Temple Distinguished Lecture Series, November 5th

Learner Corpus Research

Professor:

     Dr. Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan)

Schedule:

     Saturday, November 5, 14:00 - 21:00

     Sunday, November 6, 10:00 - 17:00

The primary purpose of this seminar is to explore how corpus linguistics as a methodology can contribute to SLA research and foreign language learning/teaching. The seminar will begin with a brief introduction to fundamental concepts in corpus linguistics, types of available corpora, and how corpora are used in different fields of applied linguistics. The lecture is then focused on learner corpus research and a discussion of various approaches, such as contrastive interlanguage analysis, that are used to explore learner corpora in SLA and ELT research.

The second day of the seminar will be dedicated to hands-on data processing using concordancers such as AntConc (for PC/Mac), CasualConc (for Mac), and KH-Coder (for PC). Participants will learn word analysis techniques in corpus linguistics, such as wordlists, keywords, collocations, n-grams, and P-frames. Participants will also explore the results of corpus search using multivariate analyses for data summarization and data modeling and discuss the merits and demerits of using corpora as a methodology to answer research questions. No previous familiarity with concordancers is necessary, but some prior knowledge of statistics is helpful.

Recommended Textbook:

• McEnery, T., Xiao, R., & Tono, Y. (2006). Corpus-Based Language Studies: An Advanced Resource Book. London, UK: Routledge. (Buy on Amazon.co.jp)
• Granger, S., Gilquin, G., & Meunier, F. (Eds.) (2015). The Cambridge Handbook of Learner Corpus Research. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (Buy on Amazon.co.jp)

Focusing on learner psychology: Motivation and willingness to communicate

Presented by Kobe JALT

Date and Time: 

Saturday, 22 October 2016 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Speaker: 

Tomoko Yashima/八島智子, Kansai Unversity

In this presentation, I will first introduce the concept of willingness to communicate (WTC) as a psychological construct used to investigate individual differences in L2 communication along with motivation, anxiety, and self-confidence. Next, I will introduce a number of recent studies that explore the situated nature of WTC as emerging in language classrooms through the interaction of various individual, social, and contextual factors. I will then discuss the characteristics of the L2 communication behaviors of Japanese learners as phenomena that are both culturally constructed and dynamically emergent. Finally. I will explore teaching interventions that can enhance learners’ WTC.

Location: 

Kobe International House Room 806

Fee for JALT members: 

Free

Fee for one-day members: 

1,000 yen

Bunyo Ishikawa Exhibitions at Osaka Jogakuin University

Documentary - 石川文洋を旅する (Bunyo Ishikawa's Journey) October 8th, 2016

 October 8 will feature a documentary film( English subtitles) on Ishikawa's work in Vietnam and Okinawa, along with a lecture. The film will be shown twice, once before and once after the lecture.

First showing 13:00 to 14:50

Lecture 15:00 to 16:30

Second showing 16:50 to 18:40

Mr.Ishikawa will lecture from 15:00 to 16:30 on Saturday, October 8

By 松岡明芳 - 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15402915

The documentary will be shown on the first floor of Osaka Christian Center next to Osaka Jogakuin University.

Photo Exhibition -  石川文洋写真展　―心の眼 (In the Mind's Eye) NOVEMBER 3-5 (LECTURE ON 5th)

November 3-5 we will host a photo exhibition of his work with a lecture on Nov. 5

Thursday, November 3 10:00 to 17:00

Friday, November 4 10:00 to 20:00

Saturday, November 5 10:00 to 5:00

Mr.Ishikawa will lecture from 15:00 to 16:30 on Saturday, November 5

The photo exhibition will be on the second floor of Osaka Jogakuin University's office building located right inside the south gate.

Both Events are 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for high school and junior high students. JALT members can enter for 500 yen (bring your membership card if possible).

Kansai SIETAR/JALT joint event: Hiroshima Hibakusha message of peace

Presented by Osaka JALT

Date and Time: 

      Sunday, 16 October 2016 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Speaker: 

      Koko Kondo

Koko Kondo is the youngest Hiroshima hibakusha (atomic bomb survivor) who has a very important message of peace for people all over the world. Although in her early years, she did not want to tell people that she was a hibakusha, later she told her husband, “If I don’t do anything for Hiroshima, then my life is meaningless.” Since then she has been tireless in her efforts to promote peace and understanding, traveling around the world speaking to young and old. She is most proud of the fact that when President Obama was in Hiroshima he mentioned her in his speech: “We see these stories in the hibakusha--the woman who forgave the pilot who flew the plane that dropped the atomic bomb, because she recognized that what she really hated was war itself.” She will tell us this story firsthand.

Ms. Kondo attended Centenary College for Women in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and then studied in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University in Washington, DC. For many years she has worked for peace through an organization called Children as Peacemakers, and she is a board member of the Tanimoto Peace Foundation. She adopted two children herself and has helped to place many children in adoptive homes. She often accompanies the American University Nuclear Study Institute’s annual study abroad trip to Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Kyoto. She has traveled the world with her heartfelt and moving message of peace.

This event is co-sponsored by the four Kansai chapters of JALT (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Nara), and Kansai Sietar.

We will have a meal after the session at a nearby restaurant. Reservations required by Wednesday, October 12. Contact fujimotodonna@gmail.com

Location: 

Takatsuki Shiritsu Sogo Shimin Koryu Center, 5th floor 視聴覚センター

Fee for JALT members: 

Free for JALT and SIETAR members and students

Fee for one-day members: 

500 yen

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Vocabulary Learning Strategies: Applying What We Know From Research to Our Practice

Presented by Nara JALT

Date and Time: 

     Sunday, 2 October 2016 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Speaker: 

     Atsushi Mizumoto, Ph.D.

In this talk, Atsushi Mizumoto, Ph.D. of Kanasi University will present an overview of research in vocabulary learning strategies and suggest ways to incorporate strategy instruction in our classroom. He will first introduce research on different types of vocabulary learning strategies and how they are related to learners' individual differences. Next, he will discuss what we know from instructional studies on vocabulary learning strategies, mainly focusing on how we can apply those findings to our own practice. Any person interested in vocabulary learning and teaching is welcome to attend this talk.

Presenter Bio:
Atsushi Mizumoto, Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education, is Associate
Professor at the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies and the Graduate
School of Foreign Language Education and Research, Kansai University,
Japan. His current research interests include learning strategies,
language testing, and corpus use for pedagogical purposes. He has
published articles in journals such as Applied Linguistics, Language
Teaching Research, Reading in a Foreign Language, ReCALL, RELC
Journal, and System. He is the recipient of Best Academic Paper Award
from Japan Society of English Language Education in the Year of 2014.
Website: http://mizumot.com

Location: 

Yamato Conference Hall

Fee for JALT members: 

      Free

Fee for one-day members: 

      1,000 yen

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