Greg GoodmacherOn December 3rd the Oita chapter will hold its final event for 2016. We will be hosting Greg Goodmacher from Niigata prefecture who will be giving a presentation entitled ‘Interweaving Culture, Environmental Issues, and Language Studies’. Greg has authored five global issues content-based EFL textbooks and is an active member of JALT’s Materials Writers […]

Barbara Hoskins SakamotoBarbara Hoskins Sakamoto will give a presentation entitled Creative Teaching for 21st Century Learners. Barbara is co-author of one of the world’s best-selling textbook series for children learning English, Let’s Go, and one of the Directors of the International Teacher Development Institute. In this workshop, teachers will learn teaching techniques to help their […]

Various (x6)Join JALT Oita for its 3rd Pechakucka Seminar. A Pechakucha or PK is a short 20 slide PowerPoint presentation. A PK event involves multiple speakers each sharing ideas about language teaching, aspects of personal teaching philosophy, or simply something interesting about teaching or language learning the presenter would like to discuss.

TBAIn 2014, 24 Type B universities were selected as part of the Top Global University Project (TGU) to act as institutional role models of internationalization in Japan and as gateways for the development of global human resources. In practical terms, TGU funding has encouraged the development of a range of programs promoting diversity and intercultural […]

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6 – as per descriptionThe Oita chapter of JALT is holding its 8th Annual Language Teaching Symposium Saturday, October 14th. The event will be preceded by the Chapter’s AGM (2:00-3:00). There is a great line-up of speakers covering a wide range of topics, including: Ben Rentler: Cultivating a willingness to communicate: practical applications for the […]

6 – as per descriptionThe Oita chapter of JALT is holding its 8th Annual Language Teaching Symposium Saturday, October 14th. The event will be preceded by the Chapter’s AGM (2:00-3:00). There is a great line-up of speakers covering a wide range of topics, including: Ben Rentler: Cultivating a willingness to communicate: practical applications for the […]

6 – as per descriptionThe Oita chapter of JALT is holding its 8th Annual Language Teaching Symposium Saturday, October 14th. The event will be preceded by the Chapter’s AGM (2:00-3:00). There is a great line-up of speakers covering a wide range of topics, including: Ben Rentler: Cultivating a willingness to communicate: practical applications for the […]

6 – as per descriptionThe Oita chapter of JALT is holding its 8th Annual Language Teaching Symposium Saturday, October 14th. The event will be preceded by the Chapter’s AGM (2:00-3:00). There is a great line-up of speakers covering a wide range of topics, including: Ben Rentler: Cultivating a willingness to communicate: practical applications for the […]

Donna FujimotoLanguage teachers must teach more than just language. It is also important to raise student (and teacher) awareness of the culture that is embedded and interwoven in all of our attitudes and communication. Unfortunate consequences can result when we assume that other people share the same concepts and values as we do. This interactive […]

Michael RectorThis research and practical application based workshop will cover an approach to helping learners use their L2 for most communication in class. In the ongoing debate on the merits of restricting L1 use by students, little research has been done to document how teachers can help learners use their L2 more. One possibility is […]

Please send a proposal to the email below addressed to Malcolm Larking by March 19th if you are interestedIt’s that time of year again. We will be selecting a group of people to give PowerPoint presentations about language teaching in the unique 20 slides in 20 seconds “Pechakucha” format. We are currently calling for presentation […]

Rob WaringThis presentation will quickly review what Extensive Reading is and how we can embed it in the curriculum. We will review pre-reading, while reading and post reading activities that can deepen the students linguistic knowledge as well as their language skills. We will look at how these activities lead to knowledge transfer and integration […]

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various9th Annual JALT Oita Language Symposium

Nathan DuckerSpeaking English well has become a goal of English language pedagogy, as a result, speaking proactively in class is seen as a sign of engagement in learning. It is, therefore, often easy to confuse students’ apparent reticence in communicating in English with a poor attitude in class, or with a lack of grammar or […]

Various JALT members20 slides, 20 seconds a slide about any topic related to language teaching. If you would like to present, send a brief proposal to Kent Jones, JALT Oita Program Chair at kent.jones.kwansei@gmail.com

Marian WangJALT Oita will welcome Marian Wang as our featured speaker on Saturday, July 27th from 15:00-18:00. Marian Wang is Associate Professor at Konan University. She has written numerous articles on a variety of topics related to language teacher in both local and international journals. She has been the recipient of Kakenhi for her project […]

N/AWe will be holding a picnic at Minami Tateishi Park in Beppu from 2:00 to evening. Please stop by.

N/AYou are cordially invited to the JALT Oita summer social. This year we are having a casual picnic in the park at Minami Tate Ishi Park in Beppu. The event is free for members and non-members alike and children are most welcome. We will be setting up near the bridge across from Nishi-Beppu hospital. Please […]

Jose Domingo CruzInstructors constantly face new challenges in Japan’s teaching environment. Yet, we are burdened by methods that are based on essentially the same often ineffective concepts that have been used for decades Jose Domingo Cruz proposes a different approach; to see the problem in terms of simpler, easily measured targets such as, how many […]

Jose D0mingo CrueJose Domingo Cruz will give valuable tips and hands on activities and ideas about improving student fluency.

VariousWe will hold our 6th annual JALT Oita Pechakucha event on Saturday afternoon, April 25th, 2020 at Horuto Hall in Oita City. If you are interested in presenting at this event we would like you to submit a short proposal. Presentations should focus on ideas and practical activities for language teaching. The PK format consists […]

TBDDue to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, we have cancelled our sixth annual JALT Oita Pechakucha event which was to take place on Saturday April 25th, 2020. Instead we have decided to hold an online event on Saturday 23rd May on Zoom from 3pm to 5pm. Presentations should focus on ideas and practical […]

Josh WilsonThis workshop focuses on the pedagogy, process, and pleasure of game-based language learning. In short, he will discuss why games are effective teaching tools, talk about how to use analog and digital games in the classroom, and play a few zoom-friendly games that you can use with your students, including Ultimate One Night Werewolf […]