This is an archive of all of the past events of Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.
Twine interactive fiction/essay software
Gavin Young
Someone Forgot to Mute: Humor in the Online Medium and Its Contribution to Language Learning
Scott Gardner, Teresa Stockwell
Project-based teaching: Whether and how it promotes learner agency and motivation (Okayama JALT November)
Keiko Sakui (Kobe Shoin Women's University), Mari Nakamura (MELEP)
Okayama JALT June Meeting
Shawna Carroll; Caleb Prichard
Teaching, Learning and Interacting Online
Judy Kambara (Okayama University), Teresa Kobayashi (Okayama University), Susan Meiki (Okayama University), Claire Uchida (Okayama University)
September Meeting - My Share
many
Designing a Primary EFL Curriculum: An Interactive Workshop (Joint Event with ETJ)
Mark Christianson
Okayama JALT January 2019 Meeting: It's Not Just about Ganbaru: Avoiding the False Growth Mindset in the Japanese EFL Classroom
Adrian Leis
Great Group of Local Presenters
Susan Meiki, Naomi Fujishima, Luc Gougeon, and Akio Niiya
Poster Presentation Extravaganza
various presenters
Okayama JALT May Meeting: (1) Writing and leveling graded materials; (2) Effects of rater training on peer assessment
(1) Rob Waring (NDSU); (2) David Townsend (Shujitsu University)
(1) Improving Student Motivation with Language Support Centers; (2) A Successful New Zealand Exchange Program for Medical Students
(1) Lynne Murphy; (2) John Telloyan (both of Shimane University)
Okayama JALT Talks III Powered by PechaKucha
various
(1) The CEFR and the Companion Volume; (2) Implementation of the CEFR at a Japanese University
(1) Monika Szirmai; (2) Tim Wilson
(1) Psychotherapy and Communication; (2) Prepping for Study Abroad
(1) Eric Des Marais; (2) Chris Creighton
Okayama JALT Talks, Powered by PechaKucha
Several
CLIL Approaches to Post-truth Pedagogy
Sandra Kouritzin
Creating Engagement in the Language Classroom
Bill Snyder
JALT 4-Corners Tour: Teaching English in Laos
Thongsouk Keomany
Okayama JALT Bonenkai 2018
various
Okayama JALT December Meeting
various
Okayama JALT January Meeting
Stephen Hampshire; Tom Fast
Okayama JALT April Meeting: Advanced Degrees and Continuing Education--Panel Discussion on Local and Distance Programs
Panelists: Jason Lowes, Susan Meiki, Paul Moritoshi, David Townsend, Claire Uchida. Facilitator: Ian Nakamura
Resistance on the Brain: Why Student Demotivation is Normal (and what to do about it)
Joseph Shaules (Juntendo Faculty of International Liberal Arts)
Annual Okayama JALT Beer Garden
Everyone
Teaching for Global Citizenship in the Language Classroom
Kip Cates (Tottori University)
October Meeting
Ian Nakamura, David Townsend and Larry Dante
November Meeting: Research and Materials from Three Presenters
Neil Cowie and Keiko Sakui; Masayuki Teranishi; Paul Goldberg
2017 December JALT Meeting + Bonenkai
Ready for Monday Activities; Quiz Game; Annual General Meeting
Okayama JALT June Meeting
Arnold Arao Jon Prevatt
(1) Listening Skills; (2) Lit Circles
Alastair Graham-Marr (Abax)
Okayama JALT October meeting: A Survival Guide to Student Misbehavior
Douglas Sweetlove (Kinjo Gakuin University)
Okayama JALT November Meeting
Kenji Chida; Eiko Nakamura
Okayama JALT December Meeting: How I learned English; どうやって私が日本語を勉強したか
David Barker and Mutsumi Kawasaki
Content-Based Instruction Workshop
Brent Jones
The Conceptualization of Balanced and Multifaceted Vocabulary Learning Systems: Teaching Vocabulary of English to Adult Learners
Louis Lafleur; Yumi Kitajima
(1) Phonological Memory and Listening Comprehension: An Exploration into the Students' Insights about Extensive Reading; (2) The Effective Use of a Checklist on Silent Reading in the EFL Reading Class
(1) Junichiro Takeno; (2) Kyoko Sunami-Burden
Covering Your Bets: The Reading/High-Frequency Vocabulary Connection
Charles Browne
Okayama JALT Monthly Meeting
Maurissa George, Ian Nakamura (Okayama University), Scott Gardner (Okayama University)
Okayama JALT Monthly Meeting, followed by Bonenkai (end-of-year party)
