From Visitor to Resident - How you can set down roots in Japan

Speaker: Arudou Debito
Date: Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Okayama
Venue: Sankaku A Bldg. 2F near Omotecho in Okayama City
Description: Been in Japan for awhile? Planning to stay longer, even indefinitely? You owe it to yourself to know a few things about how to make your life easier over here--from getting the right visa to getting a better job, from dealing with family issues to dealing with employment issues, from living a quiet life to being an agent for social change. Arudou Debito, activist and author of book Japanese Only (Akashi Shoten 2004, 2006), will be presenting from his new co-authored book, Handbook for Immigrants to Japan (Akashi Shoten Inc. 2008). Learn how to make the best of life over here, from port of entry all the way through funeral arrangements. (See table of contents and synopsis of the book)

The presentation will be followed by a lengthy Q&A session so you can raise other issues of your choice as well. Debito's website may be found at www.debito.org.
Cost for JALT members: free
Cost for JALT non-members: 500 yen
Organization: Okayama Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching
This URL: http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/3900


Contact Okayama JALT Chapter:
Richard Lemmer:
  richard@icity.or.jp
Neil Cowie:
  ncowie@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp





Upcoming Events for Okayama JALT Chapter:


Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Teaching writing to multileveled college students
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Investigating Communication Strategy Use in an Immersion Setting
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Pragmatics and Communicative Competence
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama



Other Past Events (Archive) for Okayama JALT Chapter


Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Teaching Reading to Young Learners: Phonics? Sight Words? Whole Language? Yes!
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Evaluation of Materials for Young Learners
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Storytelling in the Language Classroom
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Techniques and Resources for Raising Kids to be Bilingual
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Learning Disabilities
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Beyond motivation: Group dynamics, investment and resistance in Japanese EFL students
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Preparing students for academic study abroad
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama


Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Thinking Podcasting? Think Again.
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Okayama