December Grad student Presentations and Next Meeting (March)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Date: Saturday, December 11th**NOT** the 4th Saturday of the month! Time: 12:30– [approximately] 1:45Session I: 12:35–1:05Session II: 1:05–1:35Finish: 1:45 Venue: ZOOM(Akita Chapter members have been sent a ZOOM link. Those […]
Conducting classroom research can be a challenging and time-consuming process, however it often provides us with useful insights on pedagogy and language learning in general. This talk will take you […]
This presentation described a pilot research project that involved the controlled introduction of volunteer international students into an EAP speaking and listening class in an overall attempt to (a) gauge […]
Shadowing involves language learners attempting to speak along to audio texts. Its focus is on sounds more than word recognition. Further, meaning is secondary in most shadowing tasks. In this […]