TUJ Distinguished Lecturer Series

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Time: 2 pm - 5 pm
Location: Temple University, Japan Campus, Osaka Center (Umeda: Osaka Eki-mae Building #3, 21F)

Dr. Jean Wong (College of New Jersey, USA)
Conversation Analysis and Pragmatics: From Research to Practice

Nine times a year, Temple University Japan's Distinguished Lecturer Series brings three internationally-recognized TESOL scholars to Osaka for intensive weekend seminars.

The first three hours of each seminar (Saturday from 2 - 5 p.m.) are free and open to the public. TUJ TESOL alumni are welcome to attend the entire weekend without charge; the weekend auditing fee for others is ¥12,500.

For more information please see the TUJ website HERE.

Happy New Year!

Pecha Kucha Night and Bonenkai

Date: Saturday December 18, 2010
Time: 16:00 - 18:00 (Bonenkai at 6:30)
Location: Konan University, Nishinomiya Campus, 8-33 Takamatsu-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo

Osaka JALT, in association with the Kobe, Nara, and Kyoto Chapters, will co-sponsor a Pecha Kucha Night at Konan University, Hirao School of Management (CUBE) in Nishinomiya, followed by a bonenkai at the highly acclaimed Busy Bee Cafe.

Here's the url for a great write-up of the Busy Bee Cafe that was in the Kansai Scene:  http://www.kansaiscene.com/2004_01/html/food.shtml

Presenters include James Crocker, Mike Riffle, Mayumi Asaba, David Kolf, Ted Bonnah, Steve Cornwell, John Campbell-Larsen, Matthew Walsh, Brent Jones, and Greg Rouault.

What is Pecha Kucha? Pecha Kucha is a short presentation style originating from Tokyo that has strict time limits. Presenters show 20 slides for 20 seconds each, so each speaker has just six minutes and forty seconds for their whole presentation. For more information about Pecha Kucha click here.

The venue for this event is just south of Hankyu Nishinomiya Kita-guchi station.The bonenkai, at the Busy Bee Cafe, is a short 8 min walk from Hankyu Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Stn, Northwest exit. There will be reserved seating for 30 people. The bonenkai cost will be ¥1,500 for food only, and a cash bar.

Please contact osakajalt@yahoo.com  if you'd like to make a presentation, sign up for the bonenkai, or for more information.

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Introduction to Second Life: Virtual Worlds for Language Teaching

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Digital Hollywood Graduate University (Near Umeda)

Jean-Paul DuQuette of Ritsumeikan University will give a hands on workshop about teaching English in Second Life (an online virtual world).

For details, including directions, please see the Cypris Society website HERE.

Presented by: the Cypris Society Virtual World Language Learning Group
Co-sponsored by: Digital Hollywood University and Osaka JALT