Bill Pellowe (Kinki University, Fukuoka Campus)
(1) Exploring cultural differences through humor; (2) Swiss-Army Knife Activities
(1) John Rucynski, Ayako Namba, and Scott Gardner; (2) Matt Gilhool
(1) An alternative to speech writing; (2) Get your students hooked on television
(1) Paul Delaney; (2) Bob Lamitie
Collaborative Critical Thinking For Real World Change
Chuck Sandy
Classroom Management
David Townsend (Shujitsu University), Magnus Kuwahara Magnusson (International Pacific University)
Expatriate ELT Faculty Members and University Entrance Examinations: Beliefs, Assumptions, and Recommendations for Change
Melodie Cook
(1) Focus on Canada; (2) Cognitive Load and the COmpetent Teacher
(1)David Townsend; (2) Jason Lowes
We're Going Global? A look at Local Efforts to Implement Japan's National English Education Goals
Tom Fast (Okayama University)
(1) Extensive Reading in the Real World; (2) Critical Thinking in Language Teaching
(1) Bettina Begole; (2) Tremain Xenos
Active Participation through Student Response Systems
Bill Pellowe, Kinki University (Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
(1) Revisiting CBI (Content-Based Instruction); (2) Theory and Practice E-learning trends: Lessons from experts in four different countries
(1) Akemi Morioka; (2) Keiko Sakui and Neil Cowie
EFL Learners Learning Theories Associated with Introducing Zunal Webquest
Chris Burrows, Anthony Walsh
Caring about learners of nursing English: Adaptable vocabulary activities for ESP and beyond
Simon Capper (Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Hiroshima)
1. Reflections on peer assessment of oral presentations; 2. Tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs) and EFL
1. David Townsend; 2. Magnus Kuwahara Magnusson
Okayama JALT barbecue
BBQ
(1) Designing Independent Listening Projects; (2) Ukiyo-Eigo: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Art and EFL
(1) Caleb Prichard; (2) Tom Fast
(1) Introducing Mreader; (2) Monty Python for Teaching Pragmatic Awareness
(1) Richard Lemmer; (2) Scott Gardner
Motivating the unmotivated: Do teachers have to do all the work?
Ken Wilson (author of the Smart Choice series by Oxford University Press)
Motivating the unmotivated: Do teachers have to do all the work?
Ken Wilson (author of the Smart Choice series, Oxford University Press )
(1) Electronic dictionaries during communication activities; (2) Elementary School English
(1) Jason Williams (Notre Dame Seishin University); (2) Eri Mizuno and Aya Morisawa
(1) Incorporating Crosswords in the English Language Classroom; (2) What, exactly, do Junior and Senior High School Textbooks Teach?
(1) David Townsend: (2) Mutsumi Kawasaki
Global Issues Films in English Language Teaching
Tom Fast
New Ideas from New Language Educators
Sachiko Iwamoto, Tsukasa Nakamura, Rikako Nakanishi, Mika Yunoki
Project work: What is it and why, when and how to use it
Paul Moritoshi
Online Corpus Workshop
Ted O'Neill
Students (and Teachers) as Legitimate Peripheral Participants
Akiko Nagao, Ian Willey
1) Guiding student discussion of graded readers; 2) Demotivation, amotivation or overmotivation? An action research project
1) Jason Cox; 2) Peter Burden
A framework for selecting appropriate online vocabulary learning environments
Rob Waring
Turning Them On: Ideas on creating a classroom in which everyone is fully engaged
Jason Lowes
(1) Fluency and Collocations; (2) Student Reading Habits and Perceptions
(1) Dave Robinson; (2) Richard Lemmer
Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar 2011
Rob Waring and Atsuko Takase
Connecting the Brain to Teaching
Jason Lowes
Social Justice and Critical Consciousness in the University EFL classroom
Alexis Pusina
What do English teachers need to know about English?
David Barker (BTB Press)
Okayama JALT July Meeting and Beer Garden
All participants
1) Ethical ELT; 2) Popular Songs, Active Neurons, and High-frequency Vocabulary
Maggie Lieb (Meiji University)
Expert Teachers: What Are They Like And What Do They Do?
