IBARAKI: March  As the new school year is fast approaching, we gathered online and listened to the following two inspiring presentations. Improving Student Confidence and Language Output Using a TBLT […]

IBARAKI: September — Motivating English learners through the Voluntary Reading of English Picture Books to Children – The Influence upon University Student Volunteer Readers by Rika Otsu. Otsu presented the […]

IBARAKI: October— A Glance at English Education in Iran and Turkey by Abdollah Dodangeh. In this presentation, Dodangeh gave us a glimpse of English education in the Middle East, referring […]

IBARAKI: October— A Glance at English Education in Iran and Turkey by Abdollah Dodangeh. In this presentation, Dodangeh gave us a glimpse of English education in the Middle East, referring […]

Ibaraki: December English Pronunciation Instruction: Considering Phonological Differences between English and Japanese By Yuko Koike, Ibaraki University Koike explained pronunciation problems that Japanese learners of English tend to face, and […]

IBARAKI: September — This month, Ibaraki Chapter provided an opportunity for two local speakers to introduce their presentations for the JALT National Conference in November. Ibaraki JALT attendees also welcomed […]

IBARAKI: June—Educate for the future: Fostering 21st Century Skills in the English Language Classroom by Roxana Sandu. In this presentation, Sandu introduced us to so-called 21st century skills, which consist […]

IBARAKI: December—Butterfly wing flaps and second language acquisition by James A. Elwood. In this presentation, Elwood explored the effects of emotional factors on learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in their […]

IBARAKI: June— The brain’s many different memory processes: Applications to language teaching by Bruno Jactat. Teachers’ primary job in class is to help students learn new information and retain it […]

Morning: IBARAKI: March— Teaching Writing: Why and how can we include grammar and culture (context)? by Nivedita Kumari. Arguing that writing is a good way to teach students grammar and […]