Meeting Minutes

2016 Meeting Minutes

February 19, 2017 Hidden Stories about Race in Japan: Confronting Native-Speakerism and Nihonjinron in University English Education -- Prof. Laura Kusaka In her presentation (the final one for the Hamamatsu chapter of JALT), Professor Kusaka presented select examples from stories co-constructed with her in interviews conducted over a period of ...
Posted Mar 1, 2017, 4:06 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
January 15, 2017 Bridging the Gap: Japanese High School Education & Teaching English as an ALT --Farrah Hasnain In her presentation, Farrah Hasnain (a 3rd year ALT from Washington, D.C.) explained to us from an ALT's perspective how English is currently being taught in ...
Posted Mar 1, 2017, 3:50 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
December 10, 2016 Hamamatsu Annual "My Share" Farrah H. — Sailor Moon theme was an influence in her younger years, so she became (more) interested in Japanese culture. Especially, she was influenced by a cat character, Luna, who ...
Posted Dec 13, 2016, 2:09 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
October 8, 2016 Diane Nagatomo, Teaching English in Japan: Understanding Identity Development Through Teachers’ Stories. As usual, Prof. Diane Nagatomo gave a lively and down-to-earth presentation about what is in fact a somewhat complex theme. She described the results of her recent study ...
Posted Dec 10, 2016, 11:33 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
July 2, 2016: Wendy M. Gough "Developing Content-Based Learning With Reading Circles" First, Wendy Gough starts her course by employing Understanding by Design (UbD). In UbD the goals are considered first and in consultation with the students, the curriculum is designed to ...
Posted Jul 30, 2016, 1:26 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
Student Voices Seminar in Kakegawa -- June 12, 11a.m. - 5p.m. The Shizuoka and Hamamatsu chapters cooperated to hold Student Voices, an event was designed to showcase the learning experiences of students. It was well-attended and overall turned out to ...
Posted Jun 30, 2016, 2:26 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
Adam Jenkins Saturday, May 28 Escaping the Matrix: Using CALL and e-Learning Responsibly Adam Jenkins from Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology introduced a plethora of ways that Moodle technology, (including the Moodle online Reader created by Tom Robb) can facilitate learning. He ...
Posted Jun 10, 2016, 7:24 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
Greg Goodmacher "Creating and Adapting Teaching Materials" April 16 Creating and Adapting Teaching Materials, April 16, 2016 Greg Goodmacher, Keiwa College professor (Niigata) & freelance writer Greg Goodmacher enjoys writing and sharing materials. The co-author of a number of ...
Posted May 18, 2016, 12:01 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
March 13 Daichi Tanabe: "Acquiring English in Japan is a lifetime journey: Ways to keep students motivated" Daichi Tanabe calls himself a typical hardworking high school teacher who teaches 17 hours a week (this writer wonders how typical he is). According to him, what motivates students are ...
Posted Jul 30, 2016, 1:36 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
"Improvement of Task Performance by Videoing Tasks, Student Self-Assessment, and Task Repetition," January 25, 2016. Anthony Marshall (Shizuoka University of Art and Culture) Drawing on experience training workers on an Australian-run, Chinese-owned mine in Laos, Anthony Marshall broke down his methods and research in using video and task repetition as effective ...
Posted Feb 7, 2016, 9:02 PM by Hamamatsu JALT

