From kcleary at me.com Thu Jul 1 10:25:44 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:25:44 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] JUSTEC 2010 -- 25 July 2010; Tamagawa University Message-ID: <20100701142544.1363900558@smtp.me.com> Dear all, We are very glad to pass along a reminder of the upcoming JUSTEC 2010 forum from the organizers of the event. Japan-U.S. Teachers Education Consortium 2010 Forum (JUSTEC 2010) Date: July 25, 2010 Venue: Auditorium, Tamagawa University, Tokyo Fee: Free Please see below for full information, or access the document linked at the bottom of this message to get a pdf with information in Japanese. Thank you and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## JUSTEC 2010 -- 25 July 2010 ## Dear JALT Members: We are happy to announce the JUSTEC (Japan-U.S. Teachers Education Consortium) Forum on July 25th, Sunday. The JUSTEC 2010 forum is open to all members of the education community for the purpose of providing a significant educational opportunity for scholars, in-service teachers, administrators and practitioners as our community contribution. The forum has invited Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith, a leading scholar in Teacher Education, to give the keynote address. Dr. Cochran-Smith and three Japanese experts will discuss how schools and teachers can meet and support the various needs of a diverse student population. Date: July 25th, 2010 Time: 1:00-4:00 pm (Registration desk opens at 12:30) Note: It takes at least 15 minutes from "Tamagawa Gakuen-mae" station. Venue: Auditorium, Tamagawa University, Tokyo Fee: Free Participation: Reservation required (Preferably by July 15th) Language: English and Japanese (Simultaneous translation available) Sponsored by: Tamagawa University Co-sponsored by: JUSTEC (Japan-U.S. Teachers Education Consortium) Supported by: The U.S. Embassy, Tokyo; The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan; The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education; The Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education; The Saitama Prefectural Board of Education; The Inagi City Board of Education; The Kawasaki City Board of Education; The Sagamihara City Board of Education; The Machida City Board of Education; The Yokohama City Board of Education; The Japan Educational Administration Society; The Japanese Association for the Study of Educational Administration and The Japan Society for the Studies on Educational Practices Theme: "Providing Educational Support for Students with Diverse Needs" Keynote Address: Dr. Marilyn Cochran-Smith John E. Cawthorne Endowed Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools Director, Ph.D. Program in Curriculum & Instruction Lynch School of Education, Boston College Dr. Cochran-Smith completed her one year term as President of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), at the conclusion of the 2005 Annual Meeting in Montreal. As immediate Past President, she is serving on the AERA Council for one year. She is an active researcher and co-chairs the organization's National Consensus Panel on Teacher Education, with its rep ort due to be released in June 2005. She co- edited the report, Studying Teacher Education, The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education, with Kenneth M. Zeichner University of Wisconsin, Madison. An AERA member since 1982, she previously chaired AERA's Publications Committee and served as vice president of AERA's Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education). She has concentrated her research on teacher education across the professional lifespan; teaching and issues of race, class, culture, and gender; teacher research/practitioner inquiry; and children's early language and literacy learning. She is the editor of The Journal of Teacher Education and co-editor of the Teachers College Press series on Practitioner Inquiry. She has recently published research on outcomes, teaching quality, and competing agendas for education reform. Japanese Panelists: Yumiko Ono (Naruto University of Education) Yumiko Ono specializes in intercultural education and teacher professional development. Her research interests include international lending of Japanese education practices, especially lesson study, to developing countries and reframing teacher learning from adult learning perspective. She had been a member of Mpumalanga Secondary Science Initiative in South Africa (1999-2006), Strengthening Teacher Education Project in Afghanistan (STEP, 2005-), both of which are education projects funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Sakae Akuzawa (Tamagawa University, Graduate School of Education) After 16 years of teaching experiences as a teacher, vice-principal, a principal, Sakae Komatsu contributed tremendously to the education in Kanagawa as a teachers consultant (Syuji), section chief (Kacyo), and a director of the Kanagawa Board of Education. He is a professor at Tamagawa Graduate School of Education (Teaching Profession) and one of the leading experts in education for children with special needs. He has many publications in special needs education. Coordinator: Ikuo Komatsu (Tamagawa University, Graduate