Nara JALT once again hosted its annual conference at the Nara Women’s University. This is the chapter’s premier onsite event for the year and best opportunity for members and friends of Nara JALT to get together. This year we had six fantastic presentations.
Session 1: Michael Blodgett & Satoshi Suzuki
The power of podcasting with students
Session 2: Azusa Matsumoto
Promoting interaction in English in JHS English lessons
Session 3: Robert Kerrigan
Simplifying Complex Dynamic Systems Theory
Session 4: Michael Lin
Can prompt engineering enhance EFL education with Japanese university students?
Session 5: Mark Scott
How can students in a classroom stop listening to English and start hearing it?
Session 6: Ann Mayeda & Catriona Chalmers
From snippets to stories
The inaugural chapter conference was a great success with six excellent presentations and a record turnout of participants throughout the day both onsite and online.
NaraJALT2022 was Nara JALT's first conference and our first major event after the pandemic. We also streamed the conference live for all our members.
The theme of the conference is simply Nara JALT, and the program showcases the work of our own chapter members.
Session 1: Andy Sowter
The Reality of Climate Change Education
Session 2: Hiroyo Nakagawa
Enhancing False Beginners’ Writing Skills Through Collaborative Tasks
Session 3: Hiroya Matsumoto
Deliberate Practice in SLA
Session 4: Jack Bower
Suggestions for Using Digital Gamification to Increase Learner Engagement
Session 5: John Carle
The English Gym Series
Session 6: Kathy Yamane
Tasks for Cultivating Inferencing Skills in Adult Language Learners