From kcleary at me.com  Thu Sep  2 12:22:10 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:22:10 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Talk by Caroline Pover (21 September,
	Sophia University)
Message-ID: <20100902162210.193148671@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

I hope that all is well with you.

We are very pleased to let you know that Caroline Pover (Being A Broad,
Alexandra Press) will be giving a talk for us on 21 September (Tuesday)
at Sophia University's Yotsuya Campus. The major themes of Caroline's
talk will be materials development, the use of technology in the
classroom, and gender issues in language teaching. For details, please
see below.

Best wishes and be talking to you soon,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Talk by Caroline Pover ##

Teacher-turned-entrepreneur Caroline Pover has recently released the
first in a series of books for Japanese women, with companion editions
for women language teachers to use with their female classes. "Ask
Caroline 1" has been released with versions for iPad, iPhone and book
with CD, taking advantage of new media for language learning.

Join us on 21 September at Sophia University as Caroline shares with us
the concept behind the Ask Caroline series, and in particular her
thoughts on how teachers can use technology in the language education
classroom. She will also talk about developing material for English-
language students, and issues related to gender in the acquisition of a
new language.

Caroline has given speeches to a wide range of organisations throughout
Japan including JET (several times) and WELL, along with other groups of
English teachers. A full list of her speeches can be found here:
<http://www.carolinepover.info/?portfolio=speeches-seminars>

Day: 21 September 2010 (Tuesday)
Time: 18:30 -- 20:00
Place: Room 301, Bldg 10, Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University
(Building 10 is directly opposite the Central Library)
<http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp/about/location.html>
<http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp/about/yotsuya_map.html>

Admission: Free, but please pre-register.

Registration: To register, please send a message to Kevin Cleary
<kcleary at me.com>.

For more information:
<http://www.askcaroline.com/>

## End ##



From kcleary at me.com  Fri Sep  3 07:36:04 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:36:04 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] MASH Equinox Tokyo (17-20 September,
	Toyo Gakuen University)
Message-ID: <20100903113604.844949237@smtp.me.com>

Dear all,

We have quite a few events coming up soon. First up to let you know
about is MASH Equinox Tokyo, which  will be held 17-20 September. Tokyo
Chapter is proud to be a sponsor of this event.

I was glad to see that several of the members on this list are speakers,
as are Scott Thornbury, Paul Nation, Marc Helgelsen, and many, many others.

You can attend individual days or can get a 4-day pass.

The general venue is at Toyo Gakuen's Hongo Campus:
<http://www.tyg.jp/e/other_information/access_information.html>

Below is a message from Steven Herder of the MASH Collaboration (Meet,
Ask, Share, Help) explaining about the event a bit.

Please check the official website for the schedule and more information:
<http://mashcollaboration.com/mash-jalt-equinox-tokyo/>

Best regards and be talking to you soon,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair



## MASH Collaboration, Tokyo (17-20 September) ##

We have some pretty interesting events planned and sponsored by JALT
chapters for Equinox 2010 in September. Scott Thornbury will be the headliner.
<http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/>


West Tokyo JALT, Tokyo JALT and Yokohama JALT are supporters and
sponsors of our first Equinox 2010 Tokyo (Sept 17-20)
<http://mashcollaboration.com/mash-jalt-equinox-tokyo/>

For general info:
<http://mashcollaboration.com/>
<http://mashcollaboration.com/downloadable-event-pr/>

Press Release:

Equinox Tokyo Press Release
<http://mashcollaboration.com/downloadable-event-pr/>

This will be a very meaningful conference for anyone who attends, and it
would be great to send Scott back to Europe singing the praises of
professional EFL teachers/researchers here in Japan.

Cheers,

Steven Herder
<http://mashcollaboration.com>

Hope to see you at Equinox 2010
<http://mashcollaboration.com/events/> and then again at JALT 2010
<http://jalt.org/conference>. Please say "Hi" if we haven't met yet.

## End ##



From kcleary at me.com  Fri Sep  3 21:41:01 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:41:01 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] ACTJ Annual Fall Conference (20 September)
Message-ID: <20100904014101.513430744@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

We are glad to give you a final reminder of the ACTJ (Association of
Canadian Teachers in Japan) Fall Conference, "Reaching for New Heights:
Research, Study & Management Opportunities in Higher Education". ACTJ
2010 will be held on 20 September (Monday) at the Embassy of Canada to Japan.
<http://actj.main.jp/conference_venue.html>

# New, updated abstracts for the vetted speakers are now available:
<http://actj.main.jp/abstracts.html>

# Abstracts for the invited speakers are available here:
<http://actj.main.jp/abstract.html>

# Early registration is available until 5 September (Sunday):
<http://actj.main.jp/important.html>

For details of the event, please consult the ACTJ website.
<http://actj.main.jp/>

Many thanks to the ACTJ organizers for sending us this reminder.

