Summer retreat in the deep mountains. Enjoy the fresh highlnad air, Onsen (hot spar) available facility, Europian classical music festival, hiking, tennis, golf, swimming, and above all, excellent lectures from distinguished guest speakers and a variety of presentations from aspirated language practitioners. Come and join us. Join the presenters. Look for the details below and contact us now for further information. You can also invite your friends and family members. If you miss it, you'll regret it.

20th JALT-Gunma Summer Workshop at Kusatsu

Dates: August 23(Sat)-24th(Sun), 2008

Place: Kusatsu Seminar House (Kanto-Koshinetsu Kokuritsu Daigaku Kyodoriyo Shisetsu)

737 Shirane, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken 377-1711 / Tel 0279-88-2212

Theme: Speaking in English as an L2

Main Lecturer: Kim Bradford-Watts, M.A.: The lectures will be 1) Speaking skills: Theory and Materials we use, and 2) Classroom management in the speaking class. Ms. Bradford-Watts currently teaches at Kyoto Women’s University and Kyoto University. She has been teaching in the Kansai region for the past 20 years. She has taught in language schools, junior and senior high schools, as an ALT, and in colleges and universities and has published teaching-related papers and textbooks. She is studying towards the award of Master of Educational Studies (Honours) from The University of Newcastle, Australia.

Registration: Send the Registration Form and deposit (\3,000) in an envelop for remitting cash to

Morijiro Shibayama, 2-38-4 Hirose, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-0812, Tel/Fax 0272-63-8522, E-mail

mshibaya@jcom.home.ne.jp . Your registration will be accepted on a first-come- first-served basis

(max 40).

Participation Fee: ￥9,000 (Program Fee; ￥3,000, Room and Board ￥6,000). The deposit for

registration is ￥3,000 (￥1,000 for a family member). The rest,￥6,000 (￥5,000 for a family member),

will be collected on site. The deposit is non-refundable.

Presentation: You are welcome to apply to give a presentation. If you plan to do so, please indicate

the title on the Registration Form. There are 5 slots (30 min each) for presentations.

Schedule (subject to modification) :

Sponsored by: JALT Gunma Chapter (Co-Presidents: Michele Steele 0277-45-3233, Hideto Harashima 027-266-7101 / Co-Program Chairs: Barry Keith 0277-30-1944, Morijiro Shibayama 027- 263-8522, Hisatake Jimbo 0274- 62-0376, Natsue Nakayama )

- Please copy and pastethe following form to a word processor such as MS-Word and print out. Then cut it out and send it in. --

If you bring family members, put their names along with yours. And, if you have children with you, we need to know their ages, too. You can return this form by e-mail if you like and send the deposit by postal mail. Your registration will be completed when we get the deposit.

Main Lecturer: Kim Bradford-Watts, M.A., Kyoto Women’s University

Session 1: Speaking skills: Theory and the materials we use

There has been more focus directed towards speaking skills in classrooms at all levels throughout Japan over the past 20 years. In this session, we will take a brief look at a variety of approaches and their philosophical and practical backgrounds and analyze a number of common textbook tasks. We will also look at how such activities can be recast to better suit your classes.

Session 2: Classroom management in the speaking class

In this session, we will discuss classroom management in a speaking class. Issues to be considered will include methods of needs analysis; encouraging speaking in English; recordkeeping; testing and evaluation; and feedback. In so doing, it will become apparent how speaking can become a cornerstone to support language learning in Japanese classrooms, regardless of the skill set upon which the course is focused.

Biodata

Kim Bradford-Watts (B.A., M.A. Applied Linguistics) has been teaching English in the Kansai region for the past 20 years. She has taught in language schools, junior and senior high schools, as an ALT, and in colleges and universities and has published teaching-related papers and textbooks. She currently teaches at Kyoto Women’s University and Kyoto University and is studying towards the award of Master of Educational Studies (Honours) from The University of Newcastle, Australia.

第20回JALT群馬夏期草津ワークショップ

期　日: 2008年8月23日(土)～24日(日)

場　所: 草津セミナーハウス(関東甲信越地区国立大学共同利用施設)

　　　　群馬県吾妻郡草津町大字草津字白根737　Tel 0279-88-2212　

Theme: Speaking in English as an L2

申　込: 参加を申込む方は、下のRegistration Formにご記入の上、現金封筒で前納金を同封して申込先にお送りください。メールのかたは前納金を別便でお送りください。先着順で参加者の登録をさせていただきます。定員40名。

費　用: 参加費: \9,000（内訳：プログラム費 \3.000; 宿泊・食事4食・パーティ \6,000）

申込時に\3,000（家族\1,000）を前納，残金\6,000（家族\5,000）は現地でお支　　　

　　　　払いください。なお準備の都合で前納金は返金できませんのでご了承ください。

申込先: 柴山森二郎, 371-0812 前橋市広瀬町2丁目38-４，Tel/Fax: 027-263- 8522

　　　　E-mail: mshibaya@jcom.home.ne.jp　

発　表: 参加者による発表(30分×4名)も行われます。英語教育(特にWriting)に関する研究

や実践の発表を歓迎します。希望者は下のFormの該当欄にご記入ください。

日　程:　8月23日(土)　　　　　　　　　　　　

主　催: 全国語学教育学会群馬支部 ( 支部長: Michele Steele 0277-45-3233, 原島秀人 027-266-7101 / 企画: Barry Keith 0277-30-1944, 柴山森二郎 027-263-8522, 神保尚武 0274- 62-0376 )

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Family Name, Given Name	Address
	〒
Phone Number	E-mail Address	Work Place

Will you give a presentation? □Yes □No Title if yes:
Date: Signature (or print your name):

Family Name, Given Name	Address
	〒
Phone Number	E-mail Address	Work Place

Will you give a presentation? □Yes □No Title if yes:
Date: Signature (or print your name):

Annual Kusatsu Summer Workshop

JALT-群馬第20回夏季草津ワークショップ

20th JALT-Gunma Summer Workshop at Kusatsu

Session 1: Speaking skills: Theory and the materials we use

Session 2: Classroom management in the speaking class

Biodata