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AKITA JALT meetings in 2012
picture album page 3 - the 8th meeting of 2012

October




Guest speakers: Inggy Yuliani Pribady
Date: Friday, October 5th, 2012
Topic: Genre pedagogy to lead students to a high stake of learning:
Students' voice and critical thinking about environment issues through news item writing
Time: 17:30 to 19:00
Place: Akita International University, D building room 104

10 people attended.

AKITA JALT meetings in 2012
picture album page 3 - the 9th meeting of 2012

November






Guest speakers: Cory Koby
Date: Saturday, November 24th, 2012
Title: English Debate in Japanese High School
Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Place: JOIN US
Room: Kenshushitsu #7 (on the 3rd floor)

9 people attended.
Chapter Report
(to be printed in The Language Teacher)
Guest speaker:
Cory Koby
AKITA – November 2012 –English Debate in Japanese High School– Cory Koby. Debate is a 'Mind Sport'! Reflecting on his experience training and coaching teams from Sendai Shirayuri Gakuen Jr./Sr. High school twice in the All-Japan High School English Debate Tournament, the presenter explained the challenges and rewards of engaging Japanese high school students in English debate. Confidence building, communication skills development, leadership training, critical thinking, and time management were all highlighted as benefits of debate generally, and he also explored additional benefits specific to language learners who debate in L2. After the lively Q&A session a brief report on the JALT National convention in Hamamatsu was also given.
Reported by Stephen Shucart
AKITA JALT meetings in 2012
picture album page 3 - the 10th meeting of 2012

December





Guest speakers: Adrian Paterson
Date: Saturday, December 15th, 2012
Title: The role of vocabulary in the language classroom
Time: 1000-1200
Place: JOIN US
Room: Kenshushitsu # 5 (Third Floor)


8 people attended.
Chapter Report
(to be printed in The Language Teacher)
Guest speaker:
Adrian Paterson
AKITA – December 2012 – The Role of Vocabulary in the Language Classroom – Adrian Paterson. Vocabulary is an essential part of language, however it is also an often-neglected part of language teaching. Adrian Paterson, a student of Paul Nation - the foremost expert on vocabulary, began the presentation by introducing some of the basic principles and concepts, in particular; defining what vocabulary is, what it means to know a word, and how vocabulary is acquired, stored, and retrieved. In the second part of the presentation he led a discussion on ways that teachers can help students to improve their vocabulary knowledge. He covered such terms as Token, Type, Lemma, Collocation, Metaphor, and Formulaic Language. He emphasized that vocabulary is one of the few skills best acquired through rote memorization. Alas, he had but a short time to touch on the neurolinguistic theories of the Network Model and Emergence in Complex Adaptive Systems.
Reported by Stephen Shucart

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