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 […]
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Yamasaki Aya – The effectiveness of integrating ICT and practical learning methods in technical college students’ learning motivation
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 […]
Akita Jalt presents our June speaker – Ken’ichi Yamazaki: An introduction of English-speaking extracurricular activities at a Japanese university
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. […]
Akita JALT and JALT CEFR Present: The CEFR – A tool for classroom management and teacher development
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 […]
GRAD STUDENT POSTER SESSION: CLASSROOM-BASED DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
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 […]
A Global Citizenship Course: Teaching English Through Art (Maria Carlotta Avanzi)
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: […]
Graduate Student Reflections on their MA TESOL Program (multiple speakers)
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 […]
Reddit—the ultimate tool for reading, writing and learning informal language in authentic context (Irina Kuznetcova)
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 […]
Machine Translation in Language Education: Affordances, Drawbacks, Training and Guidelines (Louise Ohashi)
Date: May 28, 2022 Time: 2:00–3:15ish Venue: ZOOM (Akita Chapter members will be sent a ZOOM link. Those wishing to join should email a request to akita (@) jalt.org. Please state […]
Online Learning from a Student’s Perspective (Miguel Mision)
Date: April 23, 2022 Time: 2:00–3:15ish Venue: ZOOM (Akita Chapter members will be sent a ZOOM link. Those wishing to join should email a request to akita (@) jalt.org. Please state […]
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