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2015 Meeting Minutes

December 12 -- My Share and year-end get-together This year’s My Share offered many diverse ideas on many topics, underscoring the range and diversity of our membership. Thanks to those people who came from afar.1.Bogdan ...
Posted Feb 2, 2016, 11:16 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
HAMAMATSU: October – The Future of Hamamatsu JALT, October 17, 2015. 18:00-20:00 at Create Hamamatsu クリエイト浜松 Room 21 Members and the core officers discussed the current state of JALT on a national level and how chapters may have to rethink structures and operations for the overall health of ...
Posted Oct 18, 2015, 5:02 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
September 20 : Marie Kjeldgaard, Aichi University: What Makes an Error? Common English Mistakes and How to Help Students Correct Them. ..... Nicholas Bradley, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies: My problem with culture. Marie KjeldgaardErrors in language use – as opposed to mistakes – are systemic and difficult to correct and change. Marie Kjeldgaard’s (Aichi University) research focuses on three areas influencing Japanese ...
Posted Sep 28, 2015, 12:22 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
July 11, 2015 -- Andy Boon: Setting up an extensive reading course: the beginning, the middle, and the end & Inspire or perspire? Getting students speaking. Extensive reading (ER) is a great way to holistically improve students’ English practice and understanding. At our July meeting, Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo) outlined benefits and some useful ...
Posted Jul 12, 2015, 9:33 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
May 25, 2015 -- Dr Stephanie Pillai: The Re-colonization of English Language Education: The Case of Malaysia Dr Pillai walked us through the labyrinthian complexities of the Malaysian educational system that sometiimes seemed to defy logic. Seemingly never-ending vacillating government policies have once again resulted in ...
Posted Jul 12, 2015, 9:29 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
March 28, 2015 Dan Frost & Prof. Rintaro Sato: Considering the use of L1 (Japanese) in English language classes: A discussion of its effectiveness On March 28, 2015 Dan Frost and Professor Rintaro Sato of Nara University of Education examined the pros and cons of using L1 and L2 in class and to what ...
Posted Apr 2, 2015, 8:36 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
January 18, 2015 Dan Devolin: The Triple Bottom Line: An approach to engaging students learning English, in current issues, debate, academic writing, and critical thinking Daniel Devolin (Aichi University) led Hamamatsu JALT into the New Year with a quick rundown on the economic and social relevance of The Triple Bottom Line (TBL). Based in ...
Posted Jan 22, 2015, 9:19 PM by Hamamatsu JALT

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2014 Meeting Minutes

December 13, 2014 Hamamatsu JALT's annual "My Share" and year-end party On December 13, Hamamatsu had its annual My Share presentations and year-end get together. Gregg McNabb led off with a Canadian version of "The 12 Days of Christmas" to ...
Posted Dec 20, 2014, 5:33 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
October 25, 2014: The Why and How of Using E-learning Systems / なぜ/どのように eラーニングで学ぶか (Gregg McNabb & Adam Jenkins) ２０１４年１０月25日　6 p.m. - 9 p.m.  クリエイト浜松　Room 21 Regrettably just 5 or 6 people attended this presentation about why and how to introduce e-learning into mainstream classrooms ...
Posted Nov 14, 2014, 9:21 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
September 20, 2014: A Discussion and Debate on English Education in Japan (Kensaku Yoshida and Dan Frost) On September 20 Professor Kensaku Yoshida and Dan Frost discussed the question of how much English can be used to teach English in Japanese primary and secondary schools to a ...
Posted Nov 14, 2014, 9:20 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
Sunday July 13, 2014: Integration of critical thinking in EFL education by Roehl Sybing Roehl Sybing’s interactive presentation had all attending Hamamatsu JALT members donning their critical thinking caps. After giving a brief rundown of the evolution of critical thinking (CT) across the ...
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 7:39 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
June 14, 2014: "English Activities for Intercultural Awareness" by Jon Dujmovich Jon Dujmovich (Aichi University, Imagination Ink) has a long history in designing and implementing English activities and courses focusing on intercultural communications. On June 14 he introduced members to basic ...
Posted Jun 27, 2014, 12:03 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
May 17, 2014: "How to Build a Mobile-Friendly Interactive Website" by Renaud Davies Renaud Davies (Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University) feels that the more engrossed students are in a task and content, the more likely second or foreign language acquisition is to occur ...
Posted May 26, 2014, 1:25 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
Sunday April 13, 2014: "Surrealists in the classroom" by Susan Sullivan On April 13 Sue Sullivan gave an interesting and well-planned presentation cum workshop in which she showed us how to introduce and integrate elements of Futurism, Dadaism, Cubism and ...
Posted May 26, 2014, 1:24 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
March 9, 2014: "Developing Fluency and Communication Skills through Discussion and Debate" by Daniel Warchulsky In his presentation, Daniel Warchulsky ................
Posted Apr 20, 2014, 12:14 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
February 8, 2014: Job Information: Academic work in Japan by Richard Miller On Saturday February 8, 2014 Richard Miller gave a nonstop, comprehensive presentation about the requirements of a good academic curriculum vitae and what universities are requiring from candidates. His presentation ...
Posted Apr 20, 2014, 12:04 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
January 19, 2014: Using a cross-curricular approach in children's English classes by Lesley Ito Using a cross-curricular approach in children's English classes, by Lesley Ito. The presenter emphasized the importance of teaching language in a meaningful context, that is interesting to children ...
Posted Nov 14, 2014, 9:22 PM by Hamamatsu JALT

