Category: JALT

  • Upcoming: Double Presentation: Global English Seminar and What can be done with Corpora – Barry Grossman

    Event Speaker: Barry GrossmanFee for JALT 

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    members: freeFee for non-JALT members: 1000 yen (500 yen for students)
    Contact or Queries: iwatejalt@hotmail.com

    Date and TIme: Sunday, January 28, 2018 – 1:30pm to 4:30pm

    Location: AIINA in Morioka Rm 605 – View Map

    Presentation #1: (45 minutes)

    Title: “Global English Seminar Project: A navigation app for foreign tourists and residents”

    The need for English information in a local community is being met by a university’s ‘Global English Seminar’ class. In order to make visiting the area more convenient for foreign tourists and residents, the seminar class has made a free iPhone app that provides information in English on local tourist spots, businesses and services. The educational and societal goals, methods, results, and challenges of this three-year project will be presented.

    Hands-on Workshop: (90 minutes)

    Title: “What can you do with a corpus?”

    Online corpora have become very user-friendly in the past few years. In this hands-on workshop, we will learn to use the corpus engine at Brigham Young University. The corpus can be beneficial as a language resource for teachers and students, but we will also discuss its use for classroom activities. By the end of the workshop, participants will have the confidence to use a corpus on their own and be able to explore the various functions an online corpus can offer.

    Bio

    Born 1965: Brooklyn, NY

    Academics

    1988: University of Colorado, BA in English Literature

    1991: University of Colorado, MA in Linguistics / TEFL

    2017: University of Birmingham (UK), PhD. in English & Applied Linguistics

    (Thesis in Cognitive Corpus Linguistics)

     

    Employment

    1991: Tokyo, English Language School

    1992: Hirosaki, English Language School

    1993: Hachinohe National Institute of Technology

    1996: Hachinohe University, Lecturer

    2013: Hachinohe Gakuin University, Professor

     

    Besides having published numerous articles on EFL and Linguistics, he has given research presentations in Japan, Canada, Korea, Italy, & The Netherlands.

  • Happy New Year from Iwate JALT

    Hi everyone! Holidays are over and everyone is getting back in the swing of things. Iwate JALT has some big plans for 2017 and we’re looking forward to sharing them with you. I  have updated the schedule and we have some exciting events and presentations lined up.

    We won’t be having a meeting in January. Instead, we’ll be starting things off in February. Stay tuned for an announcement about that soon. I will also have news about the upcoming MEES 2017, which will be in June and the PanSIG event in Akita in May. I’ll keep you up-to-date with all the latest with Iwate JALT. I’m looking forward to meeting you all in 2017.

    Jason

    Iwate JALT – Publicity Chair

  • Upcoming – Dec 11 – Education as a Business – School Owner Simulation

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    Date and Time: Sunday, 11 December 2016– 1:30pm – 4:30pm
    Speaker:Ryan Hagglund
    Location: AIINA Rm 602 (map https://goo.gl/maps/kEQo5UV2jPr)
    Fee for JALT members: Free
    Fee for one-day members: 1,000 yen (500 yen for students)

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    Most teachers at some time have thought about running their own language school or wondered what it would be like. What would it entail? What might a successful model be? How might it differ from education in the non-profit world? This presentation will utilize a simulation style to highlight challenges and benefits unique to for-profit language schools. Participants will engage in decision-making scenarios and opportunities, observing how they affect both the educational and financial aspects of education as a business.

    Biography:
    Ryan Hagglund is owner of MY English School in Yamagata and adjunct professor of English at Yamagata University. He also serves as coordinator for the JALT School Owners’ SIG and regional group liaison for ETJ. He has an MA in TEFL/TESL from University of Birmingham in England, MAT from Willamette University in Oregon, and Oregon State teaching certification for JHS and HS. He lives in Yamagata with his wife and three boys.