Tag: Japan

  • MEES 2017 Information is up

    Please check out our tab for MEES 2017 for a permanent place for all MEES 2017 information. I’ve placed it here as well.

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    2017 Michinoku English Education Summit

    Co-sponsored by the Iwate Chapter of JALT and Hachinohe Gakuin University

    Sunday, June 18, 2017

    at Hachinohe Gakuin University

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    Conference theme:

    “Transformations: Possibilities in Teaching and Learning”

    This year’s conference will explore the themes of change and evolution in language teaching and learning. Topics will address changes related to language pedagogy, perceptions of language education, and/or other relevant topics.

    Plenary speaker:
    Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University)

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    PRESENTER LINEUP AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
    (updated)

    Hello everyone !
    Just under a month to go until the 2017 MEES conference ! We want to thank everyone who submitted presentation proposals this year. We are proud to announce our full day’s lineup of six presentations for Sunday, June 18th!

    Please check out the full conference schedule below. The lineup and full presentation descriptions are also attached to this post as 4 separate image files.

    Please also check out details on the pre-conference dinner party (evening of Sat. 17th), shuttle busses to and from the venue, and bento reservations posted here on the Facebook event page.

    Conference Schedule:

    09:00 – 10:00 Registration

    10:00 – 10:10 Opening Comments

    10:10 – 11:10 Plenary Session – Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University) ‘DIY NeuroELT – Make Your Text More Brain-friendly’

    11:20 – 11:50 Session 1 – James Hobbs (Iwate Medical University) ‘Neuropsychology and the Nervous Presenter’

    12:00 – 12:30 Session 2 – Robert Walsh (University of Maryland University College-Asia) ‘Service Learning for Higher Education in East Asia’

    12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break (bento available on site)

    13:30 – 14:00 Session 3 – Robert Walsh and Norie Chida (University of Maryland University College-Asia) ‘A Bridge Across Cultures: An Intercultural Interview Project at University of Maryland University College’

    14:10 -14:40 Session 4 – Mike Morris (Hachinohe National Institute of Technology) ‘So You Got Stuck with the English Writing Class’

    14:50 – 15:20 Session 5 – Yukako Kimura (St. Ursula Eiichi Elementary and Middle School) ‘Creating Workshops with Young Learners’

    15:20 – 15:30 Closing Comments

  • Upcoming – Oct 30 – Tsugaru Innovation in Language Education Symposium

    Hi everyone. Our October event will not be in Morioka. We will be up in Hirosaki, Aomori at Hirosaki University for a special event called the Tsugaru Innovation in Language Education Symposium. Here is the information below.

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    PDF Here

    Prior to the Symposium – Hirosaki University will have a Workshop on New English Education using ICT, SALC and Active Learning Methods from 12:00 ~ 12:55

    Every one is welcome to join! 

    12:00 ~ 12:25 Megumi Tada – In and Out of the Classroom – Exploring and Maximizing Student Potential Using LMS & SALC

    12:25 ~ 12:50 Shari Joy Berman – Innovative Active Learning and Project-based Techniques for Quintessential Flipped Classroom.

    The Symposium will have the following schedule:

    13:00 Start – Opening Remarks (Colin Mitchell)
    13:15 ~ 14:00 Speaker 1: Peggy Ishikawa  (15 minute Q&A)
    14:00 ~ 14:15 Coffee/Tea Break
    14:15 ~ 15:00 Speaker 2: Edo Fosythe  (15 minute Q&A)
    15:00 ~ 15:15 Coffeetea Break
    15:15 ~ 16:00 Speaker 3: Mike Smith (15 minute Q&A)
    16:00 ~ 17:00 Closing Remarks and Invitation to visit and tour the English Lounge (Hirosaki U.’s SALC)

    Please check out the TILES main page for a abstracts and bios.

    I’ve place all this information on a TILES page here. It will always be there for reference in case you cannot find this post.

  • MEES 2016 – A Look Back in Photos

    MEES 2016 was a smashing success. Here is a look back at the event thought some of the photos I took during the day. I hope we’ll see you all next year.

     

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    Photography ©2016 Jason Hill – All Right Reserved