This is an archive of all of the past events of Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.
How to write a better abstract for the JALT2024 Conference call for presentation proposals
JALT2024 Vetting Committee Chair, Trevor A. Holster (Fukuoka Jogakuin University)
Fukuoka JALT My Share
Miki Tokunaga, Pharo Sok, Fess Higgins, Tim Pritchard, and Yasuo Nakatani
(1) Navigating Pronunciation Priorities with Japanese Learners; (2) Maximizing AI for Pronunciation Improvement
Yusuke Shibata (Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University)
(1) Has Junior High School English Education in Japan Changed?; (2) Does Soft-CLIL work in National Institute of Technology?
(1) Miki Tokunaga (National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) Kurume College); (2) Tatsuma Shirai (National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) Kurume College)
(1) Fukuoka JALT AGM (2) Reflections from a Language Learner and Teacher
(2) Robert Chartrand (Kurume University)
Bonenkai (Dec 14 at noon)
all are welcome
More Personal Finance in Japan with Ben Tanaka (Shearon)
Ben Tanaka (Shearon)
An Introduction to Test Item Analysis Using jMetrik
Trevor Holster
University Entrance Examinations Stratify High School English Education
Fukunaga Sunao
Fukuoka JALT My Share
Yaya Yao, Brendan Van Deusen, Steven Apotheker, and David John Wood
Using No-Code Tools for Language Experiments and Activities
Laurie Griffith
(1) ALTs - procurement, employment status and cost; (2) University teachers and the 5 year rule/10 year rule
Chris Flynn (Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences)
TBLT (Task-Based Language Teaching) and ELF (English as a Lingua Franca): Implications for materials design
Justin Harris
Early finishers: What do students do when they finish tasks early, what does this tell us about tasks, and how should we treat early finishers?
Paul Stone (Gakushuin University)
A Conceptual Toolkit for Language Teaching Practitioners: Applications in the Japanese Context
Eoin Jordan (University of St Andrews)
Fukuoka JALT Bonenkai (end of year party)
all are invited
How to write a better abstract for JALT2022
Various speakers
Teaching Entrepreneurship Through Experiential Learning
Steve Quasha, Daniel Mills
Narrative Inquiry into ALT Identity
Takaaki Hiratsuka (Ryukoku University)
Local Practice: Short presentations of practical ideas, approaches, and experiences from local teachers
Christopher Chase, Lisa M. Hunsberger, and Soren Leaver
Motivating the English Language Learner
Fiona Kanemura
University entrance exams, four-skills tests and washback in the Japanese context
David Allen (Ochanomizu University, Tokyo)
Two presentations on Extensive Reading
Mark Brierley and Paul Goldberg
IB FILM: Teaching and Designing a Western Curriculum in a Japanese Secondary School Context
Cassidy Marra
Informal Hangout Online
Fluency Awareness as a Way to Increase Speaking Ability in a First-Year College Level English Class
Jenifer Larson-Hall
Getting Started with Vocabulary Notebooks
Nathaniel Carney
Role Playing Games in Classrooms - Here Not Be Dragons
Jay Palarino
Adaptive Blended Learning: A case study of an English Communication Class
Seiko Oguri and D. Patrick Allen (both of Global Education Center, Chubu University)
Living Newspaper Readers Theatre: Oral Performance with Accelerated Feedback
David Kluge and George MacLean
Gender Awareness in Language Education: An Evening with GALE SIG
Quenby Hoffman Aoki (Seikei University), Eucharia Donnery (Soka University), Sue Sullivan, Anna Walker (University of Nottingham), Brent Simmonds (Nandan University), and Carey Finn-Maeda (Tamagawa Academy High School)
A Call to Apps: Current best practices in digital pedagogy
Rab Paterson
Essentializing Cross-cultural Communication Competencies in English Language Teaching
Aaron Hahn, Chris Haswell
Labour Rights Education for Education Workers
Chris Flynn
MyShare: What have we learned from one semester of Emergency Response Teaching online?
