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January 26th, 2008 from 6:00PM to 8:30PM
Job Hunting for Teachers
Speaker: Cameron Romney & Kent Hill
Recent instability in the Japanese job market for English
teachers has many teachers looking for work or
considering changing positions. While there is no one
surefire technique for getting a job, there are many things
job seekers can do to increase the likelihood of being
hired. This workshop will be divided into two sections:
first, general job hunting suggestions for teachers at any
level; and second, an overview of Japanese university
employment options including the types of jobs available,
the qualifications needed for these positions, and when
and where to find openings.
The meeting is at Namba Shimin Gakushu Center
(Osaka City Municipal Lifelong Learning Center -
Namba branch), (O-CAT 4F, 06 6643-7010)
http://www.osakademanabu.com/namba/.
Cost for non-JALT members: 500 yen; for JALT
members: Free
Job Hunting for Teachers
Speaker: Cameron Romney & Kent Hill
Recent instability in the Japanese job market for English
teachers has many teachers looking for work or
considering changing positions. While there is no one
surefire technique for getting a job, there are many things
job seekers can do to increase the likelihood of being
hired. This workshop will be divided into two sections:
first, general job hunting suggestions for teachers at any
level; and second, an overview of Japanese university
employment options including the types of jobs available,
the qualifications needed for these positions, and when
and where to find openings.
The meeting is at Namba Shimin Gakushu Center
(Osaka City Municipal Lifelong Learning Center -
Namba branch), (O-CAT 4F, 06 6643-7010)
http://www.osakademanabu.com/namba/.
Cost for non-JALT members: 500 yen; for JALT
members: Free
Saturday, February 23rd, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Getting Published
In cooperation with JALT's CUE SIG
Speakers: Steve Cornwell and Deryn Verity
Whether studying for a masters or a doctorate;
conducting quantitative or qualitative research, working
as a teacher or administrator, or looking for a new job,
one thing that almost all of us working in education have
in common is the need to publish. Many of us live in a
publish-or-perish world, and even if we do not feel the
pressure to publish, publishing offers a chance to
engage with our colleagues about our work. This
presentation will help writers understand the publishing
process from selecting a journal and submitting an
article to receiving reviewer's feedback, and handling
revisions (and even how to disagree with a review).
Steve Cornwell is a graduate of the Ed.D. program at
Temple University Japan and the MAT program at the
School for International Training. He is editor of the Jalt
Journal. In addition to his editing work, he has been an
Editorial Advisory Board member for JALT publications,
has served on the Publications Committee for TESOL,
Inc. and has reviewed manuscripts for various
publishers including Oxford University Press,
Cambridge University Press, McGraw Hill, and
MacMillian Education.
Deryn Verity currently teaches at Osaka Jogakuin
College. She has taught English, applied linguistics, and
graduate courses in teacher education at St Michael's
College, William Paterson University (USA), Osaka
University, and other institutions in the United States,
Thailand, Poland and Japan. She is currently teaching
for the MATESOL program at Teachers College Tokyo,
and writing and teaching courses for the new online
MATESOL course being offered by the New School
University. An active member of local and national JALT
meetings, she served as Associate Editor of the JALT
Journal for three years. Her primary interests in the field
of teacher education include language awareness for
teachers, sociocultural theory, and second language
pedagogy.
Venue: Namba Shimin Gakushu Center ( Osaka City
Municipal Lifelong Learning Center - Namba branch),
(O-CAT 4F, 06 6643-7010)
http://www.osakademanabu.com/namba/
Fee: JALT Members: Free, Non-members: 500 yen
Getting Published
In cooperation with JALT's CUE SIG
Speakers: Steve Cornwell and Deryn Verity
Whether studying for a masters or a doctorate;
conducting quantitative or qualitative research, working
as a teacher or administrator, or looking for a new job,
one thing that almost all of us working in education have
in common is the need to publish. Many of us live in a
publish-or-perish world, and even if we do not feel the
pressure to publish, publishing offers a chance to
engage with our colleagues about our work. This
presentation will help writers understand the publishing
process from selecting a journal and submitting an
article to receiving reviewer's feedback, and handling
revisions (and even how to disagree with a review).
Steve Cornwell is a graduate of the Ed.D. program at
Temple University Japan and the MAT program at the
School for International Training. He is editor of the Jalt
Journal. In addition to his editing work, he has been an
Editorial Advisory Board member for JALT publications,
has served on the Publications Committee for TESOL,
Inc. and has reviewed manuscripts for various
publishers including Oxford University Press,
Cambridge University Press, McGraw Hill, and
MacMillian Education.
Deryn Verity currently teaches at Osaka Jogakuin
College. She has taught English, applied linguistics, and
graduate courses in teacher education at St Michael's
College, William Paterson University (USA), Osaka
University, and other institutions in the United States,
Thailand, Poland and Japan. She is currently teaching
for the MATESOL program at Teachers College Tokyo,
and writing and teaching courses for the new online
MATESOL course being offered by the New School
University. An active member of local and national JALT
meetings, she served as Associate Editor of the JALT
Journal for three years. Her primary interests in the field
of teacher education include language awareness for
teachers, sociocultural theory, and second language
pedagogy.
