ABSTRACTAll teachers want their students to achieve higher levels of fluency, but how to teach it, andwhich classroom methods actually work? The presenter has been teaching fluency-basedspeaking classes for over […]
Eucharia Donnery (PhD) Abstract This online presentation-workshop aims to explore the potential of usingelements of structured Process Drama (PD) as a teaching approach in the Japaneseuniversity EFL classroom. The session […]
Speaker: Ben Grafstrom This presentation has two parts. In the first I share current trends that I have observed over the past year and a half in qualitative research, interdisciplinary […]
Bio: This poster session will feature ten original classroom-based discourse analyses conducted by graduate students in the English Language Teaching Practices (ELT) program at Akita International University (AIU). In their final […]
理系大学のTOEICの授業における 自立英語学習支援の取り組み －学習方法，学習支援システム，語彙学習アプリを用いて－ 山﨑亜矢（YAMASAKI Aya） 高知工科大学 Abstract Motivation is crucial for learning a language. However, most non-English majors at university generally lack confidence in learning English because of their English […]
Abstract: Sociolinguistics is a major area in second language research and is a topic commonly covered in graduate school education programs worldwide. For EFL teachers, it can often seem difficult […]
Bio: Ken’ichi Yamazaki is an associate professor at Akita Prefectural University, Japan. Hereceived his MA degree and PhD in English literature from Chiba University. Formerly, hewas working at Teikyo University. […]
Date Saturday May 20th, 2023 Starting at 2 pm Title: The CEFR – A tool for classroom management and teacher development Online event (Zoom -Akita JALT members with be sent […]
Bio: Amany Alkhayat is an adjunct faculty at New York Institute of Technology. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral degree in Instructional Technology and Media at Teachers College, Columbia University. […]
Akita JALT is pleased to welcome myself, Jason Tacker (Akita Prefectural University) as the guest speaker for the chapter’s March meeting. I gave this presentation three years back and wanted to revisit it thinking […]
December 17, 2022 Time: 12:30– [approximately] 1:35 Session I: 12:35–1:05 Session II: 1:05–1:35 Finish: 1:45 Venue: ZOOM (Emailed to all Akita JALT Members) – If you are not a member […]
Akita JALT is pleased to welcome Maria Carlotta Avanzi (Akita Prefectural University) as the guest speaker for the chapter’s October meeting. The details of her talk are below: Title: A Global Citizenship Course: […]
July’s Akita chapter event will be a special presentation session featuring graduate students of Akita International University‘s MA TESOL Program. This is our 2nd time having such an event, and […]
Akita JALT is pleased to welcome Dr. Irina Kuznetcova (Akita International University) as the guest speaker for the chapter’s June meeting. The details of her talk are below: Title: Reddit—the […]
The December meeting was a big success and a big thank you once again to Dr. Hale and his students for a great meeting. We at Akita JALT thank you […]
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