This is an archive of all of the past events of Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.
Active Learning
Nobue Inoue, Brian R. Southwick
Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
Jerry Talandis Jr.
Supporting Language Learning with Digital Technologies
Louise Ohashi (Meiji University)
Understanding Japan's New University Entrance Exam System and Private Sector English Tests
Young-Mi Lim
Christmas Party and Potluck
Shinshu JALT members
Practice, Create, Motivate: English through Drama
Sue Fraser
Developing Literacy Through CLIL For Young Learners
Chiyuki Yanase
Chubu English Language Education Society Conference
Naoyuki Naganuma, Tokai University
Get Going with Google: An introduction to G Suite for Education and more!
Rab Paterson
MOOCs and Professional Development: An afternoon with ALT Training Online founder, Nathaniel Reed
Nathaniel Reed
My Share; Annual General Meeting
Cheryl Kirchhoff, Mark Brierley, Heather Fukase and Miguel Mission
Teaching Presentation Skills: Process, Content, Performance, Evaluation
Sue Fraser, Gregory Birch, and My Share presenters
Teaching Speaking: Classroom exercises
Terry Yearley (Saitama University)
Teaching Debate
Ikegami Hiroshi
JALT National Pre-Conference My Share, and Chapter AGM (Annual General Meeting)
Miguel Mision, Gregory Birch, and Damian Gowland
(1) Can-do Statements; (2) Assessment in a Japanese Context
(1) Morten Hunke; (2) Yumiko Miyamoto
Cooperative Learning and Cooperative Spirit: Joel Laurier and Zenkoji Temple's Gokaicho Festival
Joel Laurier (Toyo University)
Materials and Methods for Teaching Spoken Language
Cameron Romney (Doshisha University), John Campbell-Larsen (Kyoto Women's University)
(1) Nurturing student speech; (2) Guiding student research
Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
(1) Language Cloud Learner Management System; (2) The Flipped Classroom
(1) Theresa Sherry (Language Cloud); (2) Robert Habbick (Cambridge University Press)
Rules, Tools and Jewels for teaching young learners (followed by Chapter AGM)
Kim Horne
Developing Output Skills through Interactive Art Boards (Kinesthetic-Tactile Learning)
Trevor Joseph (Kings Road School of English)
ABAX Day at Shinshu JALT
Marcos Benevides (J.F. Oberlin University), Michael Stout (Toyo Gakuen University), Alastair Graham-Marr (Tokyo University of Science), Hugh Graham-Marr (Meiji University)
Portfolios for learners and teachers
John Gunning and others
Cultural Perspectives and Observations on Learners
Atsuko Katanga (Shinshu University), Akiko Seino, and Mari Nakamura
The 23rd Suwako Charity Walk
Shinshu University researchers
Online components, comprehensive solutions - a hands-on workshop
Robert Habbick
Brain mapping and learning
H. Motegi and Ariji
(1) Chapter AGM; (2) Teaching young learners
(1) Chapter officers; (2) Mayuka Habbick
JALT Share
David Callaghan, Fred Carruth, Jim George, Mark Brierley, Cheryl Kirchhoff
MASH JALT Representables 2011: A weekend with Tim Murphey (with optional skiing)
Plenary speaker is Tim Murphey
Shinshu JALT AGM
Fred Carruth (AGM Chair)
1. The Plastic Brain: How Emotion, Cognition and Movement Shape Learning; 2. The Brain, the Self and the Successful Learner
1. Curtis Kelly (Kansai University); 2. Cheryl Kirchhoff (Nagano Pref. College)
An Online System for an Extensive Reading Program
Mark Brierley
Legitimate Participation in Academic Publishing: from the periphery to the core
Theron Muller
Shinshu JALT Workshop: Tips for Teaching Children
Akiko Seino and Aleda Krause
Intercultural team teaching: The good, the bad, and the beautiful!
Sean Mehmet
Intercultural Team Teaching: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful!
