใซใใใใชใผใใผใทใใใซ้ขใใ่ซๆใๅท็ญใใฆใใพใใ
2007ๅนด3ๆใซJALT็ง็ฐๆฏ้จใซๅ
ฅไผใใใใใพใงใ็ง็ฐๆฏ้จ้ทใๆฏ้จใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ่ฒฌไปป่
ใSIGใฎๅบๅ ฑ่ฒฌไปป่
ใๆญดไปปใใ็พๅจใฏใใธใในใใใธใฃใผใๅใใฆใใพใใใใใใฎๆดปๅใใจใใใฆใJALTใ้ๅถใใๅท่กๅฝนๅกไผใ้ธ่ๅงๅกใซใใใฆใ็ถ็ถใใฆใใฌใผใณในใ็บๆฎใใฆใใพใใใใพใใใใใใฎๆดปๅใฏใSIGใๅๆฏ้จใไผๅกใๆบไผๅกใๅท่กๅนน้จใไบๅๅฑใฎในใฟใใใJALTๆฌ้จใจใฎๅๅใซใใ่กใฃใฆใใพใใใ
Nominees for Position of Director of Public Relations
John Gayed
The world is rapidly changing and the way our students process information is also rapidly changing. I decided that to become a better teacher for my students I would have to reflect on my own skills and assess where I needed the most improvement. My successful graduation from a Masterโs program in Educational Technology gave me a solid understanding of concepts that will allow me to effectively integrate new techniques and methods into my teaching. After finishing my Masters, I was motived to join JALT to focus on professional development.ย Joining JALT sponsored conferences and events has been an eye-opening experience for me and I hope to duplicate that experience to educators in Japan who might be interested in joining JALT. The position of Director of PR for JALT will enable me to contribute to my peers by combining the knowledge I have gained over 15 years of teaching in Japan and my background as a Senior Marketing Manager from my pre-Japan career.
ไธ็ใฏๆฅ้ใซๅคๅใใฆใใใๅญฆ็ใๆ
ๅ ฑใๅฆ็ใใๆนๆณใๆฅ้ใซๅคๅใใฆใใพใใๅญฆ็ใฎใใใฎๅชใใๆๅธซใซใชใใใใซใฏใ่ชๅใฎในใญใซใๅๆ ใใใฉใใงๆใๆนๅใๅฟ
่ฆใใ่ฉไพกใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใจๆฑบใใพใใใๆ่ฒๆ่กใฎไฟฎๅฃซ่ชฒ็จใ็กไบใซๅๆฅญใใใใจใงใๆฐใใๆๆณใๆๆณใๆๆๆณใซๅนๆ็ใซ็ตใฟ่พผใใใจใใงใใๆฆๅฟตใๅผทใ็่งฃใใใใจใใงใใพใใใ็งใฎไฟฎๅฃซใ็ตใใๅพใๅ
จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผใซๅๅ ใใฆๅฐ้็ใช้็บใซๅฐๅฟตใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ ๅ
จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผใไธปๅฌใใไผ่ญฐใใคใใณใใซๅๅ ใใใใจใฏ็งใฎ็ฎใซ่ฆใใฆใใ็ต้จใงใใใๅ
จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผใซๅๅ ใใใใจใๅธๆใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆ่ฒ่
ใซใใฎ็ต้จใไผใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ ๅ
จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผPRใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใซใชใใใฐใ็งใๆฅๆฌใงๆใใฆใใ15ๅนดไปฅไธใฎ็ฅ่ญใจๆฅๆฌใฎใญใฃใชใขใฎใใผใฑใใฃใณใฐใใใผใธใฃใผใจใใฆใฎ็ต้จใ็ตใฟๅใใใใใจใงใ็งใฎไปฒ้ใซ่ฒข็ฎใใใใจใใงใใใฎใงใฏใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ
M.Ed. Educational Technology;ย BA. Sociology;ย BA. Political Science.