Kyushu-based teachers are invited to share a no-longer-than-three-minute short presentation
Basics of Kakenhi Applications
Naomi Miki
Third and final MyShare summer session: What have we learned from one semester of Emergency Response Teaching online?
Open forum
Forging Educational Careers in Japan: Four Narratives from Tertiary Education
Panel discussion: Kathleen Brown, Kristie Collins, Jo Mynard, and Louise Ohashi
Developing the Willis TBLT framework for a Japanese context: the ITOTIF Framework
Justin Harris, Paul Leeming
Inside a Fluency-Focused English Classroom
Jose Domingo Cruz
MyShare: Technology for Increasing Participation and Streamlining Your Workflows
Neil McClelland (University of Kitakyushu), Bill Pellowe (Kindai University, Iizuka Campus), Robert Chartrand (Kurume University), Steve Paton (Fukuoka University)
Two Presentations on Learners' Stories
(1) Keita Kikuchi (Kanagawa University); (2) Neil McClelland (University of Kitakyushu)
Engaging, Communicative And Fun Classroom Games
Stephen Case and Jay Palarino (Tanuki Games)
Designing EFL Materials that Work
Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto
Google Classroom - The Basics
Charlotte VT Murakami (Kurume University)
How Listening Skills Can Drive or Inhibit Motivation and SLA
Alastair Graham-Marr
Summer Beach Party
It's a beach party!
Multilingual Childraising: Giving children access to the world
Christine Provenzano
Teacher's Voice, Gestures and Body Language (also, chapter elections)
Mari Yoshizawa
Using Google Voice Recorder in Google Docs for Pronunciation Practice in Your Classroom
Erin Noxon
(1) Finding What It Takes: Eliciting Answers In University English Classes; (2) Creating Individual Feedback Printouts Using Spreadsheet Software
(1) Steve Paton; (2) William Pellowe
Developing a Personal Approach to Educational Research
Denise A. Epp (Daiichi University of Pharmacy)
The Benefits, Challenges, and Results of a Research-based Vocabulary Program
Stuart McLean (Osaka Jogakuin University)
Pragmatics for in and out of the classroom
Jim Ronald (Hiroshima Shudo University)
Video Exchange Project Between a Japanese-Canadian living in an Agriculture-centered Former Japanese Internment Camp and Freshmen Japanese University Students
Andrew Meyerhoff (Saga University)
Using Listening Journals to Foster Learner Autonomy (Also: Fukuoka JALT Annual General Meeting)
Sergio Mazzarelli (Kwassui Women's University, Nagasaki)
Fukuoka JALT 2018 Bonenkai (end of year party)
It's a party!
Self-Determined Language Teaching: What It Means and How To Do It
Quint Oga-Baldwin and Neil McClelland (University of Kitakyushu)
Bringing The World To Your English Classroom Easily Via Online Exchange (evening presentation in Fukuoka)
Eric Hagley (Muroran Institute of Technology)
Easing the Burden of Recordkeeping
Soren Leaver (Kyushu Sangyo University)
Online English Learning: Resources, Activities and Evidence
Paul Raine
Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
Jerry Talandis Jr. (University of Toyama)
Fukuoka JALT Summer 2017 Beer Garden Party
All are invited
Listening Skills: Critical in Asian Contexts
Alastair Graham-Marr
Good Education Versus Gamification: Who Wins?
