From kcleary at gol.com Tue Jun 2 02:49:19 2009 From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary) Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:49:19 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Video Materials Production Workshop (21 June) Message-ID: <20090602064919.578883292@mail.tmd.ac.jp> Dear Tokyo Chapter Members, I'm glad to post the below notice of a workshop that Tokyo JALT will be holding on June 21 (Sunday). Hope you can make it there! all the best, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ######################################################### T O K Y O C H A P T E R W O R K S H O P N O T I C E Workshop Title: Video materials production for the digitally challenged Presenter: Nicholas O. Jungheim, Waseda University If you have ever thought that it would be nice to create homemade video materials but thought the task was too daunting, join us at Waseda University on Sunday June 21 to discover that you can do it. You probably already have all the equipment that you need! This workshop will introduce a simple process for planning, videoing, and editing scenarios that can be used for a variety of purposes in almost any language classroom. All you need is a simple digital camera that can take at least 640 x 320 resolution video, Windows Movie Maker or IMovie, and a CD or DVD burner. If possible participants should bring their own camera and computer (laptop, of course!). After a short introduction to the process, groups will plan and produce short videos with tips on editing them using the above-mentioned programs. Date and Time: June 21, 13:00 Place: Waseda University, Toyama Campus, Building 36, Room 682 (to the right after you enter the gate, up the stairs on the left of the gymnasium) Transportation: Five-minute walk from Waseda Station on the Tozai Line, or a 15-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line) Equipment: If possible, bring a notebook computer and a digital camera (preferably one with removable memory) Registration: Space is limited. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Tokyo Chapter Programs Chair, Megumi Kawate- Mierzejewska, at . Thank you for your interest in the workshop. With best regards, Nicholas Jungheim Tokyo Chapter Journal Editor -- Nicholas O. Jungheim, Ed.D. Professor Waseda University Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences 1-24-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8644, Japan From kcleary at gol.com Wed Jun 3 09:49:01 2009 From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary) Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:49:01 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] TYOChap'zine Call for Submissions Message-ID: <20090603134901.1257476843@smtp.kamakuranet.ne.jp> Dear Members, Below is an announcement from the Tokyo Chapter Journal Editor, Nick Jungheim. I hope you can contribute to our new publication! all the best, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ##################################################### Call for Contributions to the Tokyo Chapter's New TYOchap'zine The Tokyo Chapter is pleased to announce an entertainment 'zine for chapter members. Articles will include magazine style reports of chapter meetings and entertaining features related to language teaching in Japan. Contents are not limited to English language classrooms alone. Contributions related to Japanese as a second language and other foreign language classrooms are especially encouraged. The following are regular features open to contributors: Feature articles: Usually chapter meeting reports by the presenters (1,000-1,200 words) Essays from the front: Vignettes describing interesting situations or happenings in the classroom (500-600 words) My School: Descriptions of unique learning environments (600-800 words) Letters to Professor X: Prof. X will give advice to the forlorn teacher, with a touch of humor, the "Miss Manners" of the language classroom (200-300 words) Classroom Quips: Short, clever statements that could be attributed to students or teachers, real or imagined (brief!) Kartoon Klassrooms: Four-panel or one-panel cartoons depicting the classroom situation humorously; be the Dilbert of the language classroom. Deadline for submissions for the Autumn Issue: October 1 Send all contributions by e-mail attachment in MSWord or rtf format for stories and 300 dpi tiff files for cartoons, along with your name and contact information, to: Nick Jungheim, editor, Thank you! ##################################################### -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 72696 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/pipermail/tokyojalt-announce_jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/attachments/20090603/1d73b92d/attachment.jpe From kcleary at gol.com Sat Jun 13 09:34:58 2009 From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary) Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:34:58 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Job Notice: Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School (September 2009) Message-ID: <20090613133458.621404793@smtp.kamakuranet.ne.jp> Dear Members, I am very glad to pass along a job notice for Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School. Details of the position and how to apply are in the job notice below. As always, I hope this is useful for you or someone you know. Thank you and best wishes, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## JOB NOTICE ## Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School is inviting applications for native- speaker teachers of English (part-time) starting September 2009. Successful applicants will be available to teach both mornings and afternoons on Mondays and Thursdays, and will have both relevant university studies and senior high school teaching experience in