Teaching and work as an instructor of English in Japan for over 15 years. Prior to arriving in Japan, I worked in government and advertisingย industries. My career in Japan has seen me take on roles such as University lecturer, school director of an expanding and successful language school andย secondary school teacher at a private ladder school. I am anย enthusiastic proponent of professional development and regularly present at conferences about topics such as Information Literacy, Computer Assistedย Language Learning andย ESL pedagogy. I’m skilled in Japanese, Internet marketing and technology. I view myself as a strong business development professional who has gained valuable experience and knowledge from the education and corporate sectors.ย I hope my desire to learn is transferred to my students, so they can develop their own personal love of learning. My core belief will always be guided by my enthusiasm for the profession and a passion for learning, teaching, and passing on knowledge to others.
ไฟฎๅฃซ่ชฒ็จย ๆ่ฒๅทฅๅญฆๅฐๆปใ็คพไผๅญฆ;ย ๆฟๆฒปๅญฆย ๅญฆๅฃซใ
ๆฅๆฌใง่ฑ่ชใๆใใๆๅฐ่
ใจใใฆ15ๅนดไปฅไธๆใใฆใใพใใๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใๅใฏใๆฟๅบใๅบๅๆฅญ็ใงๅใใฆใใพใใใๆฅๆฌใงใฎ็งใฎใญใฃใชใขใฏใๅคงๅญฆใฎ่ฌๅธซใๆๅใๆกๅคงใใฆใใ่ชๅญฆๅญฆๆ กใฎๅญฆ้ข้ทใ็ง็ซใฎไธญ้ซไธ่ฒซๆ กใฎๆๅธซใชใฉใๆ
ใใใจใใงใใพใใใ็งใฏๅฐ้็ใช้็บใ็ฉๆฅต็ใซๆฏๆใใๆ
ๅ ฑใชใใฉใทใผใใณใณใใฅใผใฟๆฏๆด่จ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใ็ฌฌไบ่จ่ชใจใใฆใฎ่ฑ่ชๆ่ฒใชใฉใฎใใใใฏใซ้ขใใไผ่ญฐใงๅฎๆ็ใซ็บ่กจใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใใคใณใฟใผใใใใใผใฑใใฃใณใฐใใใฏใใญใธใผใซ็็ทดใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏ่ชๅ่ช่บซใๆ่ฒใไผๆฅญ้จ้ใใ่ฒด้ใช็ต้จใจ็ฅ่ญใๅพใฆใใๅผทๅใชใใธใใน้็บๅฐ้ๅฎถใจ่ช่ฒ ใใฆใใพใใ็งใฏ่ชๅใฎๆฌฒๆใๅญฆใถใใจใ็ๅพใซใไผใใใใจใๆใใงใใใๅฝผใใฏ่ชๅ่ช่บซใฎๅญฆ็ฟใฎๆใ่ฒใฆใใใจใใงใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใ็งใฎไฟกๅฟตใฏใ่ทๆฅญใซๅฏพใใ็ฑๆใจใไบบใซ็ฅ่ญใๆใใย ็ฅ่ญใๆธกใใใจใซๅฏพใใๆ
็ฑใซใใฃใฆใๅธธใซๅฐใใใฆใใพใใ
Parisa Mehran
I have always wanted to be a part of JALT, and as a non-native, non-Japanese, Middle-Eastern looking woman, I tried hard, and am still trying, to find ways to assimilate and blend into JALT, which is challenging and yet worthwhile, because I hope that my journey can make the path easier for future members like me, as all JALT members deserve to feel welcomed, accepted, belonged, included, heard, and valued.
Being on the JALT Board of Directors in the past few months, I am impressed by the hard work, dedication, and commitment everyone puts into helping JALT grow, which filled me with optimism and hope and gave me courage to stand again.
First, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support and trust during my first term as JALTโs DoPR. In running for my second term, if elected, I would assure that more active communication is maintained with JALT domestic and international partners. I would continue trying new media platforms to disseminate information especially in a visual, interactive, and engaging way. I would also keep using JALT social media to generate more interaction with our members and connect JALT to outside Japan. I would like to encourage Open Educational Practices within JALT to broaden access and eliminate barriers to learning as well. Moreover, I would be working for making JALT more open to diversity and inclusion. I would keep talking to our former members and encourage them to join JALT again to make the change they want to see. I would be honored to have your support on this journey again.