School of Education,Emeritus Researcher, National Institute for Educational Policy Research) Ikuo Komatsu specializes in comparative research on Japanese and British educational policy and school administration. He has been involved in done several overseas surveys including over 70 surveys done in the UK and has recently developed an interest in school management and school evaluation. As an honorary visiting research fellow at the School of Education of the University of Birmingham in the UK in 1986 and 1998, he engaged in research about British educational reform and educational management. Apart from his membership in the British organizations, National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), he is also affiliated with UK-based educational groups and is on the international editorial board of the journal published by the British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society (BELMAS). In addition, Mr. Komatsu served as director of both The Japan Educational Administration Society and The Japanese Association for the Study of Education Administration. He is a member and vice-chairman of the Research Committee on the Promotion of School Evaluation and is on the School Evaluation committee of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He heads the school management committee for three community schools (for Suginami public elementary schools in Tokyo, public junior high schools in Yokohama and elementary and junior high school in Kyoto). He is a member of Board of Education Committee of Adachi Ward in Metropolitan Tokyo. He has many publications in educational administration. JUSTEC HP: Please check the detail on the JUSTEC homepage. Reservation: * Please write "Reservation for the JUSTEC 2010 Forum" in the subject / title. In the body of the e-mail, please include the following information: (1) your name, (2) your position and the name of your institution, (3) your contact address, (4) phone number, (5) if you need simultaneous interpretation, please indicate that (simultaneous interpretation service is free), and (6) your e-mail address. * If you wish to use the day-care service (1,000 yen per child, and 1,500 yen for all siblings, from 12:30-4:15 ), please add the following information: (7) number(s) of child(ren), (8) age of the child(ren), (9) please indicate if he/she has any allergy or any information you need to share, and (10) his/her favorite activity. JUSTEC Office: Fax. 042-739-8828 * We will reply within 3 days. If you don't get any reply from us, please resend your email. If you prefer, you can send the information by fax. Sincerely, JUSTEC Office ## End ## -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: JUSTEC Forum(JP).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 120791 bytes Desc: not available URL: From kcleary at me.com Sun Jul 4 02:20:10 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:20:10 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Seminar: "Surely you gest: Gestures, Communicative competence, SLA"; Tokyo Chapter Constitution meeting (23 July 2010, Waseda University) Message-ID: <20100704062010.1590609345@smtp.me.com> Dear members, JALT Tokyo Chapter is pleased to announce the following seminar that will be conducted by Dr. Nicholas O. Jungheim of Waseda University, Tokyo. In addition, we will have a Chapter meeting following the talk. The main business of the meeting will be to discuss/approve the Tokyo Chapter constitution. The constitution is based on the model JALT constitution for Chapters. You can follow the links at the end of this message to download a copy of the English version of the constitution. The Japanese version will be available for viewing at the meeting. Thank you and best regards, Tokyo Chapter Officers ## Seminar by Dr. Nicholas O. Jungheim ## JALT Tokyo Chapter is pleased to announce the following seminar that will be conducted by Dr. Nicholas O. Jungheim of Waseda University, Tokyo. Title: "Surely you gest: Gestures, Communicative competence, SLA" Date: 23 July 2010 (Friday) Time: 19:00 -- 20:30 Location: Waseda University Toyama Campus, Building 36, Room 681 For further information about the room / location, please visit: Fee: Free for JALT members; 1,000 yen for non-JALT members. RSVP: If you are interested in attending, please contact Megumi Kawate- Mierzejewska (Program Chair) at: Abstract: Gestures have long been considered to be an integral part of language learners' communicative competence. Generally limited to compensatory competence or sociolinguistic competence, as well as interactional competence in Celce-Murcia's (2008) recent formulation, there have been few descriptions of how gestures actually function in language learners' discourse. This presentation will introduce a line of research in gesture acquisition along with a framework for evaluating language learners' nonverbal behavior. Examples of learners using gestures in real communication will illustrate how gestures are more than simple signs and how they are integrated with speech, often providing information that speech alone does not contain. It is hoped that this presentation will provoke listeners to think more deeply about the role of gestures. Dr. Jungheim