Thank you and best wishes,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair




From kcleary at me.com  Sat Sep  4 11:05:03 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:05:03 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] 5th JALT Joint Tokyo Conference (31 October,
	Toyo Gakuen)
Message-ID: <20100904150504.1915946116@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

In addition to MASH (17-20 September), ACTJ (20 September) and Caroline
Pover's talk (21 September), here is another event to put on your
calendar: the 5th JALT Joint Tokyo Conference, "Research that inspires:
Where theory meets practice".

Date: 31 October 2010

Location: Toyo Gakuen University, Hongo Campus:
<http://www.tyg.jp/e/other_information/access_information.html>

Fee: JALT members: Pre-registered 1,500 yen / Non-registered 2,000 yen
       One-day members: Pre-registered 2,500 yen / Non-registered 3,000 yen

Registration:
To pre-register, please email Andy Boon
<andrew.boon at tyg.jp>
with "5th JALT Joint Tokyo conference" in the subject line.

In your message, please include your name, school/institution name, and
JALT membership number.

For more information, please see the schedule (below) and the abstracts
and speaker profiles at the Tokyo Chapter website or the JALT.org website:
<http://jalt.org/tokyo/joint_conference>
<http://jalt.org/events/tokyo-chapter/10-10-31>

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## 5th JALT Joint Tokyo Conference ##

"Research that inspires: Where theory meets practice"

Toyo Gakuen University, Phoenix Hall, Building 1, Hongo Campus, Tokyo

09.45-10.15: Registration

10.15-11.00: Yusa Koizumi - Collaborative writing: What happens when
students write together

11.15-12.00: Steven Kirk - Revisiting memorization and repetition in the
language classroom

12.00-13.15 Lunch

13.15-14.00: Alastair Graham-Marr - Language output: It ought to be more
obvious

14.15-15.00: Kip Cates - Global education: Inspiration for the classroom

15.15-16.00: Brenda Bushell - Teaching reflective research practices in
the writing classroom to avoid information wipeouts

16.15-17.00: Setsu Tsuji - EBP: Business functions and genre for
determining course content

17.00-17.30: Coffee with the presenters

## End ##




From kcleary at gol.com  Mon Sep  6 09:50:00 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:50:00 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Symposium on Science Communication (9 October,
	The University of Tokyo)
Message-ID: <t36bS9e8.1283781000.7243810.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

If you teach students who study science or engineering then you may be
interested in a symposium that will be held on 9 October at the
University of Tokyo.

Symposium title: "New Paradigms in Science Communication Education"

Date: 9 October (Saturday)

Time: 13:00 -- 16:30

Location: Gakusai Koryu Auditorium, Administration Building, Komaba
Campus, The University of Tokyo
<http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/map02_02_e.html>
<http://aless.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/2010symposium/map.jpg>

Admission: Free

Registration: No need to pre-register

For more information: See the Speaker Schedule (below) or the symposium
website:
<http://aless.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/2010symposium/>

By the way, although there is no pre-registration needed, I would ask
that you send ALESS a message if you plan to attend. When we publicized
a similar event that was held at Waseda last year the organizers had to
find a larger room for the colloquium because so many people
pre-registered.

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## ALESS Symposium -- Speaker Schedule (Talk titles will be added soon to
the website)  ##

1:15 -- 1:40	Rae Silver
Helene L. and Mark N. Kaplan Professor of Natural and Physical Sciences,
Columbia University

1:40 -- 2:00	Tatsuro Irimura
Professor, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology,
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

2:00 -- 2:20	Yuichiro Watanabe
Professor, Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts
and Sciences, The University of Tokyo

2:30 -- 2:50	Laurence Anthony
Professor, Center for English Language Education in Science and
Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

2:50 -- 3:20	 John O'Dea, Peter Robinson
Project Assistant Professors, ALESS Program, College of Arts and
Sciences, The University of Tokyo

3:20 -- 3:30
Invited Comments

3:30 -- 4:25	Panel Discussion

Rae Silver
Tatsuro Irimura
Yuichiro Watanabe
Laurence Anthony
Tom Gally

## End ##


From kcleary at gol.com  Tue Sep  7 10:38:25 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:38:25 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Japan Writers Conference (10-11 October, Tokyo)
Message-ID: <AarKHwlj.1283870305.7936620.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

I am sure that many of you will be interested in the upcoming Japan
Writers Conference. The conference will be held at the Nihon University
College of Art, Ekoda Campus (near Ikebukuro) and features workshops on
many kinds of writing, including EFL textbook writing.

There will be a gathering on 9 October (Saturday) and then the sessions
will be held the next two days. By the way, Monday, 11 October, is a
national holiday (Health and Sports Day).

