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Chapter Business Meeting and Officer Elections Party
Speaker:
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (19:00 - 21:00)
Description:
We'll meet at Umeda's Big Man (right next to Kinokuniya Bookstore)
at 7:00 p.m. and then proceed to a local restaurant to discuss plans
for the upcoming year and hold annual officer elections. All are
welcome, especially those interested in playing an active role in
chapter organizing. Anyone that is unable to attend the meeting but
that would like to run as an officer or be on a committee should
contact Bob Sanderson at sanderson808@gol.com. On the
evening of the meeting call 090-6670-6042 for more information.
Place: Will start at Umeda's Big Man, then proceed to a local
restaurant. For further updated details call 090-6670-6042 on
Saturday evening.
Cost: members free; "One-day members" 1000 yen.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2003
National Conference Committee national (Nara Prefecture)
JALT 2003 National Conference (day 1 of 3)
Speaker: Plenary Speakers: Jack C. Richards, Simon Greenall.
Time: 9:30 AM - 6:15 PM (09:30 - 18:15)
Description:
See the JALT 2003 conference website for details.
Place: Granship convention center, Shizuoka
Cost: members See the conference website for details.; "One-day
members" See the conference website for details..
Tuesday, November 25th, 2003
An Informal Discussion with Elka Todeva
Speaker: Elka Todeva
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM (18:30 - 21:00)
Description:
We're delighted to have the opportunity to host an informal evening
with Dr. Elka Todeva, the reknowned professor and expert on
second language acquisition from the School for International
Training and a featured speaker and the wrap up moderator at this
year's national JALT conference. We'll meet in the private meeting
room on the third floor of the very relaxing and gorgeous Cita Cita
Indonesian restaurant for dinner, drinks, and informal discussion.
Dr. Todeva will recap some of what she'll be presenting at the
conference, including Authenticity, Brain-Based Teaching and
Learning, and how these two can be applied to the teaching of
English articles and the English Passive Voice. She may also offer
a fun overview of the profession: "Where are we now and how we
got here". The abstract of her conference workshop on reflectivity
and how it enriches and informs our teaching practice can be seen
at jalt.org/jalt2003/main/FSW/#todeva. For pictures of Cita Cita
restaurant, its menu, and a map, please visit
www.shigotosoken.com/citacita. Space is limited to 25, so please
reserve your space by contacting Bob Sanderson at
sanderson808@gol.com .
Place: Third floor meeting room of Cita Cita Indonesian Restaurant
(see www.shigotosoken.com/citacita ). From Hommachi exit 9 go
one small street north, then east a block and a quarter just past the
flower shop.
Cost: members free; "One-day members" 1000 yen.
Wednesday, November 26th
Passport or Excess Baggage? Current Concerns in
Socio-Cultural Training in the Classroom
Speaker: Simon Greenall
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (18:00 - 20:00)
Description:
This will be a repeat of Professor Greenall's conference plenary.
For some years, Socio-Cultural training has been accepted as a
requirement of a well-balanced language course. Yet, today, some
teachers remain concerned that it adds further demands on an
already overcrowded course design. This talk will examine what and
how to teach a socio-cultural syllabus strand in a multi-syllabus
course design, and why. It will focus on socio-cultural training at
lower levels, in monocultural groups, to develop an awareness of
the learner's own cultural identity. Three types of topics will be
covered: social conventions and rituals, customs and traditions,
and attitudes and beliefs. Greenall will suggest that socio-cultural
training is not an optional extra, or excess baggage, but an
essential component of a language course, and the passport to
effective communication.
Please preregister by writing your
name,
address,
e-mail address,
and school name
and send by fax to 03-3235-8040
or send by e-mail to eprojects@britishcouncil.or.jp, Attention ELT
Projects officer)
Place: British Council, Dojima Avanza Building 4F (above Junkudo
Bookstore near Nishi Umeda) Tel: 06-6342-5301
Cost: members free; "One-day members" Free to all.