Keith Johnson (Lancaster University, UK)
Expert Teachers: What Are They Like And What Do They Do?
Keith Johnson (Lancaster University, UK)
Discourse Frames and Materials Development: What is the connection?
Mike Guest
Task-based learning in a themed context
Marcos Benevides
Writing a graded reader
Rob Waring
Being Constructive with Moodle
Peter Ruthven-Stuart
Self-Access Language Learning as Classroom-Based Instruction
Garold Murray
Practical Business English for Lower Level Learners
Grant Trew
Teaching a Process Approach to Paragraph Writing
Peter Neff
Language Acquisition by Cochlear Implant Infants Deafened by Meningitis
C.J. Creighton
Proofreading: Problems and Practice
Ian Willey and Kimie Tanimoto
University Accreditation: How it Impacts You
Bern Mulvey
Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers
Ian Nakamura
Pragmatics and Communicative Competence
Megumi Kawate-Mierzejewska, Temple University Japan
A Four-Level Approach to Communication and Public Speaking
Charles LeBeau, Toshiba International Training Center
A screening of 'Sour Strawberries', a documentary
Arudou Debito
Motivating Non-English majors in English Classes
Paul Moritoshi, Himeji Dokkyo University
Enhancing EFL Instruction Through the Use of Manga
Chad Godfrey
Interview Discourse and National Sports
Chie Yamane-Yoshinaga (Sanyo Gakuen University)
Native Checkmate
Ian Willey and Kimie Tanimoto
In search of the 'real' Johnny Depp: The co-construction of identity through an interview
Ian Nakamura
Do teacher beliefs really influence classroom practices?
Takako Nishino
From textbooks to TESOL Quarterly: Publishing for EFL teachers
Keiko Sakui (Kobe Shoin Women's University) and Neil Cowie (Okayama University)
The functional literacy theory and the contextual learning theory as applied to English language learning
April Mella-Alcazar
How Does Language Play Promote Language Learning?
Scott Gardner
Effects of Task Repetition in 'Poster Carousel'
Eiko Nakamura
From Visitor to Resident - How you can set down roots in Japan
Arudou Debito
Thinking Podcasting? Think Again.
Alex McAulay, Yokohama University
Preparing students for academic study abroad
Eri Okuda, Oxford University Press
Beyond motivation: Group dynamics, investment and resistance in Japanese EFL students
Keiko Sakui (Kobe Shoin Women's University) and Neil Cowie (Okayama University)
Learning Disabilities
Cynthia Akazawa
Techniques and Resources for Raising Kids to be Bilingual
Gavin Thomas
Storytelling in the Language Classroom
Kusumika Chatterjee
Teaching Reading to Young Learners: Phonics? Sight Words? Whole Language? Yes!
Sandy Rogers Logos Eikaiwa, and Notre Dame Seishin Elementary School
Evaluation of Materials for Young Learners
Joe Seigel, University of Birmingham MA candidate
Investigating Communication Strategy Use in an Immersion Setting
Jason Williams
Teaching writing to multileveled college students
Kumiko Miyamoto
An Afternoon with Arudou Debito
Arudou Debito
Poetics for Autonomous Learning and Teaching
Hugh Nicoll, Miyazaki Municipal University
The New TOEIC Test
Grant Trew
ELT teaching: A disadvantaged profession in Japanese tertiary education?
Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University
What You See Is What You Get? Learner Preconceptions of Native-Speaker-Taught University EFL
Paul Hullah, University of Miyazaki
Zen and the Art of Statistics
Gregory Sholdt
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) in the language classroom
David Mcloughlin and Jo Mynard
Using a Student Newspaper to Promote Communication
Jason Williams and Chris Creighton
Teaching Listening Skills and Speaking Strategies
Alastair Graham-Marr
Writing Reports at Japanese Universities
Ian Willey, Kagawa University
Unions and You
Michael 'Rube' Redfield
Rethinking the Relationship Between Vocabulary and Reading
Rob Waring, Notre Dame Seishin University
A Workshop on practical activities for the Japanese elementary school English lesson.
