Nagasaki JALT Archive

This is an archive of all of the past events of Nagasaki Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.

December 5th (Saturday) 2015
Investigating the world outside: Students and Teachers as Researchers
Speaker: Andy Boon
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 18th (Sunday) 2015
Creative teaching for 21st Century Learners
Speaker: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto, sponsored by OUP.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

August 8th (Saturday) 2015
Put Your Pencils Down and Stand Up! Kinesthetic Learning - Finding a Balance
Speaker: Mattew Cotter (Sapporo Gakuin University)
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 27th (Saturday) 2015
The (Intercultural) Language Classroom
Speaker: Rob Fritz (Nagasaki University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 12th (Sunday) 2015
Poster Sessions: Meet Nagasaki JALT Executive
Speaker: Thom W. Rawson (Nagasaki Int'l U), Karen Masatsugu (Kwassui Women's U), Luc Roberge (Nagasaki Junior College), Brendan Van Deusen (Nagasaki Int'l U), John Patrick Owatari-Dorgan (Nagasaki Int'l U)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 22nd (Sunday) 2015
(1) European Language Portfolio to Foster Learner Autonomy; (2) Self and Peer Evaluation using Moodle
Speaker: Sergio Mazzarelli (Kwassui Women's College)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 10th (Saturday) 2015
Focus on Drama
Speaker: Dawn Kobayashi (sponsored by CUE SIG)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 13th (Saturday) 2014
Pseudoscience in EFL: what is it and 'woo' is responsible?
Speaker: Terry Fellner (Saga University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 1st (Saturday) 2014
A four-step process for critical thinking instuction
Speaker: David Gann
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 12th (Sunday) 2014
Challenges to Achieving Communicative Competence in Japanese High School
Speaker: Cory J. Koby (Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen High School)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 12th (Saturday) 2014
Bi-Lingual Moodle Workshop
Speaker: Thom Rawson, Brendan Van Deusen
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 8th (Sunday) 2014
Using Picture Books and Storytelling to Teach All Age Groups
Speaker: Patricia Daly Oe (Author, Teacher)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 17th (Saturday) 2014
Teaching Phonics to Elementary ELLs: Using an Integrated Approach
Speaker: Cecilia Salzer (Darby Elementary School)
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 19th (Saturday) 2014
Using Tasks with Extensive Reading
Speaker: Brendan Van Deusen (Nagasaki International University)
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 11th (Saturday) 2014
Journeys of Discovery; One Step Beyond the Classroom
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 14th (Saturday) 2013
Music and Surveys in the Classroom
Speaker: Joe Tomei
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 16th (Saturday) 2013
Using Intercultural Communication Theories for ALTs and JTEs to successfully understand each other.
Speaker: Rob Fritz (Nagasaki University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 12th (Saturday) 2013
Using Mobile Devices in the EFL Classroom
Speaker: Bill Pellowe
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 20th (Saturday) 2013
Foreign Language Motivation in Japan
Speaker: Terry Fellner (Saga University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 8th (Saturday) 2013
Foreign Language Anxiety
Speaker: Luc Roberge
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 12th (Sunday) 2013
A Treasure Chest of Activities for Young Learners
Speaker: Kim Horne (Izumi Chuo Kindergarten, Gifu)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 13th (Saturday) 2013
High Stakes Interaction in a Company Audit
Speaker: Alan Simpson (Asahi Kasei, Miyazaki)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 24th (Sunday) 2013
Proficiency and Personality
Speaker: Masa Tsuneyasu (Utsunomiya University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 20th (Sunday) 2013
Turning your Course into a Student-driven, Content-based Group Project
Speaker: Luc Loosveldt
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 1st (Saturday) 2012
(1) About Face: Validity, reliability, and Japanese Entrance Examinations; (2) How to get published in JALT publications
Speaker: Melodie Cook (University of Niigata prefecture, editor of JALT journal)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 18th (Sunday) 2012
Dyslexia and the Language Classroom
Speaker: Seigo Yamada (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science), Mark Tiedeman (Nagasaki University of Foreign Languages)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 27th (Saturday) 2012
(1) Bringing Rasch to the Masses: Test evaluation without statistics; (2) Increase Participation and Decrease Anxiety: Crafts in a Self-access Learning Centre
Speaker: Judith Runnels (Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 29th (Sunday) 2012
The Nagasaki British Consulate: People, Places and Themes
Speaker: Brian Burke-Gaffney (Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science; Honorary director of Glover Garden)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 16th (Saturday) 2012
Moodle Workshop (from beginner to advanced)
Speaker: Thom Rawson (University of Nagasaki, Sasebo)
Location: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 19th (Saturday) 2012
Testing Interactional Speaking: A Workshop
Speaker: Alun Roger (Sojo University)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 28th (Saturday) 2012
Exploring Your (Japanese) Culture
Speaker: Simon Capper (Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing, Hiroshima)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 26th (Sunday) 2012
Preparing Students for Speech Contests
Speaker: Justin Hunt (Nagasaki Commercial High School)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 21st (Saturday) 2012
Peer and teacher feedback on student conversation and writing: What, how and when?
Speaker: Joel Hensley and Richard Hodson (University of Nagasaki, Siebold)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 10th (Saturday) 2011
(1) Setting up an extensive reading course; (2) The Illusion of Synonyms
Speaker: Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 29th (Saturday) 2011
What does it mean to be a "can-do" teacher?
Speaker: David Moser
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 23rd (Saturday) 2011
The Power of Tasks: Making Learners Talk
Speaker: Colin Thompson
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 18th (Saturday) 2011
Danger Learning: Using Conflict Resolution and Mediation Techniques to Facilitate Language Learning
Speaker: Chris Stillwell
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 28th (Saturday) 2011
Active Participation through Student Response Systems
Speaker: Bill Pellowe and Paul Shimizu
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 17th (Sunday) 2011
The Power of Connection: How Twitter (and the Internet) Can Make You A Better Teacher.
Speaker: Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto (sponsored by Oxford University Press)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 19th (Saturday) 2011
Publishing - Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Steve King, Pearson Education
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 11th (Saturday) 2010
Publishers' Session: Texts and Tests from OUP and Pearson Kirihara
Speaker: Keiko Willhite (Oxford University Press); Takeshi Kamimura (ELT/VERSANT Consultant, Pearson Kirihara)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 26th (Friday) 2010
Maintaining Young Learners' Motivation
Speaker: Marianne Nikolov (National Four Corners Tour presenter) from University of Pecs, Hungary
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

