This is an archive of all of the past events of Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.
My Share: Building a Community of Learners
JALT Sendai members
Understanding Labor Contracts and the Five Year Rule
Gerome Rothman (Tozen Union)
Digital English Activities, Tools, and Assignments: Apps 4 EFL and EFL.Digital
Paul Raine
Developing Communication Skills In Children Naturally, Through A Story-Based Approach
Scott Crowe (Nuthouse Education)
How Computers Learn Language
Robert Swier (Kindai University)
Developing Learner Agency using Ready-made Mind Maps
Rob Morrain (Language Learning Centers Europe)
JALT Sendai Bonenkai
Social event
2019 Tohoku ELT Expo
Approximately 40 presentations
JALT2017 Highlights
JALT Sendai members
My Share
JALT Sendai Members - submit a proposal!
1) Positive Psychology in ELT; 2) Stress, Emotion Words, and Anxiety Reduction
Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University); Harumi Kimura (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
Grounded Theory in Applied Linguistics Research: A Method for Good Research Practice
Gregory Hadley (Kellogg College, University of Oxford)
Building Balance - Mixing Fundamentals with Fun!
Eric Kane (ELF Learning)
JALT Sendai July Social Get-Together
Social event (reservation deadline is Thursday, July 12)
JALT Sendai Mini-Conference, followed by BBQ
Speakers include Aleda Krause (author of Superkids/Supertots), John Wiltshier and Marc Helgesen (authors of English Firsthand), Caroline Handley (Asia University), and Joanne Sato (Toyo University)
Off to the Onsen
Akiu Springwater
Professional Development Weekend: Fostering Resilience in Young Learners
Judith B. O'Loughlin (Award-winning educational consultant)
Tohoku ELT Expo
Many speakers
PUSH Your Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Todd Beuckens (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Ways of Knowing: Developing epistemic responsibility in the classroom
Jim Smiley (Iwate National University)
My Share
JALT Sendai members - submit a proposal!
Creating a Mindset for Active Learning
Adrian Leis, Ph.D
(1) Writing for Fluency or Accuracy Catch 22? (2) Negotiated syllabuses: Do you want to?
Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Focus on Young Learners
Chiyuki Yanase (school owner and university lecturer), Sean Reid (Teikyo Daigaku Kani Shogako)
Developing "Global Citizens": Considering the role of language educators in developing 21st century skills
Richmond Stroupe (JALT President)
Mini-Conference and Teacher Appreciation Barbecue
Alison Nemoto, Marcos Benevides, Charles Browne, Curtis Kelly, Marc Helgesen and John Wiltshier
Off to the Onsen with Sendai JALT
Special guest Michael Griffin
Tohoku ELT Expo
Speakers from around the nation and from the Sendai/Tohoku region (call for presenters due October 31)
The 2016 Tohoku ELT Expo (organized by ETJ Sendai and JALT Sendai)
Teachers and presenters living and working in the Tohoku area
Positive Psychology in Language Teaching: A mini-conference on happiness in our classrooms
Sarah Mercer (University of Gratz, Austria), Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University), Joseph Falout (Nihon University), Tim Murphey (Kanda University of International Studies)
Highlights from the JALT2016 International Conference (followed by Bonenkai)
Local members
My Share: Getting off on the right foot
Various local members
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
Andy Boon
Brain Rules, Tools and Jewels for Teaching Young Learners (in conjunction with ETJ)
Kim Horne
Presentation slide design - Presentation Zen and more
Marc Helhesen (host)
Technology in the Classroom: A Primer
Daniel Beck
Our Favorite TED Talks
Various Local Members
Curiosity to Competency: Intercultural Activities for the Language Classroom
Jon Dujmovich
(1) Authentic Materials and Copyright;
(2) Visual Design for Language Learners
Both presentations by Cameron Romney
Grammar Insights: From Swan to Thornbury to You
Matt Wilson
Debate and Discussion: (1) English Debate in Japanese High School; (2) Task-based Learning
(1) Cory Koby (Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen); (2) Daniel Eichhorst (Tohoku University)
Sendai Brain Days 2012: ELT and Neuroscience Mini-Conference
Robert S. Murphy (Kitakyushu University), Tim Murphey (Kanda UIS), Curtis Kelly (Kansai University), Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
English Education for Children at Meysen Academy: What We Have Learned In Our 46-Year History
Jeremy Jenkins and Clifford Moore
TED Talks: Watch and Discuss
Five Local Presenters
JALT2012: Presentation previews from local members
Various speakers TBA
Student Success Stories
Various speakers
English Education in Elementary Schools: New Challenges, New Ideas
Iain Campbell and Sendai ALTs
CANCELED: Performances, Skits and Drama: Getting students to play with language.