John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
Motivating Learners to Speak; followed by Bonenkai (end-of-year party)
Rob Peacock (sponsored by Oxford University Press)
Inspire or Perspire? Getting Students Speaking
Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Emotions in Language Learning: What teachers should know
Keita Kikuchi (Kanazawa University)
A Fluency-First Approach: Building Students' Motivation and Fluency
Akio Sakamoto (Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior and Senior High School)
(1) Increasing Gender Equality in the Classroom; (2) Freeing up Fluency in a Silent Speaking Class
(1) Sara Hendricks; (2) Steve Paton
Students' Voices Regarding The Use Of Technology In And Out Of The Classroom
Suzy Connor (Nagasaki University)
Language Learning and Listening: Reducing Anxiety, Improving Ability and Assessing Difficulty (After: Beer garden)
Adam Murray (Miyazaki International College)
Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of EFL Team Teaching in Japan
Takaaki Hiratsuka (University of the Ryukyus)
Creating Supplementary Materials for Reading Classes
Trevor A. Holster (Fukuoka University)
Behavioural Economics for Your Classroom
Arthur Rutson-Griffiths (Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University)
Academic Writing Special: Scaffolding the Writing Process
Dorothy Zemach (Wayzgoose, Inc.)
Self-Directed Learner Training for English Language Learning, followed by Bonenkai (Fukuoka JALT's annual end-of-year party)
Mathew Porter (Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Nursing University)
My Share
Various
(1) Creative Variations for Textbook Conversations; (2) Raising Student and Teacher Awareness to Blended Learning with a Digital Flashcard Tool Called Quizlet
(1) Bill Pellowe (Kinki University); (2) Bruce Lander (Kurume University)
Gamification and Language Learning
Markus Yong (Kyushu Sangyou University)
Blended Learning with Student Smartphones and iPhones
Ian Brown (Matsuyama University)
Multicultural Me: Expanding horizons for intercultural communication
Jon Dujmovich
Done in 60 Seconds: Bottom-up listening tasks for beginners
Branden Kirchmeyer (Sojo University)
Obstacles to Professional Development in Japanese Schools and Universities
Alexey Kukharuk (Fukuoka Communication Center)
Creative Teaching for 21st Century Learners
Barbara Sakamoto (author of the popular Let's Go! series for children)
How Classroom Assessments Can Improve Teaching and Learning
James Dean Brown (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
Internationalized Tertiary Education, followed by Bonenkai (Fukuoka JALT's annual end-of-year party)
Chris Haswell (Kyushu University)
(1) Creative homework design ideas to flip your classroom; (2) Going paperless
Robert Cochrane, Kyushu Sangyo University
New Year Curriculum My Share
(1) Bill Pellowe; (2) Steve Paton; (3) Kate Parkinson; (4) Robert Cochrane
Integrating Integrated Speaking Into Your Curriculum
Sei Isomine
Understanding Our Students' Memories
Hosam Elmetaher
How Secure is Your Job? Labour Law changes and the effect on teachers in Japan
Chris Flynn
Three presentations on Extensive Reading (followed by a beer garden party)
Rob Peacock, Trevor Holster, J. Lake, William Pellowe, Paul Goldberg
Pseudo-science in EFL; Woo, does it hurt?
Terry Fellner (Saga University)
Challenges to Achieving Communicative Competence in Japanese High School
Cory J. Koby (Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen High School)
Fukuoka JALT's Ordinary General Meeting 2014
Fukuoka JALT officers
Fukuoka JALT Bonenkai (end of year party)
It's a party!
Learning To Perform Narrative Tasks In The L2 Classroom: A longitudinal intact-group semester long study of task sequencing effects
Craig Lambert (University of Kitakyushu)
Testing and Teaching: Myths and Misunderstandings
Trevor Holster (Fukuoka Women's University)
Cross-linguistic Variations In Second Language Reading Development: Research and Practice
Keiko Koda (Carnegie Mellon University)
BBQ Hanami Party in the Park
All are welcome to attend
(1) TOEIC for Lower Level Students; (2) Online Placement and Practice Tests
(1) Grant Trew; (2) Oliver Bayley
Exploratory Practice: 'Quality of life' as a principle for research into language learning and teaching
Judith Hanks (University of Leeds)
So you want to publish an EFL textbook? Four Points of View to Consider when Writing a Proposal--The Myths and Realities of EFL Publishing in Japan
Todd Jay Leonard (Fukuoka University of Education)
Keynote in the Classroom
Steve Paton and Malcolm Swanson
Teaching Debate as a Physical Activity; afterwards: Beer Garden Summer Social 18:00 - 22:30
David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Creating Content with iBooks Author
Malcolm Swanson and Steve Paton
2013 Fukuoka JALT One-day Conference and Ordinary General Meeting
Plenary presentation: Barry O'Sullivan; plus Malcolm Swanson, Trevor Holster, Robert Cochrane, Bill Pellowe, J. Lake, Joseph Tomei, Kate Parkinson, Kathleen Fukuhara, Misuzu Okada, and Steve Paton
Don't Waste Time on Drama
Ken Wilson
Fukuoka JALT 2013 Bonenkai (end of year party)
It's a party!
