Ibaraki JALT Chapter Annual One-day Mini-Conference

Speaker: J. Owens, M. Rude, J. Cunningham, T. Yamaguchi, J. Rachine, J. Elwood

Date: Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Mito, Ibaraki

Venue: Ibaraki University, Mito

Description: One-day Mini-conference Morning Program Speaker: J. Owens, M. Rude, J. Cunningham, T. Yamaguchi, & J. Rachine Description: Ibaraki Chapter One-day Mini-conference (Morning Program)

1) 10:00 - 12:00

1. Teaching Techniques for an Oral(Speaking/Listening) Class - Targeted Toward 1st - 3rd year University Students, by Jonathan Owens

2. Vocabulary Training with the Computer and with the iPod by Markus Rude

3. Cultural Learning through Online Writing by Joyce Cunningham

4. Phrase Method: A Spice for Your Students by Tomoko Yamaguchi

5. Teaching Text Patterns: The Great Dictator in the Classroom by John Racine

The detailed schedule can be accessed at our chapter website.

Saturday Afternoon Program:

Culture and Affect in Vaulting the Rubicon: Stories of Highly-proficient English Language Learners, James Elwood (University of Tsukuba). The presenter will address trends which have emerged from the narratives of highly-proficient EFL learners. He will also talk about the basics of narrative studies.

For details of this program and other programs for this two-day mini conference will be explained at JALT Ibaraki Chapter Website.

Cost for JALT members: free

Cost for JALT non-members: 500 yen

Organization: Ibaraki Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching

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Contact Ibaraki JALT Chapter:

URL: http://www.kasei.ac.jp/JALT/Ibaraki.html

Kobayashi Kunihiko:

kunihiko@cc.ibaraki-ct.ac.jp

Martin Pauly:

pauly@k.tsukuba-tech.ac.jp

Phone: Home: 0298-58-9523

Fax: Home: 0298-58-9529