Matt Wilson
My Share: Extensive Reading.
Various members of our community.
More Learning with Less Teaching
Charles Adamson
Reports from JALT 2011 Conference
Local members
Sendai JALT Year End Party (Bonenkai) 2011
Everyone!!
(1) Highlights from the 2009 JALT National Conference; (2) Brainstorming on Future Programs
Ben Shearon, John Wiltshier, Kumiko Ota, Maggye Foster, Marc Helgesen, Ryan Hagglund
ELT and the Science of Happiness: Positive psychology in the classroom
Marc Helgesen
Pictures in the EFL Classroom
Charles Adamson and Ken Schmidt
My Share - Classroom Management
Chapter Members and Colleagues
ELT Publishing and You
Steve King, John Wiltshier and Panel Members
Voice Training for Teachers
Claudine Marais
Creative Use of Silence
Joseph Shaules
The First Days of School: Being Effective in the Classroom
Discussion session
Helping Students to Write Creatively
Alan Maley
Best of JALT 2010: Highlights from the 2010 JALT National Conference (with short brainstorming session on future programs)
JALT Sendai Members
Dyslexia: What is it? What is it not? And how to help our students overcome its effects
Thomas Warren-Price
Discussion meeting - Goals and goal setting
Leader: Gerry Lassche
John Fanselow event discussion
Discussion Leader: Gerry Lassche
Understanding Vygotskyan Theory for Classroom Practice
Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College
Dynamic Presentations
Mike Hood
Elementary English Symposium
Keynote by Kensaku Yoshida; many other speakers
The History of ELT in Japan
Charles Adamson
My Share - Classroom Management
Various speakers
(1) iPod Activities for English Teachers; (2) Enhancing the Graded Reading Experience
(1) Mark Neufeld; (2) Ken Schmidt
Teaching Debate and Structured Discussions in EFL Classes
Mark Neufeld
Where your students are coming from: High School English
Ben Shearon - Chief ALT Advisor at the Miyagi Prefectural Board of
Constructing and Celebrating Linguistic Capital - The Model of Monolingual 'Half-Japanese' Girls
Laurel Kamada, Aomori Akenohoshi Junior College
Perspective on Learner Demotivation
Joseph Falout
Reading Children's Picture Books
David Gilbey
Actually teaching listening: The importance of script and of suprasegmental phonology
Alistair Graham Marr
Is the controversial concept of the 'native speaker' relevant to the ELT classroom and profession?