Japan. Only those who fulfill the above criteria will be contacted for interviews. The remuneration will be approximately 180,000 yen per month. To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you would be interested in working at Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School. Send the applications materials by email to Mr. Carroll at the following address: acarroll at jm.aoyama.ac.jp Thank you for your interest in teaching at Aoyama Gakuin High School. From kcleary at gol.com Sun Jun 14 23:46:37 2009 From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:46:37 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Video Workshop Reminder Message-ID: <20090615034637.1009806473@mail.tmd.ac.jp> Dear members, Below is a reminder on Sunday's Video Workshop event, which I am glad to say has generated a lot of interest. Please note that if you want to attend, you need to pre-register in order to enter the campus. Hope you can make it -- it sounds like a fascinating event! (By the way, for the original notice, please go to the mailing list archives, at: ) Thank you very much and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## June 21 Video Workshop Reminder ## Are you planning to attend the video workshop this Sunday (June 21), which is going to be held at Waseda University's Toyama Campus? If so, you'll need to register beforehand in order to enter the campus. Please contact the Tokyo Chapter Programs Chair, Megumi Kawate- Mierzejewska, at if you need to register. Also, please note that JALT members (including those who join or renew at the event) can attend free of charge; the fee for non-members is 1,000 yen. Date and Time: June 21, 13:00 Place: Waseda University, Toyama Campus, Building 36, Room 682 (to the right after you enter the gate, up the stairs on the left of the gymnasium) Transportation: Five-minute walk from Waseda Station on the Tozai Line, or a 15-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line) Equipment: If possible, bring a notebook computer and a digital camera (capable of taking 640 X 320 video) Thank you for your interest in the Video Workshop! ## end ## From kcleary at gol.com Mon Jun 15 04:53:36 2009 From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:53:36 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] English Skills Curriculum Design and Implementation Workshop (July 6) Message-ID: <20090615085336.256457595@mail.tmd.ac.jp> Dear Members, I'm glad to be able to send you another workshop notice, this one from Tokyo Chapter Publicity Co-Chair Jim McKinley. The "English Skills Curriculum Design and Implementation" workshop will be held at Sophia University on Monday, July 6. Please see the below notice for details on the workshop and how to register. I hope that you or someone you know is interested in going. Also, if you have a job announcement, an event notice or an idea on an event we can organize, please let us know! Thank you and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## JALT Tokyo Workshop on English Skills Curriculum Design and Implementation ## Title: English Skills Curriculum Design and Implementation: Meeting the demand for English skills, EAP, ESP and content- based programs. Presenter: Heath Rose, Rikkyo University. Workshop Description: As the level of English taught in universities and schools in Japan is continuing to increase, there has become an increasing demand for new programs that go further than teaching English language. Many new courses aim at the improvement of specific English skills, through the implementation of skill-based courses, content-based courses, English for academic purposes (EAP) courses and English for business or specific purposes courses (ESP). The presenter will draw upon his own experiences of designing skills- based English courses, especially in the design and implementation of a new curriculum at Rikkyo University, which moves students from basic skills-based courses, to EAP, to ESP to being at a final stage of content-based English instruction without language support. The curriculum team at Rikkyo University is in its fourth year of receiving Ministry of Education funding for modern good practice in education (? ? GP ? ?? GP), indicating outside recognition and continuing support for the program. The presenter will outline in practical terms how the curriculum was constructed, discuss problems with implementation, and provide feedback on its successes and failures. The goal of the workshop is that, by leading with this example, audience members will be able to take away ideas on how to better construct the English curriculum at their current and future schools in order to meet this growing demand for more specifically skill-focused programs. Cost: Free for JALT members; 1,000 yen for non-members. (You can join JALT or renew your membership at the event.) How to Register: Please contact the workshop organizer, Jim McKinley, at . Be sure to register as soon as possible, as we can get a larger room if we give the school enough notice. Sophia University Access: Campus Map: Presenter Bio: Heath Rose is an Assistant Professor at Rikkyo University, where he is the coordinator of the first year EAP and second year ESP curriculum in the Bilingual Business Leader program. Heath also has worked as a coordinator of Freshman English Skills curriculum at Kanda University of International Studies, and as a curriculum designer and instructor of the Practical English Skills Program for research students at Tohoku University. A printable workshop notice is linked to this message. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the workshop! ## End ## -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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With best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## JOB NOTICE - Hosei University -- April 1, 2010 ## Tenured (Full-time) Position Opening The Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University, invites applications for two full-time positions in English language teaching. * Position: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor * Subject: English (general education) * Number of positions: Two * Qualifications: Applicants need to have one of the following qualifications: 1. PhD 2. Minimum 2 years of experience as a research associate (joshu) after completing an MA 3. Minimum 4 years of research experience after completing an MA 4. Qualifications equivalent to the above * Non-native speakers of Japanese are required to have proficiency in Japanese sufficient to conduct administrative duties. * Notes: Successful candidates will be affiliated with the Faculty of Business Administration, while teaching students in other faculties across the Ichigaya campus (e.g. Law, Letters, Intercultural Communication). The responsibilities include designing and administering English curricula across these faculties. * Starting date: April 1, 2010 * Application deadline: Application documents need to be received by midday July 31, 2009. * Application materials: 1. CV and a list of publications (in Japanese). Forms and instructions can be downloaded from the links at: . 2. Three major publications. Translations need to be accompanied by the originals. Attach a short English abstract (approximately 1200 words) when submitting a PhD thesis. 3. Summary of research experience and interests, and plans for future research (approximately 1200 words in English) 4. Observations on the current situation of English language education and a statement of teaching philosophy with regard to teaching at Hosei University (approximately 1200 characters in Japanese) 5. A letter of recommendation and the contact details of an additional referee * For documents 1 to 4 above, submit the original and 5 additional copies. * If you want the application materials to be sent back afterwards, be sure to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope, marked ????? in red. * All documents should be submitted in an envelope clearly marked ??? ??????? ?? in red, which can be sent by registered mail or brought in person to the following address. Dean Faculty of Business Administration Hosei University 2-17-1 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8160 JAPAN * For further information, contact the faculty office: Tel: (03)-3264-9331 (only Japanese available) * Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview (including a presentation). ## END JOB NOTICE ## -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/msword Size: 49152 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/pipermail/tokyojalt-announce_jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/attachments/20090620/bd482865/attachment.dot From kcleary at gol.com Tue Jun 30 07:35:56 2009 From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:35:56 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] 6 July 2009 English Skills Curriculum Design and Implementation Workshop Message-ID: <20090630113556.323590335@mail.tmd.ac.jp> Dear members, Hope all is well with you! I am glad to give you an update and a reminder about next Monday's workshop. Thank you and best wishes, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Membership Chair ## TOKYO JALT WORKSHOP 6 JULY 2009 (MON) ## UPDATE: ======= New room: The room for the talk has changed. It is now Building 10, Room 301. Reminder: ======== Tokyo Chapter Workshop: English Skills Curriculum Design and Implementation: Meeting the demand for English skills, EAP, ESP and content-based programs. Presenter: Heath Rose, Rikkyo University. Date: Monday, July 6th Time: 18:30-20:00 Location: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus: Building 10, Room 301 (3rd Floor) Sophia University Access: Campus Map: Cost: Free for JALT members, 1,000 yen for non-members RSVP: Jim McKinley or A printable document -- suitable for posting on a bulletin board, for example -- has full details and is downloadable from a link at the end of this message. Workshop Description: As the level of English taught in universities and schools in Japan is continuing to increase, there has become an increasing demand for new programs that go further than teaching English language. Many new courses aim at the improvement of specific English skills, through the implementation of skill-based courses, content-based courses, English for academic purposes (EAP) courses and English for business or specific purposes courses (ESP). The presenter will draw upon his own experiences of designing skills- based English courses, especially in the design and implementation of a new curriculum at Rikkyo University, which moves students from basic skills-based courses, to EAP, to ESP to being at a final stage of content-based English instruction without language support. The curriculum team at Rikkyo University is in its fourth year of receiving Ministry of Education funding for modern good practice in education (? ? GP ? ?? GP), indicating outside recognition and continuing support for the program. The presenter will outline in practical terms how the curriculum was constructed, discuss problems with implementation, and provide feedback on its successes and failures. The goal of the workshop is that, by leading with this example, audience members will be able to take away ideas on how to better construct the English curriculum at their current and future schools in order to meet this growing demand for more specifically skill-focused programs. ## END ## -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/msword Size: 35840 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/pipermail/tokyojalt-announce_jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/attachments/20090630/8e4e8a5f/attachment.dot