This is an archive of all of the past events of Kobe Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.
Autoethnography for reflective practice, self-care, and professional development
Miso Kim (Osaka University)
Globalization and Reform: The Changing Face of English Education in Japan
Sho Kobayashi (Osaka Kyoiku University), Mahboubeh Rakhshandehroo (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)
Incorporating a Strengths-Based Perspective to Confront Ableism and Promote Inclusivity in Our Classrooms
Shawna M. Carrol (Capilano University), Gretchen Clark (Ritsumeikan University)
Learning Vocabulary in Context: Exploring Interaction in a CLIL class
Tim Greer (Kobe University)
From Insights to Action: A Teacher Development Event
Kevin Bartlett (Mukogawa Women's University), Marian Wang (Konan University), C.D. Rathore (Konan Women's University)
Environmental Accountability in Japanese Higher Education – Moving Beyond the Recycle Bin
Stewart Markel (Konan University) Joshua John Jodoin (Konan University)
Gender in ELT in Japan (two presentations)
Avril Haye-Matsui (Aichi Prefectural University), Yaya Yao (Kyushu University)
ALT Tales: Stories of Resilience and Transformation
Emily Choong (Utsunomiya University), Ellie Fujimoto (Hinode Gakuen Elementary School), Maria Theresa Niibori (Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture), Kyle Undem (Konan University)
Raising Bilingual Kids in Japan
Montserrat Sanz Yague (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies), Frances Shiobara (Kobe Shoin Womens University)
Boosting Writing: Productivity Tools That Facilitate Academic Writing
Julia Kimura (Mukogawa Womens University)
Classroom Activity Types and Their Relationship to Cognitive Discourse Functions
Stephen McNamara (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Development and Globalization in Japanese Education
Yilin Sun (emeritus professor), Yuko Igarashi (Ritsumeikan University)
Machine Translation and AI Apps in the Classroom: A Workshop and Discussion
Susan E. Jones (Kobe College)
Translanguaging in the Japanese EFL Classroom: Presentation, Workshop and Discussion
Blake Turnbull (Otani University), Kevin Bartlett (Mukogawa Women's University)
F2F in Kobe: Establishing and Operating Self-Access Learning Centers
Ann Mayeda (Kobe Womens University), Katherine Thornton (Otemon Gakuin University), Christopher Phelps (Kyoto Sangyo University)
Kobe JALT Joint Event with DEI: How to Deal with Microaggressions
Gerry Yokota (Osaka University, Kansai University, and Ritsumeikan University) Terry R. Tuttle (Moriguchi City Board of Education)
10 Principles of TBLT Activity Design
Curtis Kelly
(1) Some current issues in second/foreign language; (2) Story Listening (SL) and Guided Self-Selected Reading Workshop (GSSR)
(1) Stephen Krashen (University of Southern California, professor emeritus); (2) Beniko Mason (Shitennoji University)
Raising Bilingual Children Forum and BBQ
Janina Tubby (Kobe Bilingual School), Jonathan Bunch (Co-ordinator, St. Michael's Saturday School), and Kaoru White (Canadian Academy)
Kobe JALT Nepal Family and Friends Project and JALT THT SIG Joint Event
Randall Bollig, Catriona Chalmers Takeuchi and Ann Mayeda
ER in the Classroom and Beyond: Practical Applications from Research
Greg Rouault (Konan University, Hirao School of Management); John Eidswick (Konan University)
My Share: Sharing ideas and practices that work!
Chapter members and local teachers
A Taste of Teacher Development
Steven Herder
Krashen Speaks...
Stephen Krashen
Dr. Kensaku Yoshida and the New Direction of English Education in Japan
Kensaku Yoshida (Sophia University)
Content-Based Instruction
Marian Wang (Kobe University), Brent Jones, Konan University, Hirao School of Management CUBE
Singing in the EFL Classroom
Robin Somers Eve
Raising Children Bilingually in Japan: A Joint Event by Kobe JALT Chapter and Bilingualism SIG
Panelists: York Weatherford, Janina Tubby, Steven Nishida and Elizabeth Yoshikawa. Moderator: Tim Greer
Kobe JALT Annual General Meeting 2011
Chapter Offiicers
Extensive Reading: Documenting Its Efficacy and Understanding How To Do It
Beniko Mason
A Joint Kansai JALT (Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka JALT Chapters) Year-End Event with PechaKucha Night Nishinomiya #11
12 PechaKucha Format Presentations
Preview of JALT 2010 and 18th International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning
Donna Tatsuki
"English Only" in the Japanese University EFL Classroom: Attitudes, Approaches, and the Role of the L1
Marian Wang and Scott Bean of Kwansei Gakuin University
Examining Learner Autonomy Dimensions
Jonathan Aliponga (Kansai University of International Studies, Craig Gamble (Kansai Gaida), Yasuko Koshiyama (Kansai University of International Studies), Keiko Yoshida (Kobe Gaidai)
Elementary School English Activities: Are we there yet?
