JALT International Conference:

JALT 2006 Pre-conference Workshop Day

Date: Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Speaker: Kowalski, Allard, Gromik, Bonn, Sheffner, Campbell, Rundell, Beaufait, Sorensen

Description:
Today is the pre-conference workshop day of the JALT 2006 conference, which will be held November 2nd to November 5th. The pre-conference workshops fall into three categories, detailed below.

Workshop 1: Storytelling technique for language teachers. Charles Kowalski.

Workshop 2: Computer Skills for Novice Users
* Power Point and Open Office: User-Friendly Tools to Enhance Language Teaching. Daniele Allard & Nicolas Gromik.
* Using Word to Create Stylish Handouts. Suzanne Bonn.
* Using Weblogs in Language Learning Classes. Marc Sheffner and Aaron Campbell.

Workshop 3: Computer Skills for Non-Novice Users
* Quick and Easy Ways of Using Corpora as a Teaching Resource. Michael Rundell.
* Power text markup for collaborators & teachers. Paul Beaufait.
* Videoconferencing in Classrooms. Ariel Sorensen.

For more information, see jalt.org

Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT International Conference)

Cost: JALT Members: 4,000 yen for one of today's workshops
Non-members: 5,000 yen for one of today's workshops

Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kokura, Japan

Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Contact JALT International Conference

Website: www.jalt.org/conference