็งใฏๅธธๆฅ้ ใใใ่ฑ่ชๆฏๅฝ่
ใงใใๆฅๆฌ่ช่ฉฑ่
ใงใใชใไธญๆฑใฎๅฅณๆงใจใใฆJALTใฎไธๅกใงใใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใใใใใใใจๅใไพกๅคใฎใใJALTใซๆบถใ่พผใใใใใๆธๅฝใซๅชๅใ่กใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใใใใๅชๅใ็ถใใฆใใใใใจๆใฃใฆใใใพใใใชใใชใใๆธฉใใๅใๅ
ฅใใใใๅฐ้ใใใ่ฉไพกใใใJALTใฎๅ
จใฆใฎใกใณใใผใจๅใใใใซใ็งใฎๆๆฆใใ็งใฎใใใชๅฐๆฅใฎใกใณใใผใฎ้ใๅใ้ใใใจใใงใใใจไฟกใใฆใใใใใงใใ
ใใใฎๆฐใถๆ้ใJALTใฎ็ไบใฎไธๅกใจใใฆๅใไธญใงใๅ
จๅกใJALTใฎๆ้ทใซๅฝน็ซใจใใจ็ฎ่บซ็ใซใณใใใใใฆใใใใจใซๆ้ใๅใใพใใใใใใฆใใใฎใใจใใ็งใฏๅๅใใซใชใใใใไธๅบฆ้ ๅผตใใใใจใใๅธๆใจๅๆฐใๆใกใพใใใ
ใๆๅใซใJALTใฎๅบๅ ฑๆ
ๅฝใฎใใฃใฌใฏใฟใผใจใใฆๅใใฆใใไธญใงใใใ ใใใใตใใผใใจไฟก้ ผใซๆ่ฌใ่ฟฐในใใใฆใใ ใใใใใ็งใๆก็จใใฆใใ ใใใฐใJALTๅ
ๅคใฎใใผใใใผใจใฎ้ขไฟใ็ถญๆใใใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใใใใๆดป็บใซ่กใฃใฆใใใใจใ็ดๆ่ดใใพใใๆ
ๅ ฑใๆฎๅใใใใใใซใ็นใซ่ฆ่ฆใซ่จดใใๅๆนๅ็ใช้ขไฟใ็ฏใใไบบใๅผใใคใใๆนๆณใ็จใใฆใๆฐใใใกใใฃใขใธใฎๆๆฆใ็ถใใฆใใใใใจ่ใใฆใใใพใใใใฎไธใ็งใใกใฎใกใณใใผ้ใฎใใใชใ็ธไบไฝ็จใใJALTใฎๆฅๆฌใฎๅคใจใฎใคใชใใใ็ใฟๅบใใใใใJALTใฎใฝใผใทใฃใซใกใใฃใขใๆดป็จใใฆใใใใใงใใ็งใฏๅญฆ็ฟใธใฎใขใฏใปในใๅบใใใใคๅญฆ็ฟใธใฎ้ๅฃใๅใ้คใใใใซใJALTๅ
ใฎOpen Educational Practicesใไฟ้ฒใใใใจ่ใใฆใใใพใใใใใซใJALTใๅคๆงใชไบบๆใๅใๅ
ฅใใๆดปใใ็ต็นใจใชใใใๅใใใใฆใใใพใใใใคใฆใฎใกใณใใผใซใใๅฝผใใๆใๅค้ฉใๅ
ฑใซ่กใใใใใซJALTใธใฎๅๅ ใๅผใณใใ็ถใใพใใๅใณ็งใฎๆๆฆใใตใใผใใใฆใใใ ใใใใๅคงๅคๅฌใใๆใใพใใใใใใใ้กใ็ณใไธใใพใใ
My name is Parisa, which is a Persian name meaning โlike a fairyโ, and easy to remember: โParisโ plus โaโ. I am a PhD student in CALL at Takemura Lab, Osaka University, Japan. Born and raised in Tehran, I hold a BA in English Language and Literature and an MA in TEFL, both from Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. In 2014, I obtained the MEXT scholarship and am now pursuing further education in Japan. I currently teach part-time at Konan Women’s University and at an English conversation school. In addition, I am an English tutor at Paper Airplanes and Hands Up Project, which provide online English lessons to individuals affected by conflict. I also actively give talks about the real Iran and the Iranian people behind the news, and blog about the Iranian identity.