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2013 Meeting Minutes

April 21, 2013 1330-1600: "School Owners Forum" APRIL 21st, SUNDAY 1:30 - 4:00 At CREATE Hamamatsu, room #22 Title: School Owners ForumPanel Discussion, various local school owners in moderated discussion. Q&A timeAbstract: Ever ...
Posted Jan 28, 2014, 7:38 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
June 23, 2013: Staci Ali & John Wolfgang Roberts "Drama in the EFL Classroom" JUNE 23rd, SUNDAY 1:30 - 4:00 Room 21 Create HamamatsuTitle: Drama in the EFL ClassroomStaci Ali & John Wolfgang RobertsThis presentation demonstrated the benefits and difficulties of ...
Posted Jan 28, 2014, 7:28 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
December 14, 2013 1830-2030: My Share & Year-end party With about twenty people in attendance, a variety of topics was explored, ranging from how best to deal with mixed level classes, reading strategies and suitable textbooks, a pech-kucha ...
Posted Jan 28, 2014, 7:23 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
October 6, 2013: AGM October – Annual General Meeting, October 6th, 2013. Eri Gemma, Sue Sullivan, Dan Frost and Jon Dujmovich presented the chapter officer reports for the year prior. Elections were then held. Coordinating ...
Posted Jan 28, 2014, 6:55 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
July 20, 2013: Cory Koby "Ready or not, here it comes! High school curriculum changes." HAMAMATSU Ready or not, here it comes! High school curriculum changes, July 20^th, 2013. Cory Koby from Sendai Shirayuri Gauken Jr./Sr. High School presented a comprehensive review of ...
Posted Jan 28, 2014, 6:52 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
Saturday February 16, 2013 - Mike Stockwell and Matt Smith First Presentation Title: Practical CALL solutions for the non-wired Classroom by Mike Stockwell Students are frequently asked to generate content that often vanishes after the course is finished or ...
Posted Nov 6, 2013, 8:02 PM by Hamamatsu JALT
January, 2013 - Double Presentations! FIRST MEETING OF 2013!Sunday, January 20, 1:30-4:30pm, ZaZa City Palette 5F;DOUBLE PRESENTATIONS!Delving into the Minds of “Bad” Students, and Second Language Learning during a ...
Posted Nov 6, 2013, 7:45 PM by Hamamatsu JALT

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2012 Meeting Minutes

Standardized Language Testing in Japan In this presentation Edward Sarich began with defining terms and giving a brief historical overview of different standardized tests in Japan. From there, the presentation moved to the current situation ...
Posted Sep 12, 2012, 5:47 AM by Hamamatsu JALT
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 with four speakers: Darryl Mellows on "Realistic goals for teaching children", Dan Frost on “In Japanese junior high schools, how important is grammar for ...
Posted Nov 5, 2012, 3:49 PM 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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