Jalt National Four Corners Tour
Yojalt Publicity
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Four Corners Speakers
October 29 (Tuesday) 7pm-8.30pm
Location: Kanagawa Kokaido
Access
(2 mins from JR Higashikanagawa)
(3 mins from Keikyu Nakakido)
Rubina Khan – Learner Autonomy: An Emergent Praxis in
Language Education in Bangladesh
Abstract: This paper examines language pedagogy in a developing context within a post modernist
framework. Moving away from traditional practices fed by a transmissive view of learning, a
pathway into more progressive ways is explored through a small-scale study on tertiary level
students’ engagement with autonomous learning. After discussing the study findings, the paper
moves on to discuss the question: Is it conclusive to believe that interesting tasks and self-directed
learning go hand in hand? Does the emergence of multiple sources of second language stimuli
improve language development? To get to grips with these questions, the paper draws on the
cognitive concepts of attitude and motivation and the role that agency plays in the learning process.
October 31 (Thursday) 7pm-8.30pm
Penny Ur – Getting them to talk in English
Abstract: It is always a problem getting students to talk informally in English: however interesting
the topic we suggest, they often prefer to keep silent, or to express themselves in their mother
tongue. This talk suggests a few guidelines that will go some way towards solving these problems,
illustrated by some practical activities intended for students at various levels of proficiency.
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Coming Soon:
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November 16 - Negotiating the discipline: Writing for
publication in TEFL/TESL by Theron Muller
December 21 - My Share and End-of-year party
Calls:
2013 - December - Book a My Share slot!
2014 - May, Jun, Sep, Nov still open
For more information or to submit a proposal, visit http://yojalt.org or email Malc (yojaltp...@yojalt.org)
Meetings are free for JALT members, 1000 yen for non-members
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JII Intensive Seminar - Leading Across Cultures
Dates: November 9th and 10th, 2013
Location: Seisen-ryo, Kiyosato, Yamanashi (Access: 2 hrs 30 min from Shinjuku - 3 hrs 10 min from Nagoya) For more information on Seisen-ryo please see http://www.seisenryo.jp/en/index.html
The Japan Intercultural
Institute invites you
to join us for an intensive seminar. The seminar theme is Leading
Across
Cultures and will feature two special workshops, one
focussed on Servant Leadership for Global Professionals. We
are
also fortunate to have as special guest Prof. Tomoko Yoshida
who will
facilitate a workshop focussed on Negotiating our
Identities. In addition to the workshops, participants
will have a
chance to share their intercultural experiences and
expertise, to network with
other professionals, and to learn about the historical
significance of the
seminar setting. It will be held at Seisen-ryo, a nature
retreat center at the
foot of Mt. Yatsugatake. See
http://www.seisenryo.jp/en/index.html for more detailed
information on
Seisen-ryo.
Highlights
Special workshop - Servant
Leadership and
The Global Professional (Dr. Joseph Shaules, Director, JII)
Special workshop - Negotiating
Our
Identities: Beyond the Looking Glass (Professor Tomoko Yoshida, Keio
University)
Other activities - There will be ample time for networking and socializing. Participants stay in a rustic lodge, and be able to enjoy a beautiful outdoor hot spring, explore the forests surrounding Seisen-ryo, visit the nature center, enjoy local food products and visit the Paul Rusch Memorial Center.
Seminar Venue: Seisen-ryo Access
The workshop will be held at Seisen-ryo, a retreat center at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake. First completed in 1938, it has long been used for cross-cultural outreach and training next-generation leaders. Surrounded by forests and with a magnificent view of Mt. Fuji, it features a nature center, hot springs, walking trails and locally produced food. Seisen-ryo is the home of the Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP), originally started by Dr. Paul Rusch to help Japan rebuild after WWII. KEEP does educational, agricultural, environmental and international outreach. See http://www.seisenryo.jp/en/about/index.html for the history of Seisen-ryo.
For more info, including content, schedule, venue, cost and sign-up details, see JII's events page at http://www.japanintercultural.org/PageCustom.aspx?l=1&id=42 . Or just send an email to Joseph Shaules at jsha...@japanintercultural.org with any questions