Carolyn Graham, Anna Motohashi, and Adam LebowitzA. Featured Presentation: Title: The Creative Classroom – Using Jazz Chantz, Poetry, Storytelling and Song. Speaker: Carolyne Graham Summary: This program will focus on the power of rhythm as a language learning tool. The brain loves rhythm and music and this leads to very fast memory. Teachers will learn […]

Charles Browne and Clair Taylor* Program I: 13:00 – 14:00 – Featured Speaker Presentation by: Charles Browne, Meiji Gakuin University Title: A Brief Introduction to Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition This session will introduce participants to the basic “facts” and statistics of second language vocabulary acquisition including the importance of learning high frequency vocabulary, research on […]

Mark Shrosbree, Dan Waldhoff, etc… You can sign up for the meetings (Saturday and/or Sunday) at http://www.bobnariver.net/home/jalt_sign-up_page_2/ .. May 28th Program Session I 14:00 – 15:20 – Featured Speaker Presentation Mark Shrosbree Tokai University Title: Computer Skills for Language Teachers: Tips, Tricks and Techniques With the wide range of technologies now available, it can be […]

Joyce Cunningham and george MacleanPlease sign up at http://www.bobnariver.net/home/jalt_sign-up_page_2 if you plan to attend the meetings on Sat. and/or Sun. You can also reserve a room to stay overnight at the center. Deadline to sign up is May 26. May 29th Program Session IV 10:00-10:45 My Share 2 Joyce Cunningham Ibaraki University Title: Getting to […]

John Wiltshier, James York, and Deborah GrowPresentations:
 1. Flow and Anchoring in T.E.Y.L. classes (10:00-11:20) by John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University) If we see great teachers teach the classes always run so smoothly. The teacher enjoys teaching and children enjoy learning. Such smooth classroom management is created at the lesson planning stage. Thinking beyond […]

Suzanne Bonn, Atsuko Ueda, and Takayuki NakanishiDecember Year-End Meeting Presentation: Teaching reading and research methods Speakers: Suzanne Bonn, Atsuko Ueda, and Takayuki Nakanishi Description: We have three speakers lined up to present some innovative ideas about language teaching. 1. First presentation (13:00 – 14:15) Featured Speaker: Suzanne Bonn, Nanzan University Presentation Title: From Reading Circles […]

Yasue Kawamorita and Tom Edwards, Peter Parise and Anne Takata1:00 – 2:20: Title: Learners’ Lives as Curriculum: Using Student-Created Texts in the Language Classroom By Yasue Kawamorita and Tom Edwards 2:40 – 4:00 Title: Fluency? Fluency. Fluency! Practical and Theoretical Approaches to Fluency Development By Peter Parise and Anne Takata 4:10 – 5:00 Chapter Business […]

David Barker, Atsushi Iida, Dan Waldhoff (May 12), David Barker and Hidenori Kuwabara (May 13)Please pre-register at the chapter website http://ibarakijalt.blogspot.jp/ (The venue has rather strict regulations, and we are required to pre-register to attend the meeting.) May 12th Program Session I: 14:00 – 15:20 – Featured Speaker Presentation David Barker, Tokai University Title: What […]

Naomi Takagi (Using brainstorming strategies for teaching argumentative writing to college students in Japan), Joyce Cunningham (Using TV commercials in Englis class)Presentations: 1. Using brainstroming strategies for teaching argumentative writing to college students in Japan (13:00-14:00) by Naomi Takagi (Ibaraki University) Chapter sponsored presenter for JALT2012 Presentation summary: Argumentative writing is an important mode of […]

Dominic Jones (Sendai Seiyo Gakuin University), Mariko Miyao, Cecilia Ikeguchi, and Martin Pauly (Chapter Memebers), Maria Gabriela Schmidt (University of Tsukuba)1. Coaching in TPR Storytelling’s Core “Circling” Technique (13:00-14:00) Dominic Jones (Sendai Seiyo Gakuin University) This workshop demonstrates the teaching skill of Circling and coaches, teachers in its use, so that they can add it […]

Diane Hawley Nagatomo (Ochanomizu University) , Rie Koizumi (Juntendo University), Michele Steele (Gunma University)1. From Dutiful Daughters to English Professors: How Gender Shapes the Professional Lives of Japanese Female University English Teachers (13:00-14:00) by Diane Hawley Nagatomo (Ochanomizu University) This presentation examines the role of gender in the professional identity development seven Japanese female university […]

Robert Peacokc, Oxford University Press, Takeshi Kikuchi, Iwaki Meisei University, Clay Bussinger, Tokiwa University, Jeroen Bode, University of Tsukuba, Deborah Grow, Tsukuba University and The English GardenJune 1st Program Session I (14:00 – 15:20) Speaker: Robert Peacock, Oxford University Press Title: Academic Reading Skills for Student Success Academic reading provides several challenges to students and […]

