Okinawa JALT Archive

October 27th (Sunday) 2024
Okinawa JALT 21st Century Language Teaching Conference 2024
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals is open until June 30
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 26th (Saturday) 2024
Okinawa JALT 21st Century Language Teaching Conference 2024
Speaker: Call for presentation proposals is open until June 30
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 8th (Sunday) 2023
JALT Teaching Younger Learners SIG 2023 Language Teaching Conference: Empowering Young Learners to Build a Sustainable 21st Century
Speaker: Call for 25-minute presentations is open until July 15
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 2nd (Sunday) 2022
21st Century Language Teaching Conference
Speaker: Penny Ur
Location: Online, Online Events

August 21st (Sunday) 2022
Summer Symposium 2022
Speaker: Call for presentations due July 31st
Location: Online, Online Events

October 3rd (Saturday) 2020
21st Century Language Teaching Conference
Speaker: Kathleen Kampa (Oxford University Press)
Location: Online, Online Events

March 21st (Saturday) 2020
Vernal Equinox Day (Shunbun-no-hi)
CANCELLED: Hands-On Language Teaching (HOLT) Workshop
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 23rd (Sunday) 2019
2019 Okinawa JALT Summer Language Teaching Symposium (day 2 of 3)
Speaker: Rod Ellis (University of Anaheim), Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto (International Teacher Development Institute), David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 22nd (Saturday) 2019
2019 Okinawa JALT Summer Language Teaching Symposium (day 2 of 3)
Speaker: Rod Ellis (University of Anaheim), Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto (International Teacher Development Institute), David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 21st (Friday) 2019
2019 Okinawa JALT Summer Language Teaching Symposium
Speaker: Rod Ellis (University of Anaheim), Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto (International Teacher Development Institute), David Kluge (Nanzan University)
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 7th (Sunday) 2019
Toward 2020: Teaching Non-English Primary Majors the Basics of L2 Teaching
Speaker: Gaby Benthien
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

November 17th (Saturday) 2018
Conference Warm Up and AGM
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

September 22nd (Saturday) 2018
21CLT - 21st Century Language Teaching Conference Building Blocks for Language Learning
Speaker: Makiko Tanaka (Kanda University of International Studies); call for papers due August 19
Location: Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture

July 22nd (Sunday) 2018
Okinawa Summer Language Teaching Symposium 2018 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
Location: Onna, Okinawa Prefecture

July 21st (Saturday) 2018
Okinawa Summer Language Teaching Symposium 2018: Reaching All Learners
Speaker: Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
Location: Onna, Okinawa Prefecture

May 26th (Saturday) 2018
HOLT - Hands On Language Teaching Workshop - Speaking in language class: from theory to practice
Speaker: Simon Humphries (Kansai University, Osaka)
Location: Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture

March 25th (Sunday) 2018
Okinawa Spring Language Teaching Symposium
Speaker: Hinako Takahashi
Location: Onna, Okinawa Prefecture

December 17th (Sunday) 2017
Trends in Language Teaching Conference 2017 - Day 2
Speaker: Tomoko Yashima (Kansai University), Rab Paterson (Toyo University)
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 16th (Saturday) 2017
Trends in Language Teaching Conference 2017 Day 1
Speaker: Professor Emeritus Tony Jenkins
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

November 6th (Monday) 2017
JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa (day 4 of 4)
Speaker: There is no keynote speaker. The conference will consist of short presentations, workshops and poster presentations
Location: Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture

November 5th (Sunday) 2017
JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa (day 3 of 4)
Speaker: There is no keynote speaker. The conference will consist of short presentations, workshops and poster presentations
Location: Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture

November 4th (Saturday) 2017
JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa (day 2 of 4)
Speaker: There is no keynote speaker. The conference will consist of short presentations, workshops and poster presentations
Location: Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture

November 3rd (Friday) 2017
Culture Day (Bunka-no-hi)
JALT Speech, Drama, and Debate SIG 2nd Annual Conference in Okinawa: Teaching Skills for the 21st Century
Speaker: There is no keynote speaker. The conference will consist of short presentations, workshops and poster presentations
Location: Nishihara, Okinawa Prefecture

April 13th (Thursday) 2017
What You Have Always Wanted To Know About Studying In An International Environment: Insights from a German University
Speaker: Suzanne Gundermann
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 12th (Wednesday) 2017
Teaching Content Through English: How To Manage Students' Linguistic Challenges And Foster Their Learning
Speaker: Suzanne Gundermann
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 11th (Tuesday) 2017
Internationalizing higher education: A synopsis of English-medium instruction (EMI) and Content and language-integrated learning (CLIL) in Europe
Speaker: Suzanne Gundermann
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 18th (Sunday) 2016
Okinawa Trends in Language Teaching Conference 2016
Speaker: Andy Boon, Toyo Gakuen University (Call for posters due Dec. 11)
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 20th (Sunday) 2016
Vernal Equinox Day (Shunbun-no-hi)
Foreign Language and Literature Society of Okinawa Special Lecture: What a Look Inside the Mouth Can Tell Us About Language
Speaker: Diana Archangeli (Hong Kong University / University of Arizona)
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