September 25th (Saturday) 2010
Open chapter executive meeting of Nagasaki JALT
Speaker: All welcome to speak
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 31st (Saturday) 2010
(1) Testing the new TOEIC Speaking and Writing Test; (2) Writing Fluency: What is it, and is it necessary?
Speaker: Terry Fellner, Saga University.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 19th (Saturday) 2010
Questionnaire Development Workshop: What should be done BEFORE asking students to fill them out?
Speaker: Keita Kikuchi, Tokai University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 11th (Friday) 2010
Dinner with Canadian author Joy Kogawa in Nagasaki
Speaker: Joy Kogawa
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 17th (Saturday) 2010
Jokes and Cartoons in the EFL Classroom.
Speaker: Richard Hodson, University of Nagasaki, Siebold
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 27th (Saturday) 2010
Best of JALT2009 Conference
Speaker: Karen Masatsugu, Richard Hodson, Tim Allan
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 12th (Saturday) 2009
Year End Party!
Speaker: Various
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 18th (Wednesday) 2009
Functional literacy and contextual learning theories applied to English language learning
Speaker: April Alcazar, the Balsamo Asian Scholar/Four Corners national tour guest presenter
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 17th (Saturday) 2009
Elementary School Teaching and the Implementation of the New English Curriculum
Speaker: Kai Pence, Meghan O'Connell and Warren Allen
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

