The East Shikoku JALT Meeting on pronunciation in the EFL classroom was held on January 14, 2006. More images by Lawrie Hunter can be found here.
Our five presenter’s are listed below:

• Roger Nunn (above): “Teaching Rhythm and Stress Through Songs”
• Lawrie Hunter: “Blending Tasks, Motivation and Ownership of Texts”
• Akiko Matsuyoshi: “The Perceptual Distinction of /r/ and /l/”
• Marcus Otlowski: “Using Inflection to Change Meaning”
• Maiko Ogasawara: “Avoiding Phonological Errors when Using Authentic Materials”

A special Guest Speaker, Professor John Wells, joined us in Kochi to share his technique for Teaching English Intonation.

Professor Wells is a Professor of Phonetics at University College London and is President of the International Phonetic Association.

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East Shikoku JALT Chapter comes to life in the spring of 2005 with intellects from Tokushima, Kagawa and Kochi.
Our guest speaker from Hokkaido, Ken Hartmann, provided the energy to
launch our new chapter. Also present was Lawrie Hunter from Kochi University of
Technology who shared his expertise in publishing classroom material. You can
download Professor Hunter’s presentation
here.
View
more images of our first meeting.