February 17th (Wednesday) 2016
2nd Joint International Methodology Research Colloquium (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Takaaki Hiratsuka (University of the Ryukyus), Ken Urano (Hokkai-Gakuen University), Colin Walker (Myongji University), Kevin Watson (University of the Ryukyus), more
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

February 16th (Tuesday) 2016
2nd Joint International Methodology Research Colloquium
Speaker: Takaaki Hiratsuka (University of the Ryukyus), Ken Urano (Hokkai-Gakuen University), Colin Walker (Myongji University), Kevin Watson (University of the Ryukyus), more
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

January 17th (Sunday) 2016
Okinawa JALT New Year's 2016 Brunch
Speaker: TBA
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 19th (Saturday) 2015
Trends in Language Teaching Conference
Speaker: James Elwood and Andrew Meyerhoff
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

November 1st (Sunday) 2015
Speech, Drama, and Debate in Okinawa (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: TBA; call for papers due September 30
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 31st (Saturday) 2015
Speech, Drama, and Debate in Okinawa
Speaker: TBA; call for papers due September 30
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

July 5th (Sunday) 2015
Technology and Language Learning
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

July 5th (Sunday) 2015
Okinawa JALT 2015 Elections
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 15th (Sunday) 2015
Lectures on Literature
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

February 14th (Saturday) 2015
Learning how to use FOCUS - a system for describing our teaching
Speaker: John F. Fanselow (Columbia University)
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

January 18th (Sunday) 2015
New Year 2015 Brunch
Speaker: TBA
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 13th (Saturday) 2014
Trends in Language Teaching Conference
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 19th (Sunday) 2014
The World of Part-Time Teaching
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 19th (Sunday) 2014
Okinawa JALT General Meeting
Speaker: JALT officers and members
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

September 27th (Saturday) 2014
Assistant Language Teachers Workshop
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

September 21st (Sunday) 2014
CANCELLED Assistant Language Teachers Workshop
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

August 10th (Sunday) 2014
Sunday Brunch in August
Speaker: no speaker
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

August 10th (Sunday) 2014
Skype Language Conference
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 27th (Sunday) 2014
Okinawa JALT My Share, followed by Beach BBQ
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 16th (Saturday) 2012
Workshop on Applying Conversation Analysis to Language Learning Contexts
Speaker: David Aline, Yuri Hosoda
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 20th (Sunday) 2012
World of Adventure-Learning with National Geographic
Speaker: Rika Kojima
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 19th (Saturday) 2012
Pathways to the world
Speaker: Rika Kojima
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 15th (Tuesday) 2012
Establishing and running an ESP for the staff and faculty of OIST
Speaker: Kevin A. Hunt
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 28th (Saturday) 2012
My Share (in Nishihara)
Speaker: Local Teachers
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 21st (Saturday) 2012
My Share (in Nago)
Speaker: Local Teachers
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 3rd (Saturday) 2012
Present Communities of Imagination (PCOIz)
Speaker: Tim Murphy
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 15th (Saturday) 2011
Establish and Coordinating a Successful Language Learning Centre
Speaker: Junko Tsukeyama
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

September 24th (Saturday) 2011
Fabulous Fun Activities for Teaching English to Children
Speaker: Yoshihisa Nashiro
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 15th (Sunday) 2011
Improve Your Memory and Learning: Practical Classroom Applications
Speaker: Robert S. Murphy
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 14th (Saturday) 2011
Improve your Memory and Learning:Practical Classroom Applications
Speaker: Robert S. Murphy
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 16th (Saturday) 2011
My Share Sunday
Speaker: All Participants
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

August 2nd (Saturday) 2008
Annual Okinawa JALT Chapter Family BBQ Beach Party, Picnic, Pot Luck
Speaker: It's a Barbecue!
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

July 26th (Saturday) 2008
Fostering Cultural Awareness in the Language Classroom
Speaker: Heather Linville
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 21st (Saturday) 2008
Developing Aural Comprehension Skills Through Extracurricular Extensive Listening
Speaker: Masanori Tokeshi
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 17th (Saturday) 2008
Annual Okinawa Chapter "My Share"!
Speaker: All participants
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 1st (Saturday) 2008
SELHi Project: Enriching ESL Through the Teaching of Pragmatics
Speaker: Jeremie Bouchard
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

February 23rd (Saturday) 2008
Giant Python Attack! From Reading to Role Play
Speaker: Ian Munby
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

January 26th (Saturday) 2008
A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Young ESL Learners
Speaker: Elizabeth (Liz) Yoshikawa
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 17th (Sunday) 2006
Annual Okinawa JALT Christmas Party
Speaker: Santa Claus
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 15th (Sunday) 2006
Global Education through Role Play and Simulations
Speaker: Kip Cates
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

