Tag: Gakuin

  • REMINDER: Call for Presenters – MEES 2018

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    CALL FOR PRESENTERS for the main conference (Sunday 3rd)

    PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 16, 2018

    MAIN CONFERENCE THEME (Sunday 3rd):

    “Observations on Teaching and Learning; Whatcha doin’?”

    We are approaching this year’s topic broadly and informally. For example, have you noticed any changes in your classes recently? Are you doing something new that seems to make a difference in your students’ motivation or grades? Have you learned something that other teachers might find useful?

    These questions as well as more formal types of observation are just a few of the requested presentation topics. Presentations related to active research, classroom feedback, anecdotal evidence of learning or teaching, or even just insights about your teaching and learning are welcome!

    Presentation proposals should address changes related to language pedagogy, perceptions of language education, and/or other relevant topics. All proposals should be 100-200 words in Word or PDF format.

    Session Presentation: 30 minutes (20 minute presentation, 10 minute Q & A). Please advise about your presentation style: Hands-on Workshop, Lecture, PowerPoint Presentation, etc.

    Send presentation proposals by April 16, 2018 to:

    Greg Anthony:
    anthony@hachinohe-u.ac.jp

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    Full details of Conference.

  • Bonus Talk: Extensive Reading – Thomas Bieri in Hirosaki

    Update(April 18): My apologies. I indicated the Sunday times for the talk instead of the Friday time of 18:00-19:00.

    I just heard back from my contact in Hirosaki, Edo Forsythe that we’ve been able to get Thomas Bieri in for another talk on extended reading. This talk will take place on Friday, April 24th, just a couple of days before he comes to Morioka. If you are in the area and want to attend, here are the details:

    Location: Hirosaki Gakuin Daigaku No.1 Building – Room 115

    Date April 24,  2015 Time: From 6:00 – 7:00pm(18:00-19:00)

    Cost: Free Contact: Edo Forsythe- forsythe@hirogaku-u.ac.jp for more details: Screen Shot 2015-04-17 at 10.39.00 PM Extensive Reading Seminar Flyer

  • Teacher Motivation Questionnaire

    I’ve been asked by Maggye Foster at Hachinohe Gakuin University if we could share a survey she is currently holding. I will let her explain the rest. If you have a few moments, please feel free to fill it out. Thanks.

    Teacher Motivation Questionnaire

    Link to Survey here

      Authors:

    1. Crooks (International University of Japan)
    1. Foster (Hachinohe Gakuin University)

    The main objectives of this study are: (1) To bring to light internal and external factors that may influence teachers’ motivation and demotivation (2) To analyze the diverse ways teachers cope with stress and/or maintain their motivation to teach. Please note that we do not ask for personal or institutional names, and all data supplied will be anonymized and kept in the strictest of confidence. The collated data, however, will be used for research, presentation, and publication purposes, but your individual results will not be presented in a manner that would lead to the information being associated with you.   It is expected the completion of this questionnaire will take no longer than 15 minutes.

    Link to Survey here