is a professor of applied linguistics at Waseda University. He has been doing research on language learners' acquisition of gestures and other nonverbal behaviors for the past 20 years and has created a framework for evaluating Japanese EFL learners' nonverbal ability. He is currently developing an interactive on-line test of pragmatics using video. ## End ## -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Constitution_Tokyo_Chapter-E.doc Type: application/msword Size: 31744 bytes Desc: not available URL: From kcleary at me.com Mon Jul 5 10:18:38 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:18:38 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] The Changing Self: New Perspectives on the Transformative Power of Intercultural Experiences (SIETAR, 19 July 2010) Message-ID: <20100705141838.849837447@smtp.me.com> Dear members, We are glad to let you know of another SIETAR workshop. Title: The Changing Self: New Perspectives on the Transformative Power of Intercultural Experiences Date: 19 July 2010 (Monday) Time: 19:00 -- 21:00 Tokyo Chapter member Dr. Joseph Shaules is the presenter. The presentation will be made in Japanese, and there will be some English used in the after-presentation discussion. For details, please see the event notice and the website links below. Also, a Japanese-language notice is linked to this message. Thank you and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## SIETAR Workshop, 19 July 2010 ## Welcome to an Evening Workshop July 19 Monday/2010, 7-9 pm Title: The Changing Self: New Perspectives on the Transformative Power of Intercultural Experiences Presenter: Joseph Shaules (PhD) PLACE/: Reitaku University Tokyo Kenkyu Center (Shinjuku i-Land Tower, 4th Floor) (4) FEE/: SIETAR Members: ?1,000 Non-members ?2,000 / Student members: Free/ member graduate students ?1,000 Non-member students?1,000 / Non-member graduate students ?2,000 Pre-registration is encouraged to insure your place: Program Abstract: ================ Cultural learning often produces fundamental shifts in how we see the world and ourselves. Many people talk of travel and life abroad in terms of powerful--even life-changing--periods of personal growth. Yet only recently has empirical research helped us understand how and why this happens. This workshop will introduce new findings from cognitive science and evolutionary psychology that can help us better understand this phenomenon. We will learn: 1) How is cultural learning different from other types of learning, 2) Why is it so powerful and even transformational? 3) How does culture affect our unconscious mind? 4) How does the brain acquire a new "world view", 4) Why does our identity often "shift" due to experiences abroad? These questions will be discussed in an interactive format, with chances to learn about new research that sheds light on these questions. Simple, fun activities, which highlight these findings, will be introduced. The presenter will offer tips on how to connect these issues of personal growth to intercultural teaching and training. There will also be discussion on how we can take advantage of these new perspectives to expand the field of intercultural education. This event is designed both for specialists and non-specialists. You will be encouraged to share your perspective on these issues. Presenter: ========== Born in California, Joseph Shaules (PhD) has worked in language and intercultural education for more than 20 years. He is a specially appointed associate professor at the Rikkyo Graduate School of Intercultural Communication in Tokyo. He is a successful author, with books including Identity (Oxford University Press), and Deep Culture: The Hidden Challenges of Global Living (Multilingual Matters). His most recent book is A Beginner's Guide to the Intercultural Experience (Intercultural Press). He is a co-presenter of the NHK television program English Through the News. He does intercultural training in Japan, and has lived and worked abroad (Mexico, Japan, and France) for more than 20 years. He is proficient in English, Japanese, French and Spanish. He created the PICO Intercultural Learning System and is the director of the Japan Intercultural Institute. DIRECTIONS Shinjuku i-Land Tower can be accessed directly from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi Line by following the underground path. From JR Shinjuku Station, it is an approximately 10-minute walk. In the building, select an elevator that stops on the 4th floor. Follow the corridor to the right until you get to the last door on your left. For details, please see http://help.yahoo.co.jp/help/jp/groups/ http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/sietarjapan/ mailto:sietarjapan-owner at yahoogroups.jp ## End ## -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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As much as I enjoy living and working in the Tokyo area, everyone that I know that moved out of Tokyo to take a job at a good school such as Kumamoto University has been very happy in their new environs, even if they were not too happy about moving in the first place. In the same vein, if you know anyone who may be interested in this position, please