Cost: Free

Presentation Schedule:
<http://www.japanwritersconference.org/program.htm>

Speaker bios:
<http://www.japanwritersconference.org/bios.htm>

Location:
<http://www.nihon-u.ac.jp/intldiv/en/academics/undergraduates/art.html>


With best wishes,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair



From kcleary at gol.com  Thu Sep  9 23:34:18 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:34:18 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Jr/Sr HS Job notice (Toin Gakuen)
Message-ID: <z6YSlGyh.1284089658.9274020.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

We just received a job notice that was sent to us for posting on this
list. The employer would be Toin Gakuen in Yokohama (in an area very
close to Tokyo).

Please see the below for details if you are interested in teaching Jr/Sr
HS English classes. If you would like to apply for this job I would urge
you to do so quickly.

Thank you and best wishes,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Job Notice -- Toin Gakuen ##

Looking for native English teachers to teach junior high and first year
senior high English classes.

Period: Sept. 27, 2010 to March 2010

Job description: Teaching English to Junior high school students and
first year senior high school students (boys)

Class type: Oral Communication

Pay: approx. 4500 yen per hr (based on monthly pay system, with 1 month
bonus)

Hours: between 7 to 14 hours/week

* If one person cannot teach all 14 hours, then two people would have to
be hired

Contact:
Mr. Wataru Nakanishi
e-mail:  <wataru at cc.toin.ac.jp>
tel (work): 045-974-2460

Toin Gakuen:
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/g/info/>
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/GAKUEN/english/>

Toin Gakuen High School (boys):
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/g/hm/>

Toin Gakuen campus access:
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/g/hm/info/access/access.html>

?225-8502
????????????1614

## End ##


From kcleary at me.com  Sun Sep 12 02:14:20 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:14:20 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Migrants, Language,
 and Social Inclusion (22 September, Waseda University)
Message-ID: <20100912061420.136763186@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

We are pleased to let you know of a lecture on 22 September that may be
of interest to you or someone you know.

Title:	'Migrants, Language, and Social Inclusion'
Speaker:	Dr Ingrid Piller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie
University, Sydney Australia
Date and Time:	Wed. 22 September 2010, 17:00 - 18:30
Location:	Waseda University, Toyama Campus, Bldg 36 Room 382
	<http://www.waseda.jp/bun/map/> (Japanese)
	<http://www.waseda.jp/bun/cms-eng/contact.html> (English)
Admission:	Free
Registration:	*No RSVP required.
Bilingual Flyer:	<http://www.waseda.jp/trns_cult/ProfPillerLecture.pdf>
For more information: Please see the profile and abstract below, or the
document that is linked to this message.

Many thanks to the Tokyo Chapter member who alerted us to this lecture.
If you have an event that you would like to publicize, please let me know!

With best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Profile and Abstract for Dr Piller's talk ##

Profile:
========
Dr. Ingrid Piller is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macquarie
University, Sydney, Australia. She directed the Adult Migrant English
Program Research Centre (AMEP RC) from 2007 to 2008. Other universities
she has been affiliated with include Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE,
where she served as founding director of the UAE Center for Bilingualism
and Bilingual Education, the University of Basel, Switzerland, where she
held the Chair of English Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of English
as a Global Language, the University of Sydney, Hamburg University, and
Ithaca College.

Ingrid's research interests are in intercultural communication, language
learning, multilingualism, and how they intersect with social inclusion
and justice. The overarching question of her work is how the social
order is produced and reproduced through linguistic practices and
ideologies. She is currently writing a textbook about Intercultural
Communication for Edinburgh University Press, which aims to provide a
critical introduction to the field from a sociolinguistic and discourse-
analytic perspective.
<http://www.languageonthemove.com/ingrid-piller>

Please also visit her website 'Language on the move'
<http://www.languageonthemove.com/>

Abstract:
=========
In this presentation I will provide an overview of my current research
into the relationship between language policy and social inclusion in
societies that are linguistically and culturally diverse and
economically largely guided by the assumptions of neoliberalism. I will
first provide an overview of sociolinguistic research into the
relationship between language learning, multilingualism and social
exclusion, a line of inquiry that was until recently known as "language
and poverty." I will then move on to an Australian case study to explore
the relationship between language policy and industrial policy and the
outcomes their interplay has for the current generation of migrants. I
will argue that without intervention at the level of industrial policies
and awards, even an outstanding language policy is inherently designed
to fail.

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From kcleary at gol.com  Sun Sep 12 04:18:17 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:18:17 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Job notices: Mainichi Weekly reader;
	Toin Gakuen (updated notice)
Message-ID: <rjYoXvmz.1284279497.6560790.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

We have a new job notice for you [1], sent to us for posting on this
list, and more information on the Toin Gakuen teaching position, which
also was sent to us for posting on our list [2].

Thank you and best wishes,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Job Notices ##

[1]  Reader, Mainichi Weekly

Wanted: READERS for voice recording for the Mainichi Weekly (Mainichi
Shinbun)

What: Read the English sections of a 16-page English Weekly (Listen to
samples online:
<http://mainichi-podcasting.cocolog-nifty.com/weekly/>

There are two readers: one male, one female, reading news, features and
dialogues together.