September 26th (Saturday) 2009
An Integrated Skills Approach to E-Learning Materials Development/ Textbook Writing and Publishing.
Speaker: Bill Collins, Nagasaki University; Tomoko Maekawa, Nagasaki University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 25th (Saturday) 2009
Intertwining content studies with language studies
Speaker: Greg Goodmacher and Asako Kajiura
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 20th (Saturday) 2009
(1) Pronunciation difficulties for Japanese learners of French; (2) Vocabulary and effective lesson planning with clear goals and outcomes
Speaker: (1) Emilie Masson; (2) Monica Roberts
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 16th (Saturday) 2009
Brain Studies and Learning/Active Skills for Communication
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 18th (Saturday) 2009
English language as the 'lingua franca' in the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement, 1859-1941
Speaker: Brian Burke-Gaffney
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 28th (Saturday) 2009
The Best of Tokyo: Presentations from the JALT2008 Conference
Speaker: Various presenters, including Tim Allan, Melodie Cook, Richard Hodson, and Tomoko Maekawa
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 31st (Saturday) 2009
Shadowing and other out-of-class listening assignments
Speaker: Nicholas Bovee and Jeff Stewart, Kyushu Sangyo University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 20th (Saturday) 2008
Winter Holiday/Year End Party
Speaker: It's a party!
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 15th (Saturday) 2008
Interactive Blended Learning: The next generation of ELT
Speaker: Borys Diakonow, Pearson Longman Japan
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 18th (Saturday) 2008
(1) Planned and Unplanned Speech Acts Using Yackpack; (2) Practical Uses of Songs in the EFL Classroom
Speaker: Andrew Meyerhoff, Saga University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

September 27th (Saturday) 2008
Stimulating Conversation: Thinking Critically about Current Issues
Speaker: Greg Goodmacher, Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 26th (Saturday) 2008
The 2007 MEXT Program: Outsourcing In-Service Training; The 2007 MEXT Program: Participant Insights.
Speaker: Melodie Cook, University of Nagasaki, Siebold; Yumiko Kose, Nagasaki Prefectural Uku High School.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 21st (Saturday) 2008
Outdoor Language Learning/Dealing with student plagiarism
Speaker: Terry Fellner, Saga University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 17th (Saturday) 2008
Can we teach humor in EFL classes?
Speaker: Richard Hodson, University of Nagasaki, Siebold
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 29th (Saturday) 2008
Expendable Entertaining Educators: Roles of Non-Japanese Teachers of English
Speaker: Thomas Amundrud, Ritsumeikan University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 23rd (Saturday) 2008
TPR-S, Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling
Speaker: Melinda Kawahara, Lindy Lizard's English House, Kagoshima
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 26th (Saturday) 2008
Two Presentations: (1) Looking at Changes in the Center Shiken - Now vs. Then; (2) Studies on Japanese EFL Learners' Demotivation
Speaker: (1) Michael Guest, Miyazaki University; (2) Keita Kikuchi, Waseda University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 15th (Saturday) 2007
End of Year Party
Speaker: It's a party!
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 14th (Sunday) 2007
Using Online Video Slideshows as a Tool for English Learning; and Teaching the Strategies of Speaking.
Speaker: Sergio Mazzarelli, Kwassui Women 's College; Alastair Graham-Marr, Tokai University/ABAX Publishers.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 28th (Saturday) 2007
Gender in Language; and Giving Peace Studies A Chance.
Speaker: Clem Hiemstra, Sasebo/Imari, and Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 30th (Saturday) 2007
Experiences with Action Research: Seeking Effective Ways to Do Japanese Writing and English Grammar Lessons
Speaker: Howard Doyle, Kochi University; and Fumiko Ishinuki, Sasebo National College of Technology
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 26th (Saturday) 2007
Using Graded readers in an Extensive Reading program
Speaker: Steven Donald, Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 7th (Saturday) 2007
The Place of Placement Tests / Annual My Share Session
Speaker: Melodie Cook, Siebold University of Nagasaki
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 3rd (Saturday) 2007
Psychology Games for Language Learning.
Speaker: Ian Munby, Hokkai Gakuen University, Sapporo
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 10th (Saturday) 2007
A Practical Workshop on Using Your iPod in the Classroom.
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, eltpodcast.com, eltcalendar.com, Kinki University.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 16th (Saturday) 2006
Two presentations: (1) Make it strange: 'defamiliarization' in the language classroom; (2) Introducing "English Communication in the Classroom."
Speaker: (1) Richard Hodson, Nagasaki College of Foreign Languages; (2) Tomoko Maekawa, Nagasaki University, NIAS, SUN
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 18th (Saturday) 2006
Lost in class? Ways to Navigate a Tough Crowd.
Speaker: Tony Kazanjian (Sonogi Board of Education), Thomas Sorensen (Sonogi Board of Education), Emilie Masson (Hasami Board of Education), and Chris Colucci (Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 13th (Friday) 2006
Discourse Across Cultures: Preparing Japanese to Use English as an International Language.
Speaker: Larry Smith, Executive Director, International Association for World Englishes.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