Tadashi Ishida, JALT Lifelong Language Learning SIG, Tatsuya Sudo, JALT Lifelong Language Learning SIG1. Older students as both teachers and learners by Tadashi Ishida (13:00-14:00) The presenter will discuss possible reasons Japanese older learners have for being interested in studying English. He will also report on his activities to help them study English by demonstrations […]

Martin Pauly , Mary Nobuoka, Featured Speaker , Gabriela Schmidt , Naomi Takagi Presentations:
 1. Looking Back on Influences of Child Raising after 25 Years by Martin Pauly (13:00~13:30) I will reflect on events which influenced our family in attempts to raise our boys bilingually. The influence of the JALT Bilingualism SIG, advice from others, […]

Bern Mulvey, Iwate University, Rika Otsu (Tokiwa University) and Francisco Gonzales (Oyama High School)Presentations:
 1. University Accreditation: It’s Impact on EFL Teaching (10:00-12:00) by Bern Mulvey (Iwate University) As of 2004, all universities in Japan must submit to an external accreditation evaluation, to be repeated every seven years. The universities receive written assessments in multiple […]

Dale Brown (Osaka University)1. Featured Speaker Presentation (14:30-16:00) Presentation Title: Vocabulary and textbooks: What textbooks do, what they don’t, and what you can do by Dale Brown (Osaka University) The commonsense view of vocabulary learning is that learning a word means learning its meaning. Vocabulary researchers, however, have established that there is a lot more […]

Robert Betts, Tokiwa University, Shinichi Izumi, Sophia UniversityPresentations:
 1. Popular Songs in the Language Learning Classroom (13:30-14:15) by Robert Betts (Tokiwa University) This workshop demonstrates the use of popular songs in the classroom to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the language classroom. The use of songs in the practice of language teaching is […]

Michael Crawford (Dokkyo University)Co-sponsor : Ibaraki University 
 Featured Speaker Presentation 
 1. Notetaking in L2 listening instruction: Theory and practice by Michael Crawford (14:30~16:00) (Dokkyo University) Listening instruction is often seen as lagging behind instruction in other skills. One common criticism is that rather than being taught, in many cases listening is simply being […]

Featured Morning Presenter: Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, Featured Afternoon Presenter: Takashi Shimaoka, Professor Emeritus, University of TsukubaMorning Presentation (10:00 – 11:45) Presentation Title: Listening & Pronunciation: Keep an Eye on the Mother Tongue by: Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba Lunch: 12:00 – 14:00 Afternoon Presentation (14:00 – 15:45) […]

Mark Brierley – Featured Presenter for the Afternoon Session, Joyce Cunningham – Featured Presenter for the Morning SessionMorning Session: 10:30 – 11:45 Presenter: Joyce Cunningham, Tokiwa University Professor and Ibaraki University Professor Emerita Presentation Title: Anne of Green Gables in the Language Classroom Presentation abstract: You will be invited to participate in a short introduction […]

Mayu Shintani, Ryoko Ohata, Andy BoonMorning Presentations: Session 1. (10:00 ~ 10:50) By: Mayu SHINTANI Presentation Title: Image Schema-Based Instructions on English Grammar **Summary of presentation Cognitive linguistics has been devoting to reveal the very nature of language since the last few decades. One of their most fruitful results is the abstraction of the general […]

Yuko Koike, Ibaraki University, Chapter Member Reporters on JALT2015 in Shizuoka1. Featured Speaker Presentation (13:30~ 14:30) Title: English Pronunciation Instruction: Considering Phonological Differences between English and Japanese Presenter: Yuko Koike, Ibaraki University Abstract: Intelligibility is considered an important goal of L2 pronunciation. However, many second/foreign language learners find it difficult to acquire intelligible pronunciation. This […]

Hugh Kirkwood,Ushiku Elementary School & Hitachinoushiku Elementary School, Bruno Jactat, the University of Tsukuba, Marc Helgesen, Miyagi Gakuin Women’s UniversityPresentations: Morning 1. Corpus linguistic analysis of NESTs’ informal online discourse (9:50~11:00) by Hugh Kirkwood, Ushiku Elementary School, Hitachinoushiku Elementary School 2. Acoustic Impedance : how it impacts language learning (11:10~12:20) by Bruno Jactat, The University […]

Hidenori Kuwabara, Tokiwa University and Yosuke Ogawa, Kansai University, Tim Cook, Chiba University, Mejiro University and Seikei UniversityThe detailed information will be posted shortly. Tentative schedule: Date: Saturday, June 4th, 2016 Place: Ibaraki Christian University, Hitachi Time: 11:00~17:00 (10:30 Doors open.) Morning Session (11:00 – 11:40): Title: A reconsideration of the Silent Way in terms […]

Jeroen Bode, The University of Tsukuba, David Gunn, Tokyo University of SciencePresentations: Morning (11:00 – 12:10) 1. Education never ends: Language acquisition post-academia and the Dutch “permanent education” policies for official (certified) translators/interpreters (11:00~12:10) by Jeroen Bode, The University of Tsukuba Afternoon (14:00 – 16:10) 2. Featured Presenter Multi-step course design for aiding students in […]