The 2007 MEXT Program: Outsourcing In-Service Training; The 2007 MEXT Program: Participant Insights.

Speaker: Melodie Cook, University of Nagasaki, Siebold; Yumiko Kose, Nagasaki Prefectural Uku High School.
Date: Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki
Venue: Dejima Koryu Kaikan, 4F (this is the large white building next to Dejima Wharf and Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum; take #5 streetcar to Shiminbyoinmae stop, or take #1 streetcar to Dejima stop.)
Description: For Nagasaki JALT's sixth meeting of the year, Melodie Cook will present initial findings from her research on Japanese junior and senior high school teachers of English who are sent to Canada by the Ministry of Education to receive language and pedagogical training. The presentation will focus on what kind of training participants receive and what they say they initially glean from their stay in Canada. Yumiko Kose will speak about her experiences in Canada focusing on her studies at two universities in Canada; she will talk about her experiences in language training and in pedagogical training, respectively. More information is at Nagasaki JALT's page and Nagasaki JALT's website.
Cost for JALT members: free
Cost for JALT non-members: 1000 yen
Organization: Nagasaki Chapter, Japan Association for Language Teaching
This URL: http://www.eltcalendar.com/events/details/4114


Contact Nagasaki JALT Chapter:
URL: http://www.kyushuelt.com/jalt/nagasaki.html
Melodie Cook:
  m.cook@sun.ac.jp
Tim Allan:
  allan@kwassui.ac.jp





Upcoming Events for Nagasaki JALT Chapter:


Saturday, October 18th, 2008
(1) Planned and Unplanned Speech Acts Using Yackpack; (2) Practical Uses of Songs in the EFL Classroom
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki



Other Past Events (Archive) for Nagasaki JALT Chapter


Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Stimulating Conversation: Thinking Critically about Current Issues
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Outdoor Language Learning/Dealing with student plagiarism
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Can we teach humor in EFL classes?
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Expendable Entertaining Educators: Roles of Non-Japanese Teachers of English
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
TPR-S, Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Two Presentations: (1) Looking at Changes in the Center Shiken - Now vs. Then; (2) Studies on Japanese EFL Learners' Demotivation
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Saturday, December 15th, 2007
End of Year Party
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki


Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Using Online Video Slideshows as a Tool for English Learning; and Teaching the Strategies of Speaking.
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Nagasaki