AKITA – June 2014 –The complex stories behind autonomous learners – Joe Sykes, Akita International University. Recent research in the field of learner autonomy has shifted from the psychological view, […]

  JALT Meeting – May 2014 – Creativity in the EFL classroom: creating and adapting original material to the needs and interests of different students – Chris Sato, Windsor English School.This presentation was […]

AKITA – April 2014 – Exploring English and Foreign languages in the Elementary School Classroom– Jonathan Stimmer, Mitane-cho Board of Education. In 2011 English and Foreign language became a mandatory subject in […]

AKITA – March 2014 –Teachers’ reaction to team-teaching with ALTs and an example of a teacher training session
 – Tomohisa Machida, Akita International University. The presenter conducted (and will continue conducting) short-term teacher […]

AKITA – November 2013 -Making the Most of Study Abroad
 – Terri Lee Nagahashi, Akita Prefectural University. The presenter reported on an innovative faculty-led study abroad program.  The program was designed to support the curricula of […]

AKITA – September 2013 –Hard Pressed to Succeed without Soft Skills? – Sarah Louisa Birchley, Toyo Gakuen University. Ideally, university students should learn the skills indispensable for business success before they […]

AKITA – July 2013 – Designing supplemental materials to study American culture through literature – Philip L. McCasland, Fukushima University. Creating engaging, authentic, quality classroom materials completely from scratch proves challenging for […]

AKITA – June 2013 – Facilitating written feedback on students’ writing — Rachael Ruegg, Akita International University. Teachers of writing often wonder when to give feedback, how to give it, […]

AKITA – May 2013 – Motivating students by talking about novels – Mamoru “Bobby” Takahashi and Stephen Shucart, Akita Prefectural University. Experts say that students read more graded readers (GR) […]

This summary is taken from the April 2013 chapter report as produced by Stephen Shucart, Recording Secretary of Akita-JALT. Christine Winskowski – ONLINE TOOLS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING: This presentation […]