Curriculum My Share
Robert Chartrand, Rob Cochrane, Darcy DeLint, Aaron Hahn, Trevor Holster, Bill Pellowe, Tim Pritchard, Alonzo Williams
Developing Resources for Self-Directed Learning
Paul Collett (Shimonoseki City University), Kristen Sullivan (Shimonoseki City University)
Implementing Information and Communications Technology
(1) Lauren Brumfield; (2) Panel: Todd Beuckens, Paul Collett, Robert Diem, Bill Pellowe
Apple Store iCloud Workshop
Apple Store staff
Big Bucks in e-Publishing? (How to publish your articles, books, and texts on Amazon's digital publishing platform (Kindle) and Apple's iBooks)
Aonghas Crowe
Moodle: Has your school got it? Do they want you to use it? What can you do with it?
Anne-Marie Tanahashi (Poole Gakuin University, Osaka)
Little Tech for Big Results
Barbara Sakamoto
The Japanese Primary and Secondary English Curriculum and Role of ALTs
Aaron Hahn
The language classroom and social interaction: How learners create classroom practice
Paul Stone
Fukuoka JALT Conference and Education Material Expo 2012
Plenary Speaker: Marjo Mitsutomi. Plus many presentations, roundtables and workshops
(1) Annual General Meeting; (2) The Learning Power of Music; (3) End-of-year Party
(1) Fukuoka JALT Committee; (2) Eric Kane (ELF Learning); (3) It's a party!
An Introduction to CALL: What is available?
Robert Chartrand
Publishing: Past, Present and Future
Steve King (Pearson Education)
Apple Store Workshop: iWeb
Apple Store Staff
Improve Your Memory and Learning: Practical classroom applications
Robert S. Murphy
(1) What is Reading Anyway? (2) Extensive reading and Blogs
(1) Joseph Tomei; (2) Joseph Tomei, Paul Beaufait and Richard Lavin
Using Authentic Video in the Language Classroom
Chris Stillwell
Using Storyboarding in the EFL Classroom
Shirley Young
(1) Utilizing observations to explore feedback in SLA classrooms; (2) Interviews for collecting data on feedback in the classroom
(1) Charles J. Anderson; (2) Marie-Emilie Masson
Developing intercultural communicative competence through intercultural mediation: Questioning the aims of foreign language education
Stephanie Houghton
Fukuoka JALT Conference and Bookfair
Several speakers
Fukuoka JALT Apple Store Workshop: iPad2
Apple Store
Strategies for Generating Student Motivation
Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Redux: Fukuoka JALT Apple Store Workshop: iPad2
Apple Store
Fukuoka JALT Bonenkai (end of year party)
It's a party!