ๅคง้ชๅคงๅญฆๆ
ๅ ฑ็งๅญฆ็ ็ฉถ็งๅๅฃซๅพๆ่ชฒ็จ็ซนๆ็ ็ฉถๅฎคใใคใฉใณใฎ้ฆ้ฝใใใฉใณใซ็ใพใ่ฒใคใ่ฑ่ชๅญฆๅฃซใ่ฑ่ชๆๆๆณ๏ผTEFL๏ผไฟฎๅฃซใ็ฒๅๅฅณๅญๅคงๅญฆ้ๅธธๅค่ฌๅธซใใใฅใผในใใใฏ่ฆใใชใใคใฉใณใใคใฉใณใฎไบบใ
ใฎๆงๅญใ็ฉๆฅต็ใซ็บไฟกใใฆใใใใคใฉใณไบบใจใใฆใฎใขใคใใณใใฃใใฃใซใคใใฆใใญใฐใๅท็ญใใใ
I started getting involved in JALT as the officer at large and afterwards as the membership chair at Osaka JALT. Together with my fellow researchers, I formed JALT MAVR SIG and now work as its publication chair. I began my JALT PR activities by volunteering as the Facebook and Twitter coordinator for JALT PanSIG and Osaka JALT, and recently had the honor to serve as JALTโs Director of Public Relations.
Nominee for Director of Records
Kenn Gale
Hello! My name is Kenn Gale. I live in Nagoya, Japan with my wife and newborn baby girl named Karina. I come from Los Angeles, California. I hold a Bachelors in Psychology and have been working in the educational field in various aspects for over 15 years. My educational career started off working for Apollo Group and various educational institutes in the states. I left California when I was 29 to travel for several years. After that, I settled down in Southeast Asia and worked for the Ministry of Education of Thailand and several joint ventures with Singapore, Vietnam and China. Currently, I am the Director of Operations/Principal for a chain of international kindergartens in Aichi with over 100 staff and 600 students. I am actively involved in the ACCJ and several other community based organizations.
I have been a member of JALT for several years. I have been actively involved in the Teaching Younger Learners SIG for two years now as the SIG Coordinator. I truly love working with young learners and am passionate about the field. I believe in JALT and whats it aims to accomplish and the platform which it provides for teachers in Japan. If elected to the Director of Records position, I will bring great enthusiasm, a fresh perspective and organization management skills that I feel can contribute to the organization. Thank you for your time and consideration.
็งใฏใ๏ผๅนด้JALTใฎใกใณใใผใจใใฆๆดปๅใใฆใใพใใใใฎใใก๏ผๅนด้ใฏใSIGใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผใจใใฆTeaching Younger Learners SIG ใซ็ฉๆฅต็ใซๅๅ ใใใฆใใพใใ็ง่ช่บซใๅนผๅฐๆใฎๅญใฉใใใกใจๆดปๅใใๅฝผใใฎๅฏ่ฝๆงใฎๅน
ใๅบใใฆใใใใจใซ้ๅธธใซใใใใใๆใใฆใใพใใใพใใJALTใๆฅๆฌใซใใๅ
็ใซๆไพใใฆใใๆดปๅใฎ็ฎ็ใๅ ด้ขใซๅฟใใฆใ็ฉไบใ้ๆใใฆใใใใจใ็งใซใฏใงใใพใใ็งใใใใฎๅฝนใซๅฐฑใใ้ใซใฏใ็ต็นใซ็ตถๅคงใชใ็ฑๆใจๆ
็ฑใใใใฆ็ต็นใใพใจใไธใใใใจใซใ็ฒพไธๆฏๅชใใฆใใๆๅญใงใใ
ใฉใใใใใใใ้กใ่ดใใพใใ
Nominee for Position of Director of Treasury
Robert Chartrand
Robert is originally from Montreal, Canada, and he has been living in Fukuoka since 1983. He has taught English at language schools, companies, junior and senior high schools, junior colleges, and universities. He has enjoyed taking students on English study trips to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He received an MAT in ESOL from SIT in Vermont, USA, and a PhD from the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan. He has also completed a one-year sabbatical at the University of Birmingham, UK, where he published a book on corpus linguistics. He is interested in doing research in technology for language learning and has been an active member in JALT for many years. He is a Professor at the Institute of Foreign Language Education, Kurume University, in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Robert has enjoyed his experience as the JALT Director of Treasury for the past two years and he would like to continue in this position. He wants to contribute to the improvement of JALT treasury matters including sorting out the problem of using bank accounts in personal names, working on unifying some of the revenue sources, and working on the future fiscal health of JALT.
