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2023 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference (Saturday, February 4th - 5th)
"New Directions and New Techniques: Teaching in the New Normal"
Sunday, February 5th, at Hokkai-Gakuen University in Sapporo.
(Japanese Below)
Abstract Submissions now closed
This year, JALT Hokkaido, The Performance in Education (PIE) JALT Special Interest Group, and Okinawa JALT are hosting a two-day conference at two locations in Sapporo: Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center (SCART) on Saturday, February 4th, and Hokkai-Gakuen University on Sunday, February 5th.
PLEASE NOTE: Both Saturday and Sunday will be face-to-face and on-site only. All precautions will be taken according to government and venue regulations to ensure a safe environment. You will be informed of those regulations as the conference date approaches and all participants will be expected to conform to those regulations.
There will be a full lineup of presentations, a student showcase, a symposium with education leaders, and publisher displays on Sunday, February 5th, with a networking social get-together on Saturday night.
Our keynote speaker, Professor Marc Helgesen will be giving a plenary on what happens when students are happy in the classroom, and how teachers can facilitate this happiness. He will also run a workshop about positivity in the classroom. Not to be missed!Click on the taster videos from Mark here so you can see what he will be talking about.Read below for the PIE SIG information (Saturday presentations).
Performance in Education (PIE) SIG Conference
THEME: “New Directions and New Techniques: Teaching in Performance in Education in the New Normal”
This is the theme for the PIE SIG portion of the conference. The PIE SIG is completely responsible for the program and management of the Saturday, February 4th conference (held at SCART) and is responsible for programming and management for one room on Sunday, February 5th at Hokkai-Gakuen University.Conference Fees for each day:
JALT Members, JALT Hokkaido Local Members, and students:Free if pre-registered, ¥1,000 if not pre-registered
Non-members: ¥1,500 if pre-registered; ¥2,000 if not pre-registered
Pre-register deadline: Saturday, February 4th, 23:59pm
(Deadline to register for Saturday dinner: February 3rd, 23:59pm. Same registration form)
No same day registrations.Pre-register here with the QR Code or click on the bear to take you to the form!
Schedule here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JG855AihXdgZXidZLd5EGxTof_ZIO0hc-nfSuD4vCEQ/edit#gid=2994499
(2023年) 第36回全国語学教育学会(JALT)北海道支部研究大会「アフターコロナにおける新しい日常：新しい方向性と新しい技術」における発表要旨（アブストラクト）募集のお知らせ
今年度もJALT北海道支部とThe Performance in Education (PIE) JALT Special Interest Group、およびJALT沖縄支部は、札幌市内の2つの会場において2日間の研究大会を合同開催します。2月4日（土）は札幌文化芸術劇場（SCARTS（スカーツ）コート）にて、2月5日（日）は北海学園大学にて開催されます。
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【注意】土曜日、日曜日ともに対面式で会場のみでの発表となります。安全な環境を確保するため、政府および会場の規則に準じ予防措置を講じます。大会開催日が近づきましたら詳細をお知らせしますので、全参加者として選ばれた場合はこれらの規制に従って頂くことになります。
2月5日（日）には、発表や学生ショーケース、教育界のリーダーによるシンポジウム、また出版社の展示など、充実したラインナップが予定されており、土曜日の夜にはネットワーキングのための懇親会が開催されます。
基調講演者である Marc Helgesen 教授は、生徒が教室で幸せなときに何が起こるか、教師がこの幸せをどのように促進できるかについて全体会議を行います。 マーク・ヘレガスン先生が教室で積極性に関するワークショップも開催します。 お見逃しなく！
PIE SIGの情報は下記をご覧ください（土曜日の発表のための投稿）
The Performance in Education (PIE) JALT Special Interest Group研究大会
テーマ：「新しい方向性と新しい技法。ニューノーマルにおける教育現場でのパフォーマンス指導」
これは、本研究大会のPIE SIG部分のテーマです。PIE SIGは、2月4日（土）の研究大会（SCARTS（スカーツ）コートで開催）のプログラムと運営を担当し、2月5日（日）の北海学園大学での1会場のプログラムと運営を担当します。
各日の参加費 : ALT全国会員、JALT北海道支部会員、学生：事前登録者は無料、事前登録なしの場合1,000円
非会員：事前登録者は1,500円、事前登録なしの場合2,000円
事前登録締め切り：2月4日（土）23時59分 (土曜日のディナーの登録期限: 2 月 3 日 23 時 59 分。同じ登録フォーム) 当日登録はありません。
事前登録はQRコード又は熊にクリック！
スケジュールはこちらhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JG855AihXdgZXidZLd5EGxTof_ZIO0hc-nfSuD4vCEQ/edit#gid=2994499
2022 Event 3 (Hybrid) JALT Hokkaido (Japanese below)
Saturday, August 20, 2022 (16:00 – 18:30 JST)
Teaching Fluency using the Verbal Classrooms method
Presenter: José Domingo Cruz
Abstract
All teachers want their students to achieve higher levels of fluency, but how to teach it, and which classroom methods actually work? The presenter has been teaching fluency-based speaking classes for over 20 years, and will share his methods and theories to get students to speak faster and to say more. In addition to a basic description of the essentials of his teaching techniques, he will demonstrate some classroom activities, from the basic Answer-Question pattern (AQp) to, One Idea, One Breath (OIOB) which is aimed at fluency improvement, and others such as Timed Speeches and, Disagreements. Time permitting, there will also be an introduction to his Authentic Listening / fluency practice website, GOLDFish365 - https://goldfish365.com/
Format: Hybrid Presentation - this presentation took place at Hokkai-Gakuen University and also online via Zoom.
