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The Kyoto Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
2017 Events Archive
October 2017
Developing the cognitive processes necessary for fluent reading through Extensive Reading and Xreading
October 28th, 2017 Event
- Speaker: Stuart McLean & Paul Goldberg
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- Time: 10:15 – 1:00
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
July 2017
Get Going with Google: An introduction to Digital Pedagogy with G Suite for Education!
July 22nd, 2017 Event
- Speaker: Rab Paterson & Dr. Erin Noxon
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- Time: Registration: 17:00, Event 17:15 – 20:45
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
June 2017
Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
June 10th, 2017 Event
- Speaker: Jerry Talandis Jr., University of Toyama
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- 10:00AM (Registration) 10:30AM (Start) – 11:50AM (Finish)
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
- Presenter Bios: Jerry Talandis Jr. has been teaching English in Japan since 1993 and is currently a professor at the University of Toyama. His research interests include pragmatics, materials design, language testing, and professional development through classroom-based research. He is also co-author of the textbook Conversations in Class, 3rd Edition and How to Test Speaking Skills in Japan: A Quick-Start Guide.
June 2017
Turning Speaking Tasks Into Assessment Activities
June 10th, 2017 Event
- Speaker: Jerry Talandis Jr., University of Toyama
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- 10:00AM (Registration) 10:30AM (Start) – 11:50AM (Finish)
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
- Presenter Bios: Jerry Talandis Jr. has been teaching English in Japan since 1993 and is currently a professor at the University of Toyama. His research interests include pragmatics, materials design, language testing, and professional development through classroom-based research. He is also co-author of the textbook Conversations in Class, 3rd Edition and How to Test Speaking Skills in Japan: A Quick-Start Guide.
May 2017
The Why and How of Gamification in the Language Learning Classroom
May 28th, 2017 Event
- Speaker: Gordon Bateson (Kochi University of Technology)
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
April 2017
Introduction to Language Assessments
April 22nd, 2017 Event
- Speaker: J. Lake (Fukuoka Jogakuin University),Trevor Holster (Fukuoka University), & Bill Pellowe (Kindai University)
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- 1:00pm – 5:00pm
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
January 2017
Challenging issues in bilingualism and biculturalism in the Japanese context
January 29th, 2017 Event
- Alexandra Shaitan (Birkbeck, University of London) & Blake Turnbull (Kyoto University)
- Venue: Campus Plaza
- 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Free for JALT Members, 500 yen for One-Day Members