September 23rd (Saturday) 2006
Autumnal Equinox (Shuubun-no-hi)
Versatile Video iPods as Classroom Tools
Speaker: Bill Pellowe of Kinki University, Iizuka campus
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 16th (Sunday) 2006
Activities and Games for Children
Speaker: Helene Jarmol Uchida, Little America Schools, Fukuoka
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 24th (Saturday) 2006
Japanese English Interference in English Class.
Speaker: Emilie Masson and Thomas Sorenson.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 21st (Sunday) 2006
Strategies to Help Students Communicate Now
Speaker: Roger Palmer, Kansai University, Osaka, with Steve King of Pearson/Longman.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 18th (Saturday) 2006
My Share, followed by an Open Executive Meeting
Speaker: Various Speakers
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 11th (Saturday) 2006
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-kinen-no-hi)
Designing Self-Assessment for Proficiency; Human Rights Education in the Classroom
Speaker: Melodie Cook, Siebold University of Nagasaki; Tim Allan, Kwassui Women 's College, Nagasaki.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 17th (Saturday) 2005
Teaching Language and Intercultural Communication Skills
Speaker: Greg Goodmacher, Oita Prefectural College of Art and Culture, and Asako Kajiura, Asia Pacific University in Beppu.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 19th (Saturday) 2005
English Language Communication Program Workshop for Teachers
Speaker: Covenant Players
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 30th (Sunday) 2005
Significant Scribbles: From sentence combining to diary writing.
Speaker: Curtis Kelly, Osaka Gakuin University, with Steve King of Pearson/Longman publishers.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 30th (Saturday) 2005
Nagasaki JALT Summer Party
Speaker: Various
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 25th (Saturday) 2005
Using Video/DVD in the Classroom
Speaker: Raphael Bourgeois, Senior ELT Consultant, Thomson Learning.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 14th (Saturday) 2005
Computer-Based Writing Classes
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, Kinki University, Iizuka campus.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 10th (Sunday) 2005
Boardwalk/Hanami Party
Speaker: Various
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 13th (Sunday) 2005
Addressing Individual Differences through Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Speaker: Ronald Schmidt-Fajlik
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 26th (Friday) 2004
The Psychology of Difficult Students
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