Ann Mayeda (Konan Women's University), Steven Nishida (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
An Afternoon with Kensaku Yoshida: The Course of Study and New Directions in English Education
Kensaku Yoshida (Sophia University) with Ann Mayeda and Steven Nishida
Professional Peer Development: Teacher-directed classroom observations
Robert Croker and Juanita Heigham
From Visitor to Resident - How you can set down roots in Japan
Arudou Debito
Preparing for a University Year Abroad: Insights of Japanese Returnees
Teresa Bruner Cox
Themed Tasks for the Communicative Classroom
Marcos Benevides
Shaping Teaching to fit Theories of Learning
Curtis Kelly
Rapid Word Recognition and Vocabulary Building Activities via Moodle
John C. Herbert and Greg Rouault
CLT in ELT in Vietnamese Schools: Reality and Solutions
Tran Van Phuoc
Zen and the Art of Statistics
Greg Sholdt
The New TOEIC Test: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges
Grant Trew
Content Teaching Ideas for Low-Level Classes
Stephen Ryan
Japanese Public Elementary School Life and International School Life: How Do They Compare?
Amanda Gillis-Furutaka
Managing and Teaching in Coordinated English Language Programs
Heidi Evans and Juanita Heigham
1) Hands-on Teacher Development: The CELTA in Japan; 2) Peace Education in the Language Classroom
1) Craig Jennings and Jan Visscher; 2) Kip Cates
Chapter Potpourri Meeting and Bonenkai
TBA
Using Whole Discourse Tasks for Language Teaching
Deryn Verity, Osaka Jogakuin College
Controversial Issues in EFL: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
Trevor Sargent
Spotlight on Junior and Senior High School Teaching
William Matheny, Scott Brown and David Svoboda
Using Tall Tales as a Learner Resource
Brian Caspino
Strategies to Help Students Communicate Now
Roger Palmer
EAP Symposium
Sonia Sonoko Strain, Maggie Lieb, Terry Fellner, Greg Sholdt (Himeji Dokkyo University)
Act English: Using Drama to Bring English to Life
Brian Tomlinson (Leeds Metropolitan University)
Chapter Potpourri Meeting and Bonenkai
Hiroko Hirouchi, Wakako Fujita, Nihei Nagaki and Brent Jones
Is Shadowing a Magic Wand?
Ken Tamai (Kobe City University of Foreign Studies)
Global Education through Role Play and Simulations
Kip Cates (Tottori University and GILE SIG coordinator)
Trend Five: The Adult Education Boom
Curtis Kelly
Video-Based Pragmatics Course
John Rylander and Donna Tatsuki
Leaning from SEL-Hi
Jun Sekiguchi (Osaka Jyogakuin Senior High School) and Hirokazu Nakai (Osaka Jyogakuin College)
Oral Testing for Communication Classes
Rebecca Calman
Engaging Learners in Their Own Learning with a Drama Approach
Steve Brown
A Box of Delights: Stories for Extensive Reading
Jennifer Bassett
Wonder Kids
Theo Steckler
Ideology of Women's Education in Japan
Steve Cornwell, Osaka Jogakuin College
Adapting Textbook Activities on the Spot
Rebecca Arthur
Two presentations on Motivation and Reading
Steve King (Longman)
Potpourri Meeting & Bonenkai
Brent Jones & Anthony C. Torbert
Kobe JALT Book Fair
various speakers
Is Comprehensible Input Sufficient for the Development of Foreign Language Skills?
Beniko Mason, Shitennoji International Buddhist University
Two presentations: (1) The Psychology of Difficult Students, (2) How e-Learning will Change the World
Curtis Kelly, Heian Women's University
Recent Developments in Monkasho's English Education Policy -- Where Are We Headed?
Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University
The Joy of Teaching English in a Child's World
Chuck Vilina, co-author of Magic Time 1 & 2
New Directions in the Teaching of English
Jack C Richards, Regional Language Center, Singapore/ Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Potpourri Meeting: Teaching Syllogism in Writing Class
Yukio Hirayanagi
The Intergration of English Language Education within Mainstream University Discipline-Area Study in Japan: A Case Study of 'Shimada' University and The Sociology Department
Prof. Alan Brady, PhD, Kwansei Gakuin University
Developing Fluency: Practical Suggestions for Modifying Discussion Activities
William Lawrenz, Osaka Jyogakuin Junior College
Miniconference: English Language Teaching in Secondary Education
Seven speakers (details below)
Teacher Education: 6 Workshops
Gerald Williams, Daniel T. Kirk, Judith Johnson, Stuart Ruttan, Paula Corozzi, Jan Visscher, Joshua Kurzweil and Brian Long
Storytelling in Language Teaching
Charles Kowalski
Process and Thought: Two Articles that have Shaped EFL Writing Instruction, and Stories for the Heart
Curtis Kelly, Heian Women's University
Cat's Feat: From Practice to Principle in Task Design and Task-based Learning
Dr. Jane Willis, Aston University
Boinguage (What is it? Attend and discover.)
John F. Fanselow
Potpourri Meeting (three presentations)
Matsumoto Toyoko, Hirouchi Hiroko and Michael Skelton
Conversation Strategies & Timed Conversation: Nice Talking With You!
Tom Kenny, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies.
Pragmatic Tasks With a Purpose
Robert W. Long III, Kyushu Institute of Technology
TBA
Robert Kirkpatrick, Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Pragmatics Miniconference
See the website for the list of speakers
Teaching Children Miniconference
Katherine Mackay, Yukie Kawaguchi, Tom Merner and more.
Language and Cognitive Science
Dean Williams
Gender and Language Teaching
Marie Nelson
Potpourri and Annual Business Meeting
TBA