When: Fridays, 3:00 or 3:30 p.m. to around 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. (one session
is about 2.5 hours)

Where: Strata Studio, 5 minutes from Suidobashi Station (JR Sobu Line,
Mita Line), 10 minutes from Jimbocho (Mita Line, Hanzomon Line and Toei
Shinjuku Line).

Compensation: 13,000 yen per session (includes transportation, less
taxes, to be deposited into your bank account the following month).

This is an on-call substitution job (with advanced notice), but could
become a regular weekly position (Fridays) in the future. Experience in
broadcasting or recording a plus. Need to be a confident reader of
English (occasional mistakes are not a problem and are edited out).
North American accent preferred.

If you are available on Friday afternoons and would like to try this out,
please email me a brief biography/experience in this area (100 words).

Contact: Mary Nobuoka
<mary at tea.ocn.ne.jp>

Feel free to send questions if you have any. Selected candidate(s) will
be emailed and will have a brief phone interview.

##################

[2] Teacher, Toin Gakuen
Updated Job Notice for Toin Gakuen

Deadline for application: 17 September (Friday)

Looking for native English teachers to teach junior high and first year
senior high English classes.

Period: Sept. 27, 2010 to March 2010

Job description: Teaching English to Junior high school students and
first year senior high school students (boys)

Class type: Oral Communication

Class hours:
============
Monday 1st, 3rd, 5th periods
Tuesday 2nd, 3rd, 5th periods
Wednesday 2nd, 3rd periods
Thursday 6th period
Friday 1st, 3rd, 6th periods
Saturday 2nd, 3rd periods

Timetable:
==========
1st period   8:45-9:35
2nd period   9:45-10:35
3rd period   10:45-11:35
4th period   11:45-12:35
5th period   1:20-2:10
6th period   2:20-3:10

Please confirm which days/times you are able to teach. It is possible
that two teachers will be hired.

Salary:
=======
The salary will be paid on monthly basis. If a teacher teaches 7 hours a
week, the salary will be calculated as  4,500 yen ?7 hours ? 4 weeks =
126,000 yen.

Even if classes are cancelled because of some school events the monthly
salary does not change. The monthly salary will be paid from October to
March. The salary in September will be paid based on the hours taught by
the teacher. There is no bonus.

Transportation will be paid by school. (If you live outside Tokyo or
Kanagawa, it is possible that the transportation will be covered
partially by school.)

To apply:

Send your resume and available hours and days of the week to:

Contact:
Mr. Wataru Nakanishi
e-mail:  <wataru at cc.toin.ac.jp>
tel (work): 045-974-2460

Toin Gakuen:
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/g/info/>
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/GAKUEN/english/>

Toin Gakuen High School (boys):
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/g/hm/>

Toin Gakuen campus access:
<http://www.cc.toin.ac.jp/g/hm/info/access/access.html>

?225-8502
????????????1614

## End ##




From kcleary at me.com  Tue Sep 14 10:26:51 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:26:51 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Proxy Form Return Request -- Urgent
	Administrative Action!
Message-ID: <20100914142651.1578536874@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

This message is in regard to a very important JALT administrative matter.

If your membership is current then you should have received your
September/October copy of The Language Teacher by postal mail. Included
with this TLT issue was a packet of papers, along with a proxy form and
return envelope.

If you have not already done so, I urge you to return the proxy form as
soon as possible. The major benefit to JALT is that if we receive enough
"Yes" votes by proxy we will be able to call meetings and vote by the
use of electronic means of communication.

If you have already sent in your proxy, thank you very much for your support!

Notes:
# The reply envelope is postage-free -- all you need to do is fill out
the form, sign it, seal it and drop it in a mailbox.

# If you have any questions at all about the proxy, or need to know your
membership number, please let me know.

Many thanks to you for sending in your proxy at your earliest convenience!

In closing, and speaking for the other JALT Directors, let me say that
we thank you for your membership and will be very grateful for your
support in this endeavor.