September 17th (Friday) 2004
Super Eigorian for Elementary School English
Speaker: Tom Merner
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 15th (Saturday) 2004
An English Nagasaki Reader - John Ford / Return to Nagasaki
Speaker: Brian Burke-Gaffney, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, and Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 24th (Saturday) 2004
Mind maps: Meaning and Form
Speaker: Michele Ruhl, Nagasaki University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 28th (Sunday) 2004
Ways to Improve Speaking
Speaker: Steve King, Pearson/Longman
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 15th (Sunday) 2004
Learning through Images and Actions
Speaker: Paul Shimizu
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 17th (Saturday) 2004
Wonder Kids - Drama Activities for Young Children
Speaker: Kristie Collins, DramaWorks Group
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 7th (Sunday) 2003
Games and Materials for Young Learners
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida, Little America Schools/LATEM, Fukuoka
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 29th (Saturday) 2003
Current Concerns in Socio-Cultural Training in the Classroom
Speaker: Simon Greenall
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 24th (Friday) 2003
Putting Words in Their Mouths: Shadowing, Summarizing, and Dictogloss
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 6th (Sunday) 2003
Extensive Reading for High Schools and Universities; Focus on Form in a Communicative Context
Speaker: Steven Donald, Junshin Catholic University of Nagasaki; Chris Clancy, Sasebo Technical HS
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 15th (Sunday) 2003
Play-ful communication! Pop Stars/Drama In the Classroom Workshop
Speaker: Kristie Collins, Drama Works Group
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 11th (Sunday) 2003
Elementary School English: Teaching Through Songs and Games
Speaker: Richard Graham, Genki English
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 27th (Sunday) 2003
Language Status in New Zealand: Some Educational Implications
Speaker: Roger Barnard, Waikato University, New Zealand
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 8th (Saturday) 2003
My Share
Speaker: various speakers
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 9th (Sunday) 2003
Three Easy Pieces - Crossing Cultures
Speaker: Tim Allan, Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 7th (Saturday) 2002
The Learner Centred Revolution
Speaker: Christopher Chase, Seinan Gakuin University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 19th (Tuesday) 2002
Story-Telling Activities in the Young Learner Classroom
Speaker: Jane Willis, Aston University (UK)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 12th (Saturday) 2002
American Headway: The New American Classic!
Speaker: Julian Warden, Oxford University Press
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 6th (Saturday) 2002
Exploring Varieties of English in the Foreign Language Classroom
Speaker: Kathleen Yamane, Eichi (Sapientia) University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 22nd (Saturday) 2002
Two Presentations: (1) Social Change in Textbook Contents; (2) Evaluating and Modifying Exercises
Speaker: Bill Pellowe, Kinki University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 18th (Saturday) 2002
More Ideas and Activities for Children's EFL Classes
Speaker: Helene J. Uchida, Little America English Schools
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 27th (Saturday) 2002
Global Stories: Voices from the Invisible World
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 23rd (Saturday) 2002
What Happened At The Conference
and Activities For First Classes In The New Year
Speaker: various speakers
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 24th (Sunday) 2002
Activities and Songs for All of Your Children's Classes! Bridging the Gap Between the English Language Classroom and the Real World
Speaker: Katherine MacKay and Paul Rosengrave, Longman ELT
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 26th (Saturday) 2002
Distance Learning: A Workshop
Speaker: John and Paula McAndrew, Siebold University of Nagasaki, and others
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

December 8th (Saturday) 2001
Global Issues "My Share" Meeting
Speaker: Bring your own ideas to show others -- all are welcome!
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

November 16th (Friday) 2001
Measuring School Achievement as Part of the Development of the Educational System of the Philippines in the 21st Century
Speaker: Raul C. Laborte, Emilio Ramos National High School, Davao City, the Philippines
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

October 14th (Sunday) 2001
Video and Movies in the Classroom
Speaker: Vernon Chun, Nagasaki University.
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

July 7th (Saturday) 2001
Team Teaching or Mission Impossible?
Speaker: Karen Masatsugu, Kwassui Women's College
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

June 10th (Sunday) 2001
Understanding Context and Language: a Workshop
Speaker: John McAndrew and Paula McAndrew, Siebold University of Nagasaki
Location: Nagayo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

May 12th (Saturday) 2001
Essential Internet Activities for the Language Classroom: Four Lessons Learned from Experience
Speaker: Nathan Edwards, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 29th (Sunday) 2001
Greenery Day (Midori-no-hi)
A Holistic Approach to English Conversation
Speaker: Paul Shimizu, co-author of Marathon Mouth and Marathon Mouth Plus (Intercom Press)
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

March 25th (Sunday) 2001
Day One: Strategies for Successful First-Day Classes
Speaker: Malcolm Swanson, TLT Editor and Kinki University
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

February 10th (Saturday) 2001
Elementary School English Education in 2002
Speaker: Helene Jarmol Uchida, Little America English Schools
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

January 21st (Sunday) 2001
2001 Shinnenkai Party
Speaker: none
Location: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture