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DATE: July 30, 2011 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Kansai University of International Studies, Amagasaki Campus
FEE: Free

Osaka JALT is proud to be a sponsor of the the 10th Seminar for English Education at Kansai University of International Studies. Come join us for a day full of presentations.

This seminar is hosted by the Research Institute for Communication & Department of English Education at Kansai University of International Studies and is supported by JALT Osaka, Cengage Learning, Pearson Kirihara, Oxford University Press.

More information, including a list of speakers and topics, can be found HERE.

Kansai University of International Studies, Shioe 1-3-23 Amagasaki, Hyogo 〒661-0976

 

DATE: July 21, 2011 (Thursday)
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Fullhouse
FEE: ¥2000 plus drinks

Let’s get to know each other (without the pressure of an event to run or a presentation to attend), review the beginning of 2011, and talk about upcoming events while enjoying authentic Brazilian food and samba music at an intimate restaurant/bar in the heart of Osaka.

The menu will include a variety of home cooked Brazilian dishes for 2,000yen, plus any drinks you may consume (beer, wine, cocktails, carpirinhas, etc. 500-700 yen).

Please RSVP to https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170682369663773 or via email to osakajalt@yahoo.com by Tuesday July 19, 2011 (midnight). This is a small, family run restaurant and they need to buy the appropriate amount of food for our group, so your rsvp is greatly appreciated.

This event is a smoke-free event, so please feel free to smoke outside.

Will we meet at JR Fukushima station (one stop past Osaka on the loop line) at 6:50pm. Or you are welcome to go directly to Fullhouse (beside JR Fukushima eki).

If you get lost please contact Regina or Valeria at Fullhouse. Their phone number is 06-645305323.

Date: July 10, 2011 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Location: Konan University Hirano School of Management (Nishinomiya)
Fee: ¥3000 for JALT members, ¥4000 Non-JALT members, ¥2000 for full-time students

FAB1 is like no other conference that you have been to. The whole day is designed as a single coherent package. What you learn in the first session will connect and compound with every other session at the FAB conference! We believe in active learning -so be prepared to focus on the content and speak up during the “Power Sessions”. By the end of the conference, you will have a notebook full of take home activities and a brain full of new ideas and inspiration for your classrooms!

9:00 Open Doors
9:30 Opening / Posters / Coffee
10:00 Plenary #1: Robert S. Murphy
10:50 Plenary #2: Curtis Kelly
11:00 “Power Sessions” (Breakout Groups)
11:40 Vetted Presentations / Posters / Lunch [bring your own lunch]
13:30 Plenary #3: Marc Helgesen
14:20 Plenary #4: Tim Murphey
15:10 Vetted Presentations / Posters
16:00 “Power Sessions” (Breakout Groups)
17:00 Panel Discussion Q & A
17:30 Closing

Participants can register in advance by clicking HERE.

Date: June 28, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Umeda Lifelong Learning Center
Entrance fee: Free for JALT members and members of the co-sponsoring groups
1,000 yen for others.

Purposes and approaches to foreign language education: universalism or particularism?

The main focus of this talk will be whether language teaching can be ‘universal’ or has to be ‘particularistic’ i.e. with the purposes and aims /objectives specific to each country. This will lead onto dealing with the model of intercultural　communicative competence (Byram, 1997). The talk will include a question and answers section.

This event is co-sponsored by Osaka JALT, the Framework & Language Portfolio Special Interest Group (FLP SIG), and the East Shikoku Chapter in cooperation with Osaka University Research Institute for World Languages.

Registration by email is necessary (by June 14th)
Contact Fergus O’Dwyer (FLP SIG/Osaka University): flpsig@gmail.com

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM (registration opens at 9:30)
Location: Hannan University’s main campus (Kintetsu Kawachi Amami station)

Fee: ¥1000 JALT Members (Free for full-time student members), ¥1500 Non-members (¥500 for full-time student non-members)

The themes of Tech Day are simplicity and practicality — ideas that language teachers and learners can use either in or out of the classroom. In addition to our “Tech” presentations that will take place in fully equipped computer labs, we’ll have a wide range of other presentations on non-technical topics in the “Plus” room.

Steve McCarty, Osaka Jogakuin College professor, will give the opening plenary session “Online education and virtual organizations”. McCarty was elected president of the U.S.-based NPO World Association for Online Education several times from 1998: http://waoe.org. See his bilingual online library: http://waoe.org/steve/epublist.html

We are also proud to have these presenters (in alphabetical order):

Simon Bibby – Investigating student preferences, proficiency and usage patterns: PCs versus cell phones

Chris Brizzard – Creating podcasts with Audacity

Kelly Butler & Michael Wilkins – Teaching paperless

John Campbell-Larsen – Creating a Video Corpus

Harry Carley – Working with Wikis, Technology in Teaching

Nat Carney – Online textual analysis tools useful for working with EFL Writing

Mark Donnellan – A blended approach: The use of CALL tools in EFL lessons / An introduction to electronic textbooks

Jean-Paul DuQuette – Evaluating Online Games for Language Learning

Craig Gamble – Educational advantages of using Dropbox in your classroom

Floyd Graham, Anthony Lavigne, & Gary Fogal – Global English made accessible and meaningful for EFL learners
Myles Grogan – Simple text animation for class websites / Recipes for Wired Teachers – Online!