do let them know. Final note: Admittedly, there is not a lot of detail in the job notice. However, Kumamoto Dai is a national university, so the conditions are pretty much as you can expect at any national university. So if you know somebody at such a school they can advise you. With that prologue, the job notice is below. Thank you and good luck, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## Job Notice -- Kumamoto University ## . The Faculty of Education at Kumamoto University is looking for a specialist in American or British literature to take on a full-time position as Lecturer or Associate Professor. The candidate must be a native speaker of English, have a Master's degree or Ph.D in literature and have 3 years of teaching experience at university level. For further details, please see the link below. ## End ## From kcleary at me.com Tue Jul 6 11:08:40 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:08:40 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Two more lectures in the Sophia University ICC Lecture Series -- (15 July; 16 July) Message-ID: <20100706150840.2102933544@smtp.me.com> Dear members, Sophia University's Institute of Comparative Culture (ICC) is hosting two lectures this month, July 15 (Thu) and July 16 (Fri), that may be of interest to you. For more information see below or the ICC website: (Follow the Public Lectures link to find the July lectures, with downloadable lecture notices. By the way, the notice for the 10 July conference, which we notified you about a few weeks ago, is there too.) Access to Sophia University: Thank you and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## Sophia University ICC Lecture Series 2010 ## "Distracted Listening: Background Music, Noise, and Ambient Sounds in Recessionary Tokyo" Lorraine Plourde, PhD Lecturer in Anthropology and Media, Society, and the Arts SUNY Purchase July 15, 2010 17:00 Building 10, Room 301, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus In the public spaces of urban Japan, one's every movement is mediated through sound. Japan's soundscapes--including subway melodies, crosswalk jingles, and background music in cafes--are frequently described as chaotic and cluttered, while Tokyo residents are often characterized as complacent and unable to resist such aural noise. This talk examines the relation between Tokyo's dense soundscape with the emergence of new modes of listening, focusing on experimental musical forms including noise music and onkyo, a minimal, improvised form of electronic music that demands a heightened sense of hearing. I examine the notion that the audience's sense of hearing has changed as a result of listening to onkyo, as well as the broader implications of losing and regaining one's senses and the disciplinization of aurality in post-bubble Tokyo. Lorraine Plourde is a Lecturer in Anthropology and Media, Society, and the Arts at SUNY Purchase. She received her PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University in 2009 and her MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of Washington. She is currently working on her book manuscript, "Difficult Music: The Politics of Listening and Aurality in Tokyo," an ethnography that examines experimental listening practices, spectatorship, and print media consumption in Tokyo's avant-garde music and art scenes. Lecture in English / No prior registration necessary ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Project for Year 2010: "Traveling Cuisines" in Asia: Sociological inquiries into culinary contact zones and culinary soft power and Institute of Comparative Culture presents Performing, Placemaking and Re-Presenting: Brazilian Restaurants in Tokyo Vera Zambonelli July 16, 2010 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Room 301, 3F, Building 10 Through the notion of placemaking, here understood as the process that produces tangible as well as intangible sites, this presentation, part of a larger project, examines the role of Brazilian restaurants in the cultural landscape of Tokyo. As these restaurants regularly serve not only food, but also other Brazilian cultural performances such as Samba and Bossa Nova, they provide a place where "ethnic contacts are maintained," rediscovered identities performed and re-presented, and "social diversity negotiated and designed" (Zukin, 1995). To examine these inscriptions is compelling and vital given the limited latitude of expression that migrants (read foreigner workers) have in the Japanese political and ideological-normative realms. In fact, the official discourse not only denies that Japan is an immigration country, but also that its society is multicultural. Thus, by providing accounts of how these several forms of Brazilian cultural appropriation, participation and inscription do occur in these places of urban consumption, this presentation intends not only to document how the urban space becomes spatially diverse, but also calls for a greater appreciation of the many different agents and identities that spatially as well as socially contribute to the making of the Tokyo of contemporary times. Vera Zambonelli is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawai'i Manoa and Summer Visiting