(1) How to Write for JALT Publications; (2) Open Career Doors to EFL Teaching Positions in Colleges and Universities in Japan
(1) Malcolm Swanson; (2) Akiko Tsuda
Keynote: An introductory workshop
Apple Store
Grant and Questionnaire Writing Workshop
Keita Kikuchi
Developing Lexical Competence: From Theory to Classroom Practice to Online Application
Charles M. Browne (Meiji Gakuin University)
Collaborative Professional Development through Peer Observation
Christopher Stillwell
Communication Spotlight: Rationalizations and Developments
Alastair Graham-Marr
Beyond knowing words: Assessing the quality of vocabulary knowledge
John Read
Fukuoka JALT English Teaching and Research Conference 2010
Plenary sessions: Gregory Sholdt and Nicholas Bovee, plus several other speakers
Pragmatics in a Film Corpus: Challenging Assumptions about Authenticity
Donna Tatsuki, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
(1) Demotivators; (2) Questionnaire Construction and Analysis
Keita Kikuchi, Waseda University
Using the appraisal framework: An introduction for language researchers
Alexanne Don, University of Birmingham, UK
4th Annual Fukuoka JALT Applied Linguistics Colloquium
Several speakers
Two Presentations: (1) Teacher Immediacy; (2) Teacher Efficacy
(1) Keita Kikuchi; (2) Quint Oga-Baldwin
Current Perspectives on Task-Based Language Teaching
Rod Ellis (University of Auckland)
(1) Dealing with student plagiarism; (2) Preparing students for the new TOEIC
Terry Fellner, Saga University
Two Presentations on using Technology for Language Learning
Ian Brown, Kyushu University; Bill Pellowe, Kinki University Iizuka campus
Developing Culturally Sensitive, Communicative Materials for Japanese Junior and Senior High School English Language Learners
Sandra Lee McKay (San Francisco State University)
Temple University Japan/Fukuoka JALT 3rd Annual Applied Linguistics Colloquium
Plenary: David Beglar and presentations by 19 others
Tools of the Trade: 3 Presentations on Getting Started in Research
Luke Fryer, Trevor Holster, and Peter Carter
Shaping Teaching to fit Theories of Learning
Curtis Kelly
Critical Thinking, Controversial Topics, and Stimulating Conversation
Greg Goodmacher
Identity and Proficiency: Meaningful Approaches to Learning and Assessment
Trevor Holster, Siebold University of Nagasaki
Two presentations: one on needs analysis and another on demotivation
Keita Kikuchi, Waseda University
Developing a Personal Research and Publication Agenda (full title below)
Sandra Lee McKay, San Francisco State University
Two Presentations by Terry Fellner
Terry Fellner, Saga University
The Temple University and Fukuoka JALT 2nd Annual Applied Linguistics Colloquium (day 2 of 2)
Arita, Baldwin, Carter, Cochrane, Connor, Daugherty, DeLint, Farmer, Fryer, Fukuhara, Harland, Holster, Lake, Mineura, Praver, Sonda, Sorensen, Stewart, Tokunaga, Tsuda
The Temple University and Fukuoka JALT 2nd Annual Applied Linguistics Colloquium (day 1 of 2)
James Dean Brown, University of Hawai'i at Manoa and others
Using Literature in Teaching Language
Patrick Rosenkjar, Temple University
Fukuoka JALT Officer Elections
Elections will be held
The Role of Strategies in Communicative Competence
Alastair Graham-Marr
What Can I Do With an iPod in the Classroom?
Robert Chartrand, Kurume University, Institute of Foreign Language Education
Understanding Nonverbal Communication
Fred Anderson, Siebold University of Nagasaki
Understanding and influencing learners' motivational changes
Dr. Mark Sawyer, Kwansei Gakuin University and Temple University Japan
Using Whole Discourse Tasks for Language Teaching
Dr. Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College
Exploring Professional Development through Language Awareness
Deryn P. Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College
Temple University / Fukuoka JALT Applied Linguistics Colloquium
Two Main Speakers and 16 short presentations
Building Student Confidence through Intercultural Performances
Joseph Shaules
The New TOEIC (r): Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges
Grant Trew
Teaching English to Young Learners
Mitsue Allen-Tamai, Bunkyo Gakuin University
Oral Communication Strategies for Japanese EFL Learners
Yasuo Nakatani, Nakamura Gakuen University
Whose English is Better, Anyway, the Queen's or the President's? Which Features Are Different, and Which Are the Same?