JALT Experience
JALT Director of Treasury โ From 2016 ~ Present
CALL SIG – Coordinator, Proceedings Editor, Treasurer and Conference Chair
PanSIG Conference – Proceedings Editor and Conference Administrator
ใซใใใปใขใณใใชใชใผใซใฎๅบ่บซใฎใญใใผใใฏใ็ฆๅฒกใซ1983ๅนดใใๅฑ
ไฝใใฆใใใใใใพใงใ่ฑไผ่ฉฑๅญฆๆ กใไผๆฅญใไธญๅญฆๆ กใ้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ กใ็ญๆๅคงๅญฆใๅคงๅญฆใซใฆๆ้ญใใจใฃใฆใใพใใใใซใใใใชใผในใใฉใชใขใใใฅใผใธใผใฉใณใใธๅญฆ็ใๅผ็ใใใใจใใใใพใใๅญฆไฝใซใคใใฆใฏใใขใกใชใซใใใผใขใณใใฎSITใใใTESOLไฟฎๅฃซๅทใ็ฒๅพใใไนๅทๅทฅๆฅญๅคงๅญฆใงๅๅฃซๅทใๅๅพใใพใใใใพใใใคใฎใชในใใใผใใณใฌใ ๅคงๅญฆใง๏ผๅนด้ใฎๅจๅค็ ็ฉถใซๅพไบใใใณใผใใน่จ่ชๅญฆใซ้ขใใๆธ็ฑใๅบ็ใใฆใใพใใๅๆฐใฏใ่จ่ชๅญฆ็ฟใซใใใใใฏใใญใธใผใฎๅฉ็จใซ้ขใใ็ ็ฉถใซ้ขๅฟใใใใ้ทๅนดJALTใฎไธญๅฟ็ใกใณใใผใจใใฆๆดป่บใใฆใใพใใใ็พๅจใฏใ็ฆๅฒก็ใซใใใไน
็็ฑณๅคงๅญฆๅคๅฝ่ชๆ่ฒ็ ็ฉถๆใฎๆๆใๅใใฆใใพใใ
ใญใใผใใฏใใใฎ2ๅนด้ใJALTใฎไผ่จๆ
ๅฝ็ไบใ็ต้จใใๅคงๅคๆๆ็พฉใช็ต้จใงใใฃใใใจใใใๆฌกๆใๅใ่ทใๅใใใใจ่ใใฆใใพใใไผ่จๆ
ๅฝ็ไบใ็ถใใใใจใงใๅไบบๅใง้่กๅฃๅบงใไฝฟใๅ้กใฎ่งฃๆฑบใๆญณๅ
ฅๆบใฎ็ตฑๅใใฎไปใๅฐๆฅใฎJALTใฎไผ่จ้ขใงใฎ่ณชใฎๅไธใซๅชใใใใจใฎใใจใงใใ
JALTใซใใใ็ตๆญด
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ๅฝ็ไบ โ 2016ๅนดใ็พๅจ
CALL็ ็ฉถไผ โ ใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผใใใญใทใผใใฃใณใฐใบ็ทจ้ๆ
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PanSIG็ ็ฉถๅคงไผ โ ใใญใทใผใใฃใณใฐใบ็ทจ้ๆ
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Nominee for Position of Auditor
Steve Brown
It is important, I believe, for the Auditor not to have any particular agenda. If elected, it would be my role to maintain an objective stance in overseeing the activities of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board, JALT Central Office and all Chapters and SIGs within NPO JALT. In seeking to ensure that the Constitution and Bylaws are adhered to, it would be my task to see that transparency and accountability are maintained within the organization.
