Speakers: Wendy Jones Nakanishi, Shikoku Gakuin University;
Gareth Perkins, Kagawa University

Date: 05-20-2018
Time: 14:00-16:00
Place: English Café, Kagawa University

Abstract:  The use of creative writing exercises in the English-language classroom can develop students’ interest and confidence in writing in English. There are many different kinds of exercises the teacher can use to get the students to write both poetry and prose. Wendy will talk about a range of creative writing ideas focusing on students’ own lives which can help them develop a desire for writing. Gareth will describe an activity to teach relative pronouns in a fun way as well as to encourage goal motivated study. Continue reading →

Speaker: Naomi Wilks-Smith, RMIT University
Date and time: Tuesday, May the 8th at 6:30pm
Location: Room A108 of the KUT Eikokuji Campus, 2-22 Eikokujichō, Kōchi-shi, Kōchi-ken 780-0844

Abstract: A significant hurdle for learners of languages is the confidence to use the language meaningfully. Many learners have studied a second language for years, but still lack the confidence to use the language in an authentic context. This gap highlights the difference between learning a language and using a language. Learning a language does not always translate to being able to use the language in context. So, what can we do as teachers to increase learners’ productive language output and, importantly, build the confidence in learners to use their second languages? Continue reading →

The 9th Shikoku JALT Conference will be held at Shikoku Gakuin University in Zentsugi, Kagawa on Saturday, June 16th, 2018. The Conference will be co-sponsored by East Shikoku JALT, Matsuyama JALT and Oxford University Press.

Date, time and location: 
Saturday, June 16th, 1:00-5:00 (time may change slightly for scheduling purposes)
Shikoku Gakuin University, Zentsuji, Kagawa (building/room details/location maps TBA)

Keynote speaker: 
Prof. Keiko Sakui (Kobe Shoin Women’s University)

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Speaker: Don Carroll, Shikoku Gakuin University
Date and time:  Sunday, Feb. 4th (2:00 – 4:00)
Location: English Cafe, Olive Square, Kagawa University. 

Abstract: Questions are rarely just questions…and responses do more than answer. Both questions and their responses serve as vehicles for social actions and both are finely tuned to manage the exigencies of a particular moment in talk-in-interaction. Continue reading →

The Japanese version of JALT2018 main site is available: https://jalt.org/ja/conference/jalt2018?translation=ja

The Call for Proposals is now open, and most proposals are due on February 12, 2018.

More details can be found at the following link:
https://jalt.org/conference/jalt2018

The JALT2018 conference will be held November 23-26, 2018 in Shizuoka.

• Speaker: Sean Burgoine
• Date: Monday Nov. 27
• Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
• Location: Rm. 6, 1st floor of Humanities building, Kochi University, Asakura Campus.

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• Date: Dec. 17th
• Time: 2-4 pm
• Location: Kagawa University,  English Cafe
• Contact: Gerry McCrohan at:  gershin 2003 at gmail dot com

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• Date: Saturday, May 13, 2017 (12:30-5:30)
• Venue: Kochi University, Asakura Campus, Humanities Bldg, 5F, Meeting Room 1
• Sponsors: Matsuyama JALT, East Shikoku JALT, Oxford University Press
• Website: East Shikoku JALT – http://esjalt.org
• Fees: JALT Members and students: free, One-Day Member Fee: 1000 yen

Conference Schedule:

• 12:30-12:50 Registration/Welcome
• 1:00-1:45 Keynote Lecture: Terry Laskowski (Kumamoto University), Unpacking Three Interrelated Concepts: Globalization (as Spaceship Earth), Active Learning, Teaching English Through English (TETE)
• 1:45-2:30 Oxford University Press Featured Speaker: Rob Peacock, Motivating Learners to Speak
• 2:50-5:30 Parallel presentation sessions:  Meeting Room 1 Seminar Room 1

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Speaker: Ben Crystal
Abstract: The guardian of English poetry, the inventor of over 1,000 words still in use today, and one of the greatest players with our language, Shakespeare has given us a treasure trove of English to read – funny how so much of it doesn’t make sense until it’s spoken out-loud. Actor and author Ben Crystal explores the accent, the theatrical conventions, and the world of Shakespeare, to reveal a bright and beautiful English.

Day & Time: Wed. 26 April 2017, 16:30
Location: Media Hall (Kochi University Library 6F) Continue reading →