Venue: Namba Shimin Gakushu Center ( Osaka City
Municipal Lifelong Learning Center - Namba branch),
(O-CAT 4F, 06 6643-7010)
http://www.osakademanabu.com/namba/
Fee: JALT Members: Free, Non-members: 500 yen
Saturday, March 29th, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
From Visitor to Resident -
How you can set down
roots in Japan
Speaker: Arudou Debito
Been in Japan for awhile? Planning to stay longer, even
indefinitely? You owe it to yourself to know a few things
about how to make your life easier over here--from
getting the right visa to getting a better job, from
dealing with family issues to dealing with employment
issues, from living a quiet life to being an agent for
social change. Arudou Debito, activist and author of
the book JAPANESE ONLY (Akashi Shoten 2004,
2006), will be presenting from his new co-authored
book, HANDBOOK FOR IMMIGRANTS TO JAPAN
(Akashi Shoten Inc. 2008). Learn how to make the best
of life over here, from port of entry all the way through
funereal arrangements. See table of contents and
synopsis of the book at
http://www.debito.org/index.php/?page_id=582
The presentation will be followed by a lengthy Q&A
session so you can raise other issues of your choice as
well. Much more about Arudou and his extensive work
can be found at his website: www.debito.org .
Venue: The sixth floor meeting room of the Osaka
Ekimae Dai-2 Building's Lifelong Learning Center,
Tel:06-6345-5000. www.manabi.city.osaka.jp
This event is co-sponsored by Osaka ETJ.
Fee: JALT & ETJ Members 500 yen;
Non-members 1000 yen
From Visitor to Resident -
How you can set down
roots in Japan
Speaker: Arudou Debito
Been in Japan for awhile? Planning to stay longer, even
indefinitely? You owe it to yourself to know a few things
about how to make your life easier over here--from
getting the right visa to getting a better job, from
dealing with family issues to dealing with employment
issues, from living a quiet life to being an agent for
social change. Arudou Debito, activist and author of
the book JAPANESE ONLY (Akashi Shoten 2004,
2006), will be presenting from his new co-authored
book, HANDBOOK FOR IMMIGRANTS TO JAPAN
(Akashi Shoten Inc. 2008). Learn how to make the best
of life over here, from port of entry all the way through
funereal arrangements. See table of contents and
synopsis of the book at
http://www.debito.org/index.php/?page_id=582
The presentation will be followed by a lengthy Q&A
session so you can raise other issues of your choice as
well. Much more about Arudou and his extensive work
can be found at his website: www.debito.org .
Venue: The sixth floor meeting room of the Osaka
Ekimae Dai-2 Building's Lifelong Learning Center,
Tel:06-6345-5000. www.manabi.city.osaka.jp
This event is co-sponsored by Osaka ETJ.
Fee: JALT & ETJ Members 500 yen;
Non-members 1000 yen
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 from 2PM to 4PM
Ethnic Disunity and
Conflict in Burma
Speaker: Richard Humphries
The world generally focuses on the political struggles in
Myanmar, especially with the 2007 crackdown upon the
monk-led demonstrations. However, the flip side of the
same coin is Burma's ethnic issue, an immense source
of suffering in that tragic land. Ethnicity impacts directly
upon profound disagreements over the very nature of
the State.
Richard Humphries is employed as an Associate
Professor teaching ESL at Kansai Gaidai University in
Hirakata. He has been interested in Burma issues
since 1992 and for four months (from October 1993)
taught English for communication and medical
purposes to refugee medics at Mae Tao Clinic, in the
Thai border town of Mae Sot. The clinic founded by the
well-known humanitarian Dr Cynthia Maung. Richard
has visited the region frequently since, and has, for
example, given seminars on skills such as writing, on
communication, and on conflict resolution, and has
written numerous pieces about Burma for the Japanese
English-language press. His first book, "Frontier
Mosaic: Voices of Burma from the Lands in Between"
was recently published and all author royalties are
being donated to that same clinic where he taught
English fifteen years before
This event is co-sponsored by SIETAR Kansai. The
meeting will be on the fifth floor of the Sogo Shimin
Koryu Center very near JR Takatsuki station.
http://www.city.takatsuki.osaka.jp/db/kurasu/db4-koryu.
html
Fee (JALT & SIETAR members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen
Ethnic Disunity and
Conflict in Burma
Speaker: Richard Humphries
The world generally focuses on the political struggles in
Myanmar, especially with the 2007 crackdown upon the
monk-led demonstrations. However, the flip side of the
same coin is Burma's ethnic issue, an immense source
of suffering in that tragic land. Ethnicity impacts directly
upon profound disagreements over the very nature of
the State.