Thank you and best wishes,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair
& Director of Treasury




From kcleary at me.com  Tue Sep 14 11:53:06 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:53:06 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Teacher's Conference (11 October);
	upcoming events
Message-ID: <20100914155306.353684627@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

There is an upcoming conference sponsored by Pearson Kirihara that may
be of interest to you. It is on 11 October (Monday, a national holiday).
Admission is free, but registration is required. Please check the notice
at the end of this message for more information. And if you register,
please tell them that you heard about the event via Tokyo JALT!
<http://www.longmanjapan.com/event/2010/teachers_conference/>

In addition, a quick reminder of the events coming up in the next few days:

# MASH Tokyo Equinox -- 17-20 September (Fri - Mon):
There are still some open spots for this unique series of events.
<http://mashcollaboration.com/mash-jalt-equinox-tokyo/>

# ACTJ -- 20 September (Monday):
The Association of Canadian Teachers in Japan has a great lineup for
their Annual Fall Conference. The Conference Programme is now available:
Conference Programme: <http://actj.main.jp/program.html>
Invited speakers: <http://actj.main.jp/abstract.html>
Vetted speakers: <http://actj.main.jp/abstracts.html>

# Caroline Pover's Talk -- 21 September (Tuesday)
JALT Tokyo is really lucky to have this dynamic speaker.
Please consult the mailing list archives for September for more information:
<http://jalt-tokyo.iplusone.org/pipermail/tokyojalt-announce_jalt-
tokyo.iplusone.org/>

Again, for details on the Teacher's Conference, please see below.

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Pearson Kirihara Teacher's Conference 2010 ##
  -New Waves of Learning-

Date: October 11th, 2010 (Monday, National Holiday)
Time: 11:00 - 16:50 (Doors open 10:30)
Venue: Toyo Gakuen University
Nearest Station: JR Suidobashi
Presenters: Marcos Benevides, Jared Bernstein, Anne Braiser, Yasunari
Harada, Koji Hayakawa, Marc Helgesen, Izumi Miyashita, Roger Palmer,
Mayumi Tabuchi, John Wiltshier, and Tokuo Yazawa

Admission: Free, but pre-registration is required.

English:
<http://www.longmanjapan.com/event/2010/teachers_conference/>
Japanese: <http://www.longmanjapan.com/event/2010/teachers_conference/
index_j.html>


-----------------------------------------------------------
The Program (Registration starts at 10:30)
-----------------------------------------------------------

Featured Presentation

15:40-16:50   Current Computer Intelligence in Teaching and Assessment
	Presenter: Jared Bernstein, PhD. (Pearson Knowledge Technologies)


ROOM 1: Four Skills

11:00-12:00   English Firsthand User's Session
	Presenter: Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
13:00-14:00   Effective Classroom Management, Firsthand
	Presenter: John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
14:20-15:20   Task-Based Assessment of Oral Proficiency
	Presenter: Marcos Benevides (Oberlin University)

ROOM 2: E-Learning / Presentation

11:00-12:00   Blended Learning: A Sea Change in the Ways We Teach and Learn
	Presenter:  Roger Palmer (Konan University)
13:00-14:00   Insights, Comparisons and Results from an LEI Course Pilot
Study
	Presenter: Anne Braiser (Kagoshima University)
14:20-15:20   Teaching English Through English: A Presentation-Based Approach
	Presenter: Tokuo Yazawa (Nagano-ken Ueda Someyaoka High School)

ROOM 3: Testing / Extensive Reading

11:00-12:00   Use of Versant at Waseda University
	Presenter: Yasunari Harada (Waseda University)
13:00-14:00   Teaching TOEIC More Effectively
	Presenter: Koji Hayakawa (Meikai University)
14:20-15:20   ER; Extensive Reading / Effective Reading
	Presenter: Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)

ROOM 4: Teaching Young Learners

11:00-12:00   It was fun. So what? Critical Analysis and Selection of
Effective Activities
	Presenter: John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
13:00-14:00   Adding Extensive Reading to Your Curriculum
	Presenter: Eunice Izumi Miyashita (Eunice English Tutorial)
14:20-15:20   Early Literacy Teaching at Japanese Elementary Schools
	Presenter: Mayumi Tabuchi (Ritsumeikan Primary School)


For pre-registration and more details, please visit:
English:
<http://www.longmanjapan.com/event/2010/teachers_conference/>
Japanese:
<http://www.longmanjapan.com/event/2010/teachers_conference/index_j.html>

## End ##




From kcleary at me.com  Fri Sep 17 10:41:37 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:41:37 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] CALA Eigo Note Seminars (Oct, Dec -- Tokyo)
Message-ID: <20100917144137.1897163144@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

We'd like to let you know about a series of seminars on Eigo Note that
will be held by Keiko Abe-Ford in October and December in Tokyo. JALT
members can attend at a discounted price.

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Eigo Note Seminars ##

You are probably aware that MONKASHO has recommended the "Eigo Note
Textbook and Curriculum" for grades 5 and 6 for public elementary
schools. And many schools have already started using "Eigo Note" for
their English classes.

This seminar will introduce you to the textbook and curriculum from a
different perspective.

First, it will show you how to use "Eigo Note" in a way that motivates
students.
Also, the seminar will help you strive for something more than just
meeting curriculum recommendations: to get students really involved and
willing to communicate in English.

Eigo Note seminars will also be held in Nagoya, Osaka and Ishikawaken
Noto-machi.