Sean Mehmet
Legitimate participation in academic publishing - from the periphery to the core
Theron Muller, Noah Learning Center
Pedagogical applications of digital video clips
David Ockert
The 20th Annual Lake Suwa Charity Walk
TBA
Mini-conference: How to Proceed with English Activities in Primary Schools
Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Nishizawa, David Ockert, Tami Kaneko, Fred Carruth, Sean Mehmet and Taya Pitt
(1) Learner autonomy in a CALL-based classroom; (2) Vocabulary strategy training
Hana Craig
Documentary Film 'Obachan's Garden', followed by Q and A session
Linda Ohama
Effective Procedural Instructions and Motivational Teaching Strategies
Andy Boon and Panel Discussion
The Learning Cyclone: Web 2.0 Assisted Recycling Curriculum Design
David Ockert
Possibilities of Learning on the Move: Investigating an Intelligent Mobile Phone-based Vocabulary Tutor
Glenn Stockwell, Ph.D. Waseda University
Teaching Young Learners with the Montessori Method
Karen Varnes
(1) Teaching pre-teens: Problems and possibilities; (2) From listening to speaking
Aleda Krause
19th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
TBA
Statistical Analysis of an Online Survey Questionnaire of Student Motivation and Classroom Activity Preferences
David Ockert
How to Carry on with Teaching English to Elementary School Children
Keiichi Tsuruta, Hideki Sakai
The First Annual JALT Shinshu Family Retreat
none
Thinking Podcasting? Thing Again
Alec McAuley
Function rather than form as a basis for teaching
Trevor Keith Landles
Voices from the Team-Teaching Classroom
Nao Adamson
The Annual Shinshu JALT Christmas Bash
Santa Claus
(1) The New TOEIC test: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges; (2) STEP BULATS: A Practical Test Suite That Makes Real Business Sense
(1) Grant Trew of Oxford University Press; (2) Hirai
Using Stories with Younger Learners
Trevor Ralph and Kazue Taniguchi
Raising English Ability Through Making Speeches
Dennis Woolbright
18th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
Tomoki Murakami, Liu Tiegang
Discussion and Debate Made Easy
Charles LeBeau
The Gap between English Education and English Acquisition
Miki Bong
Encouraging Young Learners, and their Teachers, to Communicate in English
Sue Fraser Osada (Seisen Jogakuin University)
The Status of the English Have/Be Auxiliaries in Japanese-Speaking Learners
Miki H. K. Bong
Project-based Learning in ESL
Arifa Rahman, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
International Families Group / JALT Christmas Party with Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Abraham and Albert - The ELT Implications Of Two Western Pedagogical Theories
Sean Mehmet
The 2nd Annual Mini Colloquium: Researching ELT in the Japanese Context
Theron Muller, Joel Thomas, Sue Fraser Osada, Tetsu Osada, Phil Brown, Takashi Matsuzawa and more
Communication through Drama
Sue Fraser Osada
The 17th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
Hirokazu Takahashi
Adapting textbooks for more successful lessons
Tetsu Osada, Yashiro High School
A Comprehensive Approach for Learning English with Computer Assistance
Peter Wanner, Tohoku University
Phonics and Animating your Children's Classes
Akemi Takagi
Planning for Immersion Education
Michelle Nagashima
Year-End Party!
It's a Party
Reading - how to turn students of any age into bookworms
Oliver Bayley from Oxford University Press
Mini Colloquium: Local ELT Research by Local Teachers
Greg Birch, Danny Madjanac, Hideki Sakai and Eddy Jones
Classroom talk in children's classes
Naoki Fujimoto-Adamson
Task-based learning
Greg Birch (Seisen Jogakuin College, Nagano)
The 16th Annual Suwa Charity walk
Dr. Tokio Okino
Team-teaching methodologies for High Schools: Two Workshops
Shizuo Tabata and Danny Madjanac
Innovative Teaching Methodologies for Colleges and Universities: 3 Workshops
Takako Seito, Mark Brierley, and Theron Muller
Activities for Young Learners of English - Listening, Thinking and Learning
Hideki Sakai, Shinshu University
Asian Englishes - English Learning and Japanese Modern Girls
Kyoko Fujise (Tokyo University of Science, Suwa)
Engaging Imaginations: Creative Cross Cultural Activities as a Basis for Language Learning
Eddy Jones from the Nagano Prefecture, Kencho International Division
End-of-year Party
It's a Party!
Joint Longman/JALT Presentations
Junko Yamanaka, Trident College of Languages; Alison Taylor, Longman ELT
The English Fair
Naoki Fujimoto, Danny Majdanac and Fred Carruth
English Games for Adults
Olwyn McKay
The 15th Annual Suwa Charity walk
Yasuto Hirajima from Seiko Epson
The Use of Videos in ELT
Takako Seito
Teaching English with Phonics to Young Learners
Takagi Akemi
TOEIC test-taking techniques
Keinichi Fukuzawa
Language Teaching and Teaching Materials
Greg Goodmacher
University and College ELT Panel Discussion
Kyoko Fujise, Greg Birch, and Yasuko Obana
Window on the World and End of Year Party
Tamao Hoshina
Fun Communication Games for Serious Teachers
Greg Goodmacher and Asako Kajiura
Effective Approaches to Teaching English and International Cultural Exchange to Elementary School Students
Sarah McAlister
14th Annual Suwako Charity Walk
Yuichi Miyabara
A Panel Discussion on Team-Teaching
Several team teachers
Childrens' Storytelling Through Kamishibai
Taeko Okamoto
Qualified? Experienced? Talented? What makes a good English language teacher?
John Adamson
Window on the World and End of Year Party
Indonesian Dancers
Baan Unrak: House of Happiness - A Christmas to Remember
Anne Cain, Chino High School
What has surprised and Struck Me in Japan, and Experiences in India
Daniel Dattilio
Teaching Small Children
Setsuko Toyama, author of English Time (levels 1-6)
13th Suwako Charity Walk
Prof. Takayuki Hanazato (tentative)
Analising Classroom Talk
John Adamson
English for Children
Alison Taylor
A Comparison of the Roles of Two Teachers in a Team-Teaching Classroom in Japanese Junior High School
Naoki Fujimoto-Adamson
How to be an Amigo!
Keiko Umezaki
A Semantic Analysis of English Verbs and its Application
TBA
Using Poems As Tools To Improve English Pronunciation
TBA
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
Muneyoshi Kitamura
Annual Suwako Charity Walk
a forum with three speakers
The Three-Step Auditory Comprehension Approach
Yukio Takefuta, Bunkyo Women's University
Year-End Party and Idea Shop with Shinshu JALT
All participants