Presenter Profile
José Domingo Cruz has given numerous presentations and keynote presentation for various conferences and educational events and works on several English study projects, including his main venture, “GOLDFish365”. Cruz is the author of, “Teaching with ZOOM 2” Published by Wayzgoose Press. He helped create the protocols for and led the team of volunteer Room Hosts that guided the presentations for the pioneering online conferences for PANSig and the JALT National conferences of the pandemic year of 2020 (The Fire Station). Cruz is a leading member of Online Teaching Japan, an online discussion group on Facebook centering on topics related to professional development for pedagogy, and where he hosts the broadcasts of “OTJtv”. Cruz is from Canada, and is a veteran university instructor and Japan resident, specializing in fluency instruction, authentic materials creation, and online education.
題名：バーバルクラスルーム方式による流暢性の指導法
発表者：ホセ・ドミンゴ・クルス氏
日時：8月20日（土）午後16:00-18:30（対面の方午後16:00から会場に入れます）
会場：北海学園大学 国際会議場（図書館棟6階）
開催方法：ハイブリット
講演概要
どの教師も生徒により高いレベルの流暢さを身につけてほしいと願っていますが、どのように教えればよいのでしょうか、またどの授業方法が実際に効果的なのでしょうか。本セミナーでは、20年以上にわたり流暢性を重視したスピーキングクラスを指導してきた発表者が、生徒をより速く、より多く発話させるための方法と理論について紹介します。基本的なAQp（Answer-Questionパターン）から、流暢性の向上を目的としたOIOB（One Idea, One Breath）、さらに時間を計測するスピーチやDisagreementなどのクラスアクティビティを実演しながら、指導法の要点を説明します。また、Authentic Listening / Fluency Practiceのウェブサイト、GOLDFish365 - https://goldfish365.com/ の紹介も行う予定です。
発表者略歴
ホセ・ドミンゴ・クルス 様々な会議や教育イベントで数多くのプレゼンテーションや基調講演を行い、自身の主たるベンチャーである「GOLDFish365」を含むいくつかの英語学習プロジェクトに取り組んでいる。著書に「Teaching with ZOOM 2」（Wayzgoose Press刊）がある。PANSigや2020年のパンデミックイヤーのJALT全国会議の先駆的なオンライン会議（The Fire Station）で、プレゼンテーションを指導するボランティアのルームホストのプロトコルの作成と指導に携わる。また、教育学の専門家育成に関するトピックを取り上げるFacebook上のオンライングループ「Online Teaching Japan」の主要メンバーでもあり、「OTJtv」の放送を担当。カナダ出身。日本在住の大学講師として、流暢さの指導、オーセンティックな教材の開発、オンライン教育を専門とする。
You can see the whole video recording of this presentation below.
RECENT NEWS
With help of the JALT Hokkaido EDPAG Grant for research and promotional activities, a paper has been published in the LEARN journal which is indexed in Scopus and Eric.
The authors would like to thank JALT Hokkaido Chapter and have made mention in the acknowledgements. The grant was used to pay student participants and a student research assistant during the investigative stage of the study.
If you are interested in reading the paper titled ‘Reactions of Teachers and Students Towards the Implementation of Performance-based Language Assessment: A Washback Study in Hokkaido, Japan’ click on the link below and go to the 20th paper down the list.
https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/issue/view/17077
To find out more about the JALT Hokkaido EDPAG Grant for research and promotional activities please visit https://jalthokkaido.net for more information.
2022 Event 1 JALT Hokkaido
January 29, 2021 (17:00 - 17:30 JST)
43rd AGM and Election of Officers
JALT Hokkaido 43rd AGM and Election of Officers covered officer reports from 2021, what we have planned for 2022 and announcement of JALT Hokkaido officers for 2022. (The election for 2022 officers was carried out online.)
The short video of the full AGM is below. (click)