Scholar at the Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture in Tokyo, Japan. Her research examines migrants' processes and negotiations of placemaking directed towards the inscription of their cultural diversity in the urban space they inhabit and occupy. Concurrently, Vera is working on a documentary film about the places that anchor representations of Brazilian identities in the Tokyo urban landscape as part of her dissertation. Lecture in English / No prior registration necessary ## End ## From kcleary at me.com Tue Jul 13 10:56:47 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:56:47 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] "Asian Englishes and Implications for English Language Teaching in Japan" (23 July: Bunkyo Gakuin, Hongo Campus) Message-ID: <20100713145647.425944010@smtp.me.com> Dear members, We are glad to let you know of another event that will be on 23 July, in addition to the event we already publicized. [1] The new event: "Asian Englishes and Implications for English Language Teaching in Japan" Date: Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm Speaker: Professor Emeritus Nobuyuki Honna, Aoyama Gakuin University Location: Bunkyo Gakuin University and College, Hongo Campus B Building, 8th Floor, Wing Hall Fee: Free of charge Full details are below, and a printable poster is linked to this message. Thank you and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## Asian Englishes and Implications for English Language Teaching in Japan (23 July 2010) ## On Friday, July 23rd, 2010, Professor Nobuyuki Honna (Aoyama Gakuin University, Professor Emeritus), well-known and widely recognized expert in the sociolinguistics of international varieties of English, will give a talk on Asian Englishes and implications for ELT in Japan. Please see below for details. Date: Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Schedule: 18:00 -- Registration 18:30 -- 20:00 Greeting and Lecture We will serve tea and light snacks from 17:50 -- 18:20 and again after the lecture. Everyone is welcome. Please feel free to bring your dinner as well. Language: English Location: Bunkyo Gakuin University and College, Hongo Campus B Building, 8th Floor, Wing Hall Fee: Free of charge Pre-registration?Unnecessary Contact: Please check the URL below for updates. ## End ## The first-publicized 23 July event: [1] "Surely you gest: Gestures, Communicative competence, SLA"; Date: 23 July 2010 (Friday); Time: 19:00 -- 20:30; Location: Waseda University Toyama Campus, Building 36, Room 681: see the list archives for details. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: July 26th (Monday), 18:30 - 20:00 Location: Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus - Building 10, Room 301 Admission: Admission is free, but please pre-register by emailing Jim McKinley at the email address below. Also, please let us know if you are interested in going to dinner after the event. Please contact Jim at: Bio: T. Ravi Kumar is a pivotal member of social action groups such as Food First Information Action Network (FIAN), Habitat for Humanity, Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA) and HOPE (Helping Organization for Poor and Exploited). Kumar has spoken about the Dalit people and their plight at conferences all over India, in Switzerland and at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome. For information please visit: or or see the documents linked to this message. One is a flyer for the event; the other is the press release announcing Ravi's Japan visit. 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Seikei University is located in Musashino-shi, Tokyo. The positions (Seikei is looking to fill several positions) will start in April 2011. Applications are due September 3, 2010. I hope this job notice is of interest to you or someone you know. With best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## Job openings for Senior Instructor positions at Seikei University ## Seikei Institute for International Studies (SIIS), Seikei University, is seeking several candidates for the position of Senior Instructor, starting April 1st, 2011. Qualifications: Native English speakers or equivalent. Candidates with MA or higher academic credentials will be given priority. Classes to teach and other responsibilities: Courses in the Seikei Liberal Arts Curriculum (English, Cross-Cultural/ Intercultural Communication, Essay Writing etc.) The standard work week is 40 hours (8 classes per week). Must be on campus at least 4 full days per week. Term of office: 1 year contract (expires at the end of March) with up to 4 renewals. Salary and benefits: 300,000 or 350,000 yen/month based on experience, with summer (equal to the salary for one month) and winter (equal to the salary for one and half month) bonuses. A research fund, transportation expenses, and shared office space will also be provided. Application materials: a. CV (with photo) b. Copy of degree certificate and academic transcript of your academic background (if you have a post graduate degree, please include copies of your undergraduate degree) c. A description of your teaching experience and/or your ideas concerning your English teaching concepts here at Seikei University. (about 1 page, A4 size paper) d. Publication list, with copies of up to three main publications. (With summary, about 1 page, A4 size paper, of each publication) e. (Optional) Contact address of up to two referees. Do not include recommendation letters in your application. Application deadline: September 3rd, 2010 (final arrival date at Seikei) Please note: - All documents should arrive by registered mail. - Mark the envelope Application for University Senior Instructor in red ink. - Submitted materials will not be returned. Contact Address: Personnel Committee, Seikei Institute for International Studies, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633 Important Notes: * Please see the following link for more details before applying: * For further information concerning application questions, please use either e-mail: or fax: 0422-37-3865. *Please entitle your e-mail "As to Senior Instructor, Seikei University" *Enquiries by phone will not be accepted. ## End ## From kcleary at me.com Wed Jul 21 18:51:41 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:51:41 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] TYOchap'zine announcement; Reminder of 23 July talk and meeting Message-ID: <20100721225141.872137082@smtp.me.com> Dear members, Today we have an announcement and a reminder for you: (1) A message from the Tokyo Chap'Zine editor, Nicholas Jungheim: "Look for the TYOchap'zine in your mailbox!" Yes, we are glad to announce that the 'Zine is scheduled to be delivered this week! If any corrections need to be made on the address we put on your 'Zine label, please let me know. By the way, if you notice any items to correct on the address label found on your TLT please tell JALT Central Office, and feel free to copy me on the message. The JCO address to use in this case is: (2) Reminder: We have a Chapter event and meeting tomorrow night: >> JALT Tokyo Chapter is pleased to announce the following seminar that will be conducted by Dr. Nicholas O. Jungheim of Waseda University, Tokyo. Title: "Surely You Gest: Gestures, Communicative Competence, SLA" Date: 23 July 2010 (Friday) Time: 19:00 -- 20:30 Location: Waseda University Toyama Campus, Building 36, Room 681 For further information about the room / location, please visit: Fee: Free for JALT members; 1,000 yen for non-JALT members. To register, please contact Megumi Kawate- Mierzejewska (Program Chair) at: << Full information on this event and the other upcoming events we have previously announced can be found in our mailing list archives: Thank you and best wishes for end of the term exams and grading if you are so occupied! Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair From kcleary at me.com Sun Jul 25 06:46:30 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:46:30 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Yokohama City University Job Opening Message-ID: <20100725104630.872067018@smtp.me.com> Dear members, We are glad to pass along the job notice below, which was sent to us by the school for posting on our list. Best wishes, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## Yokohama City University Job Opening ## Yokohama City University (Kanazawa Hakkei campus) urgently needs a part- time instructor to teach Understanding British Culture (Sept. 2010 - Feb. 2011). This is a 15-week course that meets 90 minutes weekly; day of week and time of day to be determined. Qualifications/pay: * Native speaker of English with a master's degree and academic publications, preferably in a field related to the course * College-level teaching experience preferred * 7,100 yen per hour plus commuting expense Interested applicants should e-mail Holly Thompson immediately with a brief cover letter, CV, and list of publications. ## End ## From kcleary at me.com Mon Jul 26 18:39:28 2010 From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:39:28 +0900 Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] JII Call for Papers -- deadline 30 July (Friday) Message-ID: <20100726223928.508987815@smtp.me.com> Dear members, We are glad to pass along this reminder for the Call for Papers for the JII Conference (17 October 2010). The deadline for the Call for Papers is 30 July (Friday). For more information, please see the message below and this web page: Thank you and best regards, Kevin Cleary Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair ## JII Conference Call for Papers ## Hello everyone. The deadline to present a proposal to present at JII's 2010 conference is coming up! We will have Glen S. Fukushima as the plenary speaker. The theme of the conference is "Intercultural Learning for a Global World: From the Classroom to the Boardroom". Why don't you share your knowledge by presenting? I've put some more info below. Joseph Shaules Director - Japan Intercultural Institute Call for Papers JII 2010 Conference: Intercultural Learning for a Global World: >From the Classroom to the Boardroom Sponsored by: The Japan Intercultural Institute Date: Sunday, October 17th, 2010 Location: Shirayuri College, Tokyo (Keio line - Sengawa station) For more information, including a list of suggested themes and the submission procedure, please visit: ## End ##