Meeting Minutes



2012 Meeting Minutes

  • May 19th, 2012 - The "SHARP-Do" and "Book Buddies" projects: Two stories of grant-funded work by foreign language teachers. Marcus Springer, Chris TebbeThis presentation, will explore 2 Suruga Grant funded projects initiated by foreign language teachers. The first project, the Shizuoka Action Research and Professional Development Organization (SHARP ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:26 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • April 15th, 2012 - The Dejima-zation of English The Dejima-zation of EnglishPDF Available here! Albert McCann   This presentation will be an interactive examination of the obstacles to learn to speak English in Japan. The presenter will ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:28 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • March Forum In March we had a forum!! More to come...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:29 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • February 18th, 2012 - Improvisational Psychodrama (即興心理劇) Improvisational Psychodrama (即興心理劇) Peter Ross - Sponsored by West-Tokyo Chapter The title for Peter Ross' presentation guarantees intrigue, "Improvisational Psychodrama". In his extremely audience-centred workshop, Peter Ross demonstrated how ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:30 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • January 21st, 2012 - Using Video Materials to Facilitate Students’ Creative Thinking and Improve Their English Skills. Using Video Materials to Facilitate Students’ Creative Thinking and Improve Their English Skills. Bogdan Pavliy In this era of multimedia, it is now possible to incorporate video into the classroom ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:25 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
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2011 Meeting Minutes


2010 Meeting Minutes

  • April 11th, 2010 - Types, Tokens and Patterns: Beginning Corpus Linguistics Types, Tokens and Patterns: Beginning Corpus Linguistics Matt Smith In this presentation, Matt showed how easily a computer corpus can help us see patterns in language. Some dictionaries now show ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2012 11:08 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • March 14th, 2010 - Managing Your Class Online with Moodle: Introduction with Q&A Managing Your Class Online with Moodle: Introduction with Q&A Kevin Ryan Moodle - many of us heard of it but few knew exactly what it was or how to use ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:41 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • February 14th, 2010 - Introducing word roots in discussion classes Introducing word roots in discussion classes Kevin Demme Kevin Demme presented a fascinating workshop and look at word roots. Mr.Demme added to the enjoyment of the afternoon by giving ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:43 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • January 17th, 2010 - Teaching the Strategies of Speaking & Teaching Listening to Low-Level Learners Teaching the Strategies of Speaking & Teaching Listening to Low-Level LearnersAlastair Graham­-MarrPART I: Teaching the Strategies of Speaking: helping students with fluency,involvement and clarification strategiesAll ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2012 10:44 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
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2009 Meeting Minutes

  • October 11th, 2009 - More than Words: Integrating TOEIC vocabulary into EFL writing exercises for university students More than Words: Integrating TOEIC vocabulary into EFL writing exercises for university students Tom Pals and Mark Sheehan Dr. Pals and Dr. Sheehan shared the online TOEIC vocabulary system they ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2012 10:37 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • September 13th, 2009 - Sharing 18 Years Experience with Language Immersion in a Japanese K-12 School - Insights and Implications Sharing 18 Years Experience with Language Immersion in a Japanese K-12 School - Insights and Implications Mike Botswick Mike Botswick, original designer and director of Katoh Gakuen in Numazu City ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2012 10:36 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • July 25th, 2009 - Changing English education in Japan at its roots Changing English education in Japan at its rootsDan Frost and Tetsuya OzonoDan and Tetsuya are team teachers at a private junior high school in Hamamatsu. During the spring ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2012 10:29 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • June 14th, 2009 - The 30-second Ad in the Classroom: Using TV Commercials to Liven Things Up The 30-second Ad in the Classroom: Using TV Commercials to Liven Things UpDr. Phil McCasland Prof. McCasland presented at our chapter to answer this question. He established what ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:47 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • April 26th, 2009 - Can Adolescents Become Autonomous Learners? Can Adolescents Become Autonomous Learners? Dr. Marshall Childs In the April meeting, co-sponsored by the Toyohashi chapter, Dr. Marshall R. Childs gave a presentation on autonomy in adolescents and ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:46 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • February 15th, 2009 - Leveraging your language teaching experience in Japan for a global market Leveraging your language teaching experience in Japan for a global market Randal Potter Randall Potter, as a representative of Aperian Global in Tokyo, talked with us about how we can ...
    Posted Jan 15, 2012 10:15 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • January 11th, 2009 - Extensive Reading & Improving TOEIC Scores Extensive Reading & Improving TOEIC Scores Jonathan Robinson Jonathan Robinson, a representative of Oxford University Press, first introduced us to his publishing company's book that is meant to prepare students ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:45 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
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2008 Meeting Minutes

  • December, 14th 2008 - My Share and Bonenkai My Share & BonenkaiOur chapter had its third annual December My Share meeting. Each member shared an experience or impression about their teaching from 2008 that was memorable. One junior ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012 8:23 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • November, 29th 2008 - An Afternoon with film maker Linda Ohama An Afternoon with Linda Ohama Linda Ohama An emotional and touching presentation that brought many to tears, internationally acclaimed film director Linda Ohama shared her personal experiences telling stories through ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:52 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • October, 5th 2008 - Bringing English & Cross-cultural Activities to Young Children Bringing English & Cross-cultural Activities to Young ChildrenKim Horne & Aya Asano - Izumi Chuo Kindergarten, GifuThis was a dynamic meeting indeed! Kim and Aya are team teaching at a ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:51 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • September, 7th 2008 - 1st Annual JALT Hamamatsu & ETJ­ Shizuoka Joint Social BBQ The 1st Annual JALT Hamamatsu & ETJ-Shizuoka Joint Social BBQThe first annual JALT/ETJ BBQ was a huge success. We had a good turnout of teachers and their families ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:50 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • September 1st, 2008 - Civil rights in Japan: An evening with Arudou Debito Civil rights in Japan: An evening with Arudou DebitoAs educators we have a responsibility to have some awareness of society at large. One measure of a society is how ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012 8:12 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • July 13th, 2008 - Students’ Voices on Learning a Foreign Language: Open Forum Students’ Voices on Learning a Foreign Language: Open ForumOn July 13, 2008 from 1:30-4:30pm Hamamatsu JALT had a very dynamic and open discussion, centering on students ...
    Posted May 23, 2012 6:50 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • June 8th, 2008 - Extensive Reading for Everybody Extensive Reading for Everybody Atsuko Takase Extensive Reading means reading a lot of books that are not too difficult in order to develop familiarity with and confidence in understanding English ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012 7:58 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • April 13th, 2008 - JALT Open Forum: Living and Teaching in a foreign country. JALT Open Forum: Living and Teaching in a foreign country.We had a panel of three speakers for the topic of living and teaching language in a foreign country. Steve ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012 8:04 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
  • March 9th, 2008 - SELHi Project: Enriching EFL through the teaching of pragmatics Enriching EFL through the teaching of pragmaticsJérémie Bouchard, Sapporo Sacred Heart SchoolThe presentation, a combination of lecture and group discussion, will focus on a SELHi (Super English Language ...
    Posted Jan 11, 2012 8:08 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
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2007 Meeting Minutes

  • Dec, 2007 - My Share & Future of JALT Hamamatsu On Sunday, December 16, 2007, Hamamatsu JALT Chapter had its final meeting for the year. The meeting had two elements; first, a “My Share” session followed by an open meeting ...
    Posted Jan 10, 2012 10:36 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
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