Barry Kavanagh
JALT Conference reports and Bonnenkai
TBA
Sensory Experience - reexperienced
Various presenters
Submodalities of the Senses NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming
Dr Charles Adamson
Submodalities of the Senses (day two of two)
Charles Adamson
Discussion: Issues in Language Teaching
Various Presenters
A lesson in Chinese (and Discussion)
Jacky Young and Tom Warren-Price (Ikue Gakuen High School)
Learner Psychology and Motivation
Curtis Kelly
Text exploitation workshop: Moving from accuracy to fluency
Gerry Lassche
Reflections: Same Activity, Different Faces
Speakers TBA
Primary School Ryugaku: The debate
Annamaree Sugai, John Wiltshier, Christopher Cuadra, Elaine Gilmour
(1) Discussion: English Imperialism; (2) Discussion: Why Taku and Honko Can't Learn English
(1) Tomoko Fujinami, Izumi High School; (2) Tony Crooks, Miyagi University of Education
Effective Presentations
Kay Hammond
(1) BULATS Test Trials; (2) Cambridge ESOL Exams
(1) Elaine Gilmour; (2) Martin Nuttall
Book Expo
Details on speakers will be available later
JALT Reports and Bonnenkai
Speaker TBA
PowerPoint: How to use it. How to use it better
Anthony Crooks (Miyagi University of Education)
Discussion: 5 things I wish I had known when I started teaching
Charles Adamson
Double Session: Goal Setting for the New School Year, and My Share - Activities that Work for Me
Various speakers
Zatokichi Zemi - Sensory Experience Workshop
Ken Groger, Shizuoka University
English through Drama
Miho Moody (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, Sendai Fukushi University)
Creating and Utilizing Online Courses and Coursework
John Spiri (Akita International University)
Topics in EFL - a discussion
Various Sendai JALT members
Language in NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP)
Charles Adamson
Workshop - English through Drama
The Covenant Players
Intercultural Communication in the Language Classroom: Ideas and Activities
Joseph Schaules (Rikkyo University)
JALT Conference Reports (and Bonenkai)
Various Presenters
"Conceptual Metaphors" and Figurative Language in the EFL Classroom
Fraser Gould
The "Reading is FUNdamental" Tour
various speakers
Is CALL losing steam?
Peter Connell
Schema Theory
Ian Pemberton
Two Non-Profit Organization Projects in Japan
Nancy Finley & Amihan April Mella-Alcazar
TPR ? It isn't that simple. English only? Is it that simple?
Chris Cuadra (Shokei University) & John Wiltshier (Sendai University)
Discussion: Issues in Language Teaching
Charles Adamson
The Non-Native English Speaking Teacher in the Oral Class
Ataua Aoki, Hitoshi Eiguchi, Michiko Masui, Toyoko Schimidt
Double Session: (1) Holidays and Festivals Around the World. (2) Let's Get Physical: Warm-Up Activities Involving Language and Movement
Steve Hakkarainen, Marc Helgesen
Double session: (1) Reading. (2) Dyslexia: What it means in YOUR language classroom
Ken Schmidt, Tom Warren-Price
Reports from the JALT Conference
several speakers
Literacy in Language Education: What, Why and How
open roundtable discussion
Neurolinguistic Programming Weekend Workshop (day 1 of 2)
Charles Adamson, Ph.D
Neurolinguistic Programming Weekend Workshop (Day 2 of 2)
Charles Adamson, Ph.D
Language - What Is It That We Are Teaching?
roundtable discussion
Taboo English
Anthony Crooks, Miyagi University of Education
Multiple Intelligences
Keith Adams, Tohoku Gakuin University
World English - What is it and should we teach it?
A roundtable discussion
Testing: An Important Component in Language Teaching
Brenda Hayashi
Desuggestopedia and Other Methods of Accelerating Language Learning
Charles Adamson
Teachers for change: Uh! I don't understand...
John F. Fanselow
TESOL: An Art and Craft or a Science?
discussion group
Motivation Levels and Learning Preferences of Second Year English Conversation Students
Mitchell Clark, Miyagi Gakuin
Task-based Business Communicative Activities
Jonah Glick, Pearson Education
Stephen Krashen Vs Robert O'Neill - A Discussion on Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition
various speakers
Developing Visual Literacy in the Language Classroom
Terry Royce
Innervoice, Time, Planning and Practice
Marc Helgesen, Miyagi Gakuin Women’s College
'It was fun! So what?': A Critical Analysis of the Role of Fun in Children's ELT
John Wiltshier, Sendai University
The Pleasures of Poetry - New Australian Voices
David Gilbey, visiting professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women's College
TESOL 2001 Reports, Ice-breakers and Issues for Part timers
Various speakers
Using Self-Access in a Japanese Junior High School
Raymond Wong
English Teaching and Learning on the Internet - Current Status and Future Issues
Anthony Crooks, Miyagi Univeristy of Education
Running a Private English Language School
Rod Deering
Discourse as a Solution to the Teaching of Requisite English
Lorne Spry
End of year meeting
Various speakers
Year-End Party with Sendai JALT/TALE
Everyone's invited!