CALA Tokyo  Eigo (English) Note Seminars
===============================

"Eigo Note Book One 1"
Date & Time: Oct. 9 (Sat) 9:45-16:30

"Eigo Note Book Two 2"
Date & Time: Oct. 10 (Sun) 9:45-16:30


"Eigo Note Book Two 2"
Date & Time: Dec. 4 (Sat) 9:45-16:30

"Eigo Note Book One 1"
Date & Time: Dec. 5 (Sun) 9:45-16:30


Presenter: Keiko Abe-Ford (TESOL EEIS Board, Seigakuin University)
Place: Tokyo, Minato-ku (will send map for participants)
Fee (per day): CALA & JALT members: 5,000 yen  non-members: 7,000 yen
(fee includes handout material)

Reservation: seating for 30

For reservations or more information, please contact Keiko Abe-Ford at:
<keiko.abe-ford at nifty.com>

<http://calaworld.com/>

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From kcleary at me.com  Sun Sep 19 01:45:35 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:45:35 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar Call for
	Papers (Feb 2011, Okayama)
Message-ID: <20100919054535.1691134102@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

Here is a Call for Papers from the Extensive Reading SIG (ER SIG) for
the Fourth Annual Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar, an event that will
be of interest to many of you.

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair

## The Fourth Annual Extensive Reading in Japan Seminar ##

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

11:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.
Okayama University
Okayama, Japan
<http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/index_e.html>


The organizing committee invites Extensive Reading researchers to submit
presentation proposals for papers (25 minutes including Q and A) and
poster sessions (50 minutes). It is also possible to have a 50 minute
paper presentation where 2 presenters talk about different aspects of
the same topic.  Two examples of this can be seen in the schedule of the
2009 ERJ Seminar at the following URL-

<http://sites.google.com/site/jalt2009erconference/Home/schedule>

Please email an abstract (250 word max.), a title (50 characters
maximum), and personal information (name, affiliation, contact details)
to <stewart_reading at mac.com> by October 31st for the February 13th, 2011
event. The abstract should be sent by e-mail as an attachment in plain
text, Microsoft Word, Pages or PDF format. Please include your name,
institution, phone number, and e-mail address of the main presenter in
case of joint presentations. The subject line should say Submission for
ERJ Seminar 2011. Multiple submissions are acceptable but should be sent
as separate e-mails. This conference is co-sponsored by the Extensive
Reading SIG, the Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language
Teaching (JALT) and Okayama University.

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From kcleary at me.com  Mon Sep 20 10:08:58 2010
From: kcleary at me.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:08:58 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] JII 2010;
	Caroline Pover's talk at Sophia University
Message-ID: <20100920140858.2130507532@smtp.me.com>

Dear members,

We just received information on the JII Conference 2010 from Joseph
Shaules, and would like to give you a quick reminder about Caroline
Pover's talk on Tuesday as well.

# JII Conference 2010 will be held on 17 October (Sunday), with a
keynote by Glenn S. Fukushima, Chairman of Airbus Japan and
presentations from many Tokyo JALT members. Please see the conference
site and the appended message [1] for more information.
<http://www.japanintercultural.org/conference2008a.aspx?l=1>

# Reminder: We have a great talk scheduled tomorrow night -- Caroline
Pover (Being A Broad, Alexandra Press) will introduce the thinking
behind Ask Caroline, her new book series that has iPhone and iPad
editions. Caroline will share her thoughts on using technology in the
language education classroom and how to develop material for English-
language students, as well as issues related to gender in the
acquisition of a new language.

Date: 21 September (Tuesday)
Time: 18:30 -- 20:00
Place: Room 301, Bldg 10, Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University
Admission: Free
Pre-registration: None required, but email me at <kcleary at me.com> if you like.
<http://jalt.org/events/tokyo-chapter/10-09-21>

This is a great chance to see this dynamic speaker. See below for more
details. [2]

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## JII 2010, Caroline Pover ##

[1] JII Conference 2010
Intercultural Learning for a Global World: From the Classroom to the
Boardroom

The Japan Intercultural Institute is very excited about our upcoming
Conference 2010. Please forward this to people who might be interested,
and share this information with your colleagues and friends.

For more info, see JII's conference page:
<http://www.japanintercultural.org/conference2008a.aspx?l=1>

To download a poster:
<http://www.japanintercultural.org/Download.aspx?fn=JIIConference2010-
poster7.pdf>

Presentation Schedule:
<http://www.japanintercultural.org/Download.aspx?fn=JII-Conf-One-Page-
Sched-Sept-19.pdf>

Date: Sunday, October 17th, 2010
Location: Shirayuri College (Tokyo)
<http://www.shirayuri.ac.jp/guide/access/>
(Keio Line - Senkawa station)

Join us as educators, trainers and internationalists gather to discuss
how to develop the skills and attitudes that encourage internationalism.
We are honored to have a special keynote by Glen S. Fukushima, as well
as a wide range of other presenters.

