Summer Greetings

The 10th Seminar for English Education

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

It's time for the Osaka JALT summer party!

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.

FAB1: Connecting Brain Science with EFL

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.

Mike Byram: Purposes and approaches to foreign language education

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