Troy Guze – How to protect sensitive data on your computer with encription

William Hogue – Course websites with Google Sites / Flip your classroom with Google / Google Forms for homework?

Christopher Johnston – Practical motivational strategies for Japanese university students

Laura Markslag – Name cards: Motivating classes through individual accountability / Own it! How digital movies help learners use English meaningfully

Stuart McLean – Computerized flash card sites: when learning and monitoring learning

Junko Omotedani – Classroom listening comprehension activities based on the processes of listening

Michal B. Paradowski – InfoVis Interfaces: Moving beyond the corpus in the language and culture classroom

Andrew Philpott – Motivating students using CALL

Bob Sanderson – Extensive Reading Online

Gabrielle Wallace – Just “act” natural: Speaking naturally beyond grammar and vocabulary

Bill White – English Central for the Blended Classroom

Josh Wilson – Think like a video game designer to build better courses

Brian Wojtowicz – Lesson idea enhancements using online video clips and images

The schedule of presentations can be downloaded HERE.

DATE: June 10-12
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Ramada Osaka (Umeda)
FEE: ¥50,000

The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners is proud to announce the Inaugural Asian Conference on Language Learning, to be held from June 10-12 2011, at the Ramada Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

The aim of this International Conference is to encourage academics, scholars and practitioners representing a exciting diversity of countries, cultures, and religion to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum encouraging respectful dialogue. By bringing together a number of university scholars working throughout Japan, Asia, and beyond to share ideas, ACCL 2011 will afford the opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, and networking across higher education and beyond.

For more information please see http://www.acll.iafor.org/ and http://www.actc.iafor.org/

Gender Awareness in Language Education Conference:

Exploring Gender and its Implications

DATE: May 28th, 2011
TIME: 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Kyoto University
FEE: Students 1,000 yen, JALT Members 2,000 yen, Non-members 3,000 yen

GALE will be holding a one day conference on May 28th at Kyoto University. This conference is an opportunity to share  research as well as exchange ideas on different aspects of gender and language education.

For more information including venue access and the conference program, please click HERE.

Date: May 20, 2011 (Friday)
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: Umeda Lifelong Learning Center, Room 3
Fee: Free for JALT members (Although ¥500 donations are recommended)
¥1000 for one day members
(All proceeds will be donated to charity to help vicitms of the Tohoku disaster)

Osaka JALT is proud to sponsor a talk by Dr. John Read of the Univeristity of Auckland. Dr. Read will be passing through Osaka on his way to give the plenary speech at the 2011 PAN SIG conference in Matsumoto, Nagano.

Dr. Read is the author of Assessing Vocabulary, published by Cambridge Univerisity Press.

The Osaka Municipal Lifelong Learning Center Umeda is located on the 5th floor of the Osaka Eki Mae Dai 2 Building in Umeda.

Even if you can’t make it for Dr. Read’s presentation, please feel free to join us for dinner at Satoyama dining restaurant http://r.gnavi.co.jp/k593000/ on the 17th floor of the Terminal Building (near Hankyu Umeda station), starting from about 8:30. Dinner buffet is just 2500 yen for 90 minutes, and nomihodai (all you care to drink) is an additional 500 yen. Please email osakajalt@yahoo.com to reserve a place for dinner, or give us a call at 080-3789-6394 on Friday if you have trouble finding us.

Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Osaka Gakuin University, Building No. 2
Admission: Students: 300 yen, JALT members: 500 yen, Non-members: 1000 yen

JALT’s Osaka Chapter, in collaboration with the Framework and Language Portfolio SIG and Task Based Learning SIG, is proud to sponsor our second annual Back to School event, to be held April 24 at Osaka Gakuin University.

At this mini-conference there will be presentations on a wide range of topics including theory and practice related to Task-Based Learning and the Common European Framework (CEFR), as well as presentations on pedagogical practices and topics of interest and practical application to classroom language teachers. 

The schedule of presentations can be downloaded HERE.

100% of proceeds from this event will be going to support relief efforts in Tohoku via the Save the Children organization, so come join us for a great day of sharing ideas that are sure to help start off the new school year on a positive note.

Map of Osaka Gakuin University. More transportation information HERE.

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Time: starting at 1:00 pm and going until 6:00 or so
Location: Osaka Castle Park

Come and join us for a relaxing afternoon under the cherry blossoms. This is a great chance to relax and share ideas before the beginning of the new academic year gets into full swing, and to meet with other JALT members and other members of the community.

We will meet at 1:00 by the fountain near Morinomiya station (look for our blue JALT banners) or if arriving later follow the chalk signs on the pavement or come to the area of the park circled on the map below to find us.

If you have trouble, call 080-3789-6394 or 090-6732-6482 for directions.

This year’s hanami will of course be more subdued than in some years given the circumstances in Tohoku, but we feel it’s important to keep our spirits up and discuss ways of helping those that need it in Tohoku and elsewhere. We’ll also be collecting donations if you’d like to contribute to relief efforts in Tohoku.

We’ll be joining up with the Why Not?! group, Kinki Brewers, and possibly other groups as well. Feel free to bring family, friends, children, pets, musical instruments, etc. All are very welcome.

Please bring a lunch or other refreshments, and something to sit on. Some grills may be available if you’d like to barbecue. We look forward to seeing you there!