Chris Creighton
Factors Affecting Nikkei Brazilian Parents' Language Choices for Children at a Brazilian School in Japan
Toshiko Sugino (Dept. of Foreign Language. National Defense Academy)
Task-based Language Learning Through Debate
Eiko Nakamura
Extensive Reading: a look at its effects on long term reading habits
Richard Lemmer
Goodwill or wind chill? An examination of the introduction of ethos
Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University
Students' motivation and resistance in language classrooms
Keiko Sakui
Two Action Research Projects with Learning Strategies
Jason Williams, Notre Dame Seishin University
Setting Up An Extensive Reading Programme
Simon W.J. Thornley - Sanyo Gakuen University, Okayama
An overview of recent studies on English language teaching
Paul Hackshaw
Codeswitching: Alternating between Japanese and English in Bilingual Interaction
Tim Greer
An Analysis of Pragmatic Errors Based on Riley's Hypothesis
Hiroko Murakami
Student Evaluations of Teachers. What do the learners think?
Peter Burden
Building L2 fluency: knowing how to say what you want to say.
Brent Wolter
Hybrid English Classes
Richard Lemmer
Teaching strategies and classroom materials for TOEIC
Ritsuko Uenaka and Seiko Korechika
Speaking Activities That Work
Clyde Fowle
Two Presentations: Grammar Dictation; Rock Music
Shirley Leane, Scott Gardner and Ian Nakamura
Functions of fixed expressions and idioms and metaphors in two different genres in English
Nobuko Tahara
English Language and Culture Study through Jokes
Scott Gardner
Personal Development Strategies to Improve Your EFL Career
Trudie Heiman
Japanese College Student's Beliefs About the Enjoyment and Usefulness of Classroom Tasks
Peter Burden
It Says Something To Me About My Life: Using Pop Music Effectively in the Classroom
Paul Hullah
A Database of Classroom English in Communicative Language Teaching
Kumiko Miyamoto
A Unified Approach to Integrated English
Paul Moritoshi
Using Nisei (second generation Japanese-American) Literature as an EFL Reading Material
Charlie Canning
Metacognitive Language Learning Strategy Training for Japanese Learners of English as a Foreign Language
Jason Williams
An Introduction to The Balanced Curriculum
Maurice Jamall
The Balanced Curriculum
Maurice Jamall
Bias and Balance in EFL Content on Controversial Issues
Trevor Sargent (Tottori University)
Two Presentations:
1. English Teaching in Japanese Elementary Schools;
2. The Test of English Conversation
1. Christopher Creighton; 2. Paul Moritoshi
DramaWorks' innovative materials ("Star Taxi" and "PopStars")
1. Christopher Creighton; 2. Paul Moritoshi
Common Sense in Vocabulary Instruction
Rob Waring, Notre Dame Seishin Women's University
Two Papers on Student Performance
Peter Burden, Dr. Paul Hullah
Three Presentations
Chikako Shimobayashi, Kyoko Burden, Noriko Matsuda
Two Presentations: Peer Review and Counseling Techniques
Yoshiko Kondo and Scott Gardner; Raphael O'Donoghue
Dealing with Depth of Word Knowledge
Brent Wolter, Okayama University
Passport or Excess Baggage? Current Concerns in Socio-Cultural Training
Simon Greenall
Games and Activities; Fluency and Accuracy
Stephen Crabbe, Oxford University Press
Looking at Action Research
Chris Creighton
Getting Published in JALT
Scott Gardner
Appropriate Texbooks
Paul Hullah
Student Beliefs About Language Learning
Peter Burden
Curry Evening
Everyone can speak between mouthfuls
Motivation in the Language Classroom
Keiko Sakui
Peace Love and Pragmatics
Michael Guest
Two Presentations:
1. Narrative Studies to Enhance Teacher Development,
2. Self-study, Logs and Learning to Learn English
Ian Nakamura, Ellen Head and Eiko Okumura
Storytelling in Teaching English
Charles Kowalski
My Share (Language teachers share their teaching ideas)
Several teachers
Peer-designed, administered, and evaluated tests
Joseph Falout, Nihon University, College of Science & Technology
Addressing Relevance and Motivation of Children (followed by bonenkai party)
Paul Rosengrave and Katherine MacKay
My Share: Lesson Ideas That Will Keep You Awake at Night
Scott Gardner, sngard@mx1.tiki.ne.jp
Elementary School Education
Adele Yamada
Content-based programs for General L2 Programs
Trudie Heiman
Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook
Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Japanese Language Proficiency Testing
Chie Yamane
Getting Students to Express Themselves
Alastair Lamond, Thomson Learning
Stimulus Based Teaching
Tessa Woodward
Year-End Party with Okayama JALT
No speakers, but plenty of singers!