July 16th (Sunday) 2006
Family Beach Barbecue
Speaker: It's a BBQ!
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 18th (Sunday) 2006
Power of the Pen Awards
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 21st (Sunday) 2006
Okinawa JALT May 2006 Event
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 16th (Sunday) 2006
Okinawa JALT April 2006 Meeting
Speaker: TBA
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

November 20th (Sunday) 2005
Extensive Reading in the Junior High School: A Case of Trial and Error?
Speaker: Chris Lightfoot
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 16th (Sunday) 2005
Process Writing
Speaker: Robert Taferner
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

September 10th (Saturday) 2005
Annual Beach Party and BBQ
Speaker: It's a party!
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 19th (Sunday) 2005
Learning Kanji Through Picture Images
Speaker: Hoshin Nakamura, Okinawa University
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 15th (Sunday) 2005
Elementary School English Communication
Speaker: Masanori Tokeshi and Yoshi Nashiro
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 17th (Sunday) 2005
Oral Communication Benchmarks
Speaker: Marcos Benevides, University of the Ryukyus
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

January 16th (Sunday) 2005
Okinawa Chapter General Board Meeting
Speaker: 2005 Chapter Executive Board
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 19th (Sunday) 2004
End-of-Year Party
Speaker: It's a party!
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 17th (Sunday) 2004
Making Effective Use of Textbooks and Other Teaching Materials
Speaker: Keiko Yonaha, Meio University
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

August 8th (Sunday) 2004
Annual Family Beach BBQ
Speaker: Prof. Keiko Yonaha, Meio University
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 20th (Sunday) 2004
Pause, Prompt and Praise
Speaker: Steven J. Donald (Junshin University)
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 16th (Sunday) 2004
Communicative Competence: Can we Really Teach and Assess It?
Speaker: Masanori Tokeshi
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 25th (Sunday) 2004
Teaching and Testing: A Debilitating Divide
Speaker: Randolph Thrasher, Okinawa Christian University
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 21st (Sunday) 2004
Drama Techniques for Language Teachers
Speaker: The Covenant Players
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

January 18th (Sunday) 2004
JALT Okinawa Executive Board Meeting
Speaker: New officers
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 14th (Sunday) 2003
JALT Okinawa Pot-Luck Bonenkai
Speaker: New officers
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

July 13th (Sunday) 2003
Annual Okinawa JALT Beach Party
Speaker: All current and potential members
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 15th (Sunday) 2003
Using Music in the Classroom
Speaker: Andrew Meyerhoff, Okinawa Christian Jr. College
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 20th (Sunday) 2003
Student Responsibility for Learning: Increasing Student Participation
Speaker: Timothy Kelly
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 16th (Sunday) 2003
Putting Words in Their Mouths: Dictogloss, Shadowing and Summarizing
Speaker: John Small, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

December 15th (Sunday) 2002
Annual Bonnenkai (end of year party)
Speaker: Okinawa JALT Officers
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 27th (Sunday) 2002
Local Presentation (tba)
Speaker: Officer of JALT
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

August 9th (Friday) 2002
Summer Members Event: Discussion on the Future of Okinawa JALT
Speaker: all present
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

July 14th (Sunday) 2002
Okinawa JALT Annual Family Picnic
Speaker: Executive Board (to talk about JALT Okinawa's future goals)
Location: Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 30th (Sunday) 2002
Comprehensibility: Improving Student Speaking
Speaker: Tim Kelly
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 30th (Sunday) 2002
Pronunciation skills in the English Language Environment
Speaker: Tim Kelly
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 9th (Sunday) 2002
Power of the Pen Writing Contest
Speaker: All Okinawa JALT members and Executive Board
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 19th (Sunday) 2002
The Psychology of Difficult Students
Speaker: Curtis Kelly
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

April 21st (Sunday) 2002
Building Debate Skills: A Workshop for Japanese English Language Classrooms
Speaker: Lyle E. Allison
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

March 24th (Sunday) 2002
English is an International Language
Speaker: Amy Stotts
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

February 17th (Sunday) 2002
Adapted Activities for EFL and Culture Classes
Speaker: Marilyn Books
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

January 27th (Sunday) 2002
Creating A Teacher Friendly Home Page
Speaker: Douglas Dreistadt
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

October 28th (Sunday) 2001
Activities in the Language Classroom
Speaker: Ed Hays
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

September 30th (Sunday) 2001
Triumphs and Catastrophes in the Language Classroom: Some Cultural Considerations
Speaker: Peter Simpson MA (TESOL)
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture

June 24th (Sunday) 2001
What Do You Mean By "Native-like Pronunciation"?
Speaker: Hayakawa Yasukiyo and Shibata Miki
Location: Nishihara City, Okinawa Prefecture