Keynote: Glen S. Fukushima
Intercultural Skills in a Globalizing Word: Lessons from Experience

Special Presentation: Joseph Shaules
The Hidden Self: Discovering Your Hidden Cultural Programming

Other presentations include:
================
Yoshimoto Oikawa: Japanese companies going global with English
Alexandra Shaitan: Effective Intercultural Communication Strategies
Olson Philip: Culture in Language Education
Annette Karseras: Corporate Coaching: Cultures of Perception
Valerie Hansford: Beyond 'culture points': incorporating culture into
the language classroom
Stephen Shrader: Assumptions about classroom culture: Helping students
from Japan prepare for study abroad

For more information:
<http://www.japanintercultural.org/Events.aspx?l=1>


[2] Talk by Caroline Pover at Sophia University

Teacher-turned-entrepreneur Caroline Pover has recently released the
first in a series of books for Japanese women, with companion editions
for women language teachers to use with their female classes. "Ask
Caroline 1" has been released with versions for iPad, iPhone and book
with CD, taking advantage of new media for language learning.

Join us on 21 September at Sophia University as Caroline shares with us
the concept behind the Ask Caroline series, and in particular her
thoughts on how teachers can use technology in the language education
classroom. She will also talk about developing material for English-
language students, and issues related to gender in the acquisition of a
new language.

Caroline has given speeches to a wide range of organisations throughout
Japan including JET (several times) and WELL, along with other groups of
English teachers. A full list of her speeches can be found here:
<http://www.carolinepover.info/?portfolio=speeches-seminars>

Day: 21 September 2010 (Tuesday)
Time: 18:30 -- 20:00
Place: Room 301, Bldg 10, Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University
(Building 10 is directly opposite the Central Library)
<http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp/about/location.html>
<http://www.fla.sophia.ac.jp/about/yotsuya_map.html>

<http://jalt.org/events/tokyo-chapter/10-09-21>

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From kcleary at gol.com  Fri Sep 24 03:49:29 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:49:29 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] ER World Congress, Kyoto (3 -6 September 2011)
Message-ID: <PU7bJwXg.1285314569.8801310.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

Many thanks to everyone who attended Caroline Pover's talk. A good time
was had by all!

Here is an event to put on your calendar for next September: The First
Extensive Reading World Congress, which will be held in Kyoto. If you
are interested in submitting a proposal to the ER World Congress, the
deadline for submission is 28 February.

>>
The First Extensive Reading World Congress
3-6 September 2011, Kyoto Japan
Held in cooperation with JERA & the JALT ER SIG

Call for Proposals
==================
The Extensive Reading Foundation announces the Call for Proposals for the
First Extensive Reading World Congress, to be held on the campus of
Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan from 3-6 September 2011. The World
Congress represents the first time for all those involved with the
extensive reading approach ? teachers, scholars, writers and publishers
? to gather under one roof for a conference dedicated purely to
extensive reading. Proposals for Papers (45 minutes), Short Papers (20
minutes), Symposia (105 minutes), Workshops (2-3 hours) and Poster
Sessions should be submitted via the ERWC1 website by 28 February 2011.
<http://erfoundation.org/erwc1/>
<<

For a list of encouraged topics and links for more information, please
see the below message from Daniel Stewart, the ER SIG Coordinator.

Thank you and best regards,

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair



## ER World Congress, Kyoto, Japan (3 - 6 September 2011) ##

>From Daniel Stewart, the ER SIG Coordinator:

I have some great news. For the first time ever there will be an
Extensive Reading World Congress and it will be held in Japan next
September. I hope you will all be able to attend. There will be
participants from all over the world. If you would like to present at
the World Congress, please check the General Information and Call for
Papers links below.

Proposals are encouraged within the sub-themes below, but are not limited
to them:

 Adapting texts
 Affect & Motivation
 Book management issues
 Class readers
 Comprehensible Input Hypothesis
 Extensive Listening
 Grammar
 How to . . .
 Internet & E-media
 L2 learning
 Language learner literature
 Languages other than English
 Learner autonomy
 Non-linear reading
 Programme evaluation
 Publishing issues
 Rating scales & progress measurement
 Reading ability
 Reading for academic purposes
 Reading for beginners
 Reading in an electronic age
 Reading materials
 Reading speed
 Reluctant readers
 Student-made reading materials
 Theoretical issues
 Using L1 readers with L2 students
 Vocabulary
 Writing
 Writing reading materials
 Younger learners

General Information and Dates:
<http://erfoundation.org/erwc1/>

Call for Papers and Proposal Process:
<http://erfoundation.org/erwc1/course/view.php?id=2>

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From kcleary at gol.com  Tue Sep 28 10:53:32 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:53:32 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Changing Japan: Five Perspectives on Japanese
	Society Today (TUJ, November)
Message-ID: <4OH44XdT.1285685612.0290140.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

A series of five lectures at Temple University Japan (TUJ) that may be of
interest to you will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in November (9,
11, 16, 18, 25) from 18:30 to 20:00 each evening.

