Presenter: Adam Brod
Title: Reinterpreting Translation’s Role in Language Teaching
Date: Jan: 28th, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30pm. From 3:30 pm, we will have a small “Meet-and-Greet” gathering.
Location: Global Café, Olive Square, Kagawa University
Description: Although translation in the teaching of a learner’s target language (L2) gained a negative reputation with the rise of direct methods of instruction, this presentation and workshop will show that both direct methods and translation are most effective when used in conjunction but at deliberately different times and for deliberately different purposes. Moreover, Translation in Language Teaching (TILT) will be differentiated from the traditional Grammar Translation method, which mainly focuses on teaching grammar and not communication. Likewise, it will also be differentiated from professional translation, which does not necessarily focus on education at all.
The purpose of this presentation will be to discuss the role and efficacy of using L1 to learn L2. It will be considered that a personal and informal ability to translate between the L1 and L2 may be a skill on par with other linguistic skills such as speaking, listening, reading and writing. In the workshop, participants will be exposed to various translation-based activities allowing them to develop a better understanding of TILT.
Bio: Adam Brod is currently teaching English at the university level in Kagawa and Okayama prefectures. He holds an MA TESOL degree from Hawaii Pacific University. His research interests include corpus linguistics, bilingualism, and EFL writing instruction.
January 25th, 2024, 12:10-13:00
Kochi University, Asakura Campus,
Room 334 (on the third floor of Building 3)
The JALT East Shikoku Chapter is now accepting proposals for short talks presenting an idea for ELT classroom practice. The MyShare format will combine short and punchy presentations* with follow-up questions and discussion. Participants may bring their lunch to enjoy during the session.
*Presentation length will be decided based on the number of submissions. Expected length is 5-10 minutes.
The deadline for submissions is January 12th, 2025.
Submission Guidelines
To submit your proposal, include the following information using the chapter email contact at: https://jalt.org/groups/chapters/east-shikoku
· Name:
· Affiliation:
· MyShare talk title:
· Abstract: (maximum: 100 words)
· JALT Member: Yes / No
Fees
1. Any JALT member may attend the event free of charge.
2. There is no presentation fee for JALT members with accepted proposals.
3. Non-JALT members may attend for free but there is a presentation fee of 1000 yen for accepted proposals from all non-members.
4. Co-presenter submissions are welcomed but the main speaker shall be responsible for any payment of presentation fees for non-member co-presenters.
Title: Can virtual reality be used in the L2 for positive transfer of skills from an intensive English environment to reality?
Speaker: Jason Tacker, Akita Prefectural University
Date: Nov 18, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM
Abstract: This study, meant to add to the literature on virtual reality use in EFL education, examined the feasibility of using virtual reality in an L2 as a tool for positive transfer of skills from virtual reality to a real-world situation. We modeled our research on the methods of Michalski et al. (2019) in their work on the positive transfer of sports skills to practical application. We reinforced the method with ideas from Xie et al. (2021) in their research on common assessment tests and evaluations of positive transfer from virtual reality. Our method was mainly qualitative as it encompasses interpretivism, epistemological orientation, and constructionism as its main driving forces (Bryman, 2006). What we discovered was that the cooking skills taught in the L2 through virtual reality did transfer to a real-world situation. In the short-term, skills with detailed knowledge of the process were retained, while in the long-term, volunteers who were retested retained most of the processes of cooking from virtual reality.
Fees: Free for JALT members & any first-time JALT meeting attendees. 1,000 yen for non-JALT members.
Access: The meeting link will be sent by email to all current chapter members a few days before the meeting. If you are not a chapter member please request the meeting URL using the ‘Leave a reply’ link at the end of this posting.
Each year, JALT awards up to three grants for a maximum of 100,000 yen each for research on language teaching in Japan. Only JALT members who have no outside funding sources to conduct research are eligible to apply. The goal of the grants is to support language teachers in their professional development and to encourage teachers to engage in classroom-based research. Grant funds are transferred to before the start of the following academic year during which they conduct their studies, provide quarterly reports, and receive guidance from the committee. Following the completion of the research, grant recipients are invited to give presentations on their projects at the JALT national conference. The deadline for proposals for projects starting in the 2024 school year is November 12, 2023.
Additional details and the application can be found on the JALT Research Grants web page: http://jalt.org/researchgrants
JALT East Shikoku invites current or new JALT members to a language teaching retreat and officer planning meeting in the beautiful Hata region of Kochi Japan. Please join us for this 2 day event to share your language teaching experiences and help plan our 2024 events. If anyone is interested in taking on an officer role in the Chapter, this is an opportunity learn more about the various officer roles within the East Shikoku Chapter.
Dates & times: September 4-5, 2023. Monday: 12:00-17:00, Tuesday: 9:00-12:00.
MyShare
Officer Reports
Executive Council Steering Meeting
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Location: Kaiyu Conference Center, Kaiyu, Tosashimzu, Japan & Online via Zoom
Contact: For more information, please contact: Send Email
Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Place: Global Café, Olive Square, Kagawa University, 1-1 Saiwaichō, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0016
Presenter: Peter Lutes
Day/time/location: Thursday, April 13 (6:30-8:00) KUT Eikokuji Campus, Room A108
Speaker: Dr. Naomi Wilks-Smith (RMIT University, Australia)
Title: Working with industry partners on EAL projects
Continue readingDate: Monday, March 13
Time: 6:30-8:00
Venue: Kochi University of Technology, Eikokuji Campus (Kochi City). Room A108
Title: International Communities in Japan: Niseko, Hokkaido
Speaker: Michael Burns
JALT members, please check your email!
All JALT members were sent an email with information about an extraordinary general meeting (EOGM) regarding two voting items and details on the voting process. We kindly request members to check their emails and vote. The email title is “NPO JALT – EOGM Absentee Ballot for 2023,” and it was sent from vote@jalt.org
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