Richard Humphries is employed as an Associate
Professor teaching ESL at Kansai Gaidai University in
Hirakata. He has been interested in Burma issues
since 1992 and for four months (from October 1993)
taught English for communication and medical
purposes to refugee medics at Mae Tao Clinic, in the
Thai border town of Mae Sot. The clinic founded by the
well-known humanitarian Dr Cynthia Maung. Richard
has visited the region frequently since, and has, for
example, given seminars on skills such as writing, on
communication, and on conflict resolution, and has
written numerous pieces about Burma for the Japanese
English-language press. His first book, "Frontier
Mosaic: Voices of Burma from the Lands in Between"
was recently published and all author royalties are
being donated to that same clinic where he taught
English fifteen years before
This event is co-sponsored by SIETAR Kansai. The
meeting will be on the fifth floor of the Sogo Shimin
Koryu Center very near JR Takatsuki station.
http://www.city.takatsuki.osaka.jp/db/kurasu/db4-koryu.
html
Fee (JALT & SIETAR members): 500 yen
Fee (One-Day members): 1000 yen
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 (12:30 to 5:45pm)
Tech Day at Hannan Univ.
Supported by Nara JALT
Speakers:
Mari Yamauchi, Marlen Harrison, Shawn White,
Bill White, Craig Gamble, Troy Guze, Kevin
Lucas, Sally Thelen, Trent Spriggs, and Matthew
Rooks
This will be our fourth annual Tech Day event to share
technologically-oriented ideas helpful to language
teachers and learners. This year's Tech Day is our
biggest yet, and is co-sponsored by Nara JALT.
There will be nine 25-minute presentations on a wide
range of topics. Dinner party afterwards at the superb
Naomi Amore Italian restaurant in Hirano.
Mari Yamauchi, Kobe Kaisei College - Using Moodle
to Enhance Learning and Foster Autonomy
Kevin Lucas, Kwansei Gakuin University - Using Free
Online Forum Software to Encourage Asynchronous
and Collaborative Discussion
Troy Guze, Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School -
Using Mnemosyne to Facilitate Language Learning
Shawn R. White, Mukogawa Women's University and
Kansai University, and William R. White, Himeji
Dokkyo University and Mukogawa Women's University
- CALL on a Stick
Marlen E. Harrison, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Fostering Community through Technology: Using
Joomla to Create a Class Website
Sally Thelen, Konan University - Podcasts for Outside
Listening Practice
Trent Spriggs, Kinki University - Using Cell Phones
and ICT in the Classroom
Matthew Rooks, Kwansei Gakuin University - Effective
Use of Online Surveys
Craig Gamble, Kansai Gaidai University - Using
Multimedia Tools in the Classroom: Introducing
Weblogs as the First Step
Location:
Hannan University main campus, a 5-minute walk
north of Kintetsu Kawachi-Amami station (15 minutes
south of Tennoji/Abeno station)
http://www.hannan-u.ac.jp/english/other/map.html
Fee: JALT members 500 yen, One day members
1000 yen
Tech Day at Hannan Univ.
Supported by Nara JALT
Speakers:
Mari Yamauchi, Marlen Harrison, Shawn White,
Bill White, Craig Gamble, Troy Guze, Kevin
Lucas, Sally Thelen, Trent Spriggs, and Matthew
Rooks
This will be our fourth annual Tech Day event to share
technologically-oriented ideas helpful to language
teachers and learners. This year's Tech Day is our
biggest yet, and is co-sponsored by Nara JALT.
There will be nine 25-minute presentations on a wide
range of topics. Dinner party afterwards at the superb
Naomi Amore Italian restaurant in Hirano.
Mari Yamauchi, Kobe Kaisei College - Using Moodle
to Enhance Learning and Foster Autonomy
Kevin Lucas, Kwansei Gakuin University - Using Free
Online Forum Software to Encourage Asynchronous
and Collaborative Discussion
Troy Guze, Hatsushiba Hashimoto High School -
Using Mnemosyne to Facilitate Language Learning
Shawn R. White, Mukogawa Women's University and
Kansai University, and William R. White, Himeji
Dokkyo University and Mukogawa Women's University
- CALL on a Stick
Marlen E. Harrison, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Fostering Community through Technology: Using
Joomla to Create a Class Website
Sally Thelen, Konan University - Podcasts for Outside
Listening Practice
Trent Spriggs, Kinki University - Using Cell Phones
and ICT in the Classroom
Matthew Rooks, Kwansei Gakuin University - Effective
Use of Online Surveys
Craig Gamble, Kansai Gaidai University - Using
Multimedia Tools in the Classroom: Introducing
Weblogs as the First Step
Location:
Hannan University main campus, a 5-minute walk
north of Kintetsu Kawachi-Amami station (15 minutes
south of Tennoji/Abeno station)
http://www.hannan-u.ac.jp/english/other/map.html
Fee: JALT members 500 yen, One day members
1000 yen
July 5th and 6th, 2008
CUE 2008 Conference at
Kinki University
More details at:
http://jaltcue-sig.org/node/43
CUE 2008 Conference at
Kinki University
More details at:
http://jaltcue-sig.org/node/43