Kenneth G. Schaefer, Temple University Japan
Creating and Using Dialogues Productively
Mike Guest, Miyazaki Medical College
Fostering Awareness of Learning Styles and Alternative Approaches to Learning English
Steve Brown, Professor at Konan Women's University in Kobe and JALT National President
The Implication of Japanese Loan Words in English Vocabulary Instruction
Lyndon Small, Fukuoka University
Two Sessions on Communicative CALL
Ian Brown
Questions and Considerations for Teaching Vocabulary
I. S. Paul Nation, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Significant Scribbles: From sentence combining to diary writing
Curtis Kelly, Osaka Gakuin University
Two Presentions: Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners & Teaching the Strategies of Speaking
Alastair Graham-Marr, ABAX
Two Presentations
Fred Anderson
Teaching and Labour Laws: How Safe is Your Position?
Chris Flynn, Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences
Using Graded Readers in the Classroom: An Integrated Skills Approach
Merinda Wilson, Oxford University Press
Two Presentations on Placement Tests and Skills Grouping
Rory Britto, MAESL UH, Instructor, Kurume University & J. Lake, M.Ed. in TESOL, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College
Elementary School English & Introducing a New Textbook Series
Tom Merner
Three Easy Pieces - Cross Cultural Activities for the College Classroom
Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Teachers Exploring Research: Top 10 Tips for Doing Classroom Research
Corony Edwards, The University of Birmingham (UK)
Beyond "political correctness" in language assessment: A view from an outsider
H. Douglas Brown, San Francisco State University
Phonology and Language Teaching
Kenneth G. Schaefer, Temple University Japan
Using Song Lyrics in the Language Classroom
Ronan Brown, Seinan Gakuin University
Teaching Children: Theory and Practice
Curtis Kelly, Heian Women's University
Promoting Fluency in the EFL Classroom
James Dean Brown, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Teaching English as a Humanities Subject
Mike Guest, Miyazaki Medical College
The ABCs of Bilingualism & Sadako's School
Adam Beck, General Director of Hiroshima Starship
Word Games in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Robert Mark, Kyushu University
Two Presentations on Vocabulary
J. Lake and Paul Westrick
Bookfair in Fukuoka
various
Statistics for Language Teachers
Aaron Sorensen
Who Needs Needs Analysis?
Kathleen Brown
Integrating Tasks into the Foreign Language Classroom
David Beglar
Writing and Storytelling
Curtis Kelley, Heian Jogakuin College
Global Education: Voices from the Invisible World
John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Study Skills Strategies for First Year College
Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Two Presentations: Teaching Children & Motivation
Katherine MacKay and Paul Rosengrave, Pearson Education Japan, Longman ELT
Introducing American Headway, the new American classic
Julian Warden, Oxford University Press
Fukuoka JALT's Annual Book Fair
21 presentations and workshops
Extensive Reading Across the Ability Spectrum!
Ronan Brown (Seinan Gakuin University), Stephen Donald (Nagasaki Junshin University)
First Lessons: Several ideas for your first lessons of the school year
Bob Servetter, Lyudmila Fudzikata, Malcolm Swanson, Paul Westrick, Bill Pellowe and J. Lake
Stop Making Sentences!
Michael Guest, Miyazaki Medical College
Introducing Public Elementary School English and the Monbusho Handbook
Tom Merner, Japan College of Foreign Languages
Broadening Horizons: Exploring Gender Issues in the Classroom
Kathleen Brown
Teaching Debate
Dominic Marini, Fukuoka International University
Affective Factors in the Language Classroom
Randall Pennington
Placement Testing and Placement Issues
Kathleen Brown and J. Lake
Making and Using Vocabulary Tests for Vocabulary Size and Placement Decisions
Paul Westrick