I believe that my years of service within JALT, including four years as President, provide the background knowledge and experience to carry out this function. At the same time, having been away from national office for the last few years, I also feel that I would be sufficiently objective in dealing with any issues that arise.
I look forward to serving the membership of JALT again for the next two years.
็ฃไบใ็นๅฎใฎ่ญฐ้กใๆใใชใใใจใฏ้่ฆใงใใใจ่ใใพใใ็งใ้ธใฐใใ้ใฏใ็นๅฎ้ๅถๅฉๆดปๅๆณไบบๅ
จๅฝ่ชๅญฆๆ่ฒๅญฆไผๅ
ใซใใใฆใ็ไบไผใๅท่กๅฝนๅกไผใ JALTไบๅๆใใใใณใในใฆใฎๆฏ้จใจๅ้ๅฅ็ ็ฉถ้จไผใฎๆดปๅใ็ฃ็ฃใใ็ซๅ ดใจใชใใฎใ็งใฎๅฝนๅฒใงใใใพใใๅฎๆฌพใจๅฎๆฌพ็ดฐๅใ้ตๅฎใใใใใใซใ้ๆๆงใจ่ชฌๆ่ฒฌไปปใ็ต็นๅ
ใง็ถญๆใใใใใจใ็ขบ่ชใใใใจใ็งใฎไปไบใงใใโจโจ็ไบ้ทใจใใฆไปปๅฝใใใ4ๅนด้ใๅซใใJALTๅ
ใงใฎ็งใฎ้ทๅนดใฎ็ต้จใใใใใใไธ่จใฎๅฝนๅฒใใใชใใใใฎ่ๆฏ็ฅ่ญใจ็ต้จใๆไพใใใใจใใงใใใจ็ขบไฟกใใฆใใพใใๅๆใซใใใๆฐๅนด JALTใฎ็ไบไผใๅท่กๅฝนๅกไผใใ้ขใใฆใใใ็งใฏไฝใๅ้กใ็บ็ใใๅ ดๅใซใฏๅๅใซๅฎข่ฆณ็ใซๅฏพๅฆใงใใใจ่ใใพใใโจโจไปๅพ2ๅนด้JALTใฎ็ฃไบใจใใฆ่ฒข็ฎใงใใใใจใๆฅฝใใฟใซใใฆใใใพใใ
Education:
BEd in English and Drama, University of Leeds (Bretton Hall College), UK
MA in TES/FL, University of Birmingham, UK
JALT Experience:
2001-2002 Learner Development SIG Coordinator
2002, 2003 Conference Site Chair
2004 Conference Programme Chair
2004~2008 JALT President
2008-2010 Publications Board Chair
2010 Conference Co-chair
2013-2016 Liaison to UALS (United Associations of Language Societies)
ๆ่ฒ๏ผ
่ฑๅฝใใชใผใบๅคงๅญฆBretton Hall CollegeใBEd๏ผๆ่ฒๅญฆๅฃซ๏ผๅๅพ๏ผ่ฑ่ชๅใณใใฉใๆ่ฒๅญฆๅฐไฟฎ๏ผ
่ฑๅฝใใใผใใณใฌใ ๅคงๅญฆๅคงๅญฆ้ข๏ผTeaching English as a Second/Foreign Languageๅฐๆป๏ผ
JALTใฎ็ต้จ๏ผ
2001-2002 Learner Development็ ็ฉถ้จไผใฎใณใผใใฃใใผใฟใผ
2002, 2003 ๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผใฎ็พๅฐๅฎ่กๅงๅก้ท
2004 ๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผใฎใใญใฐใฉใ ๅงๅก้ท
2004~2008 ไผ้ท๏ผ็ไบ้ท๏ผ
2008-2010 ๅบ็ๅงๅก้ท
2010 ๅนดๆฌกๅฝ้ๅคงไผใฎๅ
ฑๅๅงๅก้ท
2013-2016 UALS (่จ่ช็ณปๅญฆไผ้ฃๅ)ใธใฎไปฃ่กจ
Nominees for 2018 Executive Board Elections
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