For the lecture titles and general information on the speakers, please
consult the information at the end of this message. For complete
information, please check the below link:
<http://www.tuj.ac.jp/events/2010/1109.html>

Event details:
==============
"Changing Japan: Five Perspectives on Japanese Society Today"
Venue: TUJ Mita Hall Room 5F
<http://www.tuj.ac.jp/about/access/mita.html>

Cost: 2,500 yen for five lectures (total cost)

Capacity: 50 (First-come, first-served basis)

To Register: Please apply online
<https://www.tuj.ac.jp/events/2010/1109_form_register.asp> or by e-mail to
<CommunityRelations at tuj.ac.jp> (Send name, email and phone number)

Application Deadline: October 31 at 17:00

General information on the talks is below. There are still seats
available, but if you are interested in attending you should register as
soon as possible so as to guarantee a spot.

Thank you and best wishes for the fall semester!

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Changing Japan: Five Perspectives on Japanese Society Today ##

Minato-ku Citizen's University
"Changing Japan: Five Perspectives on Japanese Society Today"
Jointly hosted by Minato Kissport Foundation and TUJ

Lecture 1: The Politics of Japanese Popular Culture
Kyle Cleveland, Associate Professor of Sociology

Lecture 2: Turning Art into Tourism: A New Economy of Art for Rural Japan
Noriko Murai, Assistant Professor of Art History

Lecture 3: Japan's Virtual Berlin Wall
Robert Dujarric, Director, Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies

Lecture 4: The Politics of East and West ? A Comparison of Politics in
Britain and Japan
Tina Burrett, Professor of Political Science

Lecture 5: An Outsider on the Inside: A Foreigner's Perspective on the
Crisis in Japanese Higher Education
Bruce Stronach, Dean, Temple University, Japan Campus

>From the abstract of Dr. Stronach's talk:
"The word crisis is appropriate because Japanese universities today face
challenges in an increasingly global higher education market caused by a
declining population base, declining government funding, a lack of
competitiveness, central ministerial control, outmoded admissions
systems, and a lack of professional administration. Dr. Stronach's talk
will address these challenges and propose some solutions by which Japan
can improve its universities and increase its international
competitiveness."

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??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minato-ku Citizen's University
"Changing Japan: Five Perspectives on Japanese Society Today"
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Turning Art into Tourism: A New Economy of Art for Rural
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Japan's Virtual Berlin
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The Politics of East and West ? A Comparison of Politics in Britain and
Japan???????????????????
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An Outsider on the Inside: A Foreigner's Perspective on the Crisis in
Japanese Higher Education?????????????????????
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?????18:30 - 20:00
?????TUJ?????F???
<http://www.tuj.ac.jp/about/access/mita.html>
?????2,500????5??????????
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From kcleary at gol.com  Wed Sep 29 04:51:26 2010
From: kcleary at gol.com (kevin cleary)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:51:26 +0900
Subject: [TokyoJALT-announce] Full-time positions at ALESS, The University
	of Tokyo (deadline 22 Oct; starting 1 April 2011)
Message-ID: <F9ewuQDw.1285750286.3740480.kcleary@gol.com>

Dear members,

The below job notice just crossed my desk, so of course the first thing I
thought was that I should send it to the mailing list (after it is
vetted by the Tokyo Chapter officers, as all postings to this list are).

The positions available are at ALESS, a very interesting department at
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus (near Shibuya). The main focus of
this department is scientific English, as they are teaching English to
engineering students. But please see the department home page for more
information on ALESS.

ALESS:
<http://aless.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/>

Komaba Campus / ALESS location:
<http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/map02_02_e.html>
<http://aless.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/?page_id=782>

Official information on the jobs is here:
<http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/20101022koubo-e.html>
<http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/20101022koubo-j.html>

Best wishes to the applicants!

Kevin Cleary
Tokyo Chapter Membership Chair


## Positions Available -- ALESS, The University of Tokyo ##

The Active Learning of English for Science Students (ALESS) program in
the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo is seeking
candidates for three full-time teaching positions beginning April 1,
2011. If you know people who might be interested, I would be grateful if
you could forward this announcement to them. The deadline for
applications is October 22, 2010.

The appointees will teach eight 90-minute English academic writing and
presentation classes for first-year undergraduate science students per
week, and participate in curriculum development.

The required qualifications are:

(1) Native speaker of English, or with an equivalent level of proficiency.
(2) Specialist in English-related fields, natural sciences, or
engineering.
(3) PhD or equivalent research record in a relevant field.
(4) Previous experience of teaching English at universities preferred.

More information is available in English and Japanese at the following
URLs:

<http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/20101022koubo-e.html>
<http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/20101022koubo-j.html>

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