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All-day Face-to-Face Meeting - September 29, 2024

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  Morning Session 9:40 AM – 10:00 AM Registration   10:00 AM – 10:05 AM Opening Remarks 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM Presentation 1: Invited Speaker Title:  Thematic Coding: Looking for Patterns in Survey Data Presenter:  Andy Boon, Toyo Gakuen University In this presentation, the presenter will describe a qualitative research study he conducted to gather stories about how and why English teachers started in the profession and why they continue to teach (Boon & Yanase, 2023). He will explain the steps of deciding the research theme and tool, creating and piloting the survey, collecting and analyzing the data, and writing it up. The audience will be encouraged to examine an exemplar to see the themes that can emerge through data analysis. 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM Break 11:20 AM – 12:05  AM Presentation 2: Invited Speaker Title:  Designing a Critical Thinking Course Presenter:  Andy Boon, Toyo Gakuen University The presenter will give an overview of a critica...
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The 16th NEAR Language Education Conference (Co-Sponsored with Niigata Chapter)

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     The 16th Annual NEAR Language Education Conference  (face-to-face)   Theme:  Creating and Sharing in the Language Teaching Context Date:  June 29 . 2024 (Sat.) Venue: NUIS (Niigata Univ. of International & Information Studies) Furumachi Campus in Niigata City   URL:  https://sites.google. com/jalt.org/niigata/near- conference     JALT Ibaraki is co-sponsoring the 16th NEAR Conference held by JALT Niigata. Professor James Morris is representing our chapter.  Chapter Presenter:   James Morris Presentation Title:   Digital Tools and Japanese Language Learning:  Present and Future Abstract: To be announced Bio-data: To be announced Plenary Speaker: Marc Helgesen Marc is professor emeritus at Miyagi Gakuin and a prolific author with over 200 articles, books, and textbooks to his name. His notable works include “English Teaching and the Science of Happiness” published by ABAX and the “Eng...
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Ibaraki JALT March 2024 All-day Face- to-face Meeting

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Date:  March 17, 2024 Fee:  Members: Free, Non-Members: 500 yen   Venue:   Ibaraki University, Mito, Ibaraki-prefecture Address:  2-1-1, Bunkyo, Mito Location map in Japanese:   https://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/ generalinfo/campus/mito/ Access in English:   https://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/en/ access/   Meeting Room : Seminar Room, the 3rd Floor, Ibaraki University Library (in front of the main gate) ------   How to reach the library and/or park your car 1.       O btain a parking permit at the guard station at the main gate.  2.       Then, go to the visitor’s parking lot entrance ( 来客用駐車場入り口 ).  Park your car in the space highlighted yellow in the map.  (See the attached word file:  “Ibaraki university parking.docx”)     3.  Walk to the library.  -----   Morning session:  10:00 – 12:00   Two chapt...
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UTCEGLOC/JALT Event 1.31.2024

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  Academic Writing Support Desk - Second Anniversary Event In conjunction with JALT Ibaraki and JALT Tokyo Chapter and the University of Tsukuba,  the Academic Writing Support Desk (AWSD) second anniversary event will take place on Wednesday 31st January 2024 between 3.00pm and 5.00pm (in-person and online).    Louise Ohashi will be presenting on Using Machine Translation for Writing. You can also find out more about how the writing desk supports learners and learn about the tutor training program at AWSD. This event is FREE and open to all.  Please fill out this registration form to receive your Zoom Link/Information for the event. Registration will close on Tuesday 30 th  January 2024 at 12pm (JST).    Link for the registration - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfm8NeXTk383i99yIB8U_7UVTDs1N0h-0FWBg7yXCmbRSX5OA/viewform
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Chapter Forum Event - Sunday, September 17, 2023

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  Why are Japanese’ communication skills lagging behind their Asian counterparts? What is missing in Japanese EFL education? What is necessary to achieve fluency? What can Japan　learn from EFL/ESL teaching and language environments of other countries? Professionals from diverse cultural background in JALT Ibaraki Chapter will discuss these issues and suggest ways to successfully achieve the goal of effective English instruction in Japanese elementary schools. (by Cecilia Ikeguchi) Theme:  Towards an Effective Implementation of EFL Education in Japan Date:  Ibaraki-JALT Meeting on September 17, 2023  Fee:  Members:Free, Non-Members: 500 yen Venue:  Ibaraki University, Mito, Ibaraki-prefecture 　Address:  2-1-1, Bunkyo, Mito     Location map in Japanese:   https://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/ generalinfo/campus/mito/     Access in English:   https://www.ibaraki.ac.jp/